It was the year history will remember, but we all wish we could forget. The coronavirus dominated the yearâs headlines and brought life as we knew it to a halt. Thousands of Delawareans were infected with the virus, businesses were decimated, schools scrambled to find ways to teach kids online, face masks became a legal requirement, and everyone learned what it meant to practice âsocial distancing.â The pandemic wasnât the only national story that also had an impact in Newark â the presidential election and calls for social justice were also big topics of conversation here. In the midst of it all, the city weathered a tropical storm, the Main Street construction project was completed, Christina School District passed a referendum while going through a major leadership change, the murder of a Newark Charter School student prompted an outpouring of grief in the community, the city got two new council members, and a new high school opened in Newark.