NEWARK, Del. - The mayor of Newark, Delaware, says that a council member has died unexpectedly after being hospitalized.
A news release from the city government said that Councilwoman Sharon Hughes died Saturday at Christiana Hospital. No cause of death was given.
She was 68. The two-term council member was first elected in 2019 and re-elected last April. She told The Newark Post that she was proud of helping people who were struggling due to the pandemic, including by volunteering at mobile food pantries.