Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 18-24

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,482 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 18 and July 24.
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EPA Recognizes Delaware Among Nation?s Leading Green Power Users

Dover – Today, the State of Delaware announced that it appears as No. 56 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Top 100 list of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership. Delaware is using nearly 122 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which represents 40 percent of its total […]
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Reminder: Department of State Announces Public Hearing Schedule for Review of Agency Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heather Contant, Ombudsman 302-736-7564, Heather.Contant@state.de.us Dover, DE (July 29, 2016) – The Delaware Department of State would like to remind people that it will hold public hearings next week in all three counties as part of Governor Jack Markell's effort to strengthen Delaware's economy by modernizing and streamlining regulations that may be […]
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Reminder: Department of State Executive Order 36 public hearings next week for review of agency regulations

The Delaware Department of State would like to remind people that it will hold public hearings next week in all three counties as part of Governor Jack Markell's effort to strengthen Delaware's economy by modernizing and streamlining regulations that may be outdated or unnecessarily burdensome, while maintaining the state's commitment to improving public health and […]
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Criminal Justice Council Announces Funding for Reentry Programs

WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has an astounding need for successful reentry programs and services. Attorney General Matt Denn and Criminal Justice Council Executive Director Christian Kervick are pleased to announce that workshops will be held in early August to explain to non-profit groups how they can apply for grants from $2 million that has been […]
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DNREC honors Delaware?s 2016 Wetland Warriors at State Fair

Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored wetland professional and geologist Bartholomew Wilson and teachers Robin Moxley and Patricia Bear as Delaware's 2016 Wetland Warriors for their efforts to conserve and restore wetlands and to educate young Delawareans about the importance of these vital areas.
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The Criminal Justice Council Seeking Nominations for the Inaugural Beau Biden Award for Outstanding Criminal Justice Program

WILMINGTON, Del. – At a 2016 meeting of the Criminal Justice Council, the membership voted to introduce an annual "Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award" to one of its programs that merits recognition for providing effective services to address criminal justice issues in their communities. Known for his dedication to serving others, this award has been […]
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DOJ Asks Court to Ban Company From Delaware For Defrauding Businesses

The Department of Justice's Consumer Protect Unit has filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery to prohibit a Michigan-based company from conducting business in Delaware. DOJ claims the principals of the company, The Mandatory Poster Agency, Inc. d/b/a Delaware Council for Corporations, are the same three men who, under the name of a different […]
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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit ?Color Pops? Featuring Paintings by Su Knoll Horty

THE MEZZANINE GALLERY TO EXHIBIT "COLOR POPS" FEATURING PAINTINGS BY SU KNOLL HORTY The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Color Pops, an exhibition of abstract paintings by Su Knoll Horty. The exhibition will be on view from August 5–26. The opening reception will be Friday, August 5 from 5–7 […]
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police investigate shooting alleged to have taken place at Tussock Pond parking lot near Laurel

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police are investigating an incident late the night of July 26 in which a Maryland man was allegedly shot in a vehicle in the Tussock Pond parking lot near Laurel.
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DNREC?s inaugural Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy introduces students to outdoors law enforcement and lets them see themselves as on-the-job candidates

A full complement of 20 students concluded their week-long training at the Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police's inaugural Youth Academy with a recognition ceremony held at and hosted by Cabela's at the Christiana Mall.
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Division of Public Health Announces New Zika Transmission Guidelines and Delaware Cases

Today, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) updated its guidelines for sexual transmission of the Zika virus following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcement of the first reported case of female to male sexual transmission in New York. DPH is also announcing two new travel-related cases in Delaware. A Sussex County woman, and a New Castle County man tested positive for the Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in Delaware to 10. All of the Zika positive test results are due to a mosquito bite while traveling abroad and none involve a pregnancy. Both individuals were tested within the last few weeks.
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Water Infrastructure Advisory Council meeting set for August 17 in Dover

The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 17 at the Delaware Technical and Community College Corporate Training Center, in Dover.
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The Cold War?s Effect on Dover Air Force Base and its Surrounding Communities

Dover Air Force Base has been a cornerstone of Dover, Delaware for over 60 years. What is little understood is the impact the base has had on the communities that surround it. On Saturday, August 6, at 10:30 a.m. MSgt Eric Czerwinski, USAF, (Retired) will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives about Dover […]
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Annual Wade-In and issuing of Nanticoke River Report Card ?grades? set for Thursday, July 28 at Trap Pond State Park

LAUREL (July 26, 2016) – The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance (NWA) in partnership with DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship invites the public to join in celebration of the Nanticoke River and learn more about its current health and water quality issues at the annual Nanticoke Wade-In. This year's event to be held Thursday, July 28 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Trap Pond State Park near Laurel, also features the NWA releasing the 2015 Nanticoke River Report Card and announcing a new multi-year partnership with the Perdue Foundation that will benefit the river's future.
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Online registration now open for 2016 Delaware Coastal Cleanup volunteers

Online volunteer registration has opened for the 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 17. The cleanup spans the First State's 97-mile eastern coastline and includes river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas.
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Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2017

DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTS PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 100 arts and community organizations that will serve Delawareans statewide with arts programming and services, arts education, and arts marketing and promotion. […]
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Delaware wildfire crew headed to Rocky Mountains

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person team of wildland firefighters to the Rocky Mountain region for a scheduled two-week assignment to battle wildfires for the National Interagency Fire Center. The crew departed Blackbird State Forest this morning and is headed to Denver, Colorado to be "pre-positioned" for a specific assignment.
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Kent County Man Sentenced for Manslaughter

Others face prison time for rape, gun, and drug charges A 30-year-old Magnolia man was sentenced to prison in connection with a July 2015 killing in the Simon Circle neighborhood in Dover. Deputy Attorney General Stephen Welch secured the sentence for Erick Morton, after Morton pled guilty to Manslaughter. Morton was identified by surveillance video […]
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 11-17

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,642 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 11 and July17.
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Fraudulent Firefighter Charity Calls Stopped and Misleading Donations Given to Delaware Firefighters After AG Office Investigation

Misleading charitable solicitations that were misrepresented as going to Delaware fire companies have ended as a result of an investigation and a Cease and Desist Agreement from the Delaware Department of Justice targeted at Firefighter Support Services, Inc., a Michigan organization, and almost $6,000 in contributions will be returned to the Delaware fire community. The […]
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Governor?s Weekly Message: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work done in the state to ensure all of our students have the skills they need to be competitive in an economy that requires more skills than ever before.
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Amended Delaware Regulations Governing Beach Protection and Use of Beaches go into effect Aug. 11

DOVER (July 22, 2016) – Final amendments to Delaware's Regulations Governing Beach Protection and the Use of Beaches – that implement legislative changes to the state's Beach Preservation Act and clarify and codify the process for construction to help preserve the state's fragile dune and beach system – will go into effect Aug. 11. The amendments, pursuant to 7DE Admin. Code §5102, were approved July 15 in an order signed by DNREC Secretary David Small, and will be submitted to the State of Delaware's Register of Regulations for publication Aug. 1.
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Delaware Joins Suit to Block Health Insurance Merger Of Aetna and Humana

Combination Would Significantly Reduce Competition In Delaware Medicare Advantage Market Delaware's Attorney General will join the U.S. Department of Justice and eight other attorneys general in opposing the merger of health insurance companies Aetna and Humana – the third and fifth largest health insurance companies in the country – arguing that the combination would reduce […]
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DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship Reclaim Our River program?s third-annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta set for Saturday, Aug. 6 on the Nanticoke

BLADES, Del. – The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society's Abbott's Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship's Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.
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Delaware Department Of Justice Announces Availability Of $2 Million In Re-Entry Grants

Funds Represent Largest New State Investment In Community-Based Re-Entry Programs In At Least a Decade Attorney General Matt Denn announced Thursday that workshops will be held in early August to explain to non-profit groups how they can apply for grants from $2 million that has been set aside to support community-based efforts to reduce recidivism among […]
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Governor Signs Legislation to Expand School-based Health Centers

At a signing ceremony today at Conrad Schools of Science near Wilmington, Governor Markell signed House Bill 234 which ensures that school-based health centers are established in every Delaware secondary public school.
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DNREC at the 2016 Delaware State Fair

Delaware's DNREC is once again right in the middle of the annual Delaware State Fair, offering more environmental displays more State Parks presentationsand gamees and prizes for kids of all ages.
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Delaware?s Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, July 27 in Middletown

DOVER – The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet from 1 - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Appoquinimink Library, 651 N. Broad Street #101, Middletown, DE 19709.
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Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 18 special events during August 2016

History meets sci-fi, vintage classical-recordings and the raid on the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.
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Division of Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Report

Cancer screening and early detection have contributed to a continuing decline in Delaware's all-site cancer mortality rate over the past decade say Delaware Public Health officials. From 1998-2002 to 2008-2012, Delaware's cancer death rate decreased 14 percent, an improvement that was identical to the decline seen nationally (14 percent), according to the latest cancer data announced by the Division of Public Health (DPH).
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DNREC now accepting applications for Wastewater, Drinking Water Asset Management Incentive Programs, with proposals due by Aug. 31

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Environmental Finance is accepting applications from county and municipal governments for the Wastewater and Drinking Water Asset Management Incentive Programs.
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Delaware Division of the Arts Announces the ?Award Winners XVI? Exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art

DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES THE "AWARD WINNERS XVI" EXHIBITION AT THE BIGGS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware's Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XVI exhibition, on view August 5 through October 23, […]
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DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation launches ?Pok? Park Adventure? contest in Delaware State Parks

DOVER – Riding the wave of the popularity of the summer's hottest craze, DNREC's Division of Parks & Recreation today launched "Poké Park Adventure," a contest for kids of all ages, in Delaware State Parks.
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Governor Announces Senior Staff Changes

Governor Jack Markell today announced that his Chief of Staff, Michael A. Barlow, will leave the administration to return to private law practice, joining the firm of Abrams & Bayliss LLP. The Governor has named Drewry N. Fennell, who has been Deputy Chief of Staff since 2014, as his new Chief of Staff, providing a seamless transition in staffing for the remainder of the Governor's term.
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Maryland man cited for OUI after boating accident near Fenwick Island

A Maryland man was charged with operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol (OUI) following a boating accident that left him clinging to his capsized 28-foot cabin cruiser for about two hours in the water off Cape Windsor, west of Fenwick Island.
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Public invited to an open house July 20 on draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan

DNREC's Delaware Coastal Programs and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB) invite ocean stakeholders and the interested public to attend an open house to consider a draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan. The open house is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at The Virden Retreat Center, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958.
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Flag Lowering for Victims of Tragedy in Nice, France

On July 14, Governor Markell ordered the Delaware flag to be flown at half-staff until July 18, 2016 as a remembrance of fallen firefighter Tim McClanahan. This afternoon, President Obama ordered American flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until July 19, 2016 "as a mark of respect for […]
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Murder Conviction Leads to Life in Prison

Prison sentences for others facing murder and weapons charges.   Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant criminal convictions and sentences: A 23-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 17 years, for a 2012 murder in the Southbridge section of Wilmington. In May 2012, Reuel Ray shot […]
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Governor?s Weekly Message: Honoring the Life and Service of Tim McClanahan

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell honors the life of Tim McClanahan.
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Department of State Announces Public Hearing Schedule for Review of Agency Regulations

The Delaware Department of State announced today that it will hold public hearings next month in all three counties as part of Governor Jack Markell's effort to strengthen Delaware's economy by modernizing and streamlining regulations that may be outdated or unnecessarily burdensome, while maintaining the state's commitment to improving public health and environmental performance. The […]
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Delaware Flag Lowered to Half Staff for Fallen Fire Fighter Tim McClanahan

On Sunday, Delaware will lay to rest fallen firefighter Tim McClanahan. Mr. McClanahan passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016, following a Delaware Air Rescue Team training accident. He was a graduate of Cape Henlopen High School, was a past member of Milton and Rehoboth Beach Fire Departments, and a current member of the Lewes […]
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Buena Vista Movie Night to feature ?Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? on Saturday, July 23, 2016

Outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food.
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Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Access to the Ballot Box, Builds on Record of Criminal Justice Reform

Today, at the Achievement Center in Wilmington, Governor Markell signed legislation that removes the financial bar to restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies who have completed their sentence. The legislation, shepherded through the General Assembly by Senator Margaret Rose Henry (D-Wilmington East) and Representative Helene Keeley (D-Wilmington South), will make Delaware one of 40 states that have increased access to the ballot box in recent years and will prevent an individual from being unable to participate in our democracy because of their inability to pay.
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Commissioner Stewart Fines Three Insurers $114,500 for Market Misconduct

Dover, DE-Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart fined the following companies a total of $114,500 during the second quarter of 2016 for violations of state insurance laws and regulations:   Name                                                     […]
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Governor Announces USA Funds Grant to Reduce Remedial Education Need

With support of nearly $250,000 from the nonprofit USA Funds, Delaware has launched an innovative effort to ensure more high schoolers graduate ready for college-level English Language Arts (ELA) coursework and not in need of remedial classes that cost money without earning them credits toward a degree.
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Division of Public Health Announces Eighth Zika Case from Travel Abroad

Today, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced a New Castle County man has tested positive for the Zika virus bringing the total number of cases in Delaware to eight. All of the Zika positive test results are due to a mosquito bite while traveling abroad and none involve a pregnancy. The man was tested within the last two weeks following recent travel.
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New exhibits at the Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum to be showcased at annual Maritime Heritage Festival

Delaware Seashore State Park will host the 6th annual Maritime Heritage Festival at the Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum from noon through 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 17. During the festival, families can experience the rich history of the Delaware coast through crafts, games, prizes, food, music and demonstrations throughout the day.
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Governor Signs Legislation that Supports Delaware Entrepreneurs, Builds on Record-Setting Job Growth

Today at the coworking space The Mill in downtown Wilmington Governor Markell signed legislation that will give entrepreneurs across Delaware increased opportunities to access capital to grow their businesses. Sponsored by Representative Bryon Short (D-Highland Woods) and Senator Brian Bushweller (D-Dover), HB 327 permits the use of online crowdfunding platforms and allows Delaware residents to be investors in Delaware start-ups and small businesses, expanding the potential pool of investment capital while also giving Delawareans the chance to be early stage investors in these ventures. The measure enjoyed broad bi-partisan support and was passed unanimously in both houses of the General Assembly last month.
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DNREC takes action to thwart ?upwind states? from transporting air pollution into Delaware, which brings with it a wide range of public health problems

DOVER – On behalf of Delawareans and public health, DNREC has taken two recent actions through the federal court system and US Environmental Protection Agency aimed at requiring "upwind states" to reduce air pollution generated within their borders that carries into and pollutes Delaware's air, causing asthma, respiratory disease, and other public health problems for Delawareans.
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DPH Encourages Everyone to Know Your HIV Status ? ?It?s Empowering?

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging Delawareans aged 13 to 64 that have not already done so to get a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test. Although more than 3,500 people are known to be living with HIV in Delaware, one in ten of those infected don't know they have the disease. That means that 400 people in Delaware may be infected but are unaware, posing a risk not only to their own health, but also to the health of others as well.
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Building and Sustaining a Stronger, More Prosperous Delaware: Empowering Our Veterans

The video highlights the progress the state has made in ensuring our veterans have the ability to live a fulfilling civilian life that allows them to provide for their families and to enjoy the freedom they so bravely defended.
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Governor?s Weekly Message: Ensuring Our Agriculture Industry Thrives

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the benefits of locally grown products and the positive impact they have on our families, our farmers and our state.
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Brothers From Dover Sentenced to Prison For Drug Activity

Others sentenced for home improvement fraud, rape, assault, and robbery Following are recent results obtained in cases pursued by the attorneys, investigators and staff of the Delaware Department of Justice: Two brothers both received significant prison sentences for their roles as main players in a group selling drugs out of the Capitol Park neighborhood near […]
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Insurance Department Will Help Find Delawareans? Missing Life Insurance Policies

Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced that the Department now provides Delaware residents and their families with a free search service that can help locate missing life insurance policies or annuity contracts left behind by loved ones who have passed away.
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Two Brothers Sentenced for Wilmington Shooting

Other convictions and sentencings for assault, guns, drug dealing A set of brothers from Wilmington have been sentenced to prison for a June 2015 shooting. The pair shot Gabriel Juarez, Sr., 50, Gabriel Juarez, Jr, 26, and Felipe Cruz-Flores, 26, with shotguns outside of the brothers' apartment in the Lancaster Court Apartments on Lancaster Pike […]
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Governor?s Weekly Message: Investing in Delaware?s Future Prosperity

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work the state has done to increase opportunities for Delawareans.
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Governor Signs Balanced Fiscal Year 2017 Budget that invests in Delaware?s Future Prosperity

Early this morning, Governor Jack Markell signed a balanced Fiscal Year 2017 budget funding programs that build on the progress made to increase Delawareans' opportunities to make the most of their talents. The budget reflects changes realized and reinforced by the Administration and the General Assembly over eight years, helping the state achieve the fastest job growth in the region while raising the quality of life for all Delawareans.
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