DNREC Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Police Park Rangers arrest Wilmington woman in ?smash-and-grab? incident at Bellevue State Park

DNREC Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Police Park Rangers have arrested a Wilmington woman in connection with a "smash-and-grab" incident in Bellevue State Park.
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Secretary of State Advertises Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Pursuant to Article XVI, Section 1 of the Delaware Constitution, the Secretary of State has published four proposed Constitutional Amendments approved by both houses of the 148th Delaware General Assembly. The proposed Constitutional Amendments were published July 2016 in local newspapers of all three counties. The legal notices include Senate Bill 166 relating to the […]
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Ash tree-killing insect confirmed in Delaware

A destructive, invasive beetle that kills ash trees, the emerald ash borer (EAB), has been confirmed in Delaware, making it the 28th state to have found the insect. The statewide impact is expected to be minimal, as ash trees make up only around two percent of Delaware's tree stock and the state has been preparing for more than a decade. State forestry and plant health officials are providing advice to homeowners, municipalities and civic groups at de.gov/ashtrees.
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Flags Lowered to Honor Passing of William Quillen

Governor Jack Markell has ordered state and federal flags lowered to honor the life and passing of former Delaware Supreme Court Justice William T. Quillen. Quillen served on the Supreme Court from 1978 to 1983. He also was Delaware Secretary of State from 1993 to 1994 under the administration of Governor Tom Carper. During his […]
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Evening of storytelling and dancing set for Aug. 31 at White Clay Creek State Park

White Clay Creek State Park invites the public to a very special extension of the free Wednesday Night Concert series. Starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, visitors will enjoy songs and interactive storytelling followed by interactive dancing at the park's Carpenter Recreation Area, 880 New London Road, in Newark, Delaware.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police respond to multiple boating accidents, address safety violations

During the two-week period Aug. 1-14, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police marine patrols statewide investigated seven boating accidents and issued numerous boating safety-related citations to help keep Delaware waterways safer for boaters.
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DNREC awarded federal grant to support Delaware?s research, monitoring and response to White-nose Syndrome in state?s bats

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife has been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support Delaware's ongoing research and monitoring and response to White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease that causes mortality in bats and has taken a severe toll on hibernating North American bat species since it was discovered almost 10 years ago.
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Defendant Pleads Guilty In Rehoboth Carjacking

Other defendants to serve prison time for weapons, robbery, charges. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a plea from Tristan Messenger, 18, of Pottstown, PA to Carjacking 1st and Robbery 2nd. In July 2015, Messenger, who was 17 years old at the time, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, stole a man's Toyota […]
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Governor?s Weekly Message Transcript: Conserving Natural Resources to Build Our Economy

Attention to our natural resources isn't just about environmental protection – we must recognize and take advantage of how they contribute to our economy and the quality of life. Delaware's beaches, waterways, campgrounds, trails, award-winning state parks and wildlife areas form the backbone of Delaware's conservation economy. That's especially evident this time of the year as residents and visitors enjoy Delaware's great outdoors by kayaking, camping, fishing, bicycling, and playing in the surf and sand.
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OMB Announces Schedule for Review of Regulations

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is currently accepting comments and will hold a series of public hearings on three OMB regulations in accordance with the regulatory review provisions of HB 147 of the 148th General Assembly. Comments will be accepted through November 1 for the following regulations: • 4102 Regulations for the Annual […]
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Enforcement of Voter Intimidation Laws During 2016 Elections

With Delaware's primary elections coming up in less than a month and the general election shortly thereafter, the Attorney General wishes to notify the public that the Delaware Department of Justice will be strictly enforcing the voter intimidation provisions of the Delaware Constitution. Those provisions make it a crime in Delaware for a person to […]
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Native-American heritage to be spotlighted at the museums of the state of Delaware during September 2016

Programs on Delaware's Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.
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DNREC-sponsored 2016 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program to be held as one-day events Sept. 24 and Oct. 8

Registration is now open for Delaware's 2016 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes and Saturday, Oct. 8 at Lums Pond State Park in Bear.
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DNREC offers second round of 2016 recycling grant opportunities to help Delaware?s schools, businesses and institutions achieve recycling requirements

DOVER (Aug. 17, 2016) – To help Delaware's schools, businesses and institutions start recycling programs or expand programs that are already in place, DNREC is offering the second round of 2016 Universal Recycling Grants and Low Interest Loan Program funding. Applications are due by 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 – please note that the deadline for applications has been moved forward by DNREC's Recycling Team from the original due date of Nov. 2.
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DNREC offers second round of 2016 recycling grant opportunities to help Delaware?s schools, businesses

DOVER (Aug. 17, 2016) – To help Delaware's schools, businesses and institutions start recycling programs or expand programs that are already in place, DNREC is offering the second round of 2016 Universal Recycling Grants and Low Interest Loan Program funding. Applications are due by 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 – please note that the deadline for applications has been moved forward by DNREC's Recycling Team from the original due date of Nov. 2.
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Second Suspect Convicted for 2015 Wilmington Murder

A 21-year old man from Bear faces 21 years to life in prison after being found guilty by a New Castle County Superior Court jury on Tuesday in connection with a 2015 murder in Wilmington. Michael Broomer was convicted of Murder Second Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]
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Pawpaw Folk Festival set for Aug. 20 at the Blue Ball Barn

The Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park will host its fifth annual Pawpaw Folk Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20.
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Delaware Division of the Arts Announces Upcoming Events Featuring the Delaware Poets Laureate

THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS FEATURING THE DELAWARE POETS LAUREATE The Delaware Division of the Arts announces six upcoming public events featuring the Delaware Poets Laureate, also known as the Twin Poets. Appointed in December 2015 as the 17th Poets Laureate of Delaware, identical twins Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha are […]
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Operation ?In The House? Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion And Robbery Charges

Others face prison time for drug and weapons charges A 31-year-old Wilmington woman will spend 15 years in prison for her part in a home invasion robbery that led to the shooting death of two Millsboro men. Rachel Rentoul pled guilty to Home Invasion, Robbery First Degree, and Conspiracy Second Degree in Sussex County Superior […]
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Delaware Public Health Urges Residents to Take Additional Prevention Measures in Extreme Heat

While temperatures will again climb into the 90s this weekend, heat indexes ('feels-like' temperatures) are predicted to soar to over 100 degrees. With the National Weather Service's Excessive Heat Warning continuing through 9 pm. Sunday for New Castle County, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is urging residents statewide to take precautions and preventive measures in the extreme heat conditions. Hot weather can cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and severe respiratory conditions, which can be fatal.
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DPH, DNREC Join Sen. Carper to Announce Zika Funding for Delaware

Senator Carper joined officials from the Division of Public Health and DNREC to announce $813,000 in federal funding to help Delaware's efforts to prevent and respond to the Zika virus.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Dover man for drug possession in Little Creek Wildlife Area

A Dover man was arrested on drug charges Aug. 6 by DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police after a traffic stop for trespassing after hours on Port Mahon Road in the Little Creek Wildlife Area.
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Department of State Accepting Comments on Regulations until October 1st

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heather Contant, Ombudsman 302-736-7564, Heather.Contant@state.de.us Department of State Accepting Comments on Regulations until October 1st Dover, DE (August 8, 2016) – The Delaware Department of State held three public hearings last week, one in each county, as part of Governor Jack Markell's effort to modify or eliminate regulations that may be outdated […]
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DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces 2016/17 Sunday deer hunting dates; now seeks public comment on state wildlife area Sunday deer hunting locations, times

With a recent change in Delaware law, deer hunting is allowed on five specified Sundays on private lands and on designated public lands beginning with the 2016/2017 hunting season, DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. Sunday deer hunting dates for the upcoming season will be Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and 20, Dec. 11 this year, and Jan. 15, 2017.
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Downtown Development Districts (DDD) Program Expands

Governor Jack Markell on Wednesday announced a statewide expansion of Delaware's Downtown Development Districts program, significantly building on the state's efforts to redevelop Delaware's commercial business districts and drive private investment in towns and cities. Five new Downtown Development Districts were officially designated in Smyrna, Harrington, Milford, Georgetown and Laurel. Investors who make qualified improvements to residential, commercial, or industrial properties in those districts now may qualify for state and local development incentives, including 20 percent state grant rebates.
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Third Annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta on the Nanticoke sponsored by DNREC?s Division of Watershed Stewardship makes another big splash; some rowers even make their way to regatta finish line

BLADES, Del. (Aug. 10, 2016) – 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 (ROR), the Town of Blades, the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and the Nanticoke Yacht Club – cast off with great ceremony Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park in Blades and finished as the most entertaining race yet in the increasingly popular event's brief history.
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UD Report: Captive Insurance Program Boosts Delaware?s GDP, Jobs, Incomes, Tax Revenue

UD Report: Captive Insurance Program Boosts Delaware's GDP, Jobs, Incomes, Tax Revenue Commissioner Stewart Celebrates Captive Bureau's Economic Impact DOVER, DE –Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced the release of a University of Delaware economic impact study which shows that the Department of Insurance's captive insurance program contributes nearly $360 million to Delaware's annual […]
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DNREC, Chesapeake Conservancy, U.S. Navy partner to acquire property for Sussex County?s Nanticoke Wildlife Area

The state has addedd 48 acres of pristine woodlands along a tributary of the Nanticoke River in Sussex County to the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. The property features increasingly rare stands of Atlantic white cedar trees and an abundance of native wildlife, including some species of conservation concern.
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DNREC files another Clean Air Act petition with EPA to reduce upwind-sourced pollution emissions, this time targeting coal-fired West Virginia power plant

DOVER (Aug. 9, 2016) – Delaware has again taken action to reduce air quality and public health impacts from upwind sources through a DNREC petition asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to find that the Harrison Power Station near Haywood, W. Va., with its three large coal-fired electric generating units, is emitting air pollutants in violation of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for harmful ozone.
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?Happy and Healthy Chickens? photo contest winners announced

The Delaware Department of Agriculture has announced the winners of its 2016 Happy and Healthy Chickens Photo Contest, celebrating the best snapshots of Delaware backyard poultry flocks. The winner, chosen from a field of nearly 100 photographs, was Weston Williams, 11, of Felton, for his photo "Proud Stance."
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DNREC?s Division of Fish & Wildlife, City of Dover to offer ?Take a Kid Fishing!? program Aug. 26 at Silver Lake Park

DNREC's "Take a Kid Fishing!" program is partnering with City of Dover Parks & Recreation on Friday, Aug. 26 to provide budding anglers age 6 through 15 and their parent/guardian an opportunity to come out and learn to fish from 5-7:30 p.m. at Dover's Silver Lake Park.
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Delaware Participates In $100 Million Settlement with Barclays for Manipulating LIBOR

Manipulation of benchmark interest rate hurt government and not-for-profit organizations in Delaware and across the country when they invested   Delaware and other states announced a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). This is a […]
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Prosecutors Secure Sentence For Theft From Vulnerable Family Members

Other defendants face probation and convictions for financial exploitation and armed robbery Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained several criminal convictions and sentences: Alethea Davis-Moses, 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania pled guilty to Financial Exploitation of a Patient in a case handled by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Barchi and Special Investigator Joe Trala. […]
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Statement by Governor Markell on PJM decision to suspend action on Artificial Island Project

Today, Governor Markell issued the following statement following announcement of the PJM Interconnection Board's decision to suspend further action or construction of the Artificial Island project pending a comprehensive review: "I want to commend the PJM board for its decision to suspend further action on the Artificial Island project pending further review. This decision is one that the State of Delaware welcomes. The project as it was proposed would have placed an unjust burden on the state, resulting in higher electric rates for our consumers and businesses. I hope that upon further review, a more equitable solution can be identified."
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DNREC Division of Energy & Climate announces relaunch of Energy Efficiency Investment Fund, featuring new energy-saving incentives and a look to the future of net zero

DNREC's Division of Energy & Climate has announced the relaunch of Delaware's Energy Efficiency Investment Fund – a grant program that supports energy efficiency upgrades in commercial, industrial, non-profit and local government buildings.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 25-31

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,741 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 25 and July 31.
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Drug Company To Pay Consumers And State For Precluding Competition

Anticompetitive Conduct Delayed Generic Competition, Causing Consumers And The State To Pay More For Provigil A settlement between Delaware, 47 other states, the District of Columbia and the drug company Cephalon could result in up to $250,000 to be paid to Delaware consumers to resolve claims the company delayed generic versions of Provigil from entering […]
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DNREC to hold Aug. 29 public hearing in Dover on proposed regulations for evaluating state?s energy efficiency programs

DOVER (Aug. 4, 2016) – DNREC's Division of Energy & Climate will hold a public hearing this month on newly proposed regulations for the evaluation, measurement and verification of energy efficiency programs recommended by Delaware's Energy Efficiency Advisory Council.
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Division of Public Health Celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month

Every year, thousands of Americans are hospitalized, and some die, from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination. To celebrate the importance of immunizations for all ages, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.
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DNREC issues cease and desist order to McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, LLC of Clayton

DOVER (Aug. 2, 2016) – DNREC Secretary David Small has issued a Cease and Desist Order to McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, LLC, for violations of 7 Delaware Administrative Code and Delaware's Regulations Governing Solid Waste.
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Statements on Chemours Decision to Make Wilmington Permanent Home

The Chemours Company announced today that it plans to make the City of Wilmington the permanent home of its global corporate headquarters. The company, which plans to employ 900 people in Delaware, was spun off from DuPont in the summer of 2015. Their offices are currently in the DuPont Building on Rodney Square.
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DNREC?s DuPont Nature Center to hold Family Fish-n-Fun Day Aug. 6

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will hold its Family Fish-n-Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Slaughter Beach Pavilion, in Milford.
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