DNREC-sponsored Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend program to be held Oct. 6-8 at Killens Pond State Park

Registration deadline Sept. 15 for state's 19th BOW event  DOVER – Registration has been extended until Friday, Sept. 15 for Delaware's 2017 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program, set for the weekend of Oct. 6-8 at Killens Pond State Park in Harrington. The 2017 event marks the 19th year that Delaware has hosted the program, sponsored by […]
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Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property

Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn's office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]
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EVENT CHANGE OF VENUE: ?First People of the First State: 12,000 Years, 300 Years and One Year? program in Dover, Del. on Sept. 2, 2017 moved indoors due to inclement weather

Sept. 2, 2017 event moved from outdoors on the Dover Green to indoors at The Old State House.
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State of Delaware, City of Wilmington Collaborate on Mobile Jobs Unit in Wilmington

Department of Labor bus will connect Wilmington residents with job-seeking resources in their communities WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, and Delaware Labor Secretary Patrice Gilliam-Johnson announced a new initiative on Wednesday to send employment services teams into various communities in Wilmington using a specially-equipped bus dubbed the Mobile One-Stop (MOS) […]
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New Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy recognizes advanced language skills

Delaware has developed a new Certificate of Multiliteracy to honor and recognize students with high levels of language proficiency in addition to English. The certificate applauds students for attaining high levels of language proficiency in multiple languages and also values native language proficiency for the 11,000 English learners in Delaware. 
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Stretches of ocean beach to reopen at DNREC?s Cape Henlopen State Park

LEWES – DNREC's Divisions of Parks & Recreation and Fish & Wildlife announced today that stretches of ocean beach between Gordons Pond and Herring Point, and beachfront along the ocean side of The Point on Cape Henlopen, will reopen Sept. 1, following the conclusion of beachnesting bird season. The beach is now accessible for fall […]
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DNREC announces availability of $133,528 for Community Environmental Project Fund projects

DOVER – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today announced the availability of $133,528 for Community Environmental Project Fund (CEPF) grants administered by the Department. The CEPF grant program was created in 2004 by House Bill 192, legislation that enables DNREC to withhold 25 percent of all civil or administrative penalties collected by the Department as CEPF funds.
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Dover Organization Ordered by Court To Stop Offering Diplomas Until It Cooperates With Investigators

DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Cautions Delawareans About Dubious Diploma Services Following consumer complaints, an investigation by the Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit and a lack of response to investigative demands, a state Superior Court judge has held the Bright Rock Christian Academy and its principals in contempt and ordered the organization to stop soliciting, […]
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Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement School Year 2016 ? 2017 ? Cape Henlopen School District

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wasgner, Jr., has released the Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement Report for the Cape Henlopen School District, School Year 2016-2017. The Office of Auditor of Accounts (AOA) performed procedures to determine whether Cape Henlopen School District properly included selected students in the September 30th Unit Count.  The majority of our […]
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Delaware?s deer, dove, resident Canada goose, teal and gray squirrel hunting seasons to open in September

DOVER – Delaware hunters will start their 2017/18 hunting season Friday, Sept. 1 with the opening of archery and crossbow deer season, and mourning dove and resident Canada goose seasons on private lands and state wildlife areas. DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife offers many early-season hunting opportunities on state wildlife areas, with details and rules for hunting on them found on the Fish & Wildlife website. Hunters can start adding teal to their bag on Friday, Sept. 8 when the special September teal season opens. Gray squirrel season opens Friday, Sept. 15.
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Two Subjects Wanted on Charges for Insurance Fraud

Dover, DE – Lisa A. Mitchell, 46, of Wilmington, and Robert R. Jones, 56, of Wilmington, were indicted on Monday, August 7, 2017 by a New Castle County grand jury after an investigation by the Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention Bureau. Mitchell and Jones were indicted on 2 felony counts each, of insurance fraud and […]
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With Sept. 1 pre-registration deadline looming for DNREC?s 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, more volunteers are sought for a number of sites

DOVER – Volunteers are still needed and welcomed to join the 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16. Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the cleanup spans more than 45 sites in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties, including river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to preregister at DNREC's Delaware Coastal Cleanup webpage to ensure enough supplies are readied for each site. Preregistration will close Friday, Sept. 1. Sites that still need additional volunteers are listed on the DNREC website at http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Admin/Pages/Delaware-Coastal-Cleanup.aspx
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Governor Carney Signs Executive Order Establishing Offshore Wind Working Group

Group will study potential environmental and economic development benefits of offshore wind development DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Monday signed an executive order establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group to study potential environmental and economic development benefits of offshore wind development to serve Delaware. "We must look for ways to participate in the […]
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Defendants Face Prison Time for Weapons, Child Pornography, Manslaughter, Carjacking, Burglary

A 48-year old Wilmington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a new conviction related to an attempted stabbing following convictions for multiple previous felonies. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]
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Department of Justice Reissues Guidances to Law Enforcement and Schools on Hate Crimes

New Anti-Bullying Video Directed To Students Also Released for New School Year Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn reiterated Friday the Delaware Department of Justice's position that "Threats and intimidation against our neighbors based on who they are will not be accepted here in Delaware," and reissued enforcement guidelines from last November to schools and law […]
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 14-20

Reminder for the week: Purchase your 2017/2018 Delaware hunting license, waterfowl stamps now DOVER  – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 14-20 made 3,012 contacts with anglers, boaters […]
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DPH Back to School Child Health and Safety Checklist

While new school clothes, backpacks and school supplies can dominate parents' back-to-school lists, the Division of Public Health (DPH) shares some tips to keep your child healthier and safer during the new school year.
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Celebration held for DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation?s Veterans Conservation Corps

LAUREL - Eighteen Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) members spent 11 months in DNREC's state parks performing trail maintenance, meadow management, invasive species eradication, and assisting in construction of boardwalks, solar panels, yurts and fire rings, and dozens of other park based projects. During a celebration of their service at Trap Pond State Park Nature Center, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin and others thanked the veterans, immediate family members and retired veterans for all of their hard work in state parks.
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Governor Carney Coordinates Support for Basic Needs Closets for Students in High-Needs Schools

Delaware partners with organizations, hospitals to stock closets in 45 Delaware schools BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced an initiative to stock basic needs closets in 45 high-needs Delaware schools. The closets will receive supplies in time for the start of the school year thanks to the coordinated efforts of Delaware educators, […]
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Native-American heritage to be spotlighted at the museums of the State of Delaware during September 2017

Programs on Delaware's Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.
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Governor Carney?s Statement on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Announcement on Emission Reductions

RGGI announced plan to continue emissions reduction program through 2030; reductions will help meet U.S. Climate Alliance goal WILMINGTON, Del. – On Wednesday, the nine northeast states that comprise the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced their intent to continue this successful emissions reduction program through 2030. The RGGI states, including Delaware, also announced improvements […]
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Federal Researchers Conducting Door-to-Door Survey in Delaware on Drug Use, Mental Health Issues

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 23, 2017) – RTI International interviewers are going door-to-door in Delaware conducting a study called the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The annual study is a scientific, national […]
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Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 23 in Lewes

Delaware's Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at DNREC's Lewes Field Office, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes.
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Governor Carney to Trump Administration: No Drilling in the Atlantic

Governor opposed oil and gas leasing in federal waters off Delaware, or elsewhere in Atlantic WILMINGTON, Del. – In a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Governor John Carney opposed drilling for oil and gas in federal waters off the coast of Delaware, or elsewhere in the Atlantic. President Trump in April issued an […]
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Delaware Department of Agriculture warns Delawareans about pesticide application scam

In the scam, the homeowner is told that they must leave their house for a period of twelve hours while the individual sprays crops in the nearby vicinity. There are some indicators that these visits are a scam in an attempt to get the homeowner to leave their house unattended. There are currently no agricultural pesticide spraying practices in Delaware that would require one to leave their home.
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?New Castle: Three Forts, One Community? exhibit to open at the New Castle Court House Museum on Sept. 9, 2017

Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.
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Touch Money Gang Members Sentenced to Prison

Other defendants facing prison for drug, weapons, home invasion, robbery, and sexual assault charges. Three members of the Touch Money Gang (TMG) received prison sentences Friday related to charges in a 91-count indictment against 13 gang members in September 2015 that included murder, robbery, conspiracy and weapons charges. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs, Periann Doko, […]
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 7-13

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 7-13 made 2,551 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 276 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.
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Delaware Medicaid Program To Be Reimbursed Almost $900K for Overcharges on EpiPens

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice will join the United States and other states to settle allegations against Mylan Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mylan Specialty L.P. (collectively "Mylan"). The settlement will resolve allegations that Mylan knowingly underpaid rebates owed to the Medicaid program for the drugs EpiPen and EpiPen […]
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Governor Carney Signs Legislation Extending Cybersecurity Protections for Delawareans

Legislation, sponsored by Representative Baumbach, requires additional notifications, free credit monitoring NEWARK, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday signed into law House Substitute 1 for House Bill 180, legislation that requires additional protections for Delawareans whose personal information may be compromised in a computer breach, including additional notifications and free credit monitoring services. Representative […]
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Notorious Drug Property In Kent County Closed As Criminal Nuisance

Other properties around state closed or individuals banned as part of DOJ focus on properties that are sites of criminal activity. A house that police and prosecutors said was part of an open-air drug market in southern Kent County was recently shut down and the residents evicted after a court declared it to be a […]
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Governor Carney Signs Legislation Forming a Behavioral Health Consortium and Addiction Action Committee in Delaware

Georgetown, Del. – On Wednesday, at the site of the future SUN Behavioral Health Hospital, Governor John Carney signed into law Senate Bill 111 and House Bill 220 – bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the addiction epidemic Delaware faces and improving resources for those struggling with mental illness. Senate Bill 111 creates the Behavioral Health […]
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Changes in lifeguard hours at Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks announced

Hours and locations for lifeguarded ocean swimming beaches in Delaware State Parks will change beginning next week, DNREC's Division of Parks & Recreation announced today.
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Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 16 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will meet Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.
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West Nile Virus confirmed in Delaware horse

The Office of the State Veterinarian today announced the Delaware's first case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse in 2017. This is the first confirmed case of WNV in a horse in Delaware since 2015.
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Two New Homeowners Join Restoring Central Dover Initiative

Photos are available for media use on our Flickr page. DOVER — Two Delaware families are becoming homeowners in central Dover with the purchase of single-family homes constructed by NCALL as part of the Restoring Central Dover initiative. NCALL, the Delaware State Housing Authority, elected officials and other partners and supporters celebrated the project today, […]
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Governor Carney Signs Legislation Improving Training for Educators to Prevent Child Abuse

Senate Bill 102, supported by Beau Biden Foundation, develops training program for educators, school staff WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 102, legislation supported by the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children that develops a coordinated training program for educators to detect and prevent child abuse.  […]
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DNREC Aug. 17 public hearing on Indian River mooring field for Tuckahoe Camping Resort cancelled after permit application is withdrawn

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has cancelled an Aug. 17 public hearing on the permit application submitted by Calhoun Properties, LLC for a mooring field in the Indian River near Dagsboro for the Tuckahoe Acres Campground Resort. The Department cancelled the hearing because the application was withdrawn today by Calhoun Properties, LLC.
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Delaware Division of the Arts to Honor 18 Artist Fellows at Annual Reception and Award Ceremony August 30

Dover, Del. (August 15, 2017) – The Award Winners XVII reception and award ceremony will be held at the Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover on Wednesday, August 30 from 5 – 7 p.m. The event will feature special performances by three of the eighteen 2017 Individual Artist Fellows. Attendees can experience the work of […]
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Scientist behind Incyte?s Jakafi Ready to Strike Big in Delaware Again

Contact: Michael Chesney, 302-672-6827 (o), 302-943-9508 (c)  For Immediate Release  Scientist behind Incyte's Jakafi Ready to Strike Big in Delaware Again New Castle, Del. (August 14, 2017) – A founding scientist and previous vice president of the pharmaceutical company Incyte is growing his next venture in Delaware. Dr. Kris Vaddi started Prelude Therapeutics in July […]
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A Joint Statement on Charlottesville By Elected Leaders of Delaware

We join together to denounce the intimidation and violence perpetrated by white supremacists and Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, and to make clear that such conduct will not be tolerated here in Delaware.  We come from different backgrounds, different parties, and different parts of the state.  Some of our colleagues have relatives who served and […]
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A Joint Statement By Elected Leaders of Delaware

We join together to denounce the intimidation and violence perpetrated by white supremacists and Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, and to make clear that such conduct will not be tolerated here in Delaware. We come from different backgrounds, different parties, and different parts of the state. Some of our colleagues have relatives who served […]
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Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long Presents Delaware?s Plan as a National Model to Fight Addiction at National Conference in Nashville

Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long Invited to Present Delaware's Plan as a National Model to Fight Addiction at National Conference in Nashville Nashville, Tenn. – Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long joined other Lieutenant Governor's from around the country at the National Lieutenant Governor's Association Conference in Nashville to present Delaware's plan to fight the addiction epidemic, which has become one of the largest […]
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Consumer Protection Unit Obtains Penalties Against Company For Misleading Mailings

For a second time, a Michigan-based company that sells corporate forms has reached a settlement with the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice after being alleged to have engaged in deceptive business practices in Delaware. The latest settlement comes as the result of a complaint filed by CPU in the Court of […]
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End of Year Celebration held for DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation?s Youth Conservation Corps

Fifty-eight Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) members spent 14,000 hours this summer in DNREC's Delaware State Parks removing hundreds of acres of invasive plants, cleaning, painting, staffing park offices, planting, mulching, building displays at the Delaware State Fair, and even constructing stocks to be used at Dover's 18th Century Market Fair this fall, to name just a few. During an end of year celebration for their service, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin and others thanked the participants for all of their hard work in state parks this summer.
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DNREC celebrates 30th anniversary of Delaware Coastal Cleanup at Slaughter Beach event

DOVER – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin joined Delaware Coastal Cleanup site captains, Cleanup volunteers, and supporters today for the event's 30th anniversary celebration hosted by the Bayshore community of Slaughter Beach. The 2017 Coastal Cleanup will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 45 sites statewide, with volunteer registration now open on the DNREC website via the Delaware Coastal Cleanup webpage.
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DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects

DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for water quality improvement projects within Delaware's portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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18-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Murder

Other defendants face prison time for murder, rape, weapons, assault, and robbery charges Khalil Seals, 18, of Wilmington, will spend the next 15 years in prison for a 2015 murder he committed as a juvenile. A Superior Court judge sentenced Seals for his February guilty plea to Murder Second Degree in connection with the September […]
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Governor Carney to Publicly Release Final Report of DOC Independent Review September 1

Extension requested by Independent Review team to fully consider influx of testimonials, documents WILMINGTON, Del. –  Governor Carney announced on Friday that he will publicly release the final report of the Department of Correction Independent Review on September 1. He has extended the deadline for the Independent Review team to produce its final report from […]
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DNREC Mosquito Control Section announces year?s first findings of West Nile and equine encephalitis viruses

DNREC, Public Health and Dept. of Agriculture announce the first detection of mosquito-transmitted viruses in Delaware this year.
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Delaware?s Captive Insurance Program Continues to Excel

The World's Fifth Largest, and the Third Largest U.S. Domicile, Continues its Leadership Role DOVER, DE  – Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced today that the International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE and pronounced "I See") has designated the Delaware Insurance Department Bureau of Captive and Financial Insurance Products as an ICCIE Trained Organization. Delaware is […]
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Governor Carney Named to NGA Economic Development and Commerce Committee

National Governors Association announced 2017-2018 committee membership on Wednesday WILMINGTON, Del. – The National Governors Association on Wednesday announced that Governor John Carney will serve on the association's Economic Development and Commerce Committee, to exchange ideas and best practices with fellow governors on economic development and economic growth. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson will chair the […]
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?Doctor Who and William Penn? to be presented at Dover, Del.?s Old State House on Aug. 19, 2017

Play features Dr. Who, the time traveler, who brings William Penn back to Dover.
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State record 36-pound, 3.2-ounce catfish caught from the Nanticoke River near Seaford

DNREC has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 36-pound, 3.2-ounce blue catfish.
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EBT Card Transactions Will Be Unavailable Early Sunday Morning in Delaware as DHSS Transitions to New Vendor

With the Department of Health and Social Services' Division of Social Services transitioning to a new Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) vendor this weekend, Delaware food benefit clients will not be able to access their benefits via their EBT cards from midnight Saturday, Aug. 12, through 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.
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Bear Man Sentenced for Decade-Old Murder

Other defendants face prison sentences for sexual abuse, weapons, robbery, and child porn charges. Jason Slaughter, a 30-year-old from Bear was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Superior Court judge for a 2007 murder. Slaughter pled guilty in January to Murder Second Degree in connection with the shooting of his friend, Christopher Masters. […]
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Delaware 2017 Veterans? Stand Down: September 22nd

When/Where: Friday, September 22, 2017 -Starting at 9am – 2pm. Schutte Park, 10 Electric Avenue, Dover, DE  19904 We would like to invite Delaware Veterans to attend our annual Stand Down event this year. Community and VA Services will be provided to all veterans. Federal, State and local service providers will be helping with housing, medical, dental, […]
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2017 Military and Veterans Mental Health Summit: September 14th

When/Where: Thursday, September 14, 2017 – Starting at 9am- 3:30pm. Chase Center, 815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE  19801 Please save a date for the annual “Delaware Military and Veterans Mental Health Summit.” Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition has been planning with the Delaware Military and Veterans Suicide Prevention subcommittees to help focus on presenting information and resources […]
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Governor Carney Signs House Bill 190 to Modernize the Coastal Zone Act

New law will allow responsible redevelopment of 14 legacy industrial sites along coastline CLAYMONT, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 190 – bipartisan legislation that modernizes Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act. The new law will allow for the responsible redevelopment of 14 legacy industrial sites in the coastal zone, new […]
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DSHA honors 62 students for academic excellence

WOODSIDE — The Delaware State Housing Authority honored more than 60 students from the DSHA housing community for academic excellence on Wednesday, recognizing elementary students through high school for making the honor roll at their schools. DSHA’s annual awards ceremony, held this year at Polytech High School, has been a tradition for more than 20 […]
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Equine vaccinations essential during peak mosquito season

Late summer coincides with peak mosquito season, which brings an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) for humans, but also for horses. "Owners are encouraged to talk to their veterinarian about having their horses vaccinated against these viruses," said Delaware State Veterinarian Dr. Heather Hirst.
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DNREC Natural Resources Police Park Rangers arrest Milford man on multiple charges including weapon possession, drugs

DNREC Park Rangers arrested a Milford man on multiple charges July 30 at Cape Henlopen State Park.
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Governor Carney Signs Insurance Consumer Fairness Bill into Law

Dover, DE – On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Governor John Carney signed into law House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 ("HS 1 for HB 80"). A bipartisan piece of legislation, HS 1 for HB 80 is a consumer fairness bill that targets unfair discriminatory practices used by automobile and homeowners insurance companies to determine […]
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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Meinrad Leckie?s ?Recent Landscapes? Paintings

Wilmington, Del. (August 1, 2017) – Recent Landscapes, an exhibition of paintings, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from August 4-25, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, August 4 from 5-7 p.m. Leckie, a Wilmington resident, retired from a career as a designer and the Art Director of […]
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