Delaware Forest Service?s Ashley Melvin earns Gold Smokey Award

Ashley Melvin, the Delaware Forest Service's education specialist who directs its successful Smokey Bear fire prevention program, received a Gold Smokey Award in Ohio recently at an annual meeting of state foresters. The award was presented to the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact's education committee, of which Delaware is a member. The compact is comprised of seven states including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. In the world of wildfire prevention, there is no greater honor than to receive a Smokey Bear award, especially the national Gold Smokey award. These special awards are reserved for people or organizations that provide sustained, outstanding service, with significant program impact, in the wildfire prevention arena. Honorees demonstrate innovation, creativity, commitment and passion for wildfire prevention.
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UPDATE: Victim identified from Saturday?s fatal personal watercraft accident in Sussex County

FENWICK ISLAND – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announced today that the victim in Saturday's fatal boating accident off Little Assawoman Bay in Sussex County has been identified as Dr. Stephen Greenhouse, 53, of Bethesda, Md.
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police investigating fatal personal watercraft accident in Sussex County

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers are investigating a fatal boating accident involving personal watercraft (PWC) that occurred at approximately 1:41 p.m. today on Roy's Creek off Assawoman Bay in Sussex County.
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Felton Man Convicted In Dover Murder Case

Others face prison for manslaughter, robbery, weapons, DUI, assault, and drug charges A 2017 murder outside of a Dover apartment complex will send a Felton man to prison after his conviction by a Kent County Superior Court jury. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Stephen Smith secured the conviction of Brett Scott on charges of […]
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Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Tuesday, July 31 in Dover to discuss deer seasons and Sunday deer hunting opportunities on public lands (Updated)

Delaware's Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will convene for a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, in the DNREC Auditorium, in Dover.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 16-22

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,989 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 16-22, issuing 32 citations.
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Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards at Delaware State Fair ceremony

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored 31 Delawareans and groups of all ages for their environmental leadership, innovation and dedication. "This afternoon, we recognized a broad cross section of Delawareans who contribute to the conservation of our natural resources and the stewardship of our environment," said Secretary Garvin. "We congratulate these volunteers, organizers, photographers, and anglers – conservationists and environmentalists all – for their work that brought us here today, and look forward to their future contributions."
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Health Care Commission Seeks Applications from Delaware Health Care Providers for One-Time Mini-Grants Related to Payment Reform

NEW CASTLE (July 26, 2018) – As part of the State Innovation Model (SIM) initiative, the Delaware Health Care Commission is seeking applications from Delaware health care providers for one-time, value-based payment reform mini-grants to grow their capacity to integrate data, improve the coordination of patient care or increase their readiness to integrate into a […]
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Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area closed for emergency repairs

A portion of the Mike Castle Trail east of the Biddles Point trailhead on the C&D Canal Conservation Area has been closed effective immediately due to a large sinkhole opening along the trail as a result of the recent heavy rains.
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DNREC?s First State Heritage Park?s First Saturday invites visitors to explore science

DNREC's First State Heritage Park will feature "Science Exploration" as the theme August 4 for the First State Heritage Park's monthly "First Saturday in the First State," with a variety of free events and activities.
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Expanding Access to High-Speed Broadband

Applying for a job, or recruiting talented employees for your business. Taking a college course. Reading a book. Helping your kids with math homework. More and more, these are tasks that Delawareans are completing online —to further their education, acquire new skills, and compete in an economy that is evolving every day. My most important job […]
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DHSS Seeks School Supplies, Gift Cards to Support Adopt-A-Student Program?s Goal of Helping Students in Need

NEW CASTLE (July 25, 2018) – With back-to-school shopping already well underway for many Delaware families, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) asks you to consider helping students in need get off to a good start this school year by participating in the annual Adopt-A-Student program. DHSS, in partnership with the Human Services Council, Inc., […]
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Delaware?s Behavioral Health Consortium selected to partner with The Pew Charitable Trusts

Delaware selected as one of only two states in the nation to participate  New Castle, Del. – On Tuesday, Lt. Governor Hall-Long joined members of Delaware's Behavioral Health Consortium and members of The Pew Charitable Trusts to announce a newly formed partnership that will work to reshape Delaware's behavioral health treatment system for those struggling […]
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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Shelley Koon?s ?Wither? Photographs

  On view from August 3-31, 2018 Free opening reception on Friday, June 1 at 5 p.m. Wilmington, Del. (July 24, 2018) – Wither: Exploration of the Forgotten, a photography exhibit by Shelley Koon, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from August 3-31, 2018. The artist will host a free opening reception on Friday, […]
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After 14-Month Review, Johns Hopkins Team Releases Major Recommendations for Strengthening Delaware?s Substance Use Disorder Treatment System

NEW CASTLE (July 24, 2018) – Following a 14-month review of Delaware's opioid use disorder treatment system, a research team from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg American Health Initiative today recommended four major strategies to achieve the state's goal of a system of care that is accessible, evidence-based, individualized, […]
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Delaware WONDER Expanding Services to Support Delawareans Receiving Food Benefits to Break Barriers, Find Jobs

NEW CASTLE (July 23, 2018) – A USDA-funded program designed to help food benefits recipients in Delaware increase their earning power and decrease their dependence on state benefits is expanding its services to eligible participants. Delaware WONDER (Work Opportunity Networks to Develop Employment Readiness), a program administered by the Delaware Department of Health and Social […]
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Adventure film ?Jumanji? to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018

In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food.
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DPH Advises Customers of BroadKiln Beach, PrimeHook Water Companies to Boil Water After Samples Test Positive for E. coli Bacteria

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has advised the operator of Broadkiln Beach Water Company located in Sussex County to issue a boil water notice to customers after water samples collected from the system tested positive for the presence of E-coli bacteria on Friday, July 20. Because the Broadkiln Beach Water Company shares a connection with PrimeHook Water Company, anyone who uses drinking water from either system should not drink the water without boiling it first.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 9-15

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 3,625 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 9 and 15, issuing 55 citations.
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Charges of Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Vehicle Death In Various Cases Result in Pleas, Convictions, Prison

For Immediate Release Please Contact: Julia Lawes, 302-577-8901   Charges of Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Vehicle Death In Various Cases Result in Pleas, Convictions, Prison   Jonathan Dryburgh, a 24-year-old Florida man, pled guilty to Attempted Murder, Robbery 2nd, Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a […]
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State champions in sportsmanship winners announced

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association [DIAA] offers an annual statewide competition in sportsmanship. The member schools compete against a set of ten standards that measure the school community's commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. The process is demanding and involves the total school community. Member schools submit a portfolio that is judged by the Sportsmanship Committee to determine if each school has successfully met the standards.
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State Fair highlights Delaware?s agriculture industry

More photographs from the 2018 Delaware State Fair are available on Flickr. DOVER, Del. — Many Delaware youth and adult exhibitors are ready to showcase their agricultural exhibits at this year's Delaware State Fair. Along with rides, food, and games, the state fair is a great opportunity for fair-goers to learn more about agriculture – […]
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Joint Statement from Governors Carney and Hogan on FERC Grants Rehearing for Cost Allocation on Artificial Island Transmission Line

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governors John Carney of Delaware and Larry Hogan of Maryland released the following statement today in response to action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a rehearing to consider a lower cost allocation for Delaware and Maryland ratepayers related to the $278-million Artificial Island transmission line project: "Almost two […]
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Online registration now open to volunteers for 31st annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup

Online volunteer registration is now open for the 31st annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15, along Delaware's s 97-mile eastern coastline and parts of the State's river and ocean shorelines and wetland and watershed areas.
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Flag Lowering for Passing of Former Representative Katharine Jester

Governor Carney has ordered the United States and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff beginning today, July 19 to mark the passing of former Delaware Representative Katharine Jester. Representative Jester served the residents of the Middletown area  and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1980 and served until […]
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Dover Office of Child Support Services to Close July 30-31 to Facilitate Move to New Location

DOVER (July 17, 2018) – The Dover Office of the Delaware Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) will have limited services on Friday, July 27, and will close to the public on Monday, July 30, and Tuesday, July 31, to facilitate a move to the division's new Dover location at 905 S. Governors Ave. During […]
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?Small Fry Adventures? family outing dates announced by DNREC?s Division of Fish & Wildlife

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife invites families with young children to come out to the Aquatic Resources Education Center and enjoy an exciting lineup of "Small Fry Adventures" this summer.
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Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after More than Half of Deaths from Suspected Overdoses This Month Have Occurred There

NEW CASTLE (July 18, 2018) – With more than half of the deaths from suspected overdoses occurring in Sussex County so far this month, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging the community to be aware of the uptick and also is warning people in active substance use […]
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Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 12 special events during August 2018

Films, and programs on Sherlock Holmes, and George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin to be featured.
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DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Farm Lane Bridge

Farm Lane Bridge in Yorklyn will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 19 to prepare the bridge for future construction work.
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Governor Carney, Commissioner Phelps Release Final Report of DOC Special Assistant

Report details measurable progress implementing recommendations of Independent Review SMYRNA, Del. – Noting a commitment to publicly document implementation of needed prison improvements, Governor John Carney and Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Perry Phelps released a report today detailing the measurable progress made implementing the recommendations in the Final Report of the Independent Review of Security Issues […]
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Delaware?s Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, July 25 in Newark

Delaware's Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 at the University of Delaware's Perkins Student Center, 325 Academy St. Newark, DE 19716. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the state's Public Meeting Calendar.
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DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announces St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center closed until fall for renovations

DNREC's Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announced today that the visitor center at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover is temporarily closed for updating of the reserve's exhibit hall. Construction is slated to be completed in early fall. During construction, restrooms will be open during normal office hours, and trails and grounds remain open to the public every day from dawn until dusk. The St. Jones Reserve is the southern component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. DNERR is a partnership between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DNERR is administered through the Delaware Coastal Programs Section of DNREC's Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy. For more information, please call the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve at 302-739-6377. Vol. 48, No. 188 -30-
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Witness Intimidation Leads to Lengthy Prison Term

Child Pornography, Drug, and Weapons Offenses also resolved A Superior Court jury convicted a 37-year-old Laurel man of Home Invasion, two counts of Assault 3rd Degree, Theft Less Than $1500, Criminal Mischief Less Than $1500, six counts of Breach of Release, two counts of Act of Intimidation, and Conspiracy 2nd Degree. In February 2017, Seaford […]
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 2-8

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 3,940 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 2-8, issuing 83 citations.
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State of Delaware Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB) Fund Trust Schedules of Employer Allocations and OPEB Amounts by Employer ? June 30, 2017 and 2016

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., has released the Schedule of Employer Allocations and Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB) Amounts by Employer for the State of Delaware OPEB Fund Trust as of June 30, 2017 and 2016 report. This audit was conducted by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP under the direction of the Office of Auditor of Accounts in […]
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DNREC?s Mosquito Control Section announces year?s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Mosquito Control Section, in conjunction with Delaware's Division of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, has announced the first detection this year of West Nile virus (WNV) in wild birds, indicating the recurrence of this mosquito-borne disease in Delaware. WNV was detected in the first wild bird collected and tested by Mosquito Control this year, a crow found June 29 in southwestern Sussex County, and reported as WNV-positive July 5 by the Public Health Laboratory. Another crow collected in Sussex County also was reported as WNV-positive four days later. The peak time of year for transmission of WNV, along with Delaware's other mosquito-borne disease of concern, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), is from about mid-August into mid-October. During most years, evidence of WNV is first found upstate later in the season.
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Delaware students honored by SkillsUSA at national conference

Highly skilled students and advisors from across Delaware brought home honors from the 54th annual National SkillsUSA Leadership Conference last month in Louisville, Kentucky. Delaware students represented our state in competitive events such as: architectural drafting, automotive service technology, aviation maintenance technology, carpentry, computer programming, cosmetology, criminal justice, diesel equipment technology, electronics technology, extemporaneous speaking, heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration, industrial motor controls, information technology, masonry, plumbing, prepared speech, technical math, welding, and more.
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Delaware Department Of Justice and Delaware Police Chiefs Publish Model Policies For Custodial Interrogations and Eyewitness Identifications

Goal To Improve Accuracy and Fairness in the Criminal Justice System The Delaware Department of Justice and the Delaware Police Chiefs Council have developed and published model policies for custodial interrogation and eyewitness identification procedures that can be adopted by police agencies statewide, part of an effort to ensure fairness and accuracy in the criminal […]
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Highmark Requests 2019 Health Insurance Marketplace Rate Increase of 5.7%

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) has received a proposed rate increase request from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBSD) of 5.7% for its 2019 individual Marketplace business, also known as the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare. It is important to note that the proposed rate increase will not […]
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DNREC?s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August

Fort Delaware State Park will host two-day prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends on July 14 and 15, and on August 11 and 12. Events begin at 10 a.m. both days of each weekend.
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?An Immigrant Story: Crossing the Atlantic in a 17th Century Sailing Ship? at the New Castle Court House Museum on July 18, 2018

Program will explore what life would be like for a two-month crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the New World.
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DNREC to hold public meeting July 16 on EPA?s proposed denial of Delaware?s Clean Air Act petitions to reduce air pollution originating elsewhere from coming into the state

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public meeting Monday, July 16 to enable Delawareans to express their opinion about the US Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to deny the state's 126(b) Clean Air Act petitions aimed at reducing air pollution that comes into Delaware after originating elsewhere. The public meeting will be held from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Room A112, Wing A, Delaware Technical Community College Stanton Campus, 400 Stanton Christiana Rd., Newark, DE 19713.
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Delaware Forest Service announces new turkey permit for state forests

For the first time, the Delaware Forest Service (DFS) will issue turkey hunting permits through a separate lottery for the 2019 spring season. Previously, statewide permits were available only through DNREC's Division of Fish and Wildlife. The 2019 Delaware turkey hunting season runs for four consecutive weeks from Saturday, April 13 to Saturday, May 11, with a special youth and non-ambulatory disabled hunter day scheduled for Saturday, April 6.  State forest turkey permits will be issued for one of four season segments: A (4/13-4/19), B (4/20-4/26), C (4/27-5/3), or D (5/4-5/11).
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DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation?s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest July 14

For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park's major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.
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DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife?s Artificial Reef Program benefits from rock removed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during deepening of Delaware River?s navigation channel

DOVER – When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers struck rock bottom during deepening of the Delaware River navigational channel, the state's artificial reef program under the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Fish & Wildlife struck a new partnership with the Corps of Engineers for creating new fish habitat. Since last December, DNREC's Fisheries Section and the Corps have partnered on a beneficial reuse project for converting nearly a million tons of rock removed from the river bottom into enhanced habitat for marine life on two artificial reef sites in the lower Delaware Bay – and at no cost to the state.
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Boat ramp and parking lot at Holts Landing State Park will be closed July 9 and 10 by DNREC?s Division of Parks & Recreation for final phase of construction upgrades

MILLSVILLE – DNREC's Division of Parks & Recreation will close the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot at Holts Landing State Park Monday, July 9, and Tuesday, July 10, while paving is completed on the parking lot upgrade that will add 36 new boat trailer parking spaces at the ramp. This is the final phase of an ongoing construction project at Holts Landing State Park begun earlier this year. The boat ramp at Holts Landing is scheduled to be closed only on the dates listed above, and will reopen Wednesday, July 11, weather permitting.
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North and south entrances to Augustine Boat Ramp to be repaired and repaved beginning July 9

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that a project to repair and repave the north and south entrances to the Augustine Boat Ramp south of Port Penn will begin next week.
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Store, Bank Robberies Lead To Prison In Separate Cases

Rape of Teen, Illegal Weapon In Prison Also Lead To Prison Sentences A Superior Court judge sentenced a 36-year-old Wilmington man to 12 years in prison followed by probation for a robbery and burglary spree of convenience and cigarette stores. Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sheridan secured the guilty plea and prison sentence from Brandon Brown […]
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Fifth Annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta, co-sponsored by DNREC?s Reclaim Our River program, set for Aug. 4 in Blades

The fifth annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta will cast off Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 North Market Street, Blades, DE 19973. Sign-in and registration begin at 11 a.m., with judging of boats' appearances at noon, and races starting at 12:30 p.m.
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DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold July 10 open house on buildings, infrastructure for White Clay Creek State Park

The second of four open houses to gather public input on creating a master plan for the future of White Clay Creek State Park in Newark will be held 4-7 p.m., Tuesday July 10, at Deerfield, 507 Thompson Station Road, Newark, DE 19711.
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Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area to close for additional repairs July 9

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that a portion of the Mike Castle Trail west of the Lums Pond trailhead on the C&D Canal Conservation Area will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, July 9 for additional repairs.
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DNREC?s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces wild turkey hunters harvested 571 birds in 2018

Delaware's month-long spring turkey season, which ended May 12, yielded 571 birds, 12.4 percent lower than last year's harvest of 652 birds, DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today.
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Delaware wildfire crew headed to Colorado

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person wildfire crew to Colorado's Rocky Mountain region as more uncontained large fires in the West has increased the demand for trained firefighters. The National Fire Preparedness Level was increased to 3 on a 5-point scale on June 29, indicating that wildfire activity is occurring in multiple geographic areas and mobilization of resources through national agencies is moderate to heavy.  The crew mobilized on Tuesday, July 3 at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware and will travel to Denver from Philadelphia on July 4 for positioning in the Rocky Mountain Geographic Area, which has reported 5 new fires and currently has 6 uncontained large fires. Nationally, 66 fires are currently burning a total of 578,424 acres. As of July 3, a total of 277 wildfire crews  are currently deployed across all regions of the U.S. and wildfire activity is expected to increase.
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DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces arrival of 2018-?19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide

The cover of the 2018/2018 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide  Hunting and trapping licenses, and state waterfowl stamps also for sale now DOVER – DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the 2018/19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide is available now at participating license agents throughout the state, at the Division of Fish […]
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?Blood Diamond: The Murder of Ebe Lynch? at Lewes, Del.?s Zwaanendael Museum on July 14, 2018

Theatrical murder-mystery based on an actual incident that took place in 1916 in Lewes.
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Audience participation program on Alexander Hamilton at Dover, Del.?s Old State House on July 12, 2018

Program to include a re-enactment of the July 11, 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and political rival Aaron Burr which resulted in Hamilton's passing on July 12, 1804.
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Delaware HOSA students place at national conference

More than 100 students and advisers from across the State of Delaware joined nearly 10,000 other members the 41st annual HOSA-Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. Delaware students represented the First State in competitive events, including: medical math, epidemiology, physical therapy, forensic medicine, dental science, medical assisting, biomedical laboratory science, and more.
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?Flying colors?: Delaware passes annual aerial forest health ?check-up?

In late-June, Delaware's forests get an annual "physical" or "check-up" – just after spring's "leaf-out" blankets the state in a wave of green color. Just as people should visit the doctor to be screened for potential diseases, trees are examined with a variety of tools to hopefully spot minor issues before they turn into major ones. Armed with a digital camera, GPS technology, and a tablet equipped with specialized software and satellite data, forest health specialist Bill Seybold boards a small plane for a sky-high view of the First State. The annual aerial survey is specifically designed to detect potential threats that can only be seen from the air. Fortunately, early results from the 2018 aerial forest survey indicate no major outbreaks of tree diseases or insect pests.
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Deadline approaching for small business owners to apply for downtown Dover program

The deadline to apply for Dover's Unlock the Block program is fast approaching. July 9 is the final day to put in an application for the initiative, which seeks tenants for select vacant commercial properties on or adjacent to Loockerman Street in downtown Dover. Unlock the Block is looking for successful business owners, working from […]
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DPH Provides Fourth of July Food and Pet Safety Tips

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) recommends that residents take steps to keep family, friends, and pets safe during Fourth of July gatherings.
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Future Delaware STEM professionals honored at student conference

op state medalists from throughout Delaware represented Delaware at the National Technology Student Association (TSA) conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 22-26, 2018. The conference was the largest in TSA history with more than 8,000 individuals in attendance from across the country. It was also the largest national attendance in Delaware TSA history with 127 members participating in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM); leadership; and service focused events.
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DPH Advises Residents to Prepare for Dangerously High Temperatures This Week

As many Delawareans head outside for Fourth of July festivities, the Division of Public Health (DPH) encourages Delaware residents to prepare for extreme heat early this week and prevent heat-related illness as temperatures rise. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s through Tuesday, with the heat index values as high as 105 degrees.
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DPH Invites Public Comment on Delaware Statewide Health Assessment

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is seeking input from Delawareans on a draft version of a statewide assessment identifying the primary health needs of First State residents.
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Free Events for the Fourth of July

July 4th is right around the corner, here is a list of events to celebrate Independence Day in 2018 throughout Delaware. View events in by dates / times, location and county at The First State Blog
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Nominations Open for Governor?s Outstanding Volunteer Awards

NEW CASTLE (June 28, 2018) – Nominations for the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Awards are being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism through Friday, Aug. 10. These awards recognize the important contributions made by Delaware's volunteers, 18 and older, to their communities. Volunteers all across our state are doing incredible things on behalf of individuals, […]
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