Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:51 EDT State of Delaware Government News http://www.delaware.gov http://www.delaware.gov/egov/portal.nsf/allfiles/images/%24file/title-stateofdelaware.gif http://www.delaware.gov en-us A centralized newsfeed of news and press releases from State of Delaware agencies for the last two weeks. gic@delaware.gov (Government Information Center) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:28:31 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Newpublicparticipationguidebookprovidesactions.aspx A new guidebook is now available that will help Delawareans protect and conserve our state's vital wetlands. Just released, the Wetlands Public Participation Guidebook is a comprehensive resource developed to educate and inspire citizens to take actions to protect the health and productivity of the more than 350,000 acres of wetlands that cover our state. In the News Delaware-News-Item-690482 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2010/update-031810.html For the period of March 7-13, no cases of H1N1 virus were confirmed by Delaware's Division of Public Health lab. One case is being reported for the previous week due to the lag time between when a specimen was collected and when the positive test result was available. In the News Delaware-News-Item-690443 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3638 Rehoboth Beach -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. (Skanska) invite the public to attend an outdoor "open house" style public workshop and participate in a narrated site tour at the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Delaware Seashore State Park's South Inlet Day Use parking lot on the southeast side of the existing bridge. In the News Delaware-News-Item-690363 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100318-protection.shtml With Attorney General Joseph R. Biden III and Governor Jack A. Markell showing their support, Rep. MichÆel A. Barbieri and other lawmakers unveiled legislation that would strengthen protection from abuse orders (PFAs) by extending PFA "no contact" provisions and setting circumstances under which these provisions can be extended for life. In the News Delaware-News-Item-690020 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doe.k12.de.us/news/2010/0318.shtml The Board of Education unanimously approved the Education Secretary's recommendation to reduce the number of required days/hours of school for the 2009-2010 school year. In the News Delaware-News-Item-689521 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:33:03 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECpartnerswithEPAtopurchasenewdieselenginesforPortofWilmingtoncargovehicles.aspx The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to purchase four heavy duty diesel engine replacements to be installed in three large cargo loading vehicles and one construction vehicle owned and operated by the Port of Wilmington. In the News Delaware-News-Item-689061 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2010/syntheticmarijuana-031710.html Following the hospitalization of three people from Seaford over the weekend, officials with the Department of Health and Social Services warn the use of "Spice" could pose a serious danger to those who use it. "Spice" is an unregulated mixture of dried herbs that are sprayed with a synthetic cannabinoid-like substance and typically sold as incense. In the News Delaware-News-Item-689023 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0317-2.pdf Department of Correction announced that Christopher Richardson failed to return from an authorized pass issued by the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688911 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0317-3.pdf Ruben Porter, 25, of Wilmington is accused of stabbing a 22-year-old correctional officer twice in the upper body...and physically assaulting a second officer, causing an injury to his face. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688910 Wed, 16 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0317.pdf A Correctional Officer at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna was stabbed in the abdomen and another officer was also assaulted during an inmate-on-staff assault. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688912 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:21 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/RegistrationopennowforfreeconservationdaycamponMay15.aspx Children ages 8 to 14 are invited to learn more about our natural resources and the outdoor activities our state has to offer when the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife hosts its annual Camp Awareness from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at the Redden State Forest Headquarters Tract near Georgetown. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688591 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:48 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DuPontNatureCentertohostMarch20programonamphibiansandreptiles.aspx The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife facility, will host "Living with Cold Blood," a special program about amphibians and reptiles, at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20. The program is offered free of charge with no preregistration required. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688590 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doe.k12.de.us/news/2010/0316.shtml The conference was an extension of the summer workshop held at University of Delaware in an effort to continue to promote sportsmanship and leadership from the student-athletes to their communities. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688578 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100315-training.shtml Easier access to tools and training for unemployed Delawareans should result from a new partnership announced by the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Social Services. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688139 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2010/diversity-031510.html In response to an increasingly diverse population, for a second year the Division of Public Health will sponsor a four part educational series created to build a culturally competent health care system in Delaware. In the News Delaware-News-Item-688087 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:32:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/general_pr_2010/17_arrested_for_DUI_at_Wilmington_checkpoint.pdf Dover - The luck o' the Irish was not with 17 people arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol/and or drugs Saturday night at the NcCo DUI Task Force checkpoint in Wilmington. The Task Force was joined by fifteen State, County and municipal law enforcement agencies in conducting DUI enforcement activities centered around the St. Patrick's Day holiday... In the News Delaware-News-Item-687745 Mon, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://ltgov.delaware.gov/documents/20100312-eaew.shtml "Adult education is an important part of our state's education system." In the News Delaware-News-Item-686337 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:46:38 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNREC_amends_weakfish%2C_largemouth_bass_regulations%2C_establishes_new_black_drum_regulations.aspx These regulations will go into effect 10 days after publication in the next issue of the Delaware Register of Regulations. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686286 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:32:14 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/%91ConservationHabits=HealthyHabitats%92stewardshipmaterialsavailablenowtoeducatorsandgroupleaders.aspx The Delaware Association of Conservation Districts (DACD) encourages you to think about your personal responsibility to be a good steward of Delaware's natural resources during its annual Stewardship Week celebration. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has proclaimed April 25 to May 2, 2010 as Stewardship Week, marking the 55th year of the national event. The 2010 Stewardship Week is themed "Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats," encouraging citizens, schools and communities to deve In the News Delaware-News-Item-686285 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2010/h1n1_vaccines_-0301210.html For the period of Feb. 28 - March 6, no cases of H1N1 virus were confirmed. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686249 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3628 Newark -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that Newark-based contractor A-Del Construction Company has been awarded a contract to reconstruct and reconfigure the I-95 Newark Toll Plaza to incorporate multiple highway speed E-ZPass lanes in the northbound and southbound lanes. This contract will include the conversion of the mainline plaza structure and the southbound satellite plaza. The construction is within the I-95 corridor and will begin at the Route 896 interchange and will end near Otts Chapel Road bridge. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686181 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0312.pdf The DOC announced that Heather Hill, who failed to return from an authorized pass from the Women's Work Release & Treatment Center in New Castle, has been apprehended. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686146 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0312-2.pdf The DOC announced that Deborah Bragg, who failed to return from an authorized pass from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown, has been apprehended. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686145 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 5:01:00 EDT http://delawarepensions.com/calendar/preretirement_workshops.shtml The State of Delaware Office of Pensions recently announced its Spring 2010 Pension and Retirement Workshop schedule for state employees. In the News Delaware-News-Item-686092 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/031110-Press-AllstateRefund.shtml Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that the Allstate Insurance Company will be providing refunds or credits totaling $428,355 to 2,445 policyholders who had not received discounts on their automobile insurance premiums to which they were lawfully entitled In the News Delaware-News-Item-685399 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100312-snow.shtml Governor Markell asked the President to declare that a disaster occurred in Delaware during the twin February snowstorms, paving the way for state and local governments and other agencies to be reimbursed by the federal government for storm related costs. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685389 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:46 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/RecyclingPublicAdvisoryCounciltomeetMarch17inDover.aspx The Recycling Public Advisory Council will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17 at the DelDOT Administration Building, 800 Bay Road, Dover. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685378 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:05:25 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/KillensPondStateParkannouncesprogramsforMarchandApril.aspx With spring just around the corner, it is the perfect time for families to reacquaint themselves with the park, which features trails, sports fields, a millpond, a new nature center with exhibits and several programs. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685377 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:56 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECshowcasesenergysavingsprogramsforresidentsandbusinesses%2CstateparksattheGreatGreenExpoonMarch20.aspx Energy savings and efficiency programs for Delaware residents and businesses and the beauty and amenities of Delaware State Parks will be showcased 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, March 20 at the Great Green Expo at the Chase Center in Wilmington. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685376 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:47 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNREC%92sPollyDrummondyardwastesitewillcloseformaintenance.aspx DNREC's Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Demonstration Site will temporarily close for maintenance activities Tuesday, March 16 through Thursday, March 18 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m., Friday March 19. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685375 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:56 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Delaware_artificial_reefs_get_another_infusion_of_sporting_opportunity.aspx Delaware's Redbird Reef was enhanced for recreational diving this week with the sinking of a retired 74-foot tugboat, while another reef site received as fish habitat commercial barges that will make for more bites for anglers. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685374 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0311.pdf The DOC announced that Robert Cole, who failed to return from an authorized pass from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown, has been apprehended. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685241 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/10press0311-2.pdf The DOC announced that Heather Hill failed to return from an authorized pass issued by the Women's Work Release & Treatment Center in New Castle. Anyone with information on this offender is asked to call: (800) 542-9524 or their local police department. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685240 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100310-adhptcp.shtml Governor Jack Markell announced his support for the re-authorization of the Delaware Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, which offers state tax credits to property owners for expenses incurred during the rehabilitation of historic buildings. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685391 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100310-cleanenergyjobs.shtml Governor Jack Markell announced his intention to seek legislation that will put more people to work, help homes and businesses secure locally-generated power and expand emerging industries such as wind and solar power in Delaware to create new long-term careers for the state's citizens. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685390 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:48:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/general_pr_2010/OHS_St_Patricks_DUI_Enforcement_set.pdf Dover - For many Americans, St. Patrick's Day has become a popular night out to celebrate with friends and family, regardless of background or ethnic heritage. However, too many tend to overindulge in their consumption of green beer and then decide to get behind the wheel of a vehicle afterwards, an act that can result in tragedy. National statistics show that in 2008, 50 people died in traffic crashes involving an impaired driver on St. Patrick's Day... In the News Delaware-News-Item-683655 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:32:01 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/CitizensSourceWaterProtectionCommitteetomeetMarch24.aspx The Source Water Protection Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 24 in Conference Room 220 A&B of the Kent County Administrative Offices on Bay Road in Dover. In the News Delaware-News-Item-683574 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:23:11 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/SussexbeachesneedvolunteersforbeachgrassplantingonMarch20.aspx Three Sussex County beaches - Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick Island - need volunteers for Delaware's annual beach grass planting event being held 9 a.m. until noon, Saturday, March 20. In the News Delaware-News-Item-683125 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100308-sportscomm.shtml The Delaware Sports Commission (DSC) and the University of Delaware (UD) have been awarded the bid to host the 2011 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division 1 National Championships. In the News Delaware-News-Item-682691 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:49:14 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/2010HorseshoeCrabSpawningSurvey%3B.aspx The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) is seeking volunteers to assist with the annual baywide horseshoe crab spawning survey in May and June on Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Kitts Hummock and North Bowers beaches. DNERR staff will host two volunteer training sessions for those who are interested in assisting with this year's survey at the St. Jones Reserve, 818 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover. In the News Delaware-News-Item-681786 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3621 Milford -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that work will begin during the week of March 15 at the intersection of Southeast 2nd Street at South Washington Street in Milford. Kriss Contracting will be converting this intersection from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. The work includes replacing the existing overhead flashers with flashing red signal indications on all four approaches to the intersection and installing stop line pavement markings, oversized ground-mounted "STOP" signs and Stop Ahead warning signs along both directions of Southeast 2nd Street and South Washington Street. In the News Delaware-News-Item-681684 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2010/meetingoncemeteryregistration_-0.html Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) will hold a public meeting on cemetery registration and the Distressed Cemetery Fund on April 30 at 10 a.m. at the DPH training room in the Blue Hen Corporate Center in Dover. The Distressed Cemetery Fund provides for the improvement of conditions in distressed cemeteries and is administered by the Delaware Cemetery Board. In the News Delaware-News-Item-680862 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:53:12 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Dagsboromanarrestedforhuntingviolations.aspx DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents on Feb. 6 arrested a Dagsboro man on hunting-related violations. In the News Delaware-News-Item-680012 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100305-farmers.shtml In one of his major policy initiatives to simultaneously promote healthy eating and help Delaware agriculture, Governor Jack Markell formalized a partnership among three agencies to connect Delaware farmers and its agricultural industry to Delaware schools and facilities. In the News Delaware-News-Item-685393 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100305-farmers.shtml In one of his major policy initiatives to simultaneously promote healthy eating and help Delaware agriculture, Governor Jack Markell formalized a partnership among three agencies to connect Delaware farmers and its agricultural industry to Delaware schools and facilities. In the News Delaware-News-Item-679585 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:28:00 EST http://www.ohs.delaware.gov/general_pr_2010/OHS_urges_motorists_to_use_caution_after_latest_fatal_crash.pdf Dover - Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) officials are urging motorists to take active steps to monitor and improve their own driving behavior in the wake of Thursday night's fatal crash in Kent County. That means going back to the basics of driving and taking the following actions: buckle up, slow down, and don't drink and drive... In the News Delaware-News-Item-679209 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:10 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNREC_schedules_final_public_workshop_on_new_Delaware_deer_management_plan.aspx DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold a fourth and final open forum-style workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 in the DNREC Auditorium, Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover. In the News Delaware-News-Item-679129 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://ltgov.delaware.gov/documents/20100304-StimulusFundedWeatherization.shtml Job-Creation Program Is Operating in Delaware At Almost Seven Times the National Average In the News Delaware-News-Item-680948 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2010/1003march/20100304-racetothetop.shtml Delaware's efforts to improve student achievement and create stronger public schools were recognized today when the federal Department of Education announced the state has moved to the next round in the Race to the Top competition. In the News Delaware-News-Item-678259 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:38:57 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECtoprovidebird%E2%80%99seyeviewofWilmington%E2%80%99sresidentperegrinefalconsvianew%E2%80%9CFalconCam%E2%80%9D.aspx Wilmington's own peregrine falcons are the stars on DNREC's newest live streaming web cam, the "Falcon Cam," now available for viewing on DNREC's website: In the News Delaware-News-Item-678244 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.dartfirststate.com/dtc.ejs?command=PublicDTCPressReleaseDisplay&id=3549 Transit riders now save $715 more per year compared to last year at this time as the cost of gas has increased $0.77 per gallon. In the News Delaware-News-Item-678147