Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:23 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) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:17:52 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/ThreeKentCountymenarrestedforhuntingviolations.aspx DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents on Nov. 3 arrested three Kent County men for hunting violations. In the News Delaware-News-Item-557856 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/healthsummit-110509.html Nationally recognized presenters will provide information on communicable disease treatment and prevention measures to an audience of health care professionals at the 2009 Health Summit. The Summit is a joint effort of Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) and is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6 at Clayton Hall, University of Delaware. In the News Delaware-News-Item-557729 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/h1n1schools-110509.html Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) completed their second day of H1N1 school vaccination program Nov. 3, by administering H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine to 1,531 Delaware elementary public school students with parental permission. In the News Delaware-News-Item-557728 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/schoolvacine1104-110509.html Delaware's Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education completed the third day of the H1N1 school vaccination program Nov. 4, by administering H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine to 882 Delaware elementary public and charter school students with parental permission. In the News Delaware-News-Item-557727 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/11november/20091105-taxamnesty.shtml The two-month long partnership between the Delaware Division of Revenue and the General Revenue Corporation, a subsidiary of Sallie MÆe Corporation, is expected to clear more than 14,000 delinquent accounts. When the program was authorized this summer, estimates called for $10 million to be collected. In the News Delaware-News-Item-557400 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/news.shtml#nov09_plus An agenda has been posted for the November 25 meeting of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). In the News Delaware-News-Item-556678 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:17 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Keylandagreementsexpectedtolaygroundworkforeconomicdevelopment%2CecologicalrestorationandadditionalstateparklandatAuburnHeigh.aspx A series of agreements to preserve and redevelop 99 acres of land near the Auburn Heights Preserve in northern Delaware is expected to boost economic development and ecological restoration in the scenic area, and add to state parkland at the preserve located in the Red Clay Valley near the Pennsylvania state line. In the News Delaware-News-Item-556513 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:18:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/agg_driving_2009/pr/results_speed_campaign_over_6-thousand_citations_issued.pdf Dover - Officers participating in a four month long statewide effort to 'Stop Speeding Before it Stops You', have issued a total of 6,322 citations for speeding violations. For the second year in a row, this important highway safety campaign was focused on stopping speeding drivers and reducing speed related crashes in the state. Currently speed is listed as a contributing factor in 18% of the state's 83 fatal crashes which have occurred since January 1st. When the campaign began on July 6th, speed was a factor in 30% of the state's fatal crashes... In the News Delaware-News-Item-553917 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:32:56 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Pre-seasonlotteryapplicationsforturkeyhuntingonstatelandduebyDec18.aspx The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife wants to remind hunters that lottery applications for six-day turkey hunts on state wildlife areas next spring must be received in the Division's Dover office no later than Friday, Dec. 18. Applications will be drawn at random to allow hunters to participate in one of three six-day hunts on state lands during turkey season in April 2010. In the News Delaware-News-Item-553846 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:43:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/general_pr_2009/49_more_cited_for_seat_belt_violations.pdf Dover - Officers participating in a stepped up statewide enforcement effort to save lives by getting more Delawareans to buckle up, issued 49 citations for seat belt violations between October 26th - November 1st. This brings the total number of seat belt citations issued in the first ten weeks of the campaign to 644... In the News Delaware-News-Item-553918 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/vaccinesadministeredinschools-11.html The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) began the H1N1 School Vaccination Program Monday, November 2, by administering H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine to 628 Delaware elementary public school students with parental permission. In the News Delaware-News-Item-553058 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/dphoffersfluinfoline-110309.html Delaware's Division on Public Health (DPH) will open a call line Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. to take public questions concerning novel H1N1 influenza. Delawareans can call 1-866-408-1899 to speak to DPH staff weekdays from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. during the influenza season. In the News Delaware-News-Item-553057 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3532 Frederica -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) invites the public to attend a workshop for the Preliminary Design for the proposed overpass project on Route 1 between Route 12/Frederica Road and Tub Mill Road/Milford Neck Road, south of Frederica. The workshop will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10 at the Frederica Volunteer Fire Company, which is located at the corner of Route 12/Frederica Road and Front Street in Frederica. Display boards will show the design plans for the overpass, also known as a grade-separated intersection. In the News Delaware-News-Item-552304 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/CPSF_2009/pr/Halloween_DUI_results-39_arrested.pdf Dover - Hopefully Halloween weekend became safer, if not less frightening, for many motorists after Delaware law enforcement officers arrested 39 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend. The Office of Highway Safety scheduled increased DUI enforcement activities for the Halloween weekend as 58% of all highway fatalities nationwide on Halloween night are alcohol-related... In the News Delaware-News-Item-551924 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:51:00 EST http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/11november/1000_state_positions_cut.shtml State government will have at least 1,000 fewer positions than it did in the beginning of his term this January, Governor Jack Markell announced today. As the Office of Management and Budget begins a month of budget hearings, the Governor laid out five foundations he and his Cabinet are using to make government work more efficiently and cost-effectively to reduce the size and cost of state government. In the News Delaware-News-Item-551868 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/notice_of_corrected_dates__-1102.html The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education are pleased to announce that the H1N1 School Vaccination Program will begin next week. H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine will be administered to Delaware elementary public school students with parental permission this week; in future weeks, some older students will receive the injectable version of vaccine. In the News Delaware-News-Item-551730 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:06:04 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECpresentsfundingworkshopsforcommunityenvironmentalprojects.aspx Two public workshops on funding opportunities for environmental projects that benefit Delaware communities will be held by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Community Involvement Advisory Council (CIAC). In the News Delaware-News-Item-551195 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:10:51 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/FirstStateHeritageParkatDovercommemoratesVeteransDayonNov11.aspx This Veterans Day holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 11, the following First State Heritage Park sites are open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for tours and exhibits: Legislative Hall, the Biggs Museum of American Art, the Old State House, and the First State Heritage Park Visitor Center at the Delaware Public Archives. All sites and activities are free of charge. Centrally-located, all-day free parking is available at the First State Heritage Park Visitor Center located at the Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York In the News Delaware-News-Item-549885 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/news.shtml#2009_dpc_projections The Delaware Population Consortium has released its 2009 Population Projections Series and elected new officers for the coming year. In the News Delaware-News-Item-549392 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:19:01 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECurgesmotoriststowatchoutfordeercrossingroadways%2Cespeciallyatdusk.aspx The end of daylight savings time means more 9-to-5 workers will be driving home at dusk, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Fish and Wildlife would like to remind drivers to remain alert for deer crossing roadways. In the News Delaware-News-Item-549232 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:05:34 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Delawarehostsfirstfederaloffshorerenewableenergytaskfrocemeeting.aspx Today, the State of Delaware became the first state in the nation to host a U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service offshore renewable energy Task Force meeting. In the News Delaware-News-Item-549231 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/10october/first_federal_offshore_renewable_energy.shtml In the News Delaware-News-Item-553862 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://revenue.delaware.gov/services/press/09_amnesty3.pdf Division of Revenue Director Patrick T. Carter announced today that Delaware's 2009 Voluntary Tax Compliance Initiative (VCTI) will come to a close at midnight tomorrow, October 30, 2009. With only one day left to take advantage of this one-time tax amnesty offer, Delaware encourages all remaining eligible individuals and businesses to register for the program as quickly as possible. In the News Delaware-News-Item-550070 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:06 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DelawareCleanWaterAdvisoryCouncilannounceswaterqualityimprovementgrantworkshopsetforDec3.aspx The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council will hold an informational workshop 9 - 11: 30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 on the application process for fiscal 2010 grant funds for Community Water Quality Improvement Projects. In the News Delaware-News-Item-549230 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://ltgov.delaware.gov/documents/20091029-StimulusReport.shtml Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. Denn, appointed by the Governor to oversee Delaware's implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, issued his first interim report to the Governor today on the status of ARRA implementation in Delaware. The report contains a range of statistics regarding ARRA's impact in Delaware, and a frank assessment of the areas where Delaware has excelled and where improvement is needed. In the News Delaware-News-Item-548790 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://revenue.delaware.gov/services/press/09_unclprop.pdf Delaware Division of Revenue Director, Patrick Carter, announced today that Delaware will publish the names of approximately 85,000 owners of unclaimed property in the Delaware State News, the News Journal and on In the News Delaware-News-Item-548760 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:08:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/general_pr_2009/53_cited_for_seat_belt_violations.pdf Officers participating in a stepped up statewide enforcement effort to save lives by getting more Delawareans to buckle up, issued 53 citations for seat belt violations between October 19th - October 25th. This brings the total number of seat belt citations issued in the campaign to date to 595... In the News Delaware-News-Item-546703 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/relateddeath-102809.html Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) has learned of another H1N1-related death, this time in an 80-year-old Sussex County woman. She passed away Saturday, October 24, in a Delaware hospital. Because she doesn't fit the typical age profile, additional H1N1 investigation was conducted to confirm her status. In the News Delaware-News-Item-546512 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/10october/20091027-educationforum.shtml Gov. Jack Markell discussed his education vision during a forum at the University of Delaware, which was attended by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. In the News Delaware-News-Item-546001 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:13:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/CPSF_2009/pr/5_checkpoints_set_for_halloween_weekend.pdf Halloween is a special fall tradition, but many are unaware that it has become known as much for impaired driving crashes as it has for trick-or treating by children. In the News Delaware-News-Item-545411 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:00 EST http://ohs.delaware.gov/agg_driving_2009/pr/Speed_arrests_climb_again.pdf Officers participating in the statewide effort to 'Stop Speeding Before it Stops You', issued 469 additional citations for speeding violations between October 19th and the 25th. This is the second highest number of speed citation written since the campaign launched on July 6th. In the News Delaware-News-Item-545410 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/10october/20091027-fiskerauto.shtml WILMINGTON -- Gov. Jack Markell joined Vice President Joe Biden, and the state's federal delegation Tuesday to announce that Fisker Automotive has agreed to acquire the Boxwood auto assembly plant. The Boxwood Road facility will support Fisker Automotive's Project NINA, the development and build of an affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan. In the News Delaware-News-Item-545354 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:18:20 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/CelebratethefourthannualFallFestivalatKillensPondStatePark.aspx Activities for the day include hayrides, food and drink, arts and crafts, live performances, a petting zoo, a straw maze, demonstrations and much more. Costumes are welcome and encouraged. Vendors will also be handing out candy for trick-or-treating, so don't forget your buckets! In the News Delaware-News-Item-545341 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:12:14 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/November%92sFirstSaturdayeventsatFirstStateHeritagePark.aspx On Saturday Nov. 7, the First State Heritage Park presents its monthly "First Saturdays in the First State" event in Dover. Delaware's capital city has two capitol buildings—the Old State House, which served as the seat of Delaware's General Assembly from 1791 to 1933, and Legislative Hall, which has served this function since 1933. In the News Delaware-News-Item-545339 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3526 Rehoboth Beach -- The Delaware Department of Transportation and Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. (Skanska) announce that the Public Workshop previously planned for October 17, 2009 has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2009. The public is invited to attend an outdoor "open house" style public workshop and participate in a construction site tour at the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the News Delaware-News-Item-545132 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.doc.delaware.gov/news/09press1026.pdf The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC), in cooperation with the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ), is providing children and teens in Wilmington a safe, free and fun-filled alternative to partaking in 'Mischief Night' on Friday, October 30. In the News Delaware-News-Item-544957 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:38:18 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Army_Corps_of_Engineers_notifies_DNREC_of_intent_to_begin_main_channel_deepening_prior_to_obtaining_required_state_permits.aspx The Corps' application, submitted in 2001 and the subject of a 2003 public hearing, sought state wetlands and subaqueous lands permits to dredge the navigational channel of the Delaware River to remove nearly 19 million cubic yards of material from the channel that runs from the mouth of the Delaware Bay at Lewes to the Delaware-Pennsylvania border near Claymont. In the News Delaware-News-Item-544052 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT http://dgdc.blogs.delaware.gov/2009/10/23/lots-to-chew-on/ Delaware's GIS Community held a series of workshops and small-group meetings to gather input for the planned Delaware GIS Strategic Plan. In the News Delaware-News-Item-544212 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/news.shtml#2009_dpc_annual_agenda The Delaware Population Consortium will hold its 2009 annual meeting on Thursday, October 29. In the News Delaware-News-Item-544211 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:50 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNRECSecretaryissuesCoastalZoneActpermit.aspx Under the authority of the Coastal Zone Act and the Regulations Governing Delaware's Coastal Zone, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin P. O'Mara has issued a Coastal Zone Act permit to MAGCO, Inc. to relocate its existing sea salt packaging operation from 6200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont to 341 Pigeon Point Road, New Castle. In the News Delaware-News-Item-544053 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/deathexaminedforh1n1-102309.html Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) is reviewing the Oct. 19 death of a 15-year-old New Castle County boy to determine if the cause of death is related to H1N1 influenza. In the News Delaware-News-Item-543934 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/outstandingvol102309.html On October 29th, Governor Jack Markell will honor the dedication of more than thirty individuals and groups by presenting the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards October 29, 2009 at a dinner at Dover Downs. In the News Delaware-News-Item-543933 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3521 Middletown -- To install overhead traffic signals, some lanes on Route 301 at the intersections of Route 301 and Diamond State Boulevard, Merrimac Road and Levels Road will be closed intermittently starting at 9 a.m. Monday, October 26 to approximately 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28. The contractor, Byers Electrical Construction, will have flaggers on site. In the News Delaware-News-Item-543850 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:13:25 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/NativereplantingandinvasiveplantpullsetforOct24attheJunctionandBreakwaterTrail.aspx LEWES - Volunteers are invited to spend the morning working on the Junction Breakwater Trail from 9 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Oct. 24 at Cape Henlopen State Park. The Environmental Stewardship Program of the Division of Parks and Recreation will be hosting a native species replanting and invasive plant pull along the trail north of Wolfe Neck Road. In the News Delaware-News-Item-542775 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:51:08 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/StJonesReserveOpenHouseSetforNov7.aspx The St. Jones Reserve will host a free Open House and the Delaware Native Plant Society's 9th Annual Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 7. The Open House and plant sale will be held rain or shine at the Reserve located at 818 Kitts Hummock Road near Dover. In the News Delaware-News-Item-542136 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/firsth1n1death.html Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) has learned of the first H1N1- related death in the 2009 season, a 35 year old female from Kent County who died this morning. The individual had a number of underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized on October 12 in Delaware but was later transferred to a Maryland hospital. In the News Delaware-News-Item-542019 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dartfirststate.com/dtc.ejs?command=PublicDTCPressReleaseDisplay&id=3519 Delaware City -- Groundbreaking Event for the Expansion of DART's Mid-County Facility DelDOT Secretary Carolann Wicks and DART Executive Director Stephen Kingsberry presided over a groundbreaking ceremony on October 21, 2009 for an expansion of the Delaware Transit Corporation (DART) mid-county maintenance facility near Delaware City. The $5.5-million project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and will provide for the expansion of the transit center, along with other cost-saving benefits. Construction will include a six-bay maintenance facility, shop areas, support spaces, a training library, mechanic locker room and a worker lounge area. In the News Delaware-News-Item-541935 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dartfirststate.com/dtc.ejs?command=PublicDTCPressReleaseDisplay&id=3518 Wilmington -- DART First State Service Change Approved Effective December 6, 2009 Stephen B. Kingsberry, Executive Director of the Delaware Transit Corporation, announced that the proposed changes to DART First State bus service have been approved. In the News Delaware-News-Item-541299 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:24:28 GMT http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/EaglereleasedfollowingSaturdayrescuebyDNRECFishandWildlifeagents.aspx This morning, with onlookers including a wide-eyed 7th grade class from Millsboro Middle School, DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents Sr. Cpl. Douglas Messeck and Cpl. David Ptak carefully lifted the top off a large pet carrier. The huge dark bird with her distinctive white head barely paused before she was airborne, soaring away from the crowd toward the trees surrounding Ingrams Pond near Millsboro. In the News Delaware-News-Item-540235 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/pressreleases/2009/incident-102109.html Officials with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services' Division of Public Health are conducting an investigation into an incident that took place Monday morning at the Governor Bacon Health Center. In the News Delaware-News-Item-540118