DELAWARE.GOV NEWSROOM
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - Markell Responds to Valero's Decision to Permanently Cease Refinery Operations in Delaware
Gov. Jack Markell said that state agencies will act quickly to assist workers affected by the closing of the Valero refinery in Delaware City and that the state will make every effort to ensure the environmental health and safety of the site to protect the thousands of Delaware families who live near the facility. [more]
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccinations Schedule - Week Of Nov. 23-27
The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education announce the following schedule for the fourth week of the H1N1 School Vaccination Program. [more]
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - DuPont Nature Center announces winter hours for 2009-2010
The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife facility, today announced its new winter hours. Beginning Dec. 1 and continuing through March 1, 2010, the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. [more]
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - DNREC issues notice of $30,000 penalty to Dassault Falcon Jet –Wilmington Corp. for air pollution and hazardous waste violations
DOVER – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary
Collin P. O’Mara has issued a Notice of Administrative Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to Dassault Falcon Jet – Wilmington Corp. for violations of its permit issued by the Air Quality Management Section as well as violations of Delaware’s Regulations Governing Hazardous Waste. The Order includes a cash penalty of $30,000 and an additional $4,500 as cost recovery reimbursement to the Department for expenses associ [more]
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Crossover Closure at Route 113 and Arrow Safety Road in Georgetown
Georgetown -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that it has implemented a median crossover closure at US 113 and Arrow Safety Road in Georgetown effective in late December. US 113 southbound traffic will no longer be able to turn left off of US 113 onto Arrow Safety Road, and will need to travel to Shortly Road and US 113 to make a u-turn to go north to access Arrow Safety Road. US 113 northbound traffic will still be permitted to make right turns off of Arrow Safety Road. [more]
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Emergency Road Closure: Old Furnace Road Closed Due to Bridge Pipe Failure
The Department of Transportation advises motorists that Bridge 3-240 on Old Furnace Rd. between Rd. 529/Cokesbury Rd. and Rementer Road west of Georgetown is closed due to a pipe failure and road undermining. DelDOT Bridge Maintenance crews were onsite this morning examining the pipe failure, bridge structure and roadway to determine the extent of damage and needed repair. They found a total collapse of the two main pipes under the bridge. [more]
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - Markell, Lawmakers Launch Effort to Raise Awareness of Video Game Ratings
The three-month public service campaign will run through the peak holiday shopping season and includes informational brochures, kiosks at the Dover and Christiana malls and radio spots. [more]
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - Markell Congratulates Christiana Mall For Achieving Redevelopment Milestone
During the ceremony, Christiana Mall officially announced ten new retailers and restaurants including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Rockport, Lego, Oakley, JB Dawson’s, White House Black Market, Tilly’s, P.S. from aÉropostale, and Coldwater Creek. [more]
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council to Meet Dec. 2
The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council (CWAC) will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Conference Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, Dover. [more]
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Shots Available This Weekend For High Risk Delawareans
About 600 vaccination appointments for those most at risk for H1N1 are still available for this weekend's vaccination clinics in Kent and Sussex counties. [more]
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - DOC Releases RFP Soliciting Vendors for Prison Medical Contract [PDF]
The new RFP will allow the option of multiple vendors, so potential vendors will be able to bid to provide a portion of services, such as mental health services, substance abuse services or prescription drugs, among others, as well as to bid on the entire contract. [more]
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 - DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Newark and Dover
Dover – Three sobriety checkpoints are scheduled to occur the weekend of November 20th and 21st as part of the Office of Highway Safety's 2009 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign... [more]
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 - Additional Weeks of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Available
Gov. Jack Markell and Secretary of Labor John McMahon announced that unemployed Delaware workers will be eligible for up to fourteen weeks of additional unemployment insurance benefits. [more]
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 - DNREC issues notice of $50,605 penalty to Glasgow Citgo owners for underground storage tank violations at Bear gas station
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara has issued a Notice of Administrative Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to the owners of the Glasgow Citgo for violations of Delaware’s underground storage tank regulations. The order includes a cash penalty of $50,605 and an additional $7,591 as cost recovery reimbursement for the Department’s expenses associated with its investigation. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - DNREC Ready to Assist Homeowners by Expediting Storm Repair Permits
As Delaware beach-area property owners take stock of damage from last week’s coastal storm, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control staff stands ready to assist owners and contractors who are planning repairs or rebuilding efforts. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Petroleum Shipping Company Denied Request for Lightering Operations in Delaware Bay
Bouchard Affiliates of Melville, N.Y., had requested a “status decision” under the Delaware Coastal Zone Act regulations, claiming that the company was conducting lightering operations in the Bay before June 28, 1971, the date the Act became law. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Fifth Delaware H1N1-Related Death
Officials with Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) say a 60-year old New Castle County man became Delaware's fifth H1N1-related death this morning. He was hospitalized Oct. 26, 2009 and had several underlying health conditions. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Delaware To Become First State In America To Ensure Developmental Screening For Infants And Toddlers
Delaware would become the first state in America to require insurance carriers to cover medically appropriate developmental screening tests for children between birth and the age of three under a new law that will take effect Nov. 25. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Seaford man, prohibited from weapons, arrested for hunting violations
DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents on Nov. 13 arrested a Seaford man who is prohibited from carrying weapons on hunting-related violations. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - DGDC News Blog: Dover's Use of GIS Explained in the Delaware State News
A front-page article in the Delaware State News details the successes of Dover's GIS program over the last few years. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccinations Schedule - Week of Nov. 16-20
The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education announce the following schedule for the third week of the H1N1 School Vaccination Program. [more]
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Riding Public Transit Saves Individuals $9,190 Annually
Over the last year, an individual riding public transportation would have saved an additional $255 due to the 41 cent increase of gasoline per gallon since November 2008. [more]
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - State of Emergency Lifted In Kent County and Sussex County
Gov. Jack Markell this morning lifted the State of Emergency he had declared in Kent County and Sussex County on Thursday. The State of Emergency ended as of 8 a.m. Sunday. State officials are continuing to assess storm damage. [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - DAR urges Delawareans to
take care of pets, livestock, and poultry in tropical
storm
[more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - Markell Celebrates Cornerstone West's Community Revitalization Work
The ceremony commemorates a decade-long $30 million effort to revitalize Wilmington’s West Side with a groundbreaking of 10 new town homes and the grand re-opening of a 72-unit apartment complex. [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - Delaware Seniors Urged To Be Wary Of High-Pressured Sales Pitches During Medicare Open Enrollment
Commissioner Stewart Stresses the Need for Seniors to Protect Themselves Against Predatory Sales Practices [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries to meet Nov. 18 in Dover
The Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control auditorium, Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover. [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - DPH Investigates TB
Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) will conduct a tuberculosis contact investigation in the Wilmington area beginning Monday, Nov. 16. [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered In Schools - Nov. 12, 2009
Delaware's Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education completed the eighth day of the H1N1 school vaccination program Nov. 12, by administering H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine to 3,075 Delaware elementary public and charter school students with parental permission. [more]
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - Storm Assessment And Cleanup To Occur On Route 1 Near Inlet Bridge This Weekend
Rehoboth Beach -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that Route 1 between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach will remain closed throughout most of the weekend while DelDOT crews monitor conditions tonight and start cleanup efforts tomorrow. Approximately 75 DelDOT workers have been monitoring conditions across Sussex County since the start of the storm Thursday morning, placing barriers, putting up variable message boards and checking roadways for high water. DelDOT anticipates that this afternoon's high tide will require Route 1 to remain closed, as water levels may rise again. [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Delaware Thoroughbred
and Harness Racing Commissions host the Racing Officials
Accreditation
[more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Markell Declares State Of Emergency
Governor Jack Markell has declared a state of emergency for Kent County and Sussex County to better enable response to the current storm, effective at 6 p.m. [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Killens Pond celebrates Fun in the Outdoors on Nov. 14
FELTON – It may be November, but the staff at Killens Pond State Park invites individuals and families to the park for a day of Fun in the Outdoors onSaturday, Nov. 14. The fun begins with a lesson in outdoor cooking at 2 p.m., followed by a paddling trip around the pond at 3:30 p.m. Visitors should bundle up for a chilly fall hayride through the park at 5:30 p.m. and night hike at 6:30 p.m., and be sure to bring enough water and snacks for the day. [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Invasive plant workday to be held at Killens Pond on Nov. 21
FELTON – The Environmental Stewardship Program of the Division of Parks and Recreation invites volunteers to spend the morning working in Killens Pond State Park from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 21. Program staff will be hosting an invasive plant workday in the fields near the Water Park, targeting Bradford pears, multiflora rose, bush honeysuckles and other invasive plants that threaten the meadows and the understory of forest habitat throughout the park. [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Radiation Protection Professionals Recognized For Protecting The Public
Governor Jack Markell has issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 8-14, 2009 Radiation Protection Professionals Week in Delaware, and encourages all Delawareans to join in supporting the observance of this proclamation. The proclamation was presented to the Authority on Radiation Protection, an appointed public board that provides oversight and general direction on radiation matters to the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Clinics To Vaccinate Up To 3,000 High-Risk Delawareans Nov. 20-22
Eligible Residents Should Call 1-866-408-1899 On Nov. 16 For Appointment-Only H1N1 Vaccinations [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered In Schools - Nov. 10, 2009
Delaware's Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education completed the seventh day of the H1N1 school vaccination program Nov. 10, by administering H1N1 vaccinations to 4,244 Delaware public and charter school students at various grade levels with parental permission. This brings the total number of students vaccinated through the statewide H1N1 school vaccination program to 12,294. [more]
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 - Postponed: Indian River Inlet Bridge Open House & Site Tour / Saturday, November 14, 2009 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Rehoboth Beach -- The Delaware Department of Transportation and Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. (Skanska) announces that due to heavy rain, winds and coastal flooding, the "Open House" for the Indian River Inlet Bridge project scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2009 has been postponed. Coastal flooding, high tides and continual rain are creating an unsafe travel condition in this area, and with the possibility that one or more lanes of Route 1 near the bridge may be closed over the next few days, the decision was made to postpone the event to a future date, likely in early 2010. [more]
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 - 33 More Cited for Seat Belt Violations
Dover – Officers participating in a stepped up statewide enforcement effort to save lives by getting more Delawareans to buckle up, issued 33 citations for seat belt violations between November 2nd and November 8th. This brings the total number of seat belt citations issued in the first ten weeks of the campaign to 677... [more]
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Nov. 18 in Lewes
The Recycling Public Advisory Council will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the DNREC Lewes Facility, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes. [more]
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - DNREC’s Landowner Incentive Program now accepting project proposals for 2010
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Delaware Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) today announced a request for proposals from private landowners seeking to protect, enhance and/or restore habitat to benefit the First State’s species of greatest conservation need. [more]
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Coastal Cleanup nets 9.6 tons of trash from Delaware waterways
The final numbers are in: 2,002 community volunteers at this year’s Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 19 collected about 9.6 tons of trash from 41 sites along Delaware’s waterways and coastline stretching from Wilmington to Fenwick Island. [more]
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Mid-Atlantic Governors Commit To Offshore Wind Partnership
Delaware’s leadership has positioned it to be the first state in the nation to develop an offshore wind farm, bringing clean power to Delawareans and creating hundreds of jobs." [more]
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Nov. 7 recycling event in Wilmington nets 8.5 tons of scrap tires
WILMINGTON, Del. - Saturday’s Scrap Tire Drop-off event at Frawley Stadium netted 8.5 tons of scrap tires – more than 650 old passenger vehicle tires that could have ended up in an unsightly, scrap tire pile or left to decompose in a Delaware landfill. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - Markell: NRG-Bluewater Wind Deal 'Marks Important Steps Toward' Building Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm
Delaware’s leadership has positioned it to be the first state in the nation to develop an offshore wind farm, bringing clean power to Delawareans and creating hundreds of jobs. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - 14 Arrested for DUI in Week 19 of Campaign [PDF]
Dover – Delaware law enforcement officer arrested 14 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during week 19 of the 2009 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign (Nov. 6 and 7). This brings the total number of DUI arrests for the campaign since its July 2nd launch to 347. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - Fish and Wildlife Enforcement makes weekend arrests for fishing violations
DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents over the weekend arrested two men in two separate cases involving alleged undersize fish in hidden compartments and fined five others for not having the required Delaware F.I.N. number. The violations were found during routine vessel safety inspections. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - Fourth Delaware H1N1-Related Death
Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) was notified this morning that a 52-year old Kent County male, who was admitted to the hospital on October 21 with H1N1 flu-related complications, died on Saturday, November 7. The patient did have a very serious underlying health condition prior to contracting the flu. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered in Schools - Nov. 6, 2009
The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education announce the following schedule for the second week of the H1N1 School Vaccination Program. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - Centennial Plate Promotion Gives Customers Access to Five-Digit Plates
Dover -- Have you always wanted to be in the special low-digit license plate club? Are you tired of seeing other people driving around with something better than your boring six or seven character license plate? Have you always wanted to have your own piece of Delaware driving distinction? [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered in Schools - Nov. 5, 2009
Delaware's Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education completed the fourth day of the H1N1 school vaccination program Nov. 5, by administering H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine to 1,554 Delaware elementary public and charter school students with parental permission. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered in Schools - Nov. 9-13
The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Education announce the following schedule for the second week of the H1N1 School Vaccination Program. Please note that Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is a state holiday and schools will be closed. Students in grades K-5 receive nasal spray vaccine. Students in grades 6-12 receive injectable vaccine. [more]
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 - Eighth Annual Diabetes Wellness Expo 2009 Held Nov. 12
More than 40 exhibitors will showcase health services, supplies and programs to Delawareans with diabetes at the Diabetes Wellness Expo, held Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Dover Hotel. [more]
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 - Lanes on Route 13 will be closed next week as construction at Boyds Corner continues
Middletown -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that lanes on Route 13 near Boyds Corner will be closed next week as crews install conduits in the median and install signals. Between Greylag Road and Boyds Corner Road, there will be single, left-lane closures on northbound and southbound Route 13 to install and work on conduits in the center median. This work will be completed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - Three Kent County men arrested for hunting violations
DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents on Nov. 3 arrested three Kent County men for hunting violations. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - Nov. 6 Health Summit Focuses On Communicable Diseases
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. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered In Schools Nov. 3, 2009
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. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered In Schools Nov. 4, 2009
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. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - Delaware Tax Amnesty Exceeds Goal; Generates $22 Million
The two-month long partnership between the Delaware Division of Revenue and the General Revenue Corporation, a subsidiary of Sallie Mae 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. [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - Agenda for November PLUS Meeting Posted
An agenda has been posted for the November 25 meeting of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). [more]
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 - Key Land Agreements Expected to Lay Groundwork For Economic Development, Ecological Restoration and Additional State Parkland at Auburn Heights Preserve
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. [more]
