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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]
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 - Results Speed Campaign Over 6-Thousand Citations Issued
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... [more]
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 - Pre-season lottery applications for turkey hunting on state land due by Dec. 18
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. [more]
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 - 49 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 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... [more]
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccines Administered in Schools
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. [more]
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 - Div. of Public Health Offers Flu Info Line
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. [more]
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 - Workshop for South Frederica Overpass Improvements / Tuesday, November 10
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. [more]
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 - Halloween DUI Results - 39 Arrested
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... [more]
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 - More Than 1,000 State Positions Cut Since January
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. [more]
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 - H1N1 Vaccinations Begin at Delaware Schools - Corrected Dates
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. [more]
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 - DNREC Presents Funding Workshops for Community Environmental Projects
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). [more]
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - First State Heritage Park at Dover commemorates Veterans Day on Nov. 11
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 [more]
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - Delaware Population Consortium Releases 2009 Projections Series
The Delaware Population Consortium has released its 2009 Population Projections Series and elected new officers for the coming year. [more]
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - DNREC urges motorists to watch out for deer crossing roadways, especially at dusk
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. [more]
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - Delaware hosts first federal offshore renewable energy task force meeting
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. [more]
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - Delaware Holds First Federal Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - State's One-Time Tax Amnesty Comes to a Close [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. [more]
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council announces water quality improvement grant workshop set for Dec. 3
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. [more]
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - Comprehensive Report From Delaware's Stimulus Czar
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. [more]
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - Unclaimed Property Publication Released [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 [more]
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 53 Cited for Seat Belt Violations
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… [more]
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - H1N1-Related Death In An 80 Year-old Woman
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Markell Addresses Statewide Education Forum
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - 5 Checkpoints Set for Halloween Weekend
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Speed Arrests Climb Again
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Markell Welcomes Automaker to Boxwood Plant
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Celebrate the fourth annual Fall Festival at Killens Pond State Park
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! [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - November’s First Saturday events at First State Heritage Park
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. [more]
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - --Rescheduled-- Indian River Inlet Bridge Open House And 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) 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. [more]
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - DOC Among Organizations Offering Alternative to 'Mischief Night'
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. [more]
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 - Army Corps of Engineers notifies DNREC of intent to begin main channel deepening prior to obtaining required state permits
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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - DGDC News Blog: 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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - Delaware Population Consortium to Hold Annual Meeting
The Delaware Population Consortium will hold its 2009 annual meeting on Thursday, October 29. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - DNREC Secretary issues Coastal Zone Act permit to MAGCO Inc. of Claymont
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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - New Castle County Death Examined For H1N1
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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - Governor To Honor Outstanding Volunteers
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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - Lanes on Route 301 will be closed during installation of overhead signals
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. [more]
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - Native replanting and invasive plant pull set for Oct. 24 at the Junction and Breakwater Trail
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - St. Jones Reserve Open House Set for Nov. 7
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - First Delaware H1N1-Related Death
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - Ground Broken for Expansion of DART's Mid-County Facility
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - DART First State Service Change Approved
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - Eagle released following Saturday rescue by DNREC Fish and Wildlife agents
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. [more]
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - Incident at the Governor Bacon Health Center
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. [more]
