Delaware Libraries Launch 2017 Statewide Summer Reading Challenge

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Delaware’s First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney will kick off the statewide 2017 Summer Library Reading Challenge, Build a Better World, this weekend at public libraries in all three counties.   She will be joined by special guests The Cat’s Pajamas, a musical comedy trio. The kick-off events are: 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the Dover Public […] The post Delaware Libraries …

Governor Carney Announces Plan to Address Recommendations of DOC Independent Review

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Plan includes appointment of Special Assistant to lead turnaround, and $2 million investment in cameras at JTVCC DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday released his plan to act on the recommendations of the initial report of the Independent Review into the causes of the February 1 incident at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. […] The post Governor Carney …

DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges Frankford man with illegal dumping

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DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrested a Frankford man June 1 and charged him with illegal dumping after evidence from trash found on Blueberry Lane near Frankford. The post DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges Frankford man with illegal dumping appeared first on State of Delaware News.

DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges two Sussex men with illegal dump site activities

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DOVER – After investigating recent complaints made to DNREC’s Office of Community Services, Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit recently charged two Sussex men with an array of trash dumping violations – with one of the men arrested for operating an illegal dump site on a 19-acre parcel near Frankford. The post DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges …

The Delaware Division of the Arts Announces New Video and Select Upcoming Public Events Featuring the Delaware Poets Laureate

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For Immediate Release Wilmington, DE (March 21, 2017) – Identical twins Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha are social workers, award-winning spoken word poets, and community activists. They were appointed as the Delaware Poets Laureate by former Governor Jack Markell in December 2015. The appointment marks the first time in the history of the position that […] The post The Delaware …

Delaware Libraries, UD Disaster Research Center Present Disaster Planning Summit

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The Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, and the Delaware Division of Libraries are sponsoring an all-day summit “Disaster Recovery for Delaware” on Tuesday, February 28. The post Delaware Libraries, UD Disaster Research Center Present Disaster Planning Summit appeared first on State of Delaware News.

El Kalmar Nyckel: Nuevos Descubrimientos

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El sábado 7 de enero de 2017 a las 10:30 a.m., Bill Hutchison de la Fundación Kalmar Nyckel tendrá una presentación en los Archivos Públicos de Delaware enfocada en la operación y navegación de la embarcación Kalmar Nyckel y el uso de sus armas. Se presentarán segmentos de la nueva filmación sobre el barco que […] The post El Kalmar …

Capitol Police receive inaugural Beau Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award

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Wilmington, Del.- The Criminal Justice Council is pleased to announce that the Delaware Capitol Police’s Violence Intervention Program has received the inaugural “Beau” Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award. The intervention program, developed in 2013 by Capitol Police Chief John Horsman, provides protection for people involved in domestic violence-related court appearances. Cases involving incidents of […] The post Capitol Police …

The Kalmar Nyckel: New Discoveries

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On Saturday, January 7, at 10:30 a.m. Bill Hutchison of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives focusing on how the Kalmar Nyckel operated, with special emphasis on the navigation of the vessel, and the firing of the ship’s guns. Segments of a new film about the ship will […] The post The Kalmar …