Ag businesses, farmstands wanted for new Delaware agriculture directory
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Owners of farm markets, produce stands, garden centers, agritourism businesses, riding stables, farms offering hay sales, and other agricultural retail operations are being sought to be featured in the latest edition of the Delaware Agricultural Directory.
Governor Markell Signs Good Samaritan Bill to Prevent Overdose Deaths
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Surrounded by families who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses, Governor Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 116 to address the rising number of these fatalities by granting criminal immunity to individuals who report an alcohol or drug overdose.
DSHA Receives Grant to Help Homeowners
Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi today announced that DSHA was awarded $91,722 from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for comprehensive housing counseling services to be performed by three sub-grantees – First State Community Action Agency, NCALL Research, Inc., and YWCA Center for Homeownership. This is the first time DSHA has received funding as an intermediary for comprehensive counseling services from HUD.
Biden creates specialized unit to serve child victims
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Attorney General Beau Biden today, joined by prosecutors and representatives from the Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware and Prevent Child Abuse Delaware, announced that he has created the Child Victims Unit, a specialized unit within the Delaware Department of Justice that streamlines the prosecutorial and social services of the Department to more effectively protect Delaware’s children who are victims of the most violent crime.
Sonja Frey, a Milford-based painter, to display her abstract paintings in Mezzanine Gallery in July
Delaware Division of the Arts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 1, 2013
This solo exhibition of Frey’s work will showcase a series of collage paintings which focus mainly on the sole objective of beauty. The artist intends for the viewer to react emotionally, visually and physically to the complex surfaces of her work.
