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  Archives:  April 2014

Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Promoting Delaware’s Great Outdoors

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014

As a guest host for the Governor’s weekly message, filmed at the St. Jones Reserve, Delaware Tourism Director Linda Parkowski highlights the recently-launched Delaware Outdoor Trail.




Biden urges Delawareans to turn in unneeded prescriptions at weekend “Take Back” events

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden today urged Delawareans to help reduce the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse by disposing of their unneeded medications at free prescription drug take-back events this Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.




Federal and state officials, conservation partners celebrate two $1M grants benefitting Delaware’s Bayshore and beyond

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014

Among the lush fields and tidal marshland of Delaware’s Bayshore east of Dover, Delaware officials and conservation partners were joined by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Deputy Director Steve Guertin to celebrate the purchase, protection and conservation of the Vance Morris Tract – nearly 750 acres of key coastal Bayshore lands bordering the Ted Harvey Conservation Area.




Biden: Delaware Must Replace Medical Examiner’s Office With Modern Crime Lab

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014

The recent problems revealed with drug evidence in the State Medical Examiner’s Office make clear that Delaware needs to build its own, state-of-the-art crime laboratory, Attorney General Beau Biden said today.




2014 Arbor Day School Poster Contest Winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest with a theme of “Trees are terrific… in cities and towns!” This year’s statewide winner is Isabella Garber, a fifth-grader at Christ the Teacher School in Newark. Her poster was judged the best overall on the following qualities: artistic expression, originality, neatness, and use of theme. Complete archive of winners at delawaretrees.com.






  Archives:  April 2014

Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Promoting Delaware’s Great Outdoors

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014

As a guest host for the Governor’s weekly message, filmed at the St. Jones Reserve, Delaware Tourism Director Linda Parkowski highlights the recently-launched Delaware Outdoor Trail.




Biden urges Delawareans to turn in unneeded prescriptions at weekend “Take Back” events

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden today urged Delawareans to help reduce the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse by disposing of their unneeded medications at free prescription drug take-back events this Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.




Federal and state officials, conservation partners celebrate two $1M grants benefitting Delaware’s Bayshore and beyond

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014

Among the lush fields and tidal marshland of Delaware’s Bayshore east of Dover, Delaware officials and conservation partners were joined by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Deputy Director Steve Guertin to celebrate the purchase, protection and conservation of the Vance Morris Tract – nearly 750 acres of key coastal Bayshore lands bordering the Ted Harvey Conservation Area.




Biden: Delaware Must Replace Medical Examiner’s Office With Modern Crime Lab

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014

The recent problems revealed with drug evidence in the State Medical Examiner’s Office make clear that Delaware needs to build its own, state-of-the-art crime laboratory, Attorney General Beau Biden said today.




2014 Arbor Day School Poster Contest Winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest with a theme of “Trees are terrific… in cities and towns!” This year’s statewide winner is Isabella Garber, a fifth-grader at Christ the Teacher School in Newark. Her poster was judged the best overall on the following qualities: artistic expression, originality, neatness, and use of theme. Complete archive of winners at delawaretrees.com.