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  Archives:  May 2014

Safety Tips for the 2014 Hurricane Season

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

Delaware Governor Jack Markell and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper joined the American Red Cross, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the Delaware Department of Homeland Security to urge Delawareans to prepare themselves, their families, and their businesses for the 2014 hurricane storm season.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing Youth for the Global Economy

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights ongoing efforts to prepare Delaware students for the global economy through the expansion of the state’s World Language Immersion Programs.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing Youth for the Global Economy

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

In our global economy, we can greatly expand opportunities available to our kids if we recognize the advantages of speaking multiple languages. So two years ago we launched a world language immersion program in which students can take half of their subjects in Chinese or Spanish – starting in kindergarten. The response has been phenomenal. […]




Kent County man receives prison sentence for killing his girlfriend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014

A Kent County man who killed his girlfriend in their Leipsic residence last summer and attempted to dispose of her remains in a wooded lot nearby was convicted of her death this morning and was sentenced to prison, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.




Founding father Benjamin Rush, 18th-century drinks and fabric arts to be featured at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation in June 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014

During the month of June 2014, the John Dickinson Plantation, located at 340 Kitts Hummock Rd. in Dover, Del., will present six special programs that explore different aspects of everyday life as it would have been lived during the 18th century when John Dickinson was in residence at the property.






  Archives:  May 2014

Safety Tips for the 2014 Hurricane Season

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

Delaware Governor Jack Markell and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper joined the American Red Cross, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the Delaware Department of Homeland Security to urge Delawareans to prepare themselves, their families, and their businesses for the 2014 hurricane storm season.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing Youth for the Global Economy

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights ongoing efforts to prepare Delaware students for the global economy through the expansion of the state’s World Language Immersion Programs.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing Youth for the Global Economy

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

In our global economy, we can greatly expand opportunities available to our kids if we recognize the advantages of speaking multiple languages. So two years ago we launched a world language immersion program in which students can take half of their subjects in Chinese or Spanish – starting in kindergarten. The response has been phenomenal. […]




Kent County man receives prison sentence for killing his girlfriend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014

A Kent County man who killed his girlfriend in their Leipsic residence last summer and attempted to dispose of her remains in a wooded lot nearby was convicted of her death this morning and was sentenced to prison, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.




Founding father Benjamin Rush, 18th-century drinks and fabric arts to be featured at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation in June 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014

During the month of June 2014, the John Dickinson Plantation, located at 340 Kitts Hummock Rd. in Dover, Del., will present six special programs that explore different aspects of everyday life as it would have been lived during the 18th century when John Dickinson was in residence at the property.