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  Archives:  February 2015

Food safety certification course offered to potential on-farm food entrepreneurs

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Agricultural entrepreneurs who want to produce certain foods in their on-farm kitchens can receive food safety training and become certified under Delaware law at an upcoming workshop. The eight-hour Food Safety for Entrepreneurs program will be Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Agriculture offices near Camden, 2320 South DuPont Highway.



“Celebrating Love and Family: ‘Finding African-American Families in Kent County—1830–1860’ ” to be presented at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 14, 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2015

Program will explore recent research that identified the names of, and cultural resources associated with, African Americans who resided in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Del., between 1837 and 1860.



Michael J. Wolf Named Delaware Director of Forensic Science

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2015

Lewis D. Schiliro, Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, announced the appointment of Michael J. Wolf as Delaware’s Director of Forensic Science. Director Wolf, who will manage the overall operation of the Division of Forensic Science (DFS), is filling a new position created during the legislative reorganization of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner last year.



Don Voltz to speak about the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum on Feb. 14, 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015

Don Voltz, a well-known sportscaster for WDEL radio in Wilmington, is executive director of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.



State of Delaware experiences fraudulent tax-filing attempts

Division of Revenue | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015

The Delaware Division of Revenue has experienced several attempts by unknown persons to file fraudulent income tax returns for the 2014 filing season using stolen identities. The fraudulent filing attempts have originated from data that was compromised through a third-party commercial tax-preparation software database. All information in Delaware’s tax database remains secure and at no point was Delaware’s online filing system compromised.





  Archives:  February 2015

Food safety certification course offered to potential on-farm food entrepreneurs

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Agricultural entrepreneurs who want to produce certain foods in their on-farm kitchens can receive food safety training and become certified under Delaware law at an upcoming workshop. The eight-hour Food Safety for Entrepreneurs program will be Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Agriculture offices near Camden, 2320 South DuPont Highway.



“Celebrating Love and Family: ‘Finding African-American Families in Kent County—1830–1860’ ” to be presented at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 14, 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2015

Program will explore recent research that identified the names of, and cultural resources associated with, African Americans who resided in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Del., between 1837 and 1860.



Michael J. Wolf Named Delaware Director of Forensic Science

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2015

Lewis D. Schiliro, Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, announced the appointment of Michael J. Wolf as Delaware’s Director of Forensic Science. Director Wolf, who will manage the overall operation of the Division of Forensic Science (DFS), is filling a new position created during the legislative reorganization of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner last year.



Don Voltz to speak about the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum on Feb. 14, 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015

Don Voltz, a well-known sportscaster for WDEL radio in Wilmington, is executive director of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.



State of Delaware experiences fraudulent tax-filing attempts

Division of Revenue | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015

The Delaware Division of Revenue has experienced several attempts by unknown persons to file fraudulent income tax returns for the 2014 filing season using stolen identities. The fraudulent filing attempts have originated from data that was compromised through a third-party commercial tax-preparation software database. All information in Delaware’s tax database remains secure and at no point was Delaware’s online filing system compromised.