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  Archives:  March 2015

Delaware businesses help celebrate First State agriculture with special art project

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2015

A special exhibition of Delaware’s agricultural heritage is receiving strong support from the Delaware business community. The Century Farm art exhibition will open at the Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village in Dover from May 1 – June 30, with a special public reception on May 14, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.



Attorney General Denn, Lawmakers, to Introduce Legislation to Reform Delaware’s Violent Felony Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

(WILMINGTON, DE) – Attorney General Matt Denn, Representative J.J. Johnson, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation Monday to update the list of crimes classified as violent felonies. The purpose of the statute is to ensure that crimes listed as statutory “violent felonies” are truly violent felonies as the term is commonly used. “The classification […]



Inmate Death – Darius Johnson

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

Darius Johnson, age 58, an inmate at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, died in the prison infirmary yesterday evening, March 15, 2015, of natural causes following a lengthy illness. Johnson, of Wilmington, DE, was serving a life sentence for robbery and assault.



Department of Justice Helps Shut Down Nuisance Property in Townsend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

A complaint filed by the State of Delaware under the Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, has led to the signing of a court order calling for the immediate and temporary closure of a property at 1172 Dexter Corner Road in Townsend. The home, owned by Malcolm McAlpin, was the site of drug use and numerous illegal […]



Statement by Governor Markell on Announcement of UD Interim President Nancy Targett

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

Governor Markell issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that Nancy Targett, dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, will serve as interim president of the University of Delaware, effective July 1





  Archives:  March 2015

Delaware businesses help celebrate First State agriculture with special art project

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2015

A special exhibition of Delaware’s agricultural heritage is receiving strong support from the Delaware business community. The Century Farm art exhibition will open at the Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village in Dover from May 1 – June 30, with a special public reception on May 14, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.



Attorney General Denn, Lawmakers, to Introduce Legislation to Reform Delaware’s Violent Felony Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

(WILMINGTON, DE) – Attorney General Matt Denn, Representative J.J. Johnson, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation Monday to update the list of crimes classified as violent felonies. The purpose of the statute is to ensure that crimes listed as statutory “violent felonies” are truly violent felonies as the term is commonly used. “The classification […]



Inmate Death – Darius Johnson

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

Darius Johnson, age 58, an inmate at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, died in the prison infirmary yesterday evening, March 15, 2015, of natural causes following a lengthy illness. Johnson, of Wilmington, DE, was serving a life sentence for robbery and assault.



Department of Justice Helps Shut Down Nuisance Property in Townsend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

A complaint filed by the State of Delaware under the Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, has led to the signing of a court order calling for the immediate and temporary closure of a property at 1172 Dexter Corner Road in Townsend. The home, owned by Malcolm McAlpin, was the site of drug use and numerous illegal […]



Statement by Governor Markell on Announcement of UD Interim President Nancy Targett

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

Governor Markell issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that Nancy Targett, dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, will serve as interim president of the University of Delaware, effective July 1