The Increased Fight to Prevent Pedestrian Deaths
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Initiatives include outreach to the pedestrian population, enforcement of pedestrian safety laws, placement of paid media and a variety of public relations efforts.
Insurance Department Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2016
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Insurance Department Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2016 DOVER, DE – Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, resulting in an overall average increase of 7.09% in residual market rates and 7.20% in voluntary market loss costs. The DCRB originally proposed overall increases of 14.92% […]
Delaware Health Officials Support ‘No Alcohol During Pregnancy’ Report
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
How much alcohol is safe to drink when you’re expecting? None. Zero. Not a drop. That’s according to a report just published in the November issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Pediatrics magazine. The report identifies prenatal alcohol exposure as the leading cause of preventable birth defects and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
“Holiday Party at the Plantation” to take place at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation on Dec. 6, 2015
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Reservations required by Nov. 30, 2015. Event will feature the refreshments, spirits and decorations that might have been present in the 18th century when the “Penman of the Revolution” was in residence at the property.
New state record 24.8-pound bluefish bests previous high Delaware catch by almost 3 pounds
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef.
