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  Archives:  November 2015

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 | News | 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 | News | 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 | News | 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.






  Archives:  November 2015

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 | News | 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 | News | 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 | News | 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.