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  Archives:  February 2016

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces spring 2016 trout stocking and opening for downstate ponds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced that its spring 2016 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 5 with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout, weather permitting.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 8-14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 8-14 made 1,172 contacts with anglers, boaters, hunters and the general public, including four vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




DNREC Division of Energy & Climate announces changes to Energy Efficiency Investment Fund availability

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate has announced that the Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF) is no longer accepting new applications for the prescriptive portion of the funding program, and that custom applications will be considered on a modified basis.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlighted the commitment Delaware has made to investing in alternatives to incarceration.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

One of the ways we have worked to improve public safety and create opportunity for all Delawareans is through a smarter criminal justice system – a system that reserves limited prison space for violent criminals and emphasizes treatment and community supervision for low-level offenders whose needs outweigh their risks to the community. A significant number of the individuals who enter our justice system battle addiction and mental illness, and experience shows us that these are factors that drive criminal behavior. In fact, fully half of the inmates in Delaware’s prisons are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Adopting reforms that include improved efforts to identify and treat them can lower our prison population, keep families intact, and give more offenders the opportunity to be productive citizens.






  Archives:  February 2016

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces spring 2016 trout stocking and opening for downstate ponds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced that its spring 2016 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 5 with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout, weather permitting.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 8-14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 8-14 made 1,172 contacts with anglers, boaters, hunters and the general public, including four vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




DNREC Division of Energy & Climate announces changes to Energy Efficiency Investment Fund availability

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate has announced that the Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF) is no longer accepting new applications for the prescriptive portion of the funding program, and that custom applications will be considered on a modified basis.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlighted the commitment Delaware has made to investing in alternatives to incarceration.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

One of the ways we have worked to improve public safety and create opportunity for all Delawareans is through a smarter criminal justice system – a system that reserves limited prison space for violent criminals and emphasizes treatment and community supervision for low-level offenders whose needs outweigh their risks to the community. A significant number of the individuals who enter our justice system battle addiction and mental illness, and experience shows us that these are factors that drive criminal behavior. In fact, fully half of the inmates in Delaware’s prisons are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Adopting reforms that include improved efforts to identify and treat them can lower our prison population, keep families intact, and give more offenders the opportunity to be productive citizens.