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  Archives:  August 2016

“Happy and Healthy Chickens” photo contest winners announced

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The Delaware Department of Agriculture has announced the winners of its 2016 Happy and Healthy Chickens Photo Contest, celebrating the best snapshots of Delaware backyard poultry flocks. The winner, chosen from a field of nearly 100 photographs, was Weston Williams, 11, of Felton, for his photo “Proud Stance.”



Department of State Accepting Comments on Regulations until October 1st

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heather Contant, Ombudsman 302-736-7564, Heather.Contant@delaware.gov Dover, DE (August 8, 2016) – The Delaware Department of State held three public hearings last week, one in each county, as part of Governor Jack Markell’s effort to modify or eliminate regulations that may be outdated or unnecessarily burdensome. Members of the public are still encouraged […]



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife, City of Dover to offer ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ program Aug. 26 at Silver Lake Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2016

DNREC’s “Take a Kid Fishing!” program is partnering with City of Dover Parks & Recreation on Friday, Aug. 26 to provide budding anglers age 6 through 15 and their parent/guardian an opportunity to come out and learn to fish from 5-7:30 p.m. at Dover’s Silver Lake Park.



Delaware Participates In $100 Million Settlement with Barclays for Manipulating LIBOR

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2016

Manipulation of benchmark interest rate hurt government and not-for-profit organizations in Delaware and across the country when they invested   Delaware and other states announced a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). This is a […]



Prosecutors Secure Sentence For Theft From Vulnerable Family Members

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 5, 2016

Other defendants face probation and convictions for financial exploitation and armed robbery Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained several criminal convictions and sentences: Alethea Davis-Moses, 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania pled guilty to Financial Exploitation of a Patient in a case handled by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Barchi and Special Investigator Joe Trala. […]





  Archives:  August 2016

“Happy and Healthy Chickens” photo contest winners announced

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The Delaware Department of Agriculture has announced the winners of its 2016 Happy and Healthy Chickens Photo Contest, celebrating the best snapshots of Delaware backyard poultry flocks. The winner, chosen from a field of nearly 100 photographs, was Weston Williams, 11, of Felton, for his photo “Proud Stance.”



Department of State Accepting Comments on Regulations until October 1st

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heather Contant, Ombudsman 302-736-7564, Heather.Contant@delaware.gov Dover, DE (August 8, 2016) – The Delaware Department of State held three public hearings last week, one in each county, as part of Governor Jack Markell’s effort to modify or eliminate regulations that may be outdated or unnecessarily burdensome. Members of the public are still encouraged […]



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife, City of Dover to offer ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ program Aug. 26 at Silver Lake Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2016

DNREC’s “Take a Kid Fishing!” program is partnering with City of Dover Parks & Recreation on Friday, Aug. 26 to provide budding anglers age 6 through 15 and their parent/guardian an opportunity to come out and learn to fish from 5-7:30 p.m. at Dover’s Silver Lake Park.



Delaware Participates In $100 Million Settlement with Barclays for Manipulating LIBOR

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2016

Manipulation of benchmark interest rate hurt government and not-for-profit organizations in Delaware and across the country when they invested   Delaware and other states announced a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). This is a […]



Prosecutors Secure Sentence For Theft From Vulnerable Family Members

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 5, 2016

Other defendants face probation and convictions for financial exploitation and armed robbery Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained several criminal convictions and sentences: Alethea Davis-Moses, 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania pled guilty to Financial Exploitation of a Patient in a case handled by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Barchi and Special Investigator Joe Trala. […]