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  Archives:  March 2017

DNREC to present ‘Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies’ March 20 at Seaford Library as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR) Program, in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host a free presentation on “Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Seaford Library, 600 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973.




$5.5 million awarded to Strong Neighborhoods projects statewide

Delaware State Housing Authority | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

Funding also allocated to clean up and maintain vacant or abandoned homes WILMINGTON – Nine projects statewide will receive $5.5 million from Delaware’s Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund to address vacant, abandoned or foreclosed properties, Governor John Carney announced today, joined by Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi and elected officials and community leaders […]




DNREC fines Delaware City Refining Company/PBF Energy for violation of Secretary’s Order and illegal shipment of petroleum

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – DNREC Secretary David Small today issued a $150,000 fine in a Notice of Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to the Delaware City Refining Company and PBF Energy for violating an earlier DNREC Order that allowed the refinery to ship crude oil from Delaware City to only its Paulsboro, N.J. facility as a condition of DNREC’s granting an air permit to PBF Energy and DCRC in 2013.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 27- March 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 27- March 5 made 999 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public…




More Gang Members Guilty, Sentenced To Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

Other Defendants Sentenced For Murder, Manslaughter, Rape   A total of 15 members of the Only My Brothers (OMB) gang have now pled guilty to charges included in the 2016 indictment related to the activities of OMB after 3 more members entered pleas and were sentenced this week in Superior Court: • Sha’Mir Sudler, 16, […]






  Archives:  March 2017

DNREC to present ‘Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies’ March 20 at Seaford Library as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR) Program, in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host a free presentation on “Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Seaford Library, 600 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973.




$5.5 million awarded to Strong Neighborhoods projects statewide

Delaware State Housing Authority | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

Funding also allocated to clean up and maintain vacant or abandoned homes WILMINGTON – Nine projects statewide will receive $5.5 million from Delaware’s Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund to address vacant, abandoned or foreclosed properties, Governor John Carney announced today, joined by Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi and elected officials and community leaders […]




DNREC fines Delaware City Refining Company/PBF Energy for violation of Secretary’s Order and illegal shipment of petroleum

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – DNREC Secretary David Small today issued a $150,000 fine in a Notice of Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to the Delaware City Refining Company and PBF Energy for violating an earlier DNREC Order that allowed the refinery to ship crude oil from Delaware City to only its Paulsboro, N.J. facility as a condition of DNREC’s granting an air permit to PBF Energy and DCRC in 2013.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 27- March 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 27- March 5 made 999 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public…




More Gang Members Guilty, Sentenced To Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

Other Defendants Sentenced For Murder, Manslaughter, Rape   A total of 15 members of the Only My Brothers (OMB) gang have now pled guilty to charges included in the 2016 indictment related to the activities of OMB after 3 more members entered pleas and were sentenced this week in Superior Court: • Sha’Mir Sudler, 16, […]