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  Archives:  March 2017

Jury Convicts Man on 21 Counts Including Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Defendant arrested as part of Operation “In The House” A Superior Court jury has convicted one of the members of an organized criminal enterprise once operating in Sussex and Kent Counties on 21 charges related to a home invasion and murder in 2014. Rhamir Waples, 20, of Philadelphia was arrested as part of Operation “In […]



DPH and Delaware 2-1-1 ‘Help Me Grow’ Program Supports Children

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Meeting critical developmental milestones between birth to age 8 is vital to ensuring your child’s growth is on track. Delays in these milestones may be missed by families, health care providers, and even your child’s school or early child care provider. That’s why the Division of Public Health (DPH) in partnership with Delaware 2-1-1 and other state and community organizations offers the Help Me Grow program. Help Me Grow is a comprehensive and coordinated statewide system for the early identification and referral of children at risk for developmental and behavioral challenges. The program helps children and their families find community-based programs and services to enhance the child’s behavior, learning and development.



Upstate trout season to open April 1 in six New Castle County streams

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Delaware’s spring upstate trout season will open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. Portions of six designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek – will be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout, including some trophy-sized fish.



Governor Carney’s Statement on House GOP Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney issued the following statement Tuesday on the U.S. House Republicans’ plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act: “The Republican proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would dramatically change how the federal government funds Medicaid, reduce access to quality healthcare for many vulnerable Delaware families and cost Delaware taxpayers […]



Shorebird and horseshoe crab connection highlighted in new film from the Delaware Shorebird Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Delaware Shorebird Project today premiered Feast on the Beach: The Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Shorebird Connection, a film produced to raise awareness and understanding about the ecological connection between horseshoe crabs and shorebirds migrating through the Delaware Bay area, as well as the researchers who study them.





  Archives:  March 2017

Jury Convicts Man on 21 Counts Including Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Defendant arrested as part of Operation “In The House” A Superior Court jury has convicted one of the members of an organized criminal enterprise once operating in Sussex and Kent Counties on 21 charges related to a home invasion and murder in 2014. Rhamir Waples, 20, of Philadelphia was arrested as part of Operation “In […]



DPH and Delaware 2-1-1 ‘Help Me Grow’ Program Supports Children

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Meeting critical developmental milestones between birth to age 8 is vital to ensuring your child’s growth is on track. Delays in these milestones may be missed by families, health care providers, and even your child’s school or early child care provider. That’s why the Division of Public Health (DPH) in partnership with Delaware 2-1-1 and other state and community organizations offers the Help Me Grow program. Help Me Grow is a comprehensive and coordinated statewide system for the early identification and referral of children at risk for developmental and behavioral challenges. The program helps children and their families find community-based programs and services to enhance the child’s behavior, learning and development.



Upstate trout season to open April 1 in six New Castle County streams

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Delaware’s spring upstate trout season will open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. Portions of six designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek – will be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout, including some trophy-sized fish.



Governor Carney’s Statement on House GOP Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney issued the following statement Tuesday on the U.S. House Republicans’ plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act: “The Republican proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would dramatically change how the federal government funds Medicaid, reduce access to quality healthcare for many vulnerable Delaware families and cost Delaware taxpayers […]



Shorebird and horseshoe crab connection highlighted in new film from the Delaware Shorebird Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Delaware Shorebird Project today premiered Feast on the Beach: The Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Shorebird Connection, a film produced to raise awareness and understanding about the ecological connection between horseshoe crabs and shorebirds migrating through the Delaware Bay area, as well as the researchers who study them.