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  Archives:  April 2017

Governor Carney Presents Order of the First State to Justice Randy J. Holland

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Justice Holland is longest-serving Justice in Delaware history WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday presented the Order of the First State to retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland. Justice Holland, who retired at the end of March, is the longest-serving Justice in Delaware history. Governor Carney presented Justice Holland with the […]




Delaware Personal Income Tax Returns Due May 1, 2017

Department of Labor | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Division of Revenue Director David Gregor has announced that Delaware tax season filing deadline this year is Monday, May 1, 2017. Citizens are encouraged to file their 2016 State of Delaware Personal Income Taxes or file an extension to Monday, October 16, 2017 by using our online services at www.delaware.gov.




State Auditor Voices Concern Over DSS/DCSS Non-Compliance

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Dover, DE – State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. today raised concerns regarding the ability of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of Social Services (DSS) and Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) to administer Delaware’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant program. Specifically, Wagner took issue with a “material […]




Famed ship Zuni/Tamaroa cleared by EPA, USCG to be sunk by Delaware and New Jersey as artificial reef addition

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

DOVER – Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that the Zuni/Tamaroa, a World War II-era ship with a famed history at sea that continued into the 1990s, has been cleared by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Coast Guard for sinking onto the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Artificial Reef.




Delaware Department of Agriculture asks Delawareans to keep an eye out for hungry pests

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

To protect our State, we are asking Delawareans to join us in the battle against invasive plant pest and diseases. If you suspect an invasive pest or disease, contact our Plant Industries section at (302) 698-4500. Get acquainted with the hungry pests that would like to dine in Delaware by visiting www.hungrypests.com. This April—Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month—we urge you to help stop the spread of these harmful pests.






  Archives:  April 2017

Governor Carney Presents Order of the First State to Justice Randy J. Holland

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Justice Holland is longest-serving Justice in Delaware history WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday presented the Order of the First State to retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland. Justice Holland, who retired at the end of March, is the longest-serving Justice in Delaware history. Governor Carney presented Justice Holland with the […]




Delaware Personal Income Tax Returns Due May 1, 2017

Department of Labor | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Division of Revenue Director David Gregor has announced that Delaware tax season filing deadline this year is Monday, May 1, 2017. Citizens are encouraged to file their 2016 State of Delaware Personal Income Taxes or file an extension to Monday, October 16, 2017 by using our online services at www.delaware.gov.




State Auditor Voices Concern Over DSS/DCSS Non-Compliance

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Dover, DE – State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. today raised concerns regarding the ability of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of Social Services (DSS) and Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) to administer Delaware’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant program. Specifically, Wagner took issue with a “material […]




Famed ship Zuni/Tamaroa cleared by EPA, USCG to be sunk by Delaware and New Jersey as artificial reef addition

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

DOVER – Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that the Zuni/Tamaroa, a World War II-era ship with a famed history at sea that continued into the 1990s, has been cleared by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Coast Guard for sinking onto the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Artificial Reef.




Delaware Department of Agriculture asks Delawareans to keep an eye out for hungry pests

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

To protect our State, we are asking Delawareans to join us in the battle against invasive plant pest and diseases. If you suspect an invasive pest or disease, contact our Plant Industries section at (302) 698-4500. Get acquainted with the hungry pests that would like to dine in Delaware by visiting www.hungrypests.com. This April—Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month—we urge you to help stop the spread of these harmful pests.