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  Archives:  April 2017

DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges two Sussex men with illegal dump site activities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

DOVER – After investigating recent complaints made to DNREC’s Office of Community Services, Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit recently charged two Sussex men with an array of trash dumping violations – with one of the men arrested for operating an illegal dump site on a 19-acre parcel near Frankford.




Governor Carney Announces Departure of DEDO Director Bernice Whaley

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Whaley is joining St. Andrew’s School as Director of Development WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that Dr. Bernice Whaley, the Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office, is leaving DEDO to become Director of Development at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown. Dr. Whaley has served as DEDO Director since June 2015. […]




Office of Animal Welfare Shares Dog Bite Prevention Tips

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

In recognition of Dog Bite Prevention Week from April 9 to 15, 2017 the Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) aims to reduce dog bite occurrences with useful tips for anyone who comes in contact with dogs. Dog bites are often preventable with responsible dog ownership and correct behavior around dogs. In 2016, 1,564 dog bites to humans were reported to the Delaware Division of Public Health. Owners may be liable if their dog bites a person or another animal, but having control of one’s dog can greatly decrease bite risks.




“Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak”

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.




Rodney Square Killer Convicted

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

A Superior Court jury has convicted Calvin Hooker, the man who stabbed another man to death on Rodney Square in 2015. The 26-year-old from Wilmington was found guilty but mentally ill on charges of Murder Second Degree, Aggravated Menacing, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was also found guilty on two counts of […]






  Archives:  April 2017

DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges two Sussex men with illegal dump site activities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

DOVER – After investigating recent complaints made to DNREC’s Office of Community Services, Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit recently charged two Sussex men with an array of trash dumping violations – with one of the men arrested for operating an illegal dump site on a 19-acre parcel near Frankford.




Governor Carney Announces Departure of DEDO Director Bernice Whaley

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Whaley is joining St. Andrew’s School as Director of Development WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that Dr. Bernice Whaley, the Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office, is leaving DEDO to become Director of Development at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown. Dr. Whaley has served as DEDO Director since June 2015. […]




Office of Animal Welfare Shares Dog Bite Prevention Tips

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

In recognition of Dog Bite Prevention Week from April 9 to 15, 2017 the Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) aims to reduce dog bite occurrences with useful tips for anyone who comes in contact with dogs. Dog bites are often preventable with responsible dog ownership and correct behavior around dogs. In 2016, 1,564 dog bites to humans were reported to the Delaware Division of Public Health. Owners may be liable if their dog bites a person or another animal, but having control of one’s dog can greatly decrease bite risks.




“Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak”

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.




Rodney Square Killer Convicted

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

A Superior Court jury has convicted Calvin Hooker, the man who stabbed another man to death on Rodney Square in 2015. The 26-year-old from Wilmington was found guilty but mentally ill on charges of Murder Second Degree, Aggravated Menacing, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was also found guilty on two counts of […]