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  Archives:  April 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 27-April 2

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

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,007 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public between March 27-April 2, including 26 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 15 citations.




Significant Prison Sentences for Rape, Robbery, Assault, Weapons, and Gang Activity Convictions

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

Robert Hearne, 51, of Hockessin was sentenced to 7 life terms plus 80 years in prison for the repeated rape of a child over a 9-year period. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn obtained the sentence in Superior Court after Hearne was convicted at trial in January on 7 counts of Rape First Degree, 4 counts […]




Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Celebration provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.




Delaware Economic Development Working Group Recommends Plan for Public-Private Partnership

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Governor Carney created the working group with Executive Order #1 WILMINGTON, Del. – The Delaware Economic Development Working Group submitted its report to Governor John Carney on Friday, recommending a plan to implement a public-private partnership – the Delaware Prosperity Partnership – that would restructure Delaware’s economic development efforts. The nonprofit partnership, as recommended by […]




DPH Announces Three More Flu-Related Deaths; 45-Year-Old Male Had No Known Underlying Health Conditions

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing three more flu-related fatalities for the 2016-2017 flu season. The three recent deaths push flu-related fatalities in Delaware to 14 – more than doubling the 2015-2016 death total of six. Of the 14 Delawareans who have died from the flu this season, 13 had other serious underlying health conditions. However, the most recent flu-related death involved a 45-year-old Kent County man who had no known significant underlying medical conditions beyond being ill with the flu. DPH was not able to verify his vaccination status.






  Archives:  April 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 27-April 2

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

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,007 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public between March 27-April 2, including 26 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 15 citations.




Significant Prison Sentences for Rape, Robbery, Assault, Weapons, and Gang Activity Convictions

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

Robert Hearne, 51, of Hockessin was sentenced to 7 life terms plus 80 years in prison for the repeated rape of a child over a 9-year period. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn obtained the sentence in Superior Court after Hearne was convicted at trial in January on 7 counts of Rape First Degree, 4 counts […]




Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Celebration provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.




Delaware Economic Development Working Group Recommends Plan for Public-Private Partnership

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Governor Carney created the working group with Executive Order #1 WILMINGTON, Del. – The Delaware Economic Development Working Group submitted its report to Governor John Carney on Friday, recommending a plan to implement a public-private partnership – the Delaware Prosperity Partnership – that would restructure Delaware’s economic development efforts. The nonprofit partnership, as recommended by […]




DPH Announces Three More Flu-Related Deaths; 45-Year-Old Male Had No Known Underlying Health Conditions

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing three more flu-related fatalities for the 2016-2017 flu season. The three recent deaths push flu-related fatalities in Delaware to 14 – more than doubling the 2015-2016 death total of six. Of the 14 Delawareans who have died from the flu this season, 13 had other serious underlying health conditions. However, the most recent flu-related death involved a 45-year-old Kent County man who had no known significant underlying medical conditions beyond being ill with the flu. DPH was not able to verify his vaccination status.