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  Archives:  April 2017

2017 Memorial Day Services: May 27th and May 30th

Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Veterans Services | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

When/Where: Saturday, May 27th, 2016 @ 10:30am – Parade Field Grounds of the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE  19701. When/Where: Tuesday, May 30th, 2016 @ 10:30am – War Memorial Plaza, 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The Commission of Veterans Affairs has kept the tradition of honoring all our fallen […]




Delaware College Investment Plan Financial Statement Audit for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2016

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. has released the Annual Report of the Delaware College Investment Plan for the Calendar Year ended December 31, 2016. The review was conducted by BDO under the direction of the Office of Auditor of Accounts in accordance with 29 Del. C. §2906. This report is intended solely for the […]




Career Criminal Convicted for Attempted Knife Attack

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Drug dealer enters plea and is sentenced A 48-year old Wilmington man was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on charges related to an attempted stabbing. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Delaware Veterans Home Special Investigation

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.’s Office has released the Delaware Veterans Home Special Investigation Report. During the investigation, the Office of the Auditor of Accounts (AOA) learned that Delaware Veterans Home uses a complex variety of earnings codes as well as an excessive amount of manual adjustments for each employee each pay period due to […]




Second Wilmington Raccoon Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents in Sharpley Area

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents in the Sharpley area (near Mt. Lebanon and Sharpley Roads) who may have come into contact with a raccoon found to be rabid on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The raccoon was picked up after getting into a fight with a domestic cat in the area and died during the altercation with the cat and pet owner. The cat is currently under quarantine following exposure.






  Archives:  April 2017

2017 Memorial Day Services: May 27th and May 30th

Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Veterans Services | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

When/Where: Saturday, May 27th, 2016 @ 10:30am – Parade Field Grounds of the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE  19701. When/Where: Tuesday, May 30th, 2016 @ 10:30am – War Memorial Plaza, 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The Commission of Veterans Affairs has kept the tradition of honoring all our fallen […]




Delaware College Investment Plan Financial Statement Audit for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2016

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. has released the Annual Report of the Delaware College Investment Plan for the Calendar Year ended December 31, 2016. The review was conducted by BDO under the direction of the Office of Auditor of Accounts in accordance with 29 Del. C. §2906. This report is intended solely for the […]




Career Criminal Convicted for Attempted Knife Attack

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Drug dealer enters plea and is sentenced A 48-year old Wilmington man was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on charges related to an attempted stabbing. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Delaware Veterans Home Special Investigation

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.’s Office has released the Delaware Veterans Home Special Investigation Report. During the investigation, the Office of the Auditor of Accounts (AOA) learned that Delaware Veterans Home uses a complex variety of earnings codes as well as an excessive amount of manual adjustments for each employee each pay period due to […]




Second Wilmington Raccoon Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents in Sharpley Area

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents in the Sharpley area (near Mt. Lebanon and Sharpley Roads) who may have come into contact with a raccoon found to be rabid on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The raccoon was picked up after getting into a fight with a domestic cat in the area and died during the altercation with the cat and pet owner. The cat is currently under quarantine following exposure.