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  Archives:  July 2017

DSU students to present fresh perspectives on Delaware history on July 22, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Free interactive, history-related activities to be presented at four historic sites located in Dover, Del.




DNREC closes recreational shellfish harvest in north Delaware Bay due to undertreated wastewater from Kent County treatment plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today directed the Kent County wastewater treatment plant to take immediate action to correct an ongoing discharge of undertreated effluent that prompted the Secretary to issue an emergency order for the closure of recreational shellfishing in the Delaware Bay north of the entrance to the Mispillion Inlet. The emergency closure impacts only the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish – clams, oysters and mussels – and does not affect the legal harvest of other shellfish species such as crabs and conchs.




DOL Fox Valley offices to reopen Wednesday after water main break repaired

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2017  Wilmington – The Delaware Department of Labor’s Fox Valley office in Wilmington will reopen to the pubic Wednesday, July 19, 2017 after repairs were made to a nearby water main break that happened early Tuesday. The ruptured main prompted agency officials to close the offices before they had opened for […]




Disney film “Moana” to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, July 22, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Free outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food on the grounds of one of Delaware’s most historic estates.




Governor Carney Directs DOE to Create Regulation, Model Policy to Prevent Discrimination in Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New guidelines will help districts and charter schools create consistent anti-discrimination policies statewide   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that he has directed the Delaware Department of Education to develop specific guidelines – by regulation – for school districts and charter schools to use in developing policies that prohibit discrimination against […]






  Archives:  July 2017

DSU students to present fresh perspectives on Delaware history on July 22, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Free interactive, history-related activities to be presented at four historic sites located in Dover, Del.




DNREC closes recreational shellfish harvest in north Delaware Bay due to undertreated wastewater from Kent County treatment plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today directed the Kent County wastewater treatment plant to take immediate action to correct an ongoing discharge of undertreated effluent that prompted the Secretary to issue an emergency order for the closure of recreational shellfishing in the Delaware Bay north of the entrance to the Mispillion Inlet. The emergency closure impacts only the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish – clams, oysters and mussels – and does not affect the legal harvest of other shellfish species such as crabs and conchs.




DOL Fox Valley offices to reopen Wednesday after water main break repaired

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2017  Wilmington – The Delaware Department of Labor’s Fox Valley office in Wilmington will reopen to the pubic Wednesday, July 19, 2017 after repairs were made to a nearby water main break that happened early Tuesday. The ruptured main prompted agency officials to close the offices before they had opened for […]




Disney film “Moana” to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, July 22, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Free outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food on the grounds of one of Delaware’s most historic estates.




Governor Carney Directs DOE to Create Regulation, Model Policy to Prevent Discrimination in Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New guidelines will help districts and charter schools create consistent anti-discrimination policies statewide   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that he has directed the Delaware Department of Education to develop specific guidelines – by regulation – for school districts and charter schools to use in developing policies that prohibit discrimination against […]