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  Archives:  December 2017

Statewide Coalition Releases Funding Plan for Kids

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Community advocates and leaders gathered on Tuesday to announce the Coalition for Delaware’s Kids, with a goal of convincing the State of Delaware to spend $55 million in “one-time” state revenues over four years on programs targeted at improving the lives and futures of low-income children throughout Delaware. The following participants attended the event at […]




PROGRAM CANCELLED: “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat, Part Two”—Dec. 9, 2017 lecture at Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dec. 9, 2017 program cancelled and incorporated into March 24, 2018 program.




Secretary to reconvene Development Team to review public comment on proposed antidiscrimination regulation

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

UPDATE: The Development Team will meet from 6 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 at the Del-One Conference Center on Delaware Technical Community College’s Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive in Dover. Please find all comments received during the public comment period posted online here: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/antidiscrimination.




Patching Will Require Weekend Lane Closures on I-95 NB and I-495 NB

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that lanes will be closed for patching beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, December 8 until 5 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017. At all times, one lane will remain open to traffic. This closure is necessary to patch the deteriorated concrete in the center lane of I-495 NB […]




Ag Census response will impact farm policy and industry

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Beginning in December, farmers in Delaware and Maryland will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Census data are used by all those who serve farmers and rural communities from federal, state and local governments to agribusinesses, trade associations, researchers, and many others.






  Archives:  December 2017

Statewide Coalition Releases Funding Plan for Kids

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Community advocates and leaders gathered on Tuesday to announce the Coalition for Delaware’s Kids, with a goal of convincing the State of Delaware to spend $55 million in “one-time” state revenues over four years on programs targeted at improving the lives and futures of low-income children throughout Delaware. The following participants attended the event at […]




PROGRAM CANCELLED: “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat, Part Two”—Dec. 9, 2017 lecture at Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dec. 9, 2017 program cancelled and incorporated into March 24, 2018 program.




Secretary to reconvene Development Team to review public comment on proposed antidiscrimination regulation

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

UPDATE: The Development Team will meet from 6 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 at the Del-One Conference Center on Delaware Technical Community College’s Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive in Dover. Please find all comments received during the public comment period posted online here: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/antidiscrimination.




Patching Will Require Weekend Lane Closures on I-95 NB and I-495 NB

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that lanes will be closed for patching beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, December 8 until 5 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017. At all times, one lane will remain open to traffic. This closure is necessary to patch the deteriorated concrete in the center lane of I-495 NB […]




Ag Census response will impact farm policy and industry

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Beginning in December, farmers in Delaware and Maryland will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Census data are used by all those who serve farmers and rural communities from federal, state and local governments to agribusinesses, trade associations, researchers, and many others.