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  Archives:  May 2018

Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning after 2 Deaths Involve Same Stamp on Packets of Heroin

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

NEW CASTLE (May 28, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is warning people in active substance use in Delaware that two people have died from suspected overdoses in a 24-hour period that involve heroin packets with the same stamp. DHSS is not identifying the stamp so people […]



DNREC, federal, local and conservation partners gather to celebrate completion of Mispillion Harbor restoration

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin was joined by U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester to celebrate the completion of the Mispillion Harbor restoration. The three-year project restored the area in the wake of damage inflicted by a series of coastal storms including 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, and built resiliency against future storms impacting this vitally important habitat.



NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS DUE BY JUNE 5

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

(Smyrna, DE) – Nonprofit organizations in Delaware that have 501 (c) (3) status may be eligible to participate in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) that targets those organizations that may be at high risk of terrorist attack.  Nonprofits that may qualify must submit an application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) by June […]



Rape, Exploitation of Children Result In Prison Sentences In Three Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

Manslaughter, assault, drug dealing cases also lead to jail Richard White, a 41-year-old Wilmington man, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the repeated rape of a child. Over the course of 5 years beginning in November 2012, White repeatedly had sexual intercourse with the child, and took photos and videos of […]



DPH Announces TB Response at Wilmington Long-Term Care Facility

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that over 600 individuals may have been exposed to someone with active tuberculosis (TB) at the ManorCare Health Services Foulk Road facility during a nine-month period in 2017. Consistent with routine Division TB protocols, the agency is sending out letters to former residents and staff of the facility who may have been exposed to the infected individual between January and September 2017. DPH is also following up with phone calls to provide information on free testing and treatment at one of its three clinics in Newark, Dover, and Georgetown.





  Archives:  May 2018

Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning after 2 Deaths Involve Same Stamp on Packets of Heroin

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

NEW CASTLE (May 28, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is warning people in active substance use in Delaware that two people have died from suspected overdoses in a 24-hour period that involve heroin packets with the same stamp. DHSS is not identifying the stamp so people […]



DNREC, federal, local and conservation partners gather to celebrate completion of Mispillion Harbor restoration

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin was joined by U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester to celebrate the completion of the Mispillion Harbor restoration. The three-year project restored the area in the wake of damage inflicted by a series of coastal storms including 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, and built resiliency against future storms impacting this vitally important habitat.



NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS DUE BY JUNE 5

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

(Smyrna, DE) – Nonprofit organizations in Delaware that have 501 (c) (3) status may be eligible to participate in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) that targets those organizations that may be at high risk of terrorist attack.  Nonprofits that may qualify must submit an application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) by June […]



Rape, Exploitation of Children Result In Prison Sentences In Three Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

Manslaughter, assault, drug dealing cases also lead to jail Richard White, a 41-year-old Wilmington man, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the repeated rape of a child. Over the course of 5 years beginning in November 2012, White repeatedly had sexual intercourse with the child, and took photos and videos of […]



DPH Announces TB Response at Wilmington Long-Term Care Facility

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that over 600 individuals may have been exposed to someone with active tuberculosis (TB) at the ManorCare Health Services Foulk Road facility during a nine-month period in 2017. Consistent with routine Division TB protocols, the agency is sending out letters to former residents and staff of the facility who may have been exposed to the infected individual between January and September 2017. DPH is also following up with phone calls to provide information on free testing and treatment at one of its three clinics in Newark, Dover, and Georgetown.