DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
Two Separate Murders From 2017 Send Two Defendants to Prison
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 7-13
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
Governor Carney Delivers State of the State Address to Joint Session of the General Assembly
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council votes to raise surf-fishing permit fees for 2019 season
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Delaware Helps Block Trump Actions in Women’s Health Care, Census Cases
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Governor Carney’s Statement on Equal Rights Amendment
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on Passage of Equal Rights Amendment
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brigadier General Michael Berry
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Holy Cross Students Sell Artwork to Purchase Warm Items for Children Who Are Homeless or in Foster Care
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
State launches first phase of Delaware Report Card
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Residents Of Two Newark Apartments To Receive Funds As A Result Of DOJ Consumer Fraud Action
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Urban and community forestry grants available
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Federal Employees Directives On Unemployment Claims
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Jan. 23 in Lewes
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Governor Carney Announces $60 Million Opportunity Funding Initiative for Disadvantaged Students
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces registration open for Delaware’s mandatory wild turkey hunting courses
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Because of the Federal Shutdown, Delaware and All Other States Will Issue February Food Benefits on or Before Jan. 20
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Organic poultry farm located in Harrington receives Environmental Stewardship Award
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2019 Individual Artist Fellowship Awardees
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 17-Jan. 6
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Dover Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Home Invasion and Sex Crime
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 16 in Dover
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Delaware Shellfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 15 in Dover
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds public that dunes in state parks are closed to sledding and snowboarding
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Delaware Part Of Proposed Environmental And Consumer Protection Penalty Settlements With Fiat Chrysler And Auto Supplier Robert Bosch For Allegedly Undermining Auto Emissions Regulations And Harming Consumers By Adding Unlawful “Defeat Devices” To Diesel Vehicles
Date Posted: January 10, 2019
New US 301 Opens to Traffic
Date Posted: January 10, 2019
2019 LIFE Conference Offers Educational, Networking Opportunities for People with Disabilities, Families and Professionals
Date Posted: January 10, 2019
DNREC initiates new permit program for removal of lead coatings from water tanks
Date Posted: January 10, 2019
Governor Carney: Let’s Remove Barriers to Voting
Date Posted: January 8, 2019
Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 22 in Wilmington
Date Posted: January 7, 2019
Wells Fargo Customers Will Have Chance to Be Compensated Under 50 State Settlement That Includes Delaware
Date Posted: January 7, 2019
2019 Annual Prevailing Wage Survey
Date Posted: January 7, 2019
DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management beach replenishment projects set for Pickering, Kitts Hummock and Bowers beaches
Date Posted: January 4, 2019
Drunk Driving Incident In Rehoboth Beach Sends Man to Prison
Date Posted: January 4, 2019
DPH Announces First Flu Deaths of the 2018-2019 Season; Officials Remind Delawareans to Get Vaccinated
Date Posted: January 4, 2019
Delaware wins $4.2 million preschool development grant
Date Posted: January 4, 2019
DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s ‘First Saturday in the First State’ Jan. 5 presents programs including a history of the duPont family
Date Posted: January 3, 2019
DHSS Releases 2018 Study Showing a Continuing Decline in Primary Care Physicians Across the State
Date Posted: January 2, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings Announces Leadership Team Members for Delaware Department of Justice, With Focus On Reform Initiatives
Date Posted: January 2, 2019
Unemployment Line Goes Online
Date Posted: January 2, 2019
Prison Sentence for Man in Domestic Dispute
Date Posted: December 28, 2018
New Castle County Vo-Tech School District Examination Engagement Report – June 30, 2018
Date Posted: December 28, 2018
Newark man arrested by DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit for illegally dumping tires in New Castle County
Date Posted: December 27, 2018
Christmas tree recycling – a Delaware post-holiday tradition – carries on statewide for 2018/2019
Date Posted: December 27, 2018
Warm Clothing Drive Once Again Collecting Hugs and Connecting Hearts for Delaware’s Children
Date Posted: December 27, 2018
New Sexual Harassment Law Extends Protections
Date Posted: December 26, 2018
Delaware Insurance Department Approves Genworth Acquisition by China Oceanwide
Date Posted: December 21, 2018
Final Case Against OMB Gang Member Ends With Guilty Plea; All 7 Pled Guilty
Date Posted: December 21, 2018
Delaware Report Card to launch in January
Date Posted: December 21, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 10-16
Date Posted: December 21, 2018
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife promotes opening of January deer hunting seasons
Date Posted: December 21, 2018
Governors Lead Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Dangerous Seismic Testing and Offshore Drilling
Date Posted: December 20, 2018
Delaware and Atlantic Coast States Join Lawsuit to Stop Coastal Oil and Gas Surveying
Date Posted: December 20, 2018
Delaware Sets Health Care Spending Benchmark
Date Posted: December 19, 2018
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven special events during January 2019
Date Posted: December 19, 2018
Lt. Governor’s Challenge Now Accepting Nominations for 2019 Spring Awards
Date Posted: December 19, 2018
Minimum Wage increases January 1st
Date Posted: December 18, 2018
Museums of the State of Delaware 2018–2019 winter-holiday schedule
Date Posted: December 18, 2018
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces 2018 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest winners
Date Posted: December 18, 2018
Conference To Prepare Hundreds Of Students With Disabilities For Future Careers
Date Posted: December 17, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host public meeting on proposed changes in surf fishing program
Date Posted: December 17, 2018
2018 DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Cleanup drew 1,100-plus volunteers who collected 2.7 tons of trash
Date Posted: December 14, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 3-9
Date Posted: December 14, 2018
2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison
Date Posted: December 14, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY: DNREC, other state and local agencies to hold public meeting Dec. 20 in New Castle on accidental ethylene oxide release at Croda
Date Posted: December 14, 2018
Division of Child Support Services Now Accepting Payments by Credit and Debit Cards
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
Students Honored at 17th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
New Regulations Mandate Enhanced Screening of Business Entities Formed in Delaware
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
Dec. 15 Is the Last Day to Sign up for 2019 Coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps appeal period starts Dec. 14 for portions of New Castle County
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
Delaware Department of Transportation Financial Statement Audit – June 30, 2018
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
DVR and SRC Host Annual Recognition Awards
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
FY 2020 Grant Applications for Arts & Community-Based Organizations and Schools Now Open
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation offers special holiday programs and events Dec. 24 – Jan 1
Date Posted: December 13, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest two Sussex County men for weapons and poaching violations
Date Posted: December 12, 2018
Four Delaware farm families honored for 100 years of farm ownership
Date Posted: December 10, 2018
2018 Education Preparation reports show programs’ progress
Date Posted: December 10, 2018
State of Delaware to Acquire Cooch’s Bridge Site, Continue Search for Remains of Revolutionary Soldiers Killed in Battle
Date Posted: December 7, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 26-Dec. 2
Date Posted: December 7, 2018
Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond
Date Posted: December 7, 2018
Avoid Getting Reeled In by Phishing Scams This Holiday Season
Date Posted: December 7, 2018
Governor Carney Releases Second Annual Report of Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board
Date Posted: December 6, 2018
Delaware State Lottery Financial Statements – June 30, 2018
Date Posted: December 6, 2018
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomes two new K-9 officers to duty for the Division of Parks & Recreation
Date Posted: December 6, 2018
Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Schools to Address Intimidation and Hate Speech
Date Posted: December 5, 2018
DNREC reschedules public hearing for Bloom Energy (Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC) air permitting applications for Jan. 10, 2019
Date Posted: December 5, 2018
Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Governor Carney Signs Executive Order to Improve Reentry Procedures, Reduce Recidivism
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Delaware Announces Settlement to Reform Debt Buying and Collection Practices
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Health Care Commission Awards More Value-Based Payment Reform Mini-Grants to Delaware Health Care Providers
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 OPEB Trust Financial Statement Audit
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 Delaware Transit Corporation Financial Statement Audit
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Career and Technical Education Performance Audit – Fiscal Year 2018
Date Posted: December 4, 2018
Statewide School Districts Construction Examination Engagements – FY 2018
Date Posted: December 3, 2018
Governor Carney Order Flags to Half-Staff in Memory of Former President George H.W. Bush
Date Posted: December 1, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 19-25
Date Posted: November 30, 2018
Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder
Date Posted: November 30, 2018
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018
DEWEY BEACH – For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.
The event is family-friendly. In addition to the sandcastle building action, hands-on, beach-themed activities will be offered for kids.
The Sandcastle Contest will take place at the South Inlet Day Area beach, near the bathhouse. Judging begins at 1 p.m. and prizes will be awarded shortly thereafter. The contest is free to enter, with park entry fees in effect. Pre-registration is not required.
For more information, visit destateparks.com, or call the Indian River Life-Saving Station at 302-227-6991.
Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Vol. 48, No. 183
Related Topics: beach, contest, Delaware Seashore State Park, fun, outdoors and recreation, sandcastle, South Inlet
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018
DEWEY BEACH – For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.
The event is family-friendly. In addition to the sandcastle building action, hands-on, beach-themed activities will be offered for kids.
The Sandcastle Contest will take place at the South Inlet Day Area beach, near the bathhouse. Judging begins at 1 p.m. and prizes will be awarded shortly thereafter. The contest is free to enter, with park entry fees in effect. Pre-registration is not required.
For more information, visit destateparks.com, or call the Indian River Life-Saving Station at 302-227-6991.
Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Vol. 48, No. 183
Related Topics: beach, contest, Delaware Seashore State Park, fun, outdoors and recreation, sandcastle, South Inlet
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