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  Archives:  October 2020

Unified Command, Incident Command Post Established for Oil Cleanup Efforts on Delaware Shore

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been established today as cleanup efforts continue on oil patties that washed ashore at various locations on the Delaware Bay coastline between Fowler Beach and Cape Henlopen, Delaware.




COVID Alert DE Surpasses 50,000 Downloads of App

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Exposure notification app is supplementing Delaware’s contact tracing efforts WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) announced that COVID Alert DE has surpassed more than 50,000 downloads among Delawareans. About 9 percent of people who have tested positive and were interviewed by members of Delaware’s Contact […]




Governor Carney Announces Health Care Relief Fund 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The $100 million fund will support providers throughout the health care industry that have been on the front lines fighting COVID-19 in Delaware. This includes home health care agencies, intellectual and developmental disability providers, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, behavioral health service providers, and Delaware’s hospital systems.




DNREC Continues Working to Assess and Clean Up Oil Spill in Delaware Bay and Southern Beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues working today to assess and clean up an oil spill that came ashore yesterday at Broadkill Beach and has now affected several more southerly coastal locations, including Beach Plum Island near Cape Henlopen, the Roosevelt Inlet and Lewes.




Victrola Museum’s virtual Halloween program on Oct. 30, 2020

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Virtual historical-theater presentation streamed live from Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum.






  Archives:  October 2020

Unified Command, Incident Command Post Established for Oil Cleanup Efforts on Delaware Shore

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been established today as cleanup efforts continue on oil patties that washed ashore at various locations on the Delaware Bay coastline between Fowler Beach and Cape Henlopen, Delaware.




COVID Alert DE Surpasses 50,000 Downloads of App

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Exposure notification app is supplementing Delaware’s contact tracing efforts WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) announced that COVID Alert DE has surpassed more than 50,000 downloads among Delawareans. About 9 percent of people who have tested positive and were interviewed by members of Delaware’s Contact […]




Governor Carney Announces Health Care Relief Fund 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The $100 million fund will support providers throughout the health care industry that have been on the front lines fighting COVID-19 in Delaware. This includes home health care agencies, intellectual and developmental disability providers, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, behavioral health service providers, and Delaware’s hospital systems.




DNREC Continues Working to Assess and Clean Up Oil Spill in Delaware Bay and Southern Beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues working today to assess and clean up an oil spill that came ashore yesterday at Broadkill Beach and has now affected several more southerly coastal locations, including Beach Plum Island near Cape Henlopen, the Roosevelt Inlet and Lewes.




Victrola Museum’s virtual Halloween program on Oct. 30, 2020

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Virtual historical-theater presentation streamed live from Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum.