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  Archives:  June 2021

Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




Governor Carney Announces Additional DE Wins Raffle Prizes

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced two new prizes for the DE Wins! raffle, which include floor seats at a Delaware Blue Coats game and a family membership to the YMCA of Delaware.




Work Based Learning & Jobs For Students And Adults With Disabilities

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

DEVELOPING AUTHENTIC CUSTOMIZED WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND JOBS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES: AN INTENSIVE ONLINE BOOT CAMP FOR EDUCATORS & EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS By George Tilson, Keith Bosco & Carol Burbank Sponsored by The Delaware Department of Education, Division for Developmental Disabilities Services, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually […]




2021 Diabetes Report Recommends Increasing Access to Programs and Establishing Delaware Diabetes Registry

News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

DOVER, DE (June 28, 2021) – Increasing in-person and online access to diabetes programs and establishing a diabetes registry are key recommendations in The Impact of Diabetes in Delaware, 2021 report, delivered to the Delaware General Assembly Monday June 28. The biennial report was produced by Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Service’s Division of Public Health (DPH) and Division of […]




Delaware Engine Crew Fighting Colorado Wildfire

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

Delaware’s Type 6 engine and three-man crew are part of 313 personnel currently fighting the Oil Springs Fire, located 20 miles south of Rangely, Colorado. The fire was started by lightning on June 18 and has grown to 12, 613 acres with only 18 percent containment. Delaware’s crew is working on one of the fire’s priority areas, Division D, which involves the continued protection of the Dragon Trail Compressor Site. The fire is spreading moderately in a mixture of  pinyon, juniper and sagebrush. 

Delaware’s crew is comprised of engine boss Samual Topper of Maryland, engine boss trainee Adam Keever of Newark, and FFT2 Bradley Melson of Milford. The crew mobilized from Blackbird State Forest last week and started work on Saturday, June 26.






  Archives:  June 2021

Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




Governor Carney Announces Additional DE Wins Raffle Prizes

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced two new prizes for the DE Wins! raffle, which include floor seats at a Delaware Blue Coats game and a family membership to the YMCA of Delaware.




Work Based Learning & Jobs For Students And Adults With Disabilities

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

DEVELOPING AUTHENTIC CUSTOMIZED WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND JOBS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES: AN INTENSIVE ONLINE BOOT CAMP FOR EDUCATORS & EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS By George Tilson, Keith Bosco & Carol Burbank Sponsored by The Delaware Department of Education, Division for Developmental Disabilities Services, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually […]




2021 Diabetes Report Recommends Increasing Access to Programs and Establishing Delaware Diabetes Registry

News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

DOVER, DE (June 28, 2021) – Increasing in-person and online access to diabetes programs and establishing a diabetes registry are key recommendations in The Impact of Diabetes in Delaware, 2021 report, delivered to the Delaware General Assembly Monday June 28. The biennial report was produced by Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Service’s Division of Public Health (DPH) and Division of […]




Delaware Engine Crew Fighting Colorado Wildfire

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

Delaware’s Type 6 engine and three-man crew are part of 313 personnel currently fighting the Oil Springs Fire, located 20 miles south of Rangely, Colorado. The fire was started by lightning on June 18 and has grown to 12, 613 acres with only 18 percent containment. Delaware’s crew is working on one of the fire’s priority areas, Division D, which involves the continued protection of the Dragon Trail Compressor Site. The fire is spreading moderately in a mixture of  pinyon, juniper and sagebrush. 

Delaware’s crew is comprised of engine boss Samual Topper of Maryland, engine boss trainee Adam Keever of Newark, and FFT2 Bradley Melson of Milford. The crew mobilized from Blackbird State Forest last week and started work on Saturday, June 26.