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  Archives:  June 2022

Growing Horseshoe Crab Population Supports Migratory Shorebirds along Delaware Bay, Including Threatened Red Knots

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

While this year’s spring shorebird migration has ended in Delaware, with the shorebirds embarking for their Arctic nesting grounds fueled for their journey after consuming abundant horseshoe crab eggs, the horseshoe crabs continue to spawn along the shores of Delaware Bay.




Division of the Arts Opens Two Opportunities for Artists

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Applications include the 2023 Artist Fellowship grant and the 2022 Writers’ Retreat Dover, Del. (June 14, 2022) – The Division of the Arts’ Fiscal Year 2023 Artist Fellowship application is now open in smARTDE with a deadline of August 1, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET. A new discipline will be offered this year: Visual Arts: […]




Delaware Mortgage Relief Program Approved By U.S. Department Of The Treasury

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Program To Open Statewide In The Summer Of 2022 DOVER, Del., June 13, 2022 – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today that the Delaware Mortgage Relief Program plan received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. With approval in hand, the agency is scheduled to launch the program statewide in the next 45 […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: GATH’s Literary Work and Folk

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, June 13, 2022

George Alfred Townsend, known by his pen-name Gath, was one of Delaware’s most famous writers of the 19th century. Born the son of a Methodist pastor in Georgetown, Townsend would work as a war correspondent during the Civil War, write for several newspapers, and publish several books, both fictional and biographical. Many of Gath’s works […]




Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Set New Monthly High Total

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Delawareans struggling with substance use disorder can call DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health’s 24/7 Delaware Hope Line – a single point of contact where callers can connect to a variety of resources and information, including support from clinicians and peer specialists plus crisis assistance.






  Archives:  June 2022

Growing Horseshoe Crab Population Supports Migratory Shorebirds along Delaware Bay, Including Threatened Red Knots

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

While this year’s spring shorebird migration has ended in Delaware, with the shorebirds embarking for their Arctic nesting grounds fueled for their journey after consuming abundant horseshoe crab eggs, the horseshoe crabs continue to spawn along the shores of Delaware Bay.




Division of the Arts Opens Two Opportunities for Artists

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Applications include the 2023 Artist Fellowship grant and the 2022 Writers’ Retreat Dover, Del. (June 14, 2022) – The Division of the Arts’ Fiscal Year 2023 Artist Fellowship application is now open in smARTDE with a deadline of August 1, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET. A new discipline will be offered this year: Visual Arts: […]




Delaware Mortgage Relief Program Approved By U.S. Department Of The Treasury

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Program To Open Statewide In The Summer Of 2022 DOVER, Del., June 13, 2022 – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today that the Delaware Mortgage Relief Program plan received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. With approval in hand, the agency is scheduled to launch the program statewide in the next 45 […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: GATH’s Literary Work and Folk

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, June 13, 2022

George Alfred Townsend, known by his pen-name Gath, was one of Delaware’s most famous writers of the 19th century. Born the son of a Methodist pastor in Georgetown, Townsend would work as a war correspondent during the Civil War, write for several newspapers, and publish several books, both fictional and biographical. Many of Gath’s works […]




Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Set New Monthly High Total

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Delawareans struggling with substance use disorder can call DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health’s 24/7 Delaware Hope Line – a single point of contact where callers can connect to a variety of resources and information, including support from clinicians and peer specialists plus crisis assistance.