DNREC Announces New Superintendents at Four Delaware State Parks
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2025
DNREC has announced three new superintendents at Delaware State Parks: Robert Brokus at Bellevue and Fox Point State Parks in northern New Castle County; Kathleen Crane at Killens Pond State Park near Felton; and Mathew Smith at Brandywine Creek State Park just outside Wilmington.
The Child Protection Accountability Commission Announces Appointment of Delaware Next Child Advocate
Child Protection Accountability Commission | Newsroom | Office of the Child Advocate | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Kelly Ensslin, MSW, Esq., CWLS Named Delaware’s Next Child Advocate WILMINGTON, DE — The Child Protection Accountability Commission’s (CPAC) Executive Committee is proud to announce the selection of Kelly Ensslin, Esq. as Delaware’s next Child Advocate. Ms. Ensslin will officially begin serving in this role on June 2, 2025, and will fully transition into the […]
Award Winners XXV: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Delaware Individual Artists with The Biggs Museum of American Art
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Special event to honor 21 individual artists to be held May 15 Dover, Del. (May 2, 2025) – The Biggs Museum of American Art proudly presents Award Winners XXV, a milestone exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of showcasing the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellowship recipients. The exhibition opens May 15 and […]
DOJ secures conviction for rape of child
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
On Monday, May 12th, 2025, Tasha Purnell – formerly known as Tasha Oliver – of Newark, Delaware, pled guilty to two counts of Rape Third Degree and one count of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child in the Superior Court of Delaware. The pleas follow an investigation into the rape of a child under the […]
DOJ secures conviction for violent gunman behind three separate shootings
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A 22-year-old Dover man has been convicted for the 2023 killing of Frederick Tolson and the attempted murder of 3 others in a series of December 2023 shootings. On May 13, 2025, a Superior Court jury in Kent County convicted Jaquan Fletcher, 22, of all charges including one count of Murder in the First Degree, […]
