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  Archives:  September 2026

DNREC to Co-Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting on Menhaden Management Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

DNREC will jointly host a virtual hearing with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on potential changes to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Menhaden management plan Tuesday, Sept. 22. The virtual meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information about the meeting, including registration, visit the ASMFC website.




OHS, Law Enforcement Agencies to Conduct DUI Checkpoint in Sussex County

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over | DUI Checkpoint | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

DOVER, Del. (Sept. 4, 2026) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), in partnership with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state, will conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Checkpoint on Friday, September 11, 2026, in Sussex County. The checkpoint is part of Delaware’s participation in the national Drive […]




National Grant to Expand Free Arts Classes for Hundreds More Delaware Seniors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

STATEWIDE, Del. (September 8, 2026) – “The class was a perfect way to have fun with people my own age and make new friends,” wrote one Delaware woman after completing a free eight-week art workshop at her local library. She is one of more than 400 Delawareans, 55 and older, who have taken part in […]




New Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Explores How Railroads Transformed the First State

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

The Delaware Public Archives will open Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The opening takes place exactly 194 years after the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad made its first locomotive-drawn journey on September 10, 1832, marking an early milestone in Delaware’s railroad history.  Spanning nearly two centuries, the exhibit explores how […]




Delaware Announces 2027 Marketplace Health Insurance Rates

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

Federal subsidy changes, national policy shifts, and local cost pressures drive increases for the upcoming plan year Updated: September 8, 2026 DOVER, DE (September 4, 2026) – The Delaware Department of Insurance today released approved rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans offered on the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for Plan Year 2027. […]






  Archives:  September 2026

DNREC to Co-Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting on Menhaden Management Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

DNREC will jointly host a virtual hearing with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on potential changes to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Menhaden management plan Tuesday, Sept. 22. The virtual meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information about the meeting, including registration, visit the ASMFC website.




OHS, Law Enforcement Agencies to Conduct DUI Checkpoint in Sussex County

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over | DUI Checkpoint | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

DOVER, Del. (Sept. 4, 2026) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), in partnership with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state, will conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Checkpoint on Friday, September 11, 2026, in Sussex County. The checkpoint is part of Delaware’s participation in the national Drive […]




National Grant to Expand Free Arts Classes for Hundreds More Delaware Seniors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

STATEWIDE, Del. (September 8, 2026) – “The class was a perfect way to have fun with people my own age and make new friends,” wrote one Delaware woman after completing a free eight-week art workshop at her local library. She is one of more than 400 Delawareans, 55 and older, who have taken part in […]




New Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Explores How Railroads Transformed the First State

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

The Delaware Public Archives will open Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The opening takes place exactly 194 years after the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad made its first locomotive-drawn journey on September 10, 1832, marking an early milestone in Delaware’s railroad history.  Spanning nearly two centuries, the exhibit explores how […]




Delaware Announces 2027 Marketplace Health Insurance Rates

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

Federal subsidy changes, national policy shifts, and local cost pressures drive increases for the upcoming plan year Updated: September 8, 2026 DOVER, DE (September 4, 2026) – The Delaware Department of Insurance today released approved rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans offered on the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for Plan Year 2027. […]