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Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers; Recipients Will Be Honored Oct. 14 at Ceremony in Dover

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Twenty-one individuals and groups will be honored with the 2014 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award on Oct. 14 at Dover Downs.




Delaware’s AmeriCorps Program to Mark 20 Years of Volunteerism with Sept. 12 Celebration

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Delaware’s AmeriCorps program will mark 20 years of volunteerism and service to the state with the swearing-in of a new group of members and by celebrating the many contributions of AmeriCorps alumni during a recognition dinner at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark.




Governor Signs Legislation Creating a Division of Forensic Science

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Following a 35 – 4 vote in the House, Governor Markell signed Senate Bill 241 into law today setting up the Division of Forensic Science to take over the operations previously conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.




Public invited to June 21 garden dedication and fair

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | New Castle County | Date Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014

The public is invited to attend a garden fair on Saturday, June 21, to celebrate the dedication of the Planting Hope in Delaware garden on the Herman Holloway Campus near New Castle. The free event, from 9 a.m. to noon, will include tours of the Planting Hope sensory, community and market gardens; a honey tasting from the Delaware Beekeepers Association in celebration of National Pollinator Week; story time with PAWS for People dogs; and a meditative labyrinth for walking.




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide Tablets at Three Locations This Summer

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets free of charge on three dates this summer to Delaware residents who live within 10 miles of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers; Recipients Will Be Honored Oct. 14 at Ceremony in Dover

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Twenty-one individuals and groups will be honored with the 2014 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award on Oct. 14 at Dover Downs.




Delaware’s AmeriCorps Program to Mark 20 Years of Volunteerism with Sept. 12 Celebration

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Delaware’s AmeriCorps program will mark 20 years of volunteerism and service to the state with the swearing-in of a new group of members and by celebrating the many contributions of AmeriCorps alumni during a recognition dinner at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark.




Governor Signs Legislation Creating a Division of Forensic Science

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Following a 35 – 4 vote in the House, Governor Markell signed Senate Bill 241 into law today setting up the Division of Forensic Science to take over the operations previously conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.




Public invited to June 21 garden dedication and fair

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | New Castle County | Date Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014

The public is invited to attend a garden fair on Saturday, June 21, to celebrate the dedication of the Planting Hope in Delaware garden on the Herman Holloway Campus near New Castle. The free event, from 9 a.m. to noon, will include tours of the Planting Hope sensory, community and market gardens; a honey tasting from the Delaware Beekeepers Association in celebration of National Pollinator Week; story time with PAWS for People dogs; and a meditative labyrinth for walking.




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide Tablets at Three Locations This Summer

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets free of charge on three dates this summer to Delaware residents who live within 10 miles of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.