Flag lowering for Patriot Day
Flag Status | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018
By a joint resolution approved 12/18/2001, (Public Law 107-89) September 11th of each year has been designated as “Patriot Day”. This law also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on September 11th. In concurrence with this directive, Governor Carney has ordered the U. S. and Delaware flags be flown at […]
Jack A. Markell Trail Connecting Wilmington to New Castle Opens
Delaware Tourism Office | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Parks and Recreation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Delaware’s Congressional delegation, Governor John Carney, former Governor Jack Markell, State Representative Valerie Longhurst, DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, and other state and local officials gathered on Wednesday at the DuPont Environmental Education Center at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, to open the new 7.9-mile trail named […]
Drive Safely and Expect Heavy Traffic this Holiday Weekend
Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018
As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) advises motorists to drive safely and expect heavy traffic traveling in and through the state. Last year, there were more than 973,000 trips made through Delaware’s three toll plazas from Friday, September 1 to Monday, September 4, 2017. “Using good driving habits […]
Delaware Libraries Launch Library Cards for Children
Delaware Libraries | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018
It’s never too early to read or be read to. And to help build the reading, learning, and library habit, Delaware’s First Lady, Tracey Quillen Carney, announced the My First Delaware Library Card and the kids Super Library Card this summer. These new library cards target babies, toddlers, and preschoolers (birth to 5 years old) […]
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Established Color” a Painting Exhibit by Thomas Del Porte
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
On view from September 7-28, 2018 Free opening reception on Friday, September 7 at 5 p.m. Wilmington, Del. (August 28, 2018) – Established Color, an exhibition of paintings by Thomas Del Porte, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from September 7-28, 2018. Del Porte received a 2018 Fellowship Visual Arts: Painting. The artist […]
