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DelDOT Announces 4th Annual Name That Plow Contest

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) “Name That Plow Contest” returns for its fourth year! As winter approaches, we are excited to host this contest again and give kids (K-5) across Delaware the opportunity to name some of our snowplows. There were over 200 entries last year and the winning names were Ice Ice Bladey, […]




Potassium Iodide Distribution on October 24 in Townsend

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute free potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a 10-mile radius (also known as the Emergency Planning Zone or EPZ) of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations. The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, October 24, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Townsend Fire Company, 107 Main Street, Townsend, 19734. Phone: (302) 378-8111.




Delaware Celebrates $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2024

The State of Delaware took a significant step towards a cleaner transportation future today, celebrating its receipt of 14.3 million thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Climate Pollution Reduction Grant” (CPRG) program. This grant, the result of the Federal Inflation Reduction Act and the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, will be used to […]




OMC Receives More than 1,000 Applications for Licenses and Prepares for the Lottery Process

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2024

After months of diligent preparation and a successful application period that began on August 19, 2024, and closed on September 30, 2024, the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) received 1,269 paid license applications – substantially exceeding initial projections.  Fees received by the OMC total $4,069,000. All applications are currently under review to ensure compliance […]




National Endowment for the Arts Announces $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts in Communities Nationwide

Delaware Division of the Arts | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

  Wilmington Based Non-Profit, Four Youth, Awarded Funding   Statewide, DEL. (October 2, 2024) – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations—designed to expand access […]







  Category: New Castle County

DelDOT Announces 4th Annual Name That Plow Contest

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) “Name That Plow Contest” returns for its fourth year! As winter approaches, we are excited to host this contest again and give kids (K-5) across Delaware the opportunity to name some of our snowplows. There were over 200 entries last year and the winning names were Ice Ice Bladey, […]




Potassium Iodide Distribution on October 24 in Townsend

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute free potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a 10-mile radius (also known as the Emergency Planning Zone or EPZ) of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations. The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, October 24, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Townsend Fire Company, 107 Main Street, Townsend, 19734. Phone: (302) 378-8111.




Delaware Celebrates $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2024

The State of Delaware took a significant step towards a cleaner transportation future today, celebrating its receipt of 14.3 million thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Climate Pollution Reduction Grant” (CPRG) program. This grant, the result of the Federal Inflation Reduction Act and the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, will be used to […]




OMC Receives More than 1,000 Applications for Licenses and Prepares for the Lottery Process

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2024

After months of diligent preparation and a successful application period that began on August 19, 2024, and closed on September 30, 2024, the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) received 1,269 paid license applications – substantially exceeding initial projections.  Fees received by the OMC total $4,069,000. All applications are currently under review to ensure compliance […]




National Endowment for the Arts Announces $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts in Communities Nationwide

Delaware Division of the Arts | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

  Wilmington Based Non-Profit, Four Youth, Awarded Funding   Statewide, DEL. (October 2, 2024) – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations—designed to expand access […]