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  Category: New Castle County


‘William Penn Day’ in New Castle on Oct. 29, 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2022

Event commemorates the 340th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.




Delaware Receives RAISE Grant for Route 9 Corridor Improvements

Delaware Transit Corporation | Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Governor John Carney and the Delaware congressional delegation gathered at the Rose Hill Community Center in New Castle today to announce a $6 million federal grant from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball Named to Mid Atlantic Arts Board of Directors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022

  Wilmington, Del. (October 7, 2022) – At its June 2022 annual board meeting, Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball was named by Mid Atlantic Arts as a new board member for the regional arts organization. Mid Atlantic Arts was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming in a region […]




DEMA Seeks Applicants for Mitigation Grant Programs

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is seeking applicants to submit projects for potential funding under the following mitigation grant programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA). Applications are being accepted now and all projects must be submitted to DEMA no later than December 31, 2022.




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Polymer Paintings” by Joseph Barbaccia

Delaware Division of the Arts | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents 2022 DDOA Individual Artist Fellow Joseph Barbaccia’s exhibition, Polymer Paintings, running October 7-28, 2022. Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, October 7, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.







  Category: New Castle County

‘William Penn Day’ in New Castle on Oct. 29, 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2022

Event commemorates the 340th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.




Delaware Receives RAISE Grant for Route 9 Corridor Improvements

Delaware Transit Corporation | Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Governor John Carney and the Delaware congressional delegation gathered at the Rose Hill Community Center in New Castle today to announce a $6 million federal grant from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball Named to Mid Atlantic Arts Board of Directors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022

  Wilmington, Del. (October 7, 2022) – At its June 2022 annual board meeting, Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball was named by Mid Atlantic Arts as a new board member for the regional arts organization. Mid Atlantic Arts was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming in a region […]




DEMA Seeks Applicants for Mitigation Grant Programs

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is seeking applicants to submit projects for potential funding under the following mitigation grant programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA). Applications are being accepted now and all projects must be submitted to DEMA no later than December 31, 2022.




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Polymer Paintings” by Joseph Barbaccia

Delaware Division of the Arts | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents 2022 DDOA Individual Artist Fellow Joseph Barbaccia’s exhibition, Polymer Paintings, running October 7-28, 2022. Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, October 7, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.