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  Category: New Castle County


Delaware Poets Laureate Receive a 2020 Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020

The Academy of American Poets awards a combined total of $1.1 million to 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows New York, NY (May 28, 2020) – The Academy of American Poets announced today that the Delaware Poets Laureate, Representative Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Al Mills, also known as the Twin Poets, have received $50,000 to launch Write Now!, […]




DNREC to resume state park campground rentals June 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen its campgrounds in Delaware State Parks Monday in response to Governor John Carney’s removal of the emergency ban on short-term rental units starting June 1. The mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travelers will also be lifted Monday. Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the […]




Cash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, Delaware’s three toll plazas will resume cash collection at the I-95, Biddles, and Dover Toll Plazas on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. Those drivers operating vehicles without a valid E-ZPass transponder mounted must again use the cash lanes to […]




Division of the Arts announces CARES Organization Relief grant

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2020

Eligible applicants include those that received General Operating Support from FY 18/19/20 or Project Support from FY20 Wilmington, DE (April 30, 2020) – The Delaware Division of the Arts, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has developed a program to help secure […]




Delaware Libraries Shared Virtual Library Event Calendar

Delaware Libraries | Department of Labor | Department of State | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Delaware Libraries across the state have created a shared Virtual Library Events Calendar to enable Delawareans to participate in library programs and storytime while at home. The library building may be closed, but the virtual library is open and ready for you from your home. Everyone is welcome to join in on all the events […]







  Category: New Castle County

Delaware Poets Laureate Receive a 2020 Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020

The Academy of American Poets awards a combined total of $1.1 million to 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows New York, NY (May 28, 2020) – The Academy of American Poets announced today that the Delaware Poets Laureate, Representative Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Al Mills, also known as the Twin Poets, have received $50,000 to launch Write Now!, […]




DNREC to resume state park campground rentals June 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen its campgrounds in Delaware State Parks Monday in response to Governor John Carney’s removal of the emergency ban on short-term rental units starting June 1. The mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travelers will also be lifted Monday. Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the […]




Cash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, Delaware’s three toll plazas will resume cash collection at the I-95, Biddles, and Dover Toll Plazas on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. Those drivers operating vehicles without a valid E-ZPass transponder mounted must again use the cash lanes to […]




Division of the Arts announces CARES Organization Relief grant

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2020

Eligible applicants include those that received General Operating Support from FY 18/19/20 or Project Support from FY20 Wilmington, DE (April 30, 2020) – The Delaware Division of the Arts, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has developed a program to help secure […]




Delaware Libraries Shared Virtual Library Event Calendar

Delaware Libraries | Department of Labor | Department of State | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Delaware Libraries across the state have created a shared Virtual Library Events Calendar to enable Delawareans to participate in library programs and storytime while at home. The library building may be closed, but the virtual library is open and ready for you from your home. Everyone is welcome to join in on all the events […]