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  Category: New Castle County


Main Street Newark Project Completed

Department of Transportation | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that the Main Street Newark rehabilitation project has been completed ahead of schedule by the project’s contractor, A-DEL Construction. The nearly $12 million project began construction in April 2019 and involved 10 phases of work to perform a complete reconstruction of a mile-long section of Main […]




Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund Council Makes First Recommendations

Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020

The Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) Council, an initiative announced by Governor John Carney in 2019, has made its first recommendations for project funding to Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan and Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock. The council has recommended eight projects receive a total of $8.8 million in grant funds that will go toward […]




DART Launches “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive to Support Food Bank of DE June 22 – June 26

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

DART has announced their “Stuff The Bus” Food Drive in support of the Food Bank of Delaware’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has distributed nearly 5 million pounds of food to residents in need. The food drive will be collecting non-perishable donations in support of those […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Awards $443,000 in CARES Act Relief Funds

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Fifty-five arts organizations and 11 artists have received relief funds Wilmington, Del. (June 10, 2020) – Earlier this year, the Division of the Arts received $423,600 from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. With this special award and additional federal funds, the Division developed two […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “The Pandemic Paintings” by Theresa Walton

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

On view from June 12 – July 24, 2020 Visit the Gallery in-person or view it online Wilmington, Del. (June 10, 2020) – The Pandemic Paintings, an exhibition of watercolor portraits of health care workers and scenes that represent hope to them by Theresa (Terre) Walton, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June […]







  Category: New Castle County

Main Street Newark Project Completed

Department of Transportation | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that the Main Street Newark rehabilitation project has been completed ahead of schedule by the project’s contractor, A-DEL Construction. The nearly $12 million project began construction in April 2019 and involved 10 phases of work to perform a complete reconstruction of a mile-long section of Main […]




Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund Council Makes First Recommendations

Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020

The Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) Council, an initiative announced by Governor John Carney in 2019, has made its first recommendations for project funding to Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan and Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock. The council has recommended eight projects receive a total of $8.8 million in grant funds that will go toward […]




DART Launches “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive to Support Food Bank of DE June 22 – June 26

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

DART has announced their “Stuff The Bus” Food Drive in support of the Food Bank of Delaware’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has distributed nearly 5 million pounds of food to residents in need. The food drive will be collecting non-perishable donations in support of those […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Awards $443,000 in CARES Act Relief Funds

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Fifty-five arts organizations and 11 artists have received relief funds Wilmington, Del. (June 10, 2020) – Earlier this year, the Division of the Arts received $423,600 from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. With this special award and additional federal funds, the Division developed two […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “The Pandemic Paintings” by Theresa Walton

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

On view from June 12 – July 24, 2020 Visit the Gallery in-person or view it online Wilmington, Del. (June 10, 2020) – The Pandemic Paintings, an exhibition of watercolor portraits of health care workers and scenes that represent hope to them by Theresa (Terre) Walton, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June […]