DSHA Expands Loan Program to Help Non First-Time Buyers
Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has announced an important change to its homebuyer program that will allow qualified non first-time homebuyers to purchase a home in Delaware using a low, 30-year fixed-rate home loan.
Week 4 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Nine (9) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fourth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 42. Statewide, there have been over 2,600 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
As watermelon harvest booms, pick up a slice on the Rehoboth Boardwalk
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
On August 1, Delaware residents and visitors along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk will be getting watermelon slices for free as part of an annual event from the Mar-Del Watermelon Association and the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Former Delaware Man Indicted for 2007 Shooting Death
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 20, 2012
Former Delaware Man Indicted for 2007 Shooting Death Life Insurance Scheme Alleged Motive for Killing Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has obtained an indictment charging former Delaware resident Jason Slaughter with the 2007 shooting death of Christopher Masters. In the early morning hours of December 14, 2007, […]
Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 20, 2012
About nine years ago, I visited what was then MBNA, now Bank of America, at a facility in Newark. There, the company employed about 300 people with disabilities who were responsible for a variety of tasks including making promotional materials. I met a young man, about 25 years old, who was making t-shirts and I asked him what he did before he got that job. He told me he sat at home for six years watching TV with his parents.
