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Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at the Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor Carney on Thursday announced that Secretary Nicole Majeski will step down later this month from her current role as the head of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) after thirteen years of service at the Department. Governor Carney has named Deputy Secretary Shanté Hastings as Acting Secretary, and she will take […]




Governor Carney Announces Next Steps to Expand Access to High-Speed Broadband

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

5,600 homes and businesses to receive internet access from federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program   WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) Delaware Broadband Office (DBO) proposed $17.4M in competitive grant funding awards to two internet service providers to extend broadband service to more than 5,600 unserved […]




Newly Released Federal Report Highlights Complexity of PFAS Exposure

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

NEW CASTLE – A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released today outlines findings from settled dust samples collected from a small number of homes near the New Castle Air National Guard Base. The findings, which also included a similarly sized sample of homes in Westfield, Massachusetts, will help environmental scientists and public health officials gain a better […]




AG Jennings announces more than 135 charges in indictment against Wilmington-area gang 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Exit 4 investigation yields indictments against 10 defendants for murders and other felonies Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of 10 individuals on more than 130 criminal charges stemming from their involvement in the Wilmington-area gang Exit 4 (also known as “The Mag” and “Magboyz”). The […]




DNREC Approves Permits for US Wind Offshore Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024

DNREC approved several permits for US Wind, Inc., allowing the Delaware components of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project to proceed.







  Category: News

Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at the Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor Carney on Thursday announced that Secretary Nicole Majeski will step down later this month from her current role as the head of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) after thirteen years of service at the Department. Governor Carney has named Deputy Secretary Shanté Hastings as Acting Secretary, and she will take […]




Governor Carney Announces Next Steps to Expand Access to High-Speed Broadband

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

5,600 homes and businesses to receive internet access from federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program   WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) Delaware Broadband Office (DBO) proposed $17.4M in competitive grant funding awards to two internet service providers to extend broadband service to more than 5,600 unserved […]




Newly Released Federal Report Highlights Complexity of PFAS Exposure

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

NEW CASTLE – A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released today outlines findings from settled dust samples collected from a small number of homes near the New Castle Air National Guard Base. The findings, which also included a similarly sized sample of homes in Westfield, Massachusetts, will help environmental scientists and public health officials gain a better […]




AG Jennings announces more than 135 charges in indictment against Wilmington-area gang 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Exit 4 investigation yields indictments against 10 defendants for murders and other felonies Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of 10 individuals on more than 130 criminal charges stemming from their involvement in the Wilmington-area gang Exit 4 (also known as “The Mag” and “Magboyz”). The […]




DNREC Approves Permits for US Wind Offshore Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024

DNREC approved several permits for US Wind, Inc., allowing the Delaware components of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project to proceed.