Governor Matt Meyer Nominates Christen Linke Young as DHSS Secretary
Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
WILMINGTON —Governor Matt Meyer today announced the nomination of Christen Linke Young to serve as the next Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). Young, a nationally recognized health policy leader with more than 15 years of experience in state and federal government, will succeed Secretary Josette Manning, who will depart […]
DelDOT Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for the North Millsboro Bypass
Department of Transportation | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was joined by Governor Matt Meyer, Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay, Senators Brian Pettyjohn and Dave Wilson, Representatives Rich Collins, Valerie Jones Giltner, and Claire Snyder-Hall, Mayor of Millsboro Bob McKee, Sussex County Councilmen Doug Hudson, Matt Lloyd and John Rieley and other distinguished guests on Monday, September 22, […]
Limited Open Burning in Delaware Resumes Oct. 1 With End of Ozone Season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
DNREC reminds Delawareans that open burning of materials such as tree limbs, brush and branches can legally resume this year on Thursday, Oct. 1 – the date when the state’s annual open burning ban is lifted. Residential open burning of cut or fallen limbs, dead branches, or shrubbery is allowed from Oct. 1 to April 30, with a maximum of 27 cubic feet of yard waste burned at one time.
Jordan Ponzo Perry Confirmed by Delaware State Senate
Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 22, 2025
Ponzo Perry was nominated by Governor Meyer last week; subsequently sworn in after confirmation WILMINGTON — Governor Matt Meyer today congratulated Jordan Ponzo Perry, Esq., on her confirmation by the Delaware State Senate as judge to the Court of Common Pleas. Ponzo Perry, a Wilmington native, brings nearly 20 years of legal experience as a […]
Box Tree Moth Found in New Castle County
Department of Agriculture | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 22, 2025
DOVER, Del. (Sept. 22, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture has confirmed a find of a box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) in New Castle County during inspections of traps set up on the New Castle County-Kent County border. The box tree moth is a federally regulated pest that primarily feeds on boxwood species (Buxus […]
