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National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: U Drive. U Text. U Pay.

Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022

DOVER, DE (April 4, 2022) — The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is joining local and state law enforcement agencies across Delaware from April 1-29 to conduct high visibility enforcement and support several mobilization initiatives during the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted driving is one of the fastest-growing safety issues on Delaware roads today. […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022

SMYRNA, DE: The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.  The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants […]




DOJ Seeks Public’s Assistance in Sussex County Sexual Abuse Case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Prosecutors seek additional victims of Ellendale pastor The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking the public’s assistance in the prosecution of a Sussex County pastor indicted for Unlawful Sexual Contact, and is requesting that any additional victims contact law enforcement. Major Foster, a Lincoln man who at the time was employed as pastor of Ellendale’s […]




Stakeholders Unveil New Child Abuse Prevention Month Campaign

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

WILMINGTON – Child abuse is your issue. That’s the key message from the 2022 Child Abuse Prevention Month awareness campaign debuting this April. A collaboration of the Child Protection Accountability Commission’s Training Committee, this multi-faceted campaign seeks to raise awareness on social media and utilize DART bus shelters, state agency buildings, the Christiana Mall and […]




DNREC to Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 9 in Blades

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship will host a rain barrel-building workshop on Saturday, April 9, at the Nanticoke River Marina, 26 Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.







  Category: Newsroom

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: U Drive. U Text. U Pay.

Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022

DOVER, DE (April 4, 2022) — The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is joining local and state law enforcement agencies across Delaware from April 1-29 to conduct high visibility enforcement and support several mobilization initiatives during the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted driving is one of the fastest-growing safety issues on Delaware roads today. […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022

SMYRNA, DE: The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.  The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants […]




DOJ Seeks Public’s Assistance in Sussex County Sexual Abuse Case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Prosecutors seek additional victims of Ellendale pastor The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking the public’s assistance in the prosecution of a Sussex County pastor indicted for Unlawful Sexual Contact, and is requesting that any additional victims contact law enforcement. Major Foster, a Lincoln man who at the time was employed as pastor of Ellendale’s […]




Stakeholders Unveil New Child Abuse Prevention Month Campaign

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

WILMINGTON – Child abuse is your issue. That’s the key message from the 2022 Child Abuse Prevention Month awareness campaign debuting this April. A collaboration of the Child Protection Accountability Commission’s Training Committee, this multi-faceted campaign seeks to raise awareness on social media and utilize DART bus shelters, state agency buildings, the Christiana Mall and […]




DNREC to Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 9 in Blades

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship will host a rain barrel-building workshop on Saturday, April 9, at the Nanticoke River Marina, 26 Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.