DNREC Emergency Response Working to Control Oil Spill That Washed Ashore at Broadkill Beach
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 19, 2020
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control responded this afternoon to reports of an oil spill estimated at five barrels or about 215 gallons of oil from an unknown source that washed ashore at Broadkill Beach. DNREC’s Emergency Response Team was working into the evening to survey impacts and plan a cleanup of the spill.
Weekly COVID-19 Update Oct. 16, 2020: New Daily Cases, Hospitalizations Remain Elevated; Deaths Continue to Increase
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 16, 2020
DOVER (Oct. 16, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2020. A total of 22,724 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]
GACEC Newsletter Features Middletown Teenager
Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Latest GACEC Newsletter Kayla Kosmalski, a Middletown teenager was featured on Good Morning America and on the Today Show. Why? Kayla is a student with Down Syndrome that made the Middletown Junior High School Cheerleading Squad. Today with Hoda and Jenna – https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1042082616221195 For additional information on GACEC visit our website .
Red Clay’s Kimberly Stock named 2021 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2020
An English learner teacher from the Red Clay Consolidated School District is Delaware’s 2021 State Teacher of the Year.
Kimberly Stock of McKean High School now is Delaware’s nominee for National Teacher of the Year. She will use her position to share her message about how schools must adapt to give students equitable access and opportunities.
Delaware Cancer Mortality Rates Decrease Between 2002-2006 & 2012-2016; Improvements Among Specific Races, Ethnicities
Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 12, 2020
DOVER (October 12, 2020) – Over the last decade, Delaware’s mortality rate for all cancer sites combined (all-site cancer) declined 10 percent between the five-year periods of 2002-2006 and 2012-2016, according to the latest cancer data released by the Division of Public Health (DPH). In the same time span, Delaware’s all-site cancer mortality rate also […]
