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Checkpoint Strikeforce Efforts Successful

News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

DUI enforcement over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend nets 15 DUI arrests and 68 additional traffic citations. Dover, DE. March 26, 2018 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints in all three counties on St. Patrick’s Day. Working together with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement, OHS supported five […]




Governor Carney and Officials Break Ground on New Milford Interchange

Department of Transportation | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 26, 2018

Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, and a host of other dignitaries participated in a Department of Transportation (DelDOT) groundbreaking on Monday for the SR 1, Northeast Front Street Grade Separated Intersection project. The construction is anticipated to be complete by summer 2020. “Working together […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 12-18

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between March 12-18 made 1,504 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, issuing 10 citations.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 16 special events during April 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018

Highlights include Buena Vista’s First Annual Spring Open House, The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series and programs on Delaware’s Dutch heritage.




DPH Investigating Mumps Outbreak After February Baile Mejicano Dance at Chase Center on the Riverfront

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is investigating a mumps outbreak among attendees of a February Hispanic dance festival in New Castle County. Officials have confirmed three cases of the mumps, all involving attendees of a social dance (Baile Mejicano or Mexican Dance) that took place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington on Feb.10, 2018. DPH is recommending that anyone who attended the dance, contact their primary care physician to determine if they may have contracted mumps and if they and their family or close contacts need to receive vaccination against mumps.







  Category: News

Checkpoint Strikeforce Efforts Successful

News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

DUI enforcement over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend nets 15 DUI arrests and 68 additional traffic citations. Dover, DE. March 26, 2018 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints in all three counties on St. Patrick’s Day. Working together with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement, OHS supported five […]




Governor Carney and Officials Break Ground on New Milford Interchange

Department of Transportation | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 26, 2018

Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, and a host of other dignitaries participated in a Department of Transportation (DelDOT) groundbreaking on Monday for the SR 1, Northeast Front Street Grade Separated Intersection project. The construction is anticipated to be complete by summer 2020. “Working together […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 12-18

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between March 12-18 made 1,504 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, issuing 10 citations.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 16 special events during April 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018

Highlights include Buena Vista’s First Annual Spring Open House, The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series and programs on Delaware’s Dutch heritage.




DPH Investigating Mumps Outbreak After February Baile Mejicano Dance at Chase Center on the Riverfront

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is investigating a mumps outbreak among attendees of a February Hispanic dance festival in New Castle County. Officials have confirmed three cases of the mumps, all involving attendees of a social dance (Baile Mejicano or Mexican Dance) that took place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington on Feb.10, 2018. DPH is recommending that anyone who attended the dance, contact their primary care physician to determine if they may have contracted mumps and if they and their family or close contacts need to receive vaccination against mumps.