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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 […]




OMC Clarifies Policy on County-Based License Assignments

Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, September 22, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner Clarifies Policy on County-Based License Assignments Dover, DE — The Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is issuing this statement to clarify recent confusion regarding county-based license assignments in the state’s adult-use marijuana program. Contrary to recent reports, county-based assignments have not been removed. Licensees […]







  Category: Newsroom

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 […]




OMC Clarifies Policy on County-Based License Assignments

Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, September 22, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner Clarifies Policy on County-Based License Assignments Dover, DE — The Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is issuing this statement to clarify recent confusion regarding county-based license assignments in the state’s adult-use marijuana program. Contrary to recent reports, county-based assignments have not been removed. Licensees […]