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Free college applications, more offered during Delaware’s College Application Month

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Delaware high school students can apply to select colleges and universities for free in October and November in celebration of the state’s fifth annual College Application Month, which began this week and runs through Nov. 17.




Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses. New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance.




Commissioner Navarro Announces Workers Compensation Rate Decrease

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is pleased to announce there will be a decrease in Workers Compensation Insurance Rates, effective December 1st, 2017. “I am thrilled to see an agreement come so quickly from the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB), the Ratepayer Advocate, and my staff.  I was anxious to see the […]




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to hold low digit surf tag auction at 3rd annual Boo-Que

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will hold a live auction for low-digit surf fishing tags at 2:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 21 at Delaware Seashore State Park. The auction will take place during the third annual “Boo-Que by the Sea,” a two-day barbeque cook-off competition that begins Friday, Oct. 20 at the park.




Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.







  Category: News

Free college applications, more offered during Delaware’s College Application Month

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Delaware high school students can apply to select colleges and universities for free in October and November in celebration of the state’s fifth annual College Application Month, which began this week and runs through Nov. 17.




Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses. New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance.




Commissioner Navarro Announces Workers Compensation Rate Decrease

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is pleased to announce there will be a decrease in Workers Compensation Insurance Rates, effective December 1st, 2017. “I am thrilled to see an agreement come so quickly from the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB), the Ratepayer Advocate, and my staff.  I was anxious to see the […]




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to hold low digit surf tag auction at 3rd annual Boo-Que

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will hold a live auction for low-digit surf fishing tags at 2:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 21 at Delaware Seashore State Park. The auction will take place during the third annual “Boo-Que by the Sea,” a two-day barbeque cook-off competition that begins Friday, Oct. 20 at the park.




Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.