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Delaware Receives $9M Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health Supports in Schools

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

Grant funds Project DelAWARE, a new partnership between the State of Delaware and three school districts WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has won a $9 million federal grant to expand school mental health supports. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund Project DelAWARE, a […]




DelDOT Wins Award for I-495 Project

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized by the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE) with the 2018 Project of the Year award. The $1.5 million project, which was completed this summer, extended the I-495 southbound travel lane 1,700 feet beyond the merge point with I-95 southbound. The project is already […]




DHSS, Fetal Alcohol Task Force and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services Remind Pregnant Women Not to Drink During Pregnancy

Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

WILMINGTON (Sept. 19, 2018) – To commemorate September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Task Force of Delaware and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services are reminding pregnant women that no amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy. Birth defects caused […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during October 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 21, 2018

Early 1900s music education, the life of Delaware patriot Caesar Rodney and walking tours of St. Peter’s cemetery in Lewes among topics to be explored.




Attempted Rape Leads to 30-Year Prison Sentence

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 21, 2018

Other prison sentences handed down for drug, manslaughter, weapons, and robbery charges A Dover man who tried to rape a woman while her children were present has pled guilty and been sentenced to prison. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson prosecuted the case against 34-year-old Tyree Lockett of Dover. In March 2018, Lockett attempted to rape […]







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware Receives $9M Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health Supports in Schools

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

Grant funds Project DelAWARE, a new partnership between the State of Delaware and three school districts WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has won a $9 million federal grant to expand school mental health supports. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund Project DelAWARE, a […]




DelDOT Wins Award for I-495 Project

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized by the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE) with the 2018 Project of the Year award. The $1.5 million project, which was completed this summer, extended the I-495 southbound travel lane 1,700 feet beyond the merge point with I-95 southbound. The project is already […]




DHSS, Fetal Alcohol Task Force and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services Remind Pregnant Women Not to Drink During Pregnancy

Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

WILMINGTON (Sept. 19, 2018) – To commemorate September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Task Force of Delaware and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services are reminding pregnant women that no amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy. Birth defects caused […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during October 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 21, 2018

Early 1900s music education, the life of Delaware patriot Caesar Rodney and walking tours of St. Peter’s cemetery in Lewes among topics to be explored.




Attempted Rape Leads to 30-Year Prison Sentence

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 21, 2018

Other prison sentences handed down for drug, manslaughter, weapons, and robbery charges A Dover man who tried to rape a woman while her children were present has pled guilty and been sentenced to prison. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson prosecuted the case against 34-year-old Tyree Lockett of Dover. In March 2018, Lockett attempted to rape […]