Program on George Washington’s 110 rules of civility at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 17, 2019
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 8, 2019
Program explores Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior and discusses how they were practiced by subsequent American presidents together with their relevance to contemporary American politics.
Cold Days…. Warm Hearts…
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Dover, Delaware-January 2019 – Help us give a child that is homeless or in foster care a warm hug! Cold weather is still in the forecast and everyone deserves to stay warm. Who doesn’t like getting a hug or knowing that someone cares? The GACEC and its community Partners are doing just that for the […]
Killing of Hockessin Man Resolved With Guilty Plea
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Benjamin Rauf, the New York man charged with the 2015 killing of a Hockessin man found shot in his car, has pled guilty to the fatal shooting. Rauf, 29, of Westerlo, NY pled guilty yesterday to Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in connection with the shooting death of […]
Ellendale Man Sentenced for 2017 Murder
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019
Fatal shooting sends Wilmington man to prison; two others plead guilty to raping minors in two separate cases An Ellendale man received a 35-year-prison sentence for murdering another man. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the sentence for 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez fatally shot Kevin King in the parking […]
Delaware continues focus on trauma-informed practices
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019
Over the past three years, more than 7,000 Delaware educators have participated in professional development opportunities around trauma, including book studies, workshops, strategic planning and the multi-district Compassionate Schools Teacher Test Lab. So far this year, more than 400 educators have engaged in free DDOE training to better understanding why adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are so threatening and how they rewire the brain.
