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Dover Heroin Dealer Sent to Prison

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 23, 2019

DOJ Community Engagement Unit Hosts Back to School Fair A Dover man targeted in a drug investigation after selling heroin to an undercover police officer was sentenced to prison. Deputy Attorney General Gregory Babowal secured the sentence for 26-year-old Javon Young. In January 2019, members of the State Police Kent County Drug Unit and Kent […]




Volunteers Needed at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to assist residents during its upcoming Family & Friends Day event at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Volunteers are needed to help make sure all of the residents are able to enjoy the day’s activities. Groups and […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during September 2019

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Chautauqua tent shows, Native-American programming and a historical play on Caesar Rodney among the activities to be presented.




Statement on Beatriz Fana-Ruiz

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

The Department of Justice on Tuesday released the following statement: Beatriz Fana-Ruiz recklessly started a fire in the basement of the home where she lived, resulting in the tragic deaths of three Wilmington Fire Department Firefighters and serious injury to another. While her motivation in setting the fire was a reaction to her living conditions, […]




Delaware Receives Federal Approval to Establish Reinsurance Program for 2020

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

On June 20, Gov. John Carney signed enabling legislation (House Bill 193) moving Delaware a step closer to a reinsurance program beginning in 2020. NEW CASTLE (Aug. 20, 2019) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) received approval today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a 1332 State Innovation […]







  Category: Newsroom

Dover Heroin Dealer Sent to Prison

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 23, 2019

DOJ Community Engagement Unit Hosts Back to School Fair A Dover man targeted in a drug investigation after selling heroin to an undercover police officer was sentenced to prison. Deputy Attorney General Gregory Babowal secured the sentence for 26-year-old Javon Young. In January 2019, members of the State Police Kent County Drug Unit and Kent […]




Volunteers Needed at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to assist residents during its upcoming Family & Friends Day event at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Volunteers are needed to help make sure all of the residents are able to enjoy the day’s activities. Groups and […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during September 2019

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Chautauqua tent shows, Native-American programming and a historical play on Caesar Rodney among the activities to be presented.




Statement on Beatriz Fana-Ruiz

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

The Department of Justice on Tuesday released the following statement: Beatriz Fana-Ruiz recklessly started a fire in the basement of the home where she lived, resulting in the tragic deaths of three Wilmington Fire Department Firefighters and serious injury to another. While her motivation in setting the fire was a reaction to her living conditions, […]




Delaware Receives Federal Approval to Establish Reinsurance Program for 2020

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

On June 20, Gov. John Carney signed enabling legislation (House Bill 193) moving Delaware a step closer to a reinsurance program beginning in 2020. NEW CASTLE (Aug. 20, 2019) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) received approval today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a 1332 State Innovation […]