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Bridgeville Cat Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents of Main Street

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents of Main Street (Business Route 13), Bridgeville with nearby intersecting roads of Fawn Road and Redden Road, who may have been exposed to a feral cat, that the DPH Lab found the animal to be rabid on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The black, domestic shorthair has bitten or scratched at least one individual in this area, and has been euthanized.




Delaware’s Dutch heritage to be featured at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Three special events explore Delaware’s long-standing connection to the Netherlands which stretches back in time to the state’s first European colony, Swanendael, established by the Dutch in 1631 in present-day Lewes.




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.  The sirens will sound between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces shellfish aquaculture leasing lottery for Inland Bays

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

DOVER – The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife will conduct a public lottery for the initial offering of acreage available for shellfish aquaculture leases in Delaware’s Inland Bays at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at DNREC’s Lewes Facility, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958.




Governor Carney Delivers Address to Joint Session of the General Assembly

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Governor lays out plan for growing the economy, improving Delaware’s schools and balancing the budget DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney delivered a Special Address to a Joint Session of the 149th General Assembly on Thursday, saying he is determined to take steps that will grow Delaware’s economy, address the addiction crisis, coordinate services for […]







  Category: Newsroom

Bridgeville Cat Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents of Main Street

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents of Main Street (Business Route 13), Bridgeville with nearby intersecting roads of Fawn Road and Redden Road, who may have been exposed to a feral cat, that the DPH Lab found the animal to be rabid on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The black, domestic shorthair has bitten or scratched at least one individual in this area, and has been euthanized.




Delaware’s Dutch heritage to be featured at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Three special events explore Delaware’s long-standing connection to the Netherlands which stretches back in time to the state’s first European colony, Swanendael, established by the Dutch in 1631 in present-day Lewes.




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.  The sirens will sound between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces shellfish aquaculture leasing lottery for Inland Bays

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

DOVER – The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife will conduct a public lottery for the initial offering of acreage available for shellfish aquaculture leases in Delaware’s Inland Bays at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at DNREC’s Lewes Facility, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958.




Governor Carney Delivers Address to Joint Session of the General Assembly

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Governor lays out plan for growing the economy, improving Delaware’s schools and balancing the budget DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney delivered a Special Address to a Joint Session of the 149th General Assembly on Thursday, saying he is determined to take steps that will grow Delaware’s economy, address the addiction crisis, coordinate services for […]