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More than 2,500 Delawareans receiving direct benefit from national foreclosure settlement

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today more than 2,500 Delawareans are benefitting financially – either through direct payments, mortgage modifications or other assistance – from last year’s historic settlement with the nation’s five largest banks. On the state level, he also announced that his office’s Mortgage Mediation Program has been extended for four […]




Colonial School District Referendum unofficial results should be available at about 9 p.m.

Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The unofficial results of the Colonial School District Referendum should be available at about 9 p.m. this evening. The Department of Elections for New Castle County will compile the unofficial results at the Department’s warehouse located at 220 Lisa Dr in New Castle. The results will be posted at http://electionsncc.delaware.gov.




Colonial School District residents can vote at a Polling Place in the Carvel State Office Building

Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Department of Elections for New Castle County has a Polling Place for today’s (June 4th) Colonial School District Referendum on the mezzanine of the Carvel State Office Building in downtown Wilmington. Persons eligible to vote in the referendum may vote there between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Ramps Up Enforcement of Distracted Driving Laws with Final Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and Delaware law enforcement agencies statewide will again be toughening up enforcement of Delaware’s distracted driving laws as part of the third and final wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. campaign to save lives on the state’s roadways. Enforcement will take place statewide from June 4-17.




Governor Signs School Choice Reform, Keeps Pledge from State-of-the-State

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

After vowing in his State of the State 2013 to address unfair burdens of the school choice system on Delaware families, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation (House Bill 90) today to simplify the application process and help ensure students can attend their chosen school.







  Category: News

More than 2,500 Delawareans receiving direct benefit from national foreclosure settlement

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today more than 2,500 Delawareans are benefitting financially – either through direct payments, mortgage modifications or other assistance – from last year’s historic settlement with the nation’s five largest banks. On the state level, he also announced that his office’s Mortgage Mediation Program has been extended for four […]




Colonial School District Referendum unofficial results should be available at about 9 p.m.

Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The unofficial results of the Colonial School District Referendum should be available at about 9 p.m. this evening. The Department of Elections for New Castle County will compile the unofficial results at the Department’s warehouse located at 220 Lisa Dr in New Castle. The results will be posted at http://electionsncc.delaware.gov.




Colonial School District residents can vote at a Polling Place in the Carvel State Office Building

Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Department of Elections for New Castle County has a Polling Place for today’s (June 4th) Colonial School District Referendum on the mezzanine of the Carvel State Office Building in downtown Wilmington. Persons eligible to vote in the referendum may vote there between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Ramps Up Enforcement of Distracted Driving Laws with Final Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and Delaware law enforcement agencies statewide will again be toughening up enforcement of Delaware’s distracted driving laws as part of the third and final wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. campaign to save lives on the state’s roadways. Enforcement will take place statewide from June 4-17.




Governor Signs School Choice Reform, Keeps Pledge from State-of-the-State

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

After vowing in his State of the State 2013 to address unfair burdens of the school choice system on Delaware families, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation (House Bill 90) today to simplify the application process and help ensure students can attend their chosen school.