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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Meinrad Leckie’s “Recent Landscapes” Paintings

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (August 1, 2017) – Recent Landscapes, an exhibition of paintings, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from August 4-25, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, August 4 from 5-7 p.m. Leckie, a Wilmington resident, retired from a career as a designer and the Art Director of […]




Health Officials Urge Individuals, Families to Seek Treatment or Access to Naloxone in Wake of Six Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

NEW CASTLE (July 25, 2017) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment or have the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of six suspected heroin overdose deaths in the past three weeks involving specific stamps. Through […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2018

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (July 24, 2017) – The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 100 arts and community organizations that will serve Delawareans statewide with arts programming and services, arts education, and arts marketing and promotion. This first round of funding for FY2018 includes: General Operating Support, Project Support, […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 11 special events during August 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Highlights include programs on inventors in the sound-recording industry, a historic murder mystery and Dr. Who




Delaware wildfire crew on fire near Meeker, Colorado

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 10, 2017

A wildfire crew from the Delaware Forest Service is now working on the 300-acre Wilson Fire, located 9 miles north of Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County. Started by lightning on July 7, the blaze is currently 15 percent contained and is threatening oil and gas production equipment. Delaware’s crew is comprised of 17 firefighters from Delaware and three from West Virginia. The crew flew from Harrisburg, PA on Sunday to the Rocky Mountain region along with teams from Maryland, New Hampshire, and two crews from Pennsylvania.







  Category: Sussex County

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Meinrad Leckie’s “Recent Landscapes” Paintings

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (August 1, 2017) – Recent Landscapes, an exhibition of paintings, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from August 4-25, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, August 4 from 5-7 p.m. Leckie, a Wilmington resident, retired from a career as a designer and the Art Director of […]




Health Officials Urge Individuals, Families to Seek Treatment or Access to Naloxone in Wake of Six Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

NEW CASTLE (July 25, 2017) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment or have the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of six suspected heroin overdose deaths in the past three weeks involving specific stamps. Through […]




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2018

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (July 24, 2017) – The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 100 arts and community organizations that will serve Delawareans statewide with arts programming and services, arts education, and arts marketing and promotion. This first round of funding for FY2018 includes: General Operating Support, Project Support, […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 11 special events during August 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Highlights include programs on inventors in the sound-recording industry, a historic murder mystery and Dr. Who




Delaware wildfire crew on fire near Meeker, Colorado

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 10, 2017

A wildfire crew from the Delaware Forest Service is now working on the 300-acre Wilson Fire, located 9 miles north of Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County. Started by lightning on July 7, the blaze is currently 15 percent contained and is threatening oil and gas production equipment. Delaware’s crew is comprised of 17 firefighters from Delaware and three from West Virginia. The crew flew from Harrisburg, PA on Sunday to the Rocky Mountain region along with teams from Maryland, New Hampshire, and two crews from Pennsylvania.