Posts Tagged ‘Delaware’
Gov. Carney Extends Del. Public Health Emergency For 30 Days
VIRTUAL DE Redistricting Public Hearing Tonight at 6pm
A reminder – there is a public hearing on redistricting this evening beginning at 6pm. Redistricting is the process of drawing new district boundaries for congressional, legislative and state school board districts based on each State’s resident population. Every ten years, the Delaware State Legislature redraws district boundaries based on the results of the most recent…
Read MoreDE Vaccine Providers Can Begin Pfizer Booster Vaccines for Certain Populations
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that the state’s vaccine providers can begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to certain populations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally voted to expand the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
Read MoreDelaware Seeing Increased West Nile Virus Activity
An increase in mosquito-transmitted West Nile Virus (WNV) activity is occurring in many areas in Delaware as indicated in sentinel chickens used by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to monitor for certain mosquito-transmitted diseases. Twenty sentinel chicken stations are sampled weekly throughout the state each summer and fall to help track WNV and…
Read MoreDE House Ethics Committee Dismisses Ethics Compliant Against Rep. Gerald Brady
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Rep. Gerald Brady. The complaint, filed last month, called into question an email Rep. Brady sent using his state email that used racist and sexist terms to discuss human trafficking. The email was publicized through the media and condemned by numerous…
Read MoreDelaware Redistricting Process to Begin-Public Input Will be Taken As Well
As the Delaware General Assembly begins its constitutionally mandated redrawing of legislative districts, legislative leaders on Friday announced multiple ways for the public to view the available data and participate in the redistricting process. Every 10 years, states must redraw their legislative districts based on the most recent federal Census data. This process, known as…
Read MoreDelaware’s Coronavirus Numbers Going Up
Carper Highlights Infrastructure Bill’s Clean Water Provisions
Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 could result in cleaner water in Delaware, according to Senator Tom Carper. Carper visited the Kent County Wastewater Facility in Milford Friday, saying that the bipartisan legislation will provide funding to update drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities and water system operators would have access…
Read MoreDel. Vaccine Policy Announced For State Employees, Long-Term Care Staff
The following news release was issued by the office of Delaware Governor John Carney Thursday: Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof of vaccination or to undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of…
Read MoreVIDEO | Sussex COVID Case, Vax Rates Draw Concern
The Delta variant is driving up COVID-19 case numbers in Delaware, and hospitalizations have been going up recently as well. Governor John Carney and Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay outlined the current situation facing The First State in a virtual presentation Thursday. Rattay said several ZIP Codes in western Sussex County are being…
Read MoreCoronavirus Activity on Increase in Delaware
———————————————————————————————————————— Over the past several weeks Delaware has seen an increase in coronavirus activity statewide. Since June 24 the number of new positive cases has increased by 787 – an average of 32 new cases daily in the last 24 days. Last week Delaware Public Health said that while the numbers remain relatively low, the…
Read MoreSwimmer Injured in Rehoboth
Teen and man critically injured in other incidents in Bethany and Fenwick This summer has been good so far with a low number of surf injuries in Rehoboth Beach. One of the few people taken to a hospital this past holiday weekend from the beach in Rehoboth was this 26-year-old man who dislocated or broke…
Read MoreDE’s May Unemployment Over National Average
Rescue Funds Start Arriving To Del. Local Governments
Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 are making their way into the accounts of local governments in Delaware. State Treasurer Colleen Davis said Wednesday that her office has been developing a process to make delivery of rescue plan funds as fast and efficient as possible. Government officials submitted their budget information through…
Read MoreSen. Stephanie Hansen seeks to Advance Community Solar in Delaware
Thousands of Delawareans currently unable to benefit from the cost savings and low carbon footprint of solar power could soon reap the benefits of renewable energy through a new class of community-solar generating facilities enabled by legislation introduced by Sen. Stephanie Hansen on Thursday. Senate Bill 2 would provide the legal framework for Delmarva Power customers to take…
Read MoreDel., Md. Monitor Gas Supplies Following Pipeline Disruption
The Governors of Maryland and Delaware are responding to the possible effects of the Colonial Pipeline hacking on the region’s gas supply. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Wednesday authorized Transportation Secretary Greg Slater to issue emergency waivers of weight restrictions and hours-of-service requirements for Maryland ‘motor carriers.’ Hogan added that the gas supply chain is still…
Read MoreUPDATE: School Board Election Results – 5 Sussex Races in 4 Districts
Election results: Delaware School Board Election Results are in, following a vote in several contested races Tuesday. In Cape Henlopen, Janis Hanwell defeated Ashley Murray, 3,108 to 1,212. Delmar School District voters elected Dawn Turner and incumbent Farrah Morelli to at-large positions. In Laurel, David Nichols won by just seven votes over two other candidates.…
Read MoreFollowing Census, Del. Keeps 1 Congressional Seat, Md. Retains 8
Delaware will keep its one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives under a population update released by the US Census. Following the 2020 population count, the US population has topped 331-million people. Pennsylvania and West Virginia are among states that would lose Congressional seats ahead of next year’s elections, while North Carolina and several…
Read MoreSaturday is Drug Take Back Day in DE from 10am to 2pm
DE to Start 10-Digit Dialing April 24
Federal communications officials are urging all Delawareans to start dialing the area code and 7-digit phone number on local calls starting on April 24, 2021. The change is due to a decision made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last summer. On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 9-8-8 as the new, nationwide phone number…
Read MoreDE Governor Dale Wolf Dies at 96
Governor John Carney at the start of this week’s coronavirus update announced the passing for former Governor Dale Wolf. Wolf died last Saturday, March 20 – he was 96. Wolf was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served for three weeks as the 70th governor of Delaware.…
Read MorePositive Coronavirus Tests Reach 90,000 in DE; Vaccine Now in Over 329,000 DE Arms
While vaccine is being administered – to now over 329,000 Delawareans, people are still testing positive for coronavirus. Delaware reached the 90,000 mark with an additional 239 positive tests on Friday – 23 of them from Sussex County. The number of hospitalizations remains below 100 – but increased by 6 on Friday to 89 –…
Read MoreDel., Md. Flags At Half-Staff To Honor People Who’ve Died With COVID
Flags in Delaware and Maryland are flying at half-staff in memory of the more than half-a-million Americans who have died with coronavirus. Governor John Carney took action Monday to lower flags at state government buildings and facilities after President Biden ordered that the flag be lowered at federal facilities. Flags are to stay at half-staff…
Read MoreCarney Updates Omnibus COVID-19 State Of Emergency
Governor John Carney has issued his 6th modification of his COVID-19 Omnibus State of Emergency Declaration which expands permitted crowd sizes late next week and allows youth and amateur sports tournaments to proceed with a plan approved by the Division of Public Health. Effective Friday February 12th at 8:00 a.m., restaurants, retail locations, gyms, houses…
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