HSGAC Hearing Statement: "DHS Management and Acquisition Reform"
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, released the following statement regarding the committee’s...
View ArticleFinance Hearing Statement: "Healthcare.gov: A Review of Operations and...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing: “HealthCare.gov: A Review of Operations and Enrollment.” “Before the Affordable...
View ArticleCarper Questions CDC on Gun Violence Prevention Research
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT – Safe Routes to School Program Will Require Lane Closures on...
Wilmington — The Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) contractor, GrassBusters Landscaping Company will begin work on Friday, April 1, at the intersection of Naamans Road and Ballymeade...
View ArticleDelDOT Announces Electronic Subscription Service Change / New and Existing...
Dover — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced today it is changing its e-mail notification service effective March 18, and all new and existing users will need to sign up to...
View ArticleChild Predator Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest
An undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the solicitation of a minor for the purpose of engaging in prohibited sex acts, resulted in the arrest of 35-year-old Joshua...
View ArticleNew Castle County Resident is First Flu-Related Death of the 2015-2016 Season
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the first flu-related death of the 2015-2016 flu season. The individual is an 88-year-old man from New Castle County who died on March 14, 2016....
View ArticleDelDOT Breaks Ground on South Frederica Grade Separated Intersection /...
Dover — With the assistance of Governor Jack Markell and U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Jennifer Cohan – shovel in hand – broke ground on the South...
View ArticleCarper Reacts to Fiscal Year 2015 FISMA Report
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Fiscal...
View ArticleDaniel J. Tartt, Jr. of Harrington is 2016 Tree Farmer of the Year
Daniel J. Tartt, Jr. of Harrington was honored as Delaware’s 2016 Tree Farmer of the Year at the Delaware Forestry Association’s annual meeting in Felton. The Middletown FFA forestry team – comprised...
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Dear Friends, Earlier this week, President Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the passing of Justice Scalia. The president has done his...
View ArticleDelDOT Ready To Respond To Road Conditions
Dover — During tonight and tomorrow morning’s forecasted snow event, air and road surface temperatures are expected to remain above freezing. This typically means little to no snow will accumulate on...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT – Concrete Patching Will Require the Nighttime Closure of...
Delaware City — The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) would like to alert motorists that the removal and replacement of concrete will impact the following road: Hamburg Road between U.S. Route 13...
View ArticleStart of Construction for Prime Hook Road and Bridge Celebrated by Residents,...
Milton — Delaware Governor Jack Markell, U.S Senator Tom Carper, Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, DNREC Secretary David Small, officials from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and residents officially...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT – Removal and Replacement of Crossroad Pipe Will Require the...
Woodside — The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) would like to alert motorists that the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe will impact the following road: Berrytown Road between Firetower...
View ArticleDelaware Announces Two More Travel-Related Positive Zika Cases
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s second and third Zika cases, bringing the total number of Delaware cases to three. All three cases are travel-related and the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT – Signal Work Will Require Lane Closures at Boyds Corner and...
Middletown — The Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) Traffic Signal Construction Section in conjunction with Byer’s Electrical, Inc. are scheduled to begin work for the installation of a new...
View ArticleDelaware Department of Transportation Suspends Interstate Projects This...
Dover — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) reminds drivers to expect heavy traffic in Delaware for this Easter weekend. Planned lane closures on Delaware’s multi-lane highways will be...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT – Crossroad Pipe Replacement Will Require the Closure of Buck...
Bridgeville — The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) would like to alert motorists that the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe will impact the following roadway: Buck Fever Road between...
View ArticleSenator Carper Statement on the Attacks in Brussels
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the March 22 attacks in...
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