As calls mount for the creation of a statewide inspector general’s office in Delaware, one Newark lawmaker is drafting legislation to do just that. Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, will introduce legislation in early 2022 to set the framework for the establishment of the new office, which would be tasked with investigating instances of waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement within the …
Delaware Senate publishes final proposed redistricting maps
Slaughter Beach was returned to District 18 in Sussex County rather than being grouped into a largely Kent County district. Democratic leaders in the State Senate have published their final proposed Senate maps in advance of a Nov. 1 special session to consider a redistricting bill. The special session comes just six days before the deadline for both parties …
Delaware sees more reports of rabid animals because state is testing more
Another Delaware skunk was diagnosed with rabies Friday. Photo by Bryan Padron. When the state announced Friday that it had diagnosed another wild animal with rabies, it may have felt like déjà vu. The Delaware Division of Public Health already this spring and summer had announced that it had found rabies in two cats, a skunk, a deer and …
Delaware Museum of Natural History to reopen May 13 with new focus
One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself. The Delaware Museum of Natural History will finish its metamorphosis next year and reopen May 13, the day of its 50th anniversary. The $9.8 million reinvention of the museum, founded by a du Pont with a huge shell, bird and egg collection, will …
Delaware Art Museum Pre-Raphs move into ‘jewelbox’ of a gallery
The entrance to ‘Radical Beauty: British Pre-Raphaelites’ attempts to set the work into the history and social movements of the day. Photo by Carson Zullinger. One of the Delaware Art Museum’s seminal collections has a new home in the building. a few new pieces and new interpretations designed to put the art. artists and models into context. “Radical Beauty: …
West Nile virus found in Delaware chickens infected by mosquitoes
West Nile virus has been found in Delaware chickens, infected by mosquitoes. West Nile virus has popped up in sentinel chickens, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday. The state routinely tests some chickens for mosquito-borne illnesses including West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. Both can make people sick and, in a few cases, …
State warns people not to forage in Sussex because of deadly hemlock
The stem of the poisonous hemlock plant, with purple spots The Delaware Department of Agriculture has warned Sussex County residents that two species of poison hemlock have been discovered there. The spotted water hemlock, cicuta maculate, and another form of hemlock, conicum maculatum, were found in area wetlands. “Both hemlocks bloom from June through late August,” the Delaware …
One Delawarean diagnosed with Listeria, likely from ready-to-eat food
Photo by Roger Brown of Pexels A Delaware resident has been diagnosed with a case of Listeria, which is a serious food poisoning caused by bacteria. The Delaware Division of Public Health declined to give any details about the person or how they came in contact with the bacteria. But it did say the exposure is assumed to …
State asks residents to remove bird feeders until cause of mystery illness is found
Blue Jays are among the birds being affected by a mysterious illness. Photo by Pexels. Delaware residents who have bird feeders or bird baths are being asked to take them down until the cause is found for a mysterious illness killing birds in six Mid-Atlantic and central states. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said in …
Yup, America’s retirees like Delaware and Sussex
Pluses for Sussex include ‘sand, charm, parks and low-key lifestyle,’ taxes and aving the Bidens as seasonal neighbors.