News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Dover, DE The Biggs Museum of American Art has opened the exhibition, Award Winners XXIV, marking the 24th consecutive year of hosting this exhibition in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts. Showcasing the exceptional work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellowship recipients, the exhibition is on view from April 18 to July 28, 2024. […]
Continue ReadingNew Ramp, Courtesy Dock and Repaved Parking Lot Completed The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has reopened the boat ramp facility at Scotton Landing (also known as Barkers Landing) on the St. Jones River, and located off Trap Shooters Road near Magnolia, following reconstruction that started in November 2023. The Scotton Landing […]
Continue ReadingSMYRNA, DE: The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), the Delaware State Police, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG), will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. There are 37 sirens in Delaware located within a 10-mile radius of […]
Continue ReadingFELTON, DE: The Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is seeking the public’s help in providing any information regarding an illegal cockfighting ring in Felton. On Saturday, May 5, 2023, DAS responded to a report of cockfighting in progress in the 3000 Block of Sandtown Road, Felton. Upon […]
Continue ReadingThe Mud Mill Pond boat ramp and adjacent ramp parking lot near Marydel in Kent County will remain closed into July due to construction activities associated with Mud Mill Pond dam improvements, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife manages the boat ramp and adjacent parking […]
Continue ReadingDivision of Fish and Wildlife-Run Facility Offers Educational Exhibits and Commanding Views of the Mispillion Harbor The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will welcome visitors to the DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve when the center reopens for the 2023 season Saturday, April 1. The DNREC facility managed by the Division […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Will be Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 18 through Friday, March 3 Delaware’s 2023 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 5, […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del — Dover Motor Speedway will be hosting a drive-through ‘Gift of Lights’ event beginning on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 24 through New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023. This event will feature a mile and a half course of over 60 scenes and 3 million extravagant lights and displays located in the Woodlands, where Firefly […]
Continue ReadingGov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin Monday to dedicate Jason Beach as a historic site, in recognition of its significance and to coincide with the Juneteenth holiday. The Governor and Secretary, along with town of Laurel Councilmember Jonathan Kellam, Reps. Timothy Dukes and Ruth Briggs-King, […]
Continue ReadingExecutive Director, Charles A. Guerin, is set to retire effective June 30, 2022. Guerin’s successor will be announced at a later date. Guerin has served as Executive Director of the Biggs since April 2015. Prior to that, Guerin was the Executive Director of The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York. Guerin has been the […]
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