News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors
Del. Natural Resources Dept. to Host Virtual Meeting on Deauville Beach Management Transition and New Entrance Fee Proposal
DOVER, Delaware, March 23 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on March 21, 2024:
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a virtual community meeting Wednesday, March 27, at 6 p.m., to present information about the transition of management for Deauville Beach from the city of Rehoboth Beach. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation will share a proposal for daily entrance fees and seasonal pass
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N.J. Gov. Murphy Announces Ed Wengryn as New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Governor Phil Murphy announced that Edward D. Wengryn will serve as the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, following his appointment by the State Board of Agriculture today. The State Board of Agriculture today unanimously confirmed Ed Wengryn at their meeting, and the Governor approved the appointment. Since July 1, 2023, Assistant Secretary Joe Atchison III has directed the Department of Agri
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Pa. Conservation & Natural Resources Dept. Announces Restoration Work Underway at Delaware Canal State Park in Bucks County
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on March 22, 2024:
Bureau of State Parks Director John Hallas today announced that the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is beginning or has underway six major construction projects in Delaware Canal State Park in New Hope, Solebury Township, and Washington Crossing, Bucks County.
A total investment of more than $9 million in canal infrastructu
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Pa. U.S. Attorney: Delaware County Mushroom Farm Owner Sentenced to 46 Months' Imprisonment for Tax Violations
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release:
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Donna Fecondo, 63, of Garnet Valley, PA, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg to 46 months in federal prison for tax crimes. Fecondo was also ordered to pay restitution.
Fecondo pleaded guilty in 2022, admitting that she failed to remit employment (payrol
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U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Jury Convicts KC Man of Heroin Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 22, 2024:
A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in federal court today of his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and of illegally possessing firearms.
Edgar A. Mejia, 49, was found guilty by a jury of one count each of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
On Oct. 10, 2022, law en
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