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State Receives Donation from Family of Governor C. Douglass Buck

State Receives Generous Donation of Historical Documents from Family of Governor C. Douglass Buck For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, July 13, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 750-8353 (NEW CASTLE, DE) – Several historical documents, including a 1701 land deed from William Penn, have been donated to the State of Delaware by the family of former Governor and U.S. Senator Clayton […]

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Child Abuse Recognition/Reporting Issues

Hundreds Gather to Address Issues of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting For Immediate ReleaseThursday, February 3, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 739-4111 (DOVER, DE) – Over 800 people attended a special training event Tuesday evening on various aspects of child abuse as part of a larger effort to educate professionals on their legal and ethical duties to ensure […]

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State Suspends Rodney Baltazar, D.O.

State Suspends Controlled Substance Registration of Rodney Baltazar, D.O. For Immediate ReleaseFriday, December 14, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 857-3038 (Dover, DE) – Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has suspended the Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) of Rodney Baltazar, D.O. for prescribing practices which are inconsistent with the public interest and which pose an imminent danger to the public […]

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State Prohibits Three from Prescribing Controlled Substances

State Prohibits Three from Prescribing Controlled Substances For Immediate ReleaseFriday, December 9, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 750-8353 (Dover, DE) – Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has suspended the Controlled Substance Registrations of two physicians and one nurse practitioner for prescribing practices which present an imminent danger to the public. According to orders signed by Secretary Bullock, it […]

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Emergency Suspension of Dr. Timothy Wong

State Issues Emergency Suspension for License of Dr. Timothy Wong For Immediate ReleaseFriday, June 24, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 750-8353 (DOVER, DE) – Based on a formal complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office, Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and the President of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, Raymond L. Moore, Sr., this week ordered […]

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Dover’s Johnson Victrola Museum Will Reopen

And the Band Played on: Dover’s Johnson Victrola Museum Will Again Share its Musical Treasures For Immediate ReleaseFriday, May 6, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 739-4111 Governor Markell and the Department of State Announce the Johnson Victrola Museum’s Reopening This Saturday, May 7th (DOVER, DE) – Beginning on May 7, the Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover will reopen […]

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Commemoration of the Civil War Anniversary

Delaware Begins Official Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War For Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 15, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 739-4111 (DOVER, DE) – Governor Jack Markell issued a proclamation this week beginning Delaware’s official commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. The special observance, which began with students from St. John’s […]

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State Suspends Dr. Arturo Apolinario

State Suspends Second Physician, Dr. Arturo Apolinario, with Ties to Gosnell For Immediate ReleaseSaturday, March 5, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 650-2545 Apolinario Failed to Protect Patients as Medical Director at Wilmington Clinic (DOVER, DE) – Based on new information presented to the Department of State by the Attorney General yesterday, Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and the […]

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State Suspends Dr. Albert Dworkin’s License

State Suspends Dr. Albert Dworkin’s License in Wake of Gosnell Case For Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 1, 2011Christopher Portante(302) 739-4111 Immediate Suspension Executed for Dr. Albert Dworkin; Expedited Hearing Ordered for Apolinario (DOVER, DE) – Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and the President of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, Raymond L. Moore, Sr., today […]

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New PSC Executive Director Bill O’Brien

Bill O’Brien Named Executive Director of the Public Service Commission For Immediate ReleaseMonday, 24 January 2011Christopher Portante(302) 739-4111 (DOVER, DE) – Public Service Commission Chair Arnetta McRae announced that Bill O’Brien has been named to serve as the new Executive Director of the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC). Bill O’Brien is replacing the former Executive […]

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