DNREC has released several tips to stay safe while boating, and has launched new life rings at Woodland Beach. (From left: Citizens’ Hose Company members Keith Mapps, Fire Chief Chip Thompson, John Morgan, retired State Senator and board member Bruce C. Ennis, DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Director Pat Emory and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. Photo from DNREC)

8 tips to stay safe while boating this summer

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

A Delaware agency wants to make sure those hitting the open seas are safe this summer. Wednesday, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control  announced eight tips for water enthusiasts to follow. The department’s Division of Fish and Wildlife joined Smyrna’s Citizens’ Hose Company to highlight recently installed buoyant life rings at DNREC’s Woodland Beach fishing pier and …