Alan Henney
UPDATED: 8/8/20 11:20am – Delaware State Police are investigating a fight that resulted in a shooting death outside the Woodshed Bar and Package Store near Seaford.Ā Police were called for a fight in progress in the parking lot.Ā Shots were fired and they found a 28 year old Seaford man with a gunshot wound.Ā He…
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Rehoboth property owners spent Tuesday afternoon and evening assessing the damage left by Tropical Storm Isaias which will probably go down as one of the most destructive in recent Rehoboth history with its 30+ m.p.h. sustained winds. According to the Rehoboth DEOS weather station, the winds peaked around 10 a.m. with a 60 m.p.h. gust.…
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Almost 900 voters have already cast their absentee ballot! Election day in Rehoboth Beach is this coming Saturday, but more than likely, the voters have already decided the election. According to Krys Johnson, city spokeswoman, as of last Wednesday, the city had mailed out 1178 absentee ballots and about 75 percent (881) of them have…
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Members of the Dewey Beach Patrol resuscitated a toddler last Monday morning after she was seriously injured. This did not happen on the beach, but in a townhouse in the ocean block of Dickinson Street where the three-year-old girl had tumbled down a flight of stairs. After her frightened parents called 9-1-1 for help, the lifeguards heard…
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UPDATED – 7/31/20 4pm – DNREC lifted the recreational swimming advisory for Rehoboth Beach at Rehoboth Avenue late Friday afternoon after water quality tests taken Thursday showed bacteria levels had returned below the advisory level.Ā The advisory had been issued Thursday based on results from Wednesdayās regularly scheduled sampling by DNRECās Recreational Water Program. Ocean beach…
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Hundreds of visitors including state and local officials celebrated what would have been Mayor John “TJ” Redefer’s 59th birthday tonight during a dedication of the town’s new “Bay Walk” in his memory. Mayor Redefer lost his life on April 7 to pancreatic cancer. He had served the town as commissioner and mayor since 2017 and…
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Police are investigating after a man was found in cardiac arrest while he had been fishing on the bay with his wife. Police say the incident occurred Sunday around 6:37 p.m. in the Rehoboth Bay near Massey’s Landing. The victim and his wife were fishing from their 2000 19-foot Trophy boat. When they were getting…
Read MoreA man was discovered dead in an apartment above this shopping center in Dewey Beach on Dagsworthy Street this past Friday. The 34-year-old man was found by his friend around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The police and medical examiner are investigating. Sgt. Clifford Dempsey, police spokesman, says so far this…
Read MoreResidents, a bicyclist and the Rehoboth Beach public works came to the rescue this past Friday after this duckling fell into a storm drain on Henlopen Avenue. The duck family was there squawking and milling about which caught peoples’ attention. “I called the policeā¦” says Jennifer Rubenstein, who lives in the area. “The dispatcher took…
Read MoreONLY 19 DAYS TO REHOBOTH ELECTION DAY! The annual Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association/CAMP Rehoboth candidate forum was held this past Saturday before an online audience. The two+ hour forum is available for viewing on the CAMP Rehoboth Facebook page. Topics covered included Covid, city finances, transparency, infrastructure, beach tags, assisting the business community, 5G antenna sites, waste-water treatment…
Read MoreDewey Beach police responded to theĀ Bay ResortĀ on Sunday around 1:35 a.m. after a man reportedly fired a shot from a handgun during an argument. When police arrived, they saw a group of four men on the balcony who appeared to be passing around a handgun. That is when Dewey officers called for Rehoboth and state…
Read MoreAbout 1,200 people were tested last Tuesday in the Rehoboth Beach city hall parking lot according to Jennifer Brestel from the Division of Public Health. Those results were not available as of Friday. But she did say that of the 4,166 tests completed in Dewey and Rehoboth the previous week, 264 came back positive (6.34…
Read MoreSeveral visitors receive citations for refusing to comply Rehoboth Beach police have been enforcing the face-covering requirements this past week with periodic boardwalk checkpoints. On Sunday, Police Chief Keith Banks said the officers have so far issued 29 $100 civil citations. Police have made it clear that they are not out to get anybody, but…
Read MoreThe long-awaited announcement came this morning! Funland has just issued this news release regarding the opening of its rides in Rehoboth Beach this coming Friday, July 10. It is with great excitement and anticipation that we announce an official opening date for our 59th season. The safety of our employees, guests and community is our…
Read MoreOfficials in Rehoboth Beach today confirmed that three lifeguards from the Rehoboth Beach Patrol tested positive for Covid-19. All lifeguards were notified and will be tested within the next 24 hours. The lifeguards who tested positive are asymptomatic and are staying home until medically cleared to return to work, city officials say. RBP staffing levels are expected to…
Read MoreThe Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club normally on Memorial Day holds its “Flags for Heroes” event which is tied to a fundraiser. That is where the LRRC generates money which goes to good causes. This year the LRRC put its flags out on Memorial Day but did not conduct the fundraiser because of the Covid crisis. But now the fundraiser is scheduled for…
Read MoreGone are the days when candidates would wait until after Independence Day to start inserting their campaign signs! The colorful signs have been popping up like mushrooms the past couple of weeks all across town. This year most voters will most likely have to rely on one of two Internet forums to “meet” the candidates. Charlie Browne, Rehoboth…
Read MoreFor the second time in just over a week, the Delaware Division of Public Health is asking people at the Delaware beach resorts, particularly in Rehoboth and Dewey, to get tested for Covid-19. Officials say the recommendation comes after about 100 persons tested positive in Rehoboth last Thursday. Testing in Dewey last Friday also identified another dozen…
Read More“It is his right… but in the current climate, it’s inflammatory,” says one resident in the Sussex West mobile home park near Lewes who did not want to be identified. She was referring to a confederate flag being flown by one of the park’s residents. This past week, the conversation took to Facebook where folks have been sharing their…
Read MorePerhaps the one thing missing most so far this summer in Rehoboth Beach isĀ Funland. But there is hope. “Things are starting to look a lot more like summer atĀ Funland,” says Christopher Darr,Ā FunlandĀ personnel manager. “Even though our doors are closed right now, there is a flurry of activity inside,” he points out. This past week, Funland raised and…
Read MoreUPDATED – Monday, June 15 – 5pm – The Ocean City Police Department is investigating a pedestrian crash that occurred just after midnight on Monday, June 15 at 19th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Police say 66 year old Kirk Hilton of Berlin was crossing Baltimore Avenue in the crosswalk when he was struck by a…
Read MoreUPDATE (Monday, 5 p.m.): In addition to the candidates listed below, Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski has filed to run for mayor and Hugh Fuller has filed to run for commissioner. The deadline to file to run for Rehoboth Beach mayor or commissioner is today at 4:30 p.m. Please be sure to check back later. Former Rehoboth…
Read MoreFor the second time this past week, a protest that had been canceled by the organizer because of looting fears managed to draw a significant following.Ā It is not uncommon for protesters to line Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth at least once each summer.Ā But what is unusual about Friday’s protest was that it managed…
Read More10:40 a.m. Friday UPDATE: DNREC has lifted swim restrictions and closures at Cape Henlopen State park following a suspected shark bite Thursday. 3:30 p.m. UPDATE: DNREC is confirming that a 12-year-old boy surfing off Herring Point today was taken to the hospital after he sustained puncture wounds to one leg. “While initially reported as a…
Read MoreUPDATED – Wednesday – 2:25pm – State fire investigators performed an investigation to determine the fireās origin and cause, which determined that the fire was intentionally started. The investigation is active and ongoing at this time. Any persons with information are encouraged to call the State Fire Marshalās Office Sussex Division at (302) 856-5600 or…
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