Alan Henney
Rehoboth Beach police received an odd report that the Bellmoor Inn golf cart (technically a “low-speed vehicle”) had been involved in a hit-and-run on Philadelphia Street around 3 a.m. Monday. It was nowhere to be found! After some investigation, it became apparent that the vehicle had been stolen. Around 4 a.m., the operator running the beach sweeper…
Rehoboth Beach police officers have been investigating a widespread graffiti attack that was discovered early last week. What is troubling about this attack is how prolific it was. The vandal or vandals struck a few downtown businesses, some inside and others outside. They also tagged trash cans, parking meter pay stations, benches, street signs, and…
UPDATE, 5/24/22, 10 AM: A fire that began early Monday morning on a barge in the Delaware River is still not under control, according to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.The barge was carrying household appliances and scrap metal.The Bowers Fire Company in Kent County, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources…
Ocean City police received several calls after about a half dozen shots were heard near the boardwalk and Talbot Street around 1:10 a.m. on Sunday. That is where police found one man, an approximately 20-year-old, with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken by EMS to a trauma center…
It is that day of the year that locals (and business owners) look forward to — the beginning of free parking season for downtown Rehoboth Beach. As of today, motorists will no longer be required to feed parking kiosks (or ParkMobile) or display parking permits. This will continue through the Thursday prior to Memorial Day…
Updated Monday morning: President Biden departed Rehoboth Beach aboard Marine One at about six minutes after eleven this morning (Monday), concluding a long weekend at his home. Mr. Biden was seen in public twice: Saturday for Mass, and Sunday enjoying the nearby bike trail with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. FAA temporary flight restrictions have…
Update: The White House has confirmed that President Biden is expected to visit Rehoboth Beach starting this Friday, September 17th. Mr. Biden is expected to leave Washington, arrive at Dover Air Force Base, then is expected to land at a spot near his North Shores home early Friday afternoon. The FAA has issued a temporary…
Updated: Three teenagers are hurt in an accident at Funland on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, on the park’s final night of operation this season. According to Rehoboth Beach Police, officers who arrived at the scene Sunday night discovered an injured 16-year-old boy and two girls who were injured, ages 14 and 15. The boy was…
Not many politicians these days are able to do what Dewey Beach Mayor Dale Cooke has done: Go out in style with the respect of the voters. Steve “Monty” Montgomery of The Starboard and Jimmy O’Conor of Woody’s Bar & Grill hosted the well-attended retirement party for Mayor Cooke last Thursday at The Starboard. “For Jimmy O’Conor and myself to…
Dewey Beach police, Rehoboth Beach EMS and Sussex County paramedics helped save a 61-year-old man who collapsed in cardiac arrest while suffering a suspected heart attack this past Thursday evening in the Dewey Beer Company. Sgt. Clifford Dempsey, police spokesman, says the officer performed CPR on the victim until the ambulance crew arrived. They then used…
A discussion item regarding the town’s iconic Dolle’s sign is listed on the agenda for the next Rehoboth Beach virtual commissioner workshop scheduled for this Wednesday. Dolle’s Candyland owner Tom Ibach, who has consolidated his operation at 9 Rehoboth Avenue, has offered to give the sign on the old building to the city. Grotto Pizza purchased the old building earlier this year. Chris Flood…
Police received a complaint early Sunday evening of three men hanging over the railing of the Indian River Inlet bridge pedestrian walkway. A female state park officer was first to arrive to check on the three men. Capt. John McDerby, spokesman for State Parks Enforcement, says the officer smelled an odor of marijuana and proceeded…
The irony, just hours after pedestrian safety was a featured topic of Saturday’s candidate forum, a 31-year-old man was seriously injured while crossing Coastal Highway near Rodney Avenue in Dewey Beach. He was struck by the white Toyota Sceana minivan in the southbound lanes around 9:45 p.m. According to EMS reports he was thrown over the hood…
REBUILDING REHOBOTH HISTORY BUILDING BY BUILDING He collects tidbits of Rehoboth Beach history like an entomologist collects insects. Photographs, postcards, newspapers.com articles, insurance company and land records and surveys all help him recreate a nearly perfect replica of 1910 Rehoboth Beach. Meet Paul Lovett, a local historian who spends several hours each day examining and reconstructing the…
UPDATED 8/29/21 – Despite best efforts to assist the 57’ young male fin whale that stranded on a sandbar on thebayside of the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, the whale ultimately beached itself for thefinal time on the oceanside of the Point on the evening of Thursday, August 26th. The whaledied on its own…
The deadline to file to run for commissioner in Dewey Beach was 5 p.m. today. Only three candidates filed for the three seats up for grabs. Incumbent Commissioners Paul Bauer and David Jasinski will be joined by Elisabeth Gibbings. Mayor Dale H. Cooke decided not to seek another term.
A familiar sound in the sky on summer weekends isn’t always a banner plane. Delaware has been one of the few states that uses the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for airborne traffic observations. The CAP’s newer fuel-injection six-cylinder Cessna 182s — like the one shown below — generate that unique sound we hear that is more powerful…
The results from Saturday’s annual election in Rehoboth Beach are in! Toni Sharp and Tim Bennett have won the two soon-to-be-open commissioner seats. Here are the 2021 election totals: Registered voters for 2021: 1,703Number of voters: 618 Number of absentee voters: 572Total voters: 1,190 SEATS FOR COMMISSIONER (TWO): Timothy Bennett, # of votes: 621 *…
A grassroots movement is underway in Rehoboth to change the name for what we know as Grove Park back to its original name, Shaw Park. The project is spearheaded by Judy Atkinson and supported by local historian Paul Lovett who wrote this interesting history of the park. Lovett says the park originally got its name from Benjamin F. Shaw who…
Food-cart vendor raises money for accident victim while evaluating customer response… “It was a great way to raise money for my friend’s nephew who was paralyzed from a car accident,” says Shyaira Michelle Dineen, who has been selling her special carrot hotdogs from this food-cart which she has named Silly Rabbit. The cart stands on the corner…
A suspected homeless man was found dead in the cemetery surrounding the Midway Presbyterian Church on Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth around 11:40 a.m. this past Saturday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. “I don’t have much to release on the incident,” Sr. Cpl. Jason Hatchell, state police spokesman, said Sunday. “Investigators are not investigating this…
What started as an art market near the Ale House in downtown Rehoboth Beach last summer has transformed into a popular and booming art show in West Rehoboth every Monday night. The West Rehoboth Creative Market features the work of about 15 to 20 local artists and artisans each week. All items are handmade like this acrylic resin pour…
Despite what Karine Jean-Pierre, Pres. Biden’s deputy press secretary, said during her July 30 press briefing, the President did not return to Rehoboth this past weekend. The expectant visit had been reported by the local and international press. But Pres. Biden went to Wilmington, again! So far, he has only visited Rehoboth once since taking office. This was his visit…
Update: The Ocean City Fire Department released this statement Thursday morning The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) responded to several swimmers in distress on Wednesday, August 4, in the area of 112th Street. At approximately 3:50 p.m., on-duty lifeguards noticed a group who appeared to be struggling to swim. As three of the distressed swimmers exited the…