Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach’
Police search for suspect wanted for assault in Rehoboth Beach
Police are searching for a man who hit someone in the face with a glass bottle during an altercation in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, just after 10 p.m., Sunday, two people were involved in an altercation inside an establishment in the 100 block of Rehoboth Avenue. During the altercation, a…
Read MoreRehoboth Mayor calls satanist group his friends amid nativity scene controversy
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns described the First State Satanists as his friends in response to an email the group sent to the city in support of their position to not allow a nativity scene at the Bandstand. WGMD News submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the City of Rehoboth Beach requesting all…
Read MoreRehoboth Mayor calls satanist group his friends amid nativity scene controversy
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns described the First State Satanists as his friends in response to an email the group sent to the city in support of their position to not allow a nativity scene at the Bandstand. WGMD News submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the City of Rehoboth Beach requesting all…
Read MorePolice arrest two on drug, weapons charges in Rehoboth
Two men were arrested on drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop turned up heroin, crack cocaine, knives, and a rifle in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, troopers were dispatched near the Royal Farms on Coastal Highway and John J. Williams Highway for reports of traffic violations committed by a car…
Read MoreChristians hold prayer protest outside City Hall in Rehoboth Beach
Christians numbering in the hundreds took to the steps of City Hall in Rehoboth Beach Thursday afternoon to pray in protest after the city refused to allow a local church to display a nativity scene at the Bandstand. With their heads bowed and eyes closed, many clutching rosaries, Christians from across Sussex County turned out…
Read MorePrayer protest planned outside City Hall in Rehoboth Beach
A prayer protest will be held outside City Hall in Rehoboth Beach on Thursday following the city’s refusal to allow a local Catholic Church the right to display a nativity scene at the Bandstand. The protest will take place outside City Hall this Thursday, November 21 at 2 p.m. led at the direction of Father…
Read More“We’re not discriminating” | Rehoboth Mayor remains steadfast in refusal to display nativity at the Bandstand
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns is steadfast in his refusal to allow a nativity scene at the Bandstand ahead of the holiday season, claiming the decision “has nothing to do with the City’s feeling on Christianity.” Mayor Kuhns appeared LIVE Monday morning in an exclusive interview with WGMD’s Mike Bradley where he stressed that the…
Read MoreChristians outraged after City of Rehoboth refuses to allow nativity scene at Bandstand
The City of Rehoboth Beach will not allow the nativity scene at the Bandstand for the second consecutive year, prompting a backlash from Christians who are speaking out, including Father Coco of St. Edmond Catholic Church who was forced to remove the nativity last year from the Bandstand. Despite Mayor Paul Kuhns assertion that he…
Read MorePolice arrest couple, seize over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth
A couple was arrested on drug charges after police seized over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8 a.m., Tuesday police responded to the Econo Lodge on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth to execute a warrant in reference to 28-year-old Durron E. Jones Jr., of Dagsboro, who was…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Rehoboth Mayor refuses to allow nativity scene at Bandstand
The City of Rehoboth Beach will not allow the nativity scene at the Bandstand for the second consecutive year. This of course comes on the heels of controversy last year after officials forced a local Catholic Church to remove the nativity scene. Rehoboth Mayor Paul Kuhns appeared LIVE this morning in an exclusive interview with…
Read MoreFormer Owner of Several DE Massage Parlors found Liable on Civil RICO Violations
The operation of several massage parlors throughout Delaware – including Rehoboth Beach – led to the arrest of 55 year old Da Zhong Wang, formerly of Smyrna – on RICO charges. DOJ officials then filed a civil suit against Wang alleging racketeering – the first in Delaware involving human trafficking. This week a Superior Court…
Read MoreLewes Fire Leaves Man with Critical Injuries
One person was critically injured in a fire Friday evening west of Lewes. Firefighters were called to a mobile home on Matthew Circle in the Woods Edge development just of Route 24 around 5pm. They found a mobile home fully involved and a 73 year old man who suffered burns – he has been flown…
Read More30th Annual Sea Witch Festival is Underway in Rehoboth & Dewey Beaches
The Sea Witch Festival will take over Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches this weekend. There will be activities throughout the town. Traffic on Rehoboth Avenue was closed at 2am and other roads used for lineup for the parade will also be closed to traffic. Parade lineup for the Sea Witch Parade begins at 9am – adjacent…
Read MoreColumbia Care Opens Sussex County Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Rehoboth Beach
As of Friday, there are two medical marijuana dispensaries at the beach in Sussex County. Columbia Care has opened a dispensary at the Bayside Outlet in Rehoboth Beach – giving the company three dispensaries in Delaware. The other Columbia Care dispensaries are in Wilmington and Smyrna. The First State Compassion Center was the first dispensary…
Read MoreOffshore wind farms could “destroy” Delaware’s coastal tourism, Caesar Rodney Institute claims
The Caesar Rodney Institute’s Center for Energy Competitiveness has petitioned Governor John Carney to take action, arguing that a wind farm off the coast of Delaware would “destroy” the state’s coastal tourism. “In a few years the world’s largest industrial wind turbines will fill the horizon from Rehoboth Beach to Fenwick Island at six times…
Read MoreLewes man arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach
A Lewes man was arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach. Michael J. Maricle, 48 of Lewes, DE, was arrested on Monday, October 14th for multiple counts of falsifying business records at his place of employment on North First Street in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department,…
Read MoreSuspect sought for vehicle theft in Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of stealing a parked vehicle Saturday morning from the second block of Rehoboth Avenue. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, the felony vehicle theft occurred sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday evening. Police are actively investigating the incident and…
Read MoreDSP Make Arrest in Multiple Thefts
Over the past several weeks Delaware State Police have investigated multiple theft from vehicle complaints in the Milford, Lewes and Rehoboth areas. Police identified 28 year old Jared Camplesi as a suspect after he used a credit card taken during one of the thefts in the Lewes area. Police spotted Camplesi on a bicycle in…
Read MoreMillsboro man beat, strangled girlfriend to the point of injury, police say
A Millsboro man was arrested after police say he beat and strangled his girlfriend in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Dept., just before 10 p.m. Thursday, September 12, officers were called to the second block of Olive Avenue for a report of a woman screaming. Officers arrived and learned that the incident…
Read MoreParking in Downtown Rehoboth after Labor Day? Better Read This…
The parking permit season in Rehoboth Beach now extends to the second Sunday after Labor Day, just like the parking meters. Parking permits are required daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in all non-metered areas within the city. All parking permits also allow for parking at Deauville Beach. See the city’s website for details. Rehoboth Beach…
Read MoreUPDATED: Police Arrest Ray-Ban sunglasses shoplifter in Rehoboth
UPDATED 8/31/19 6am – Thanks to tips from the community, a Bethesda, Maryland man has been arrested by Rehoboth Beach Police for taking sunglasses from Shades on Rehoboth Avenue. Police were able to identify the suspect as 26 year old Anthony Cauterucci – he is charged with shoplifting and was released on his own recognizance.…
Read MoreA Closer Look at the Rehoboth Beach Bigbelly Trash Can
Earlier this summer, the City of Rehoboth Beach placed the Bigbelly trash cans in service at strategic locations throughout town. “The Bigbelly units were first considered when trying to brainstorm ideas on how the city’s refuse collection operation could be made more efficient,” says Sharon Lynn, city manager. The city has had public works crews working from…
Read MoreSome Love New Silver Lake Fountains, Some Don’t!
Last month the City of Rehoboth Beach installed a pair of fountains, or mini-geysers, in Silver Lake on either side of the bridge. Their primary function is decorative, says Kevin Williams, public works director. “But they also provide some limited water quality help for the lake with the aeration in the immediate vicinity of the…
Read MoreThe Man Who Could Become President Visits Rehoboth!
It’s not that uncommon to have a fundraiser for a presidential candidate in the Rehoboth area. But what is unusual is for the candidate to appear in person! That’s exactly what happened this past Friday when former V.P. Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden attended the first Biden presidential campaign fundraiser to be held in…
Read MoreUPDATED: 3 Vehicle Crash Near Long Neck Leaves One Dead
UPDATED 8/16/19 – 3pm – The investigation into Thursday’s crash near the intersection of Routes 5 and 24, however Delaware State Police say 79 year old Gene Crone of Rehoboth Beach has died from his injuries at Christiana Hospital. Police say Crone was not properly restrained at the time of the crash, which involved two…
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