Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach’
30th 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…
Read MoreSusan Gay, Edward Chrzanowski Win Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Race!
The results from today’s annual election in Rehoboth Beach are in! Susan Gay and Edward Chrzanowski have won the two soon-to-be-vacant commissioner seats. Here are the 2019 election totals: Registered voters for 2019: 1501Number of voters: 701Number of absentee voters: 335Total voters: 1036 SEATS FOR COMMISSIONER (TWO): Mark Betchkal: 292 Edward Chrzanowski: 345 Charles Garlow:…
Read MoreUPDATED: Rehoboth’s “Pink Lady Bandit” Arrested in North Carolina by FBI
UPDATED – 7/29/19 – The Pink Lady Bandit has been arrested! FOXNews reports that the FBI arrested 35 year old Circe Baez of Harrisburg, PA in a hotel in Charlotte for allegedly robbing four banks – including the M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach last Tuesday. A second person, 28 year old Alexis Morales of Harrisburg,…
Read MoreIntoxicated Rehoboth Beach Woman Arrested for Trespassing, Resisting Arrest
Rehoboth Beach Police say they have arrested and charged a local woman for trespassing on private property and resisting arrest. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. on Sunday at a property at 235 Rehoboth Avenue. Police were called for a reported subject laying in the driveway, which is used for commercial and residential traffic.…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Millsboro and near Ocean View, Frankford, Delmar, Seaford, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Milford, Houston, Magnolia, and Camden. For…
Read More2 Motor Scooters Disappear in Downtown Rehoboth
Rehoboth Beach police are investigating the suspected theft of two motor scooters (mopeds) this past weekend. The first theft was actually reported this past Friday evening. A red 2009 ETon Beemer III with Delaware tag MP6591 was taken from the corner of 1st Street and Rehoboth Avenue in the scooter parking area around 7 p.m.…
Read MoreTeen Shines Laser Pointer into Eyes of SUV Driver
A motorist called Rehoboth Beach police this past Thursday after he said he was suffering eye problems after somebody shined a laser in his eye as he was driving his Nissan Xterra. It happened here at 1st Street and Brooklyn Avenue during a rain storm around 10:10 p.m. Lt. William Sullivan says the victim told…
Read MoreToddler Found Wandering Alone in South Rehoboth
Lost children are not unusual in Rehoboth Beach, but what is unusual is to find one, especially a toddler, wandering the back streets alone before 7 a.m. That is what happened this past Tuesday. A concerned citizen was out for a walk, says Lt. William Sullivan, when they found the 2-year-old boy in the area…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Plans Public Workshops on Development Plan
The City of Rehoboth Beach is welcoming the public’s input on a new Comprehensive Development Plan. The city is providing residents the opportunity to offer their input on the CDP’s advancement. The Planning Commission has scheduled two initial public workshops on July 20 and August 3, both beginning at 9 a.m. The workshops will focus…
Read MoreDSP Looking to Identify Robbery Suspect in Rehoboth
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a shoplifting turned robbery at the Marshall’s Department Store on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth just before 5pm Friday. Delaware State Police say the suspect took merchandise from a display and put it in a bag that he’d entered the store with. As he left with the…
Read MoreJill Biden Appears at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth for Book Signing
Dr. Jill Biden, the former Second Lady of the United States, wife to former Vice President and current Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden appeared at Rehoboth Beach’s Browseabout Books on Wednesday for a signing of her book “Where the Light Enters.” The signing took place between 10 a.m. and noon on July 3 and was…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Felony Assault in Rehoboth Beach
A Seaford man is behind bars after Rehoboth Beach Police say he became disorderly and got into a physical altercation. The incident happened on Sunday morning around 10 a.m. at Grove Park, next to the Rehoboth Beach Museum on Rehoboth Avenue. Police say they responded for a disorderly conduct complaint. Their investigation has uncovered that…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 02, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Houston, and Millsboro and near Camden, Felton, Magnolia, Frederica, Milford, Greenwood, Lincoln, Georgetown, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View,…
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