PHOTOS: Bidens Take a Beach Day!

The President spent about two hours and 15 minutes on the beach in North Shores late Wednesday afternoon. He joined the First Lady and her two sisters! Here’s 22 minutes of video from that 2+ hours! The First Family may be here through Labor Day so keep those cameras handy!

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Smoking Marijuana in Public in Rehoboth is Still Illegal!

Smoking marijuana in Rehoboth Beach in public is illegal much as is public consumption of alcohol. The recently changing laws in Delaware and elsewhere and the perception concerning marijuana have not changed the ordinances. Rehoboth Beach police have issued 14 citations since May for smoking marijuana in public, like this man who was stopped on…

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UPDATED: Saturday is Election Day in Rehoboth Beach!

UPDATED – 08/09/24 – Saturday is election day in Rehoboth Beach! There are four candidates vying for 2 open seats. Suzanne Goode, Rachel Macha, Mark Saunders and Craig Thier are looking to fill the seats being vacated by incumbents Toni Sharp and Tim Bennett who are not running for re-election. The polls are open from…

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UPDATED: President Biden Arrives in Rehoboth Beach

UPDATED – 10:30pm – President Biden and the First Lady have arrived in Rehoboth Beach for a weekend at their North Shores beach house. The President was in Wilmington earlier in the day to speak with several hundred members of his Wilmington-based staff and thank them for their support during his campaign. Because of the…

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Only 12 Days Until Rehoboth Beach Election Day!

The city’s four commissioner candidates are in the final stretch of campaign season. Jan Konesey and Carole Ellison hosted a meet-and-greet for Mark Saunders and Craig Thier at the Konesey residence in the Pines this past Saturday. Howard Menaker was the emcee. Comm. Patrick Gossett attended along with former Comm. Tim Bennett. Topics discussed included the loss of Deauville,…

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UPDATED: President Biden Leaving Rehoboth Beach this Afternoon

UPDATED – 7/23/24 – President Biden will be returning to Washington this afternoon. The President has been in Rehoboth Beach for nearly a week, but he has isolated at his North Shores beach house as he recovers from Covid-19. His physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, in a statement Monday said that President Biden is greatly improved.…

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Biden, Recovering from Covid at the Beach, Calls it Quits

Many locals were heartbroken when President Joe Biden — the man who put Rehoboth Beach on the world map with other presidential beach retreats — announced on Sunday that he was no longer seeking re-election. The President had crossed the drawbridge into town around 11:23 p.m. last Wednesday in this 20-vehicle motorcade and spent an uneventful weekend recovering from…

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President Biden to Visit Rehoboth Beach this Weekend

President Biden will be flying into Dover this evening after a campaign event in Detroit Friday afternoon. Weather permitting he will fly to the Gordons Pond parking lot for a weekend at his North Shores beach house – arriving just after 9pm. The President is scheduled to be in Rehoboth Beach into Monday morning and…

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UPDATED: Suspect in Rehoboth Beach Shooting Incident Arrested in PA

UPDATED – 07/02/24 – A 28 year old Milford man wanted in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of the Big Chill Surf Cantina on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach early Friday morning has been arrested in Pennsylvania. Delaware State Police say 28 year old Jonathan Blackwell was arrested Sunday and is now…

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Tent, Canopy Violations Persist in Eighth Season in Rehoboth

The Rehoboth Beach tent and canopy ban is now in its eighth season and continues to be a daily challenge for officials to enforce. The Rehoboth Beach Patrol ambassador called for the police three times on Saturday to help when beach visitors refused to cooperate. This couple received visits from the beach ambassador and a police cadet…

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UPDATED: Mid-week Visit to Rehoboth Beach from the President

UPDATED – 06/18/24 – President Biden and the First Lady arrived at the Gordons Pond parking area on Marine One just after 11pm and got into the beast for the short motorcade to their North Shores beach house in Rehoboth Beach. So far the only item on the President’s agenda for Wednesday is to receive…

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Moms Demand Action Marches in Rehoboth

About 65 participants marched on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk late Friday afternoon to bring attention to gun violence. Sherrie Walker, a representative from the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Safety in America, said they are a nonpartisan group that advocates for background checks, gun safety courses and safe gun storage. Gun violence,…

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Protesters Hound Biden While Attending Mass

A persistent and vocal group of about 45 Free Palestine protesters pursued the President to his normally peaceful mass at Saint Edmond’s Catholic Church in downtown Rehoboth this past Saturday. Reverend Cathy Rion Starr, a Unitarian Universalist minister and protester representative, said they were a group of Delawareans here to protest “because Biden should have…

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Meet Rehoboth’s New City Manager, Taylour Tedder!

“The thing that I love about local government is that you really can see that impact on a daily basis of the work that we do. So whether that’s a park bench that’s freshly painted, or the landscaping that’s really well kept, that all adds up,” says Taylour Tedder, Rehoboth’s new city manager. Tedder began…

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Rehoboth Starts Season without Deauville

Rehoboth Beach started the season with a slew of changes impacting the beach patrol and especially visitors of Deauville, which has essentially become a state park within Rehoboth Beach. Trash cans were removed, and Deauville has been converted into a carry-in/carry-out park, independent of city infrastructure. As planned, state officials assumed control of the Deauville beach,…

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UPDATED: Biden Headed Back to Washington

UPDATED – 05/13/24 – President Biden spent an abbreviated weekend at his North Shores beach house – arriving just before 10pm Saturday. The President did attend church Sunday afternoon, but mostly stayed at the house until just after 11 this morning when Marine One lifted off from the parking lot at Gordons Pond headed to…

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It’s Parking Season at Delmarva Beaches

Parking season is underway in some beach towns – and coming soon to the rest! Ocean City started the season off on April 1st where parking is free Monday through Thursday through May 23rd at the Inlet parking lot and on the street and municipal lots. But you must pay $3/hour at the inlet lot…

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Fire Hydrants in Rehoboth Beach to be Flushed Next Week

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Fire hydrants in ocean blocks across the City of Rehoboth Beach will be flushed next week to help ensure water quality and remove mineral deposits that may occur in water distribution pipes. City officials say impacted customers may experience low water pressure or discolored water. They ask that you avoid running the washing machine or…

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Boardwalk Guardian: The Man Behind the Maintenance

Meet Rick Degrassi, the cheerful maintenance worker behind the Boardwalk’s rejuvenation. Photo Credit: Chris Flood–Cape Gazette With a toolbox-packed truck and a heart full of determination, Degrassi, who is a Rehoboth Beach maintenance employee, tackles each day with optimism. As reported in this week’s Saltwater Portraits feature in the Cape Gazette, Rick worked for a…

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