Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach’
Early Morning Storm Causes Damage & Power Outages in Rehoboth Beach; Clean Up Underway
UPDATED – 2pm – The second block of Hickman Street is closed due to a downed tree and power line. The City will begin picking up tree and yard debris today. Residents should collect smaller yard debris in brown paper bags or the brown container provided by the city. Limbs and other debris may be…
Read MoreMonkeypox Vaccinations to be Available at AIDS Walk on Saturday
There are currently 33 cases of monkeypox in Delaware ā 22 in New Castle County, 2 in Kent and 9 in Sussex. Delaware Public Health is offering vaccinations to people who are at a higher risk of exposure. Next Saturday is AIDS Walk Delaware ā in both New Castle and Sussex Counties. During these events,…
Read MoreUpdate: 1 of 2 Recreational Water Quality Advisories Lifted in Rehoboth Beach
(Update, Thursday afternoon) A recreational water advisory for the beach at Rehoboth Avenue has been lifted. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, the latest water sample shows bacteria levels have fallen below the recreational quality limit once again. That advisory that was issued Wednesday was lifted Thursday afternoon. The advisory at the Virginia…
Read MoreVideo: Man Arrested in Rehoboth Parking Rage Case!
Finding a parking space in Rehoboth Beach on Labor Day Weekend was almost as challenging as winning the lottery! Just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, a man was in a Ford Taurus that had just missed a parking space that became available! These are the angled head-in parking spaces in the second block of Rehoboth…
Read MoreWomen Bag $6K in Victoria’s Secret Merchandise, Flee
Four unknown women entered the Victoriaās Secret Tanger Outlets store between Lewes and Rehoboth around 4:40 p.m. this past Saturday and stole an estimated $6,000 in merchandise. All four women, says Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, state police spokesman, grabbed store bags and began filling them with various pieces of clothing and other merchandise. The females then…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Today Downstate
Mosquito spraying will take place during daylight hours today by airplane near Milton and Lewes. There will also be spraying by truck mounted sprayer this evening in and near Rehoboth Beach and Milford and near Houston, Lincoln, Harrington, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Milton, Lewes and Millsboro This spraying will be done to control adult mosquitoes. For notification…
Read MoreNo Firehouse Siren this Summer in Rehoboth Beach; Are Osprey the Reason?
Noticeably missing this summer from downtown Rehoboth Beach has been the sound of the familiar firehouse siren. In the past, it would sound for a full minute during certain hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) to alert fire company members of potential fire or rescue incidents. Last summer, osprey built a nest on the siren…
Read MoreUpdate: DNREC Lifts Recreational Water Advisory in Rehoboth Beach
A recreational water advisory for a portion of Rehoboth Beach has been lifted. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources issued the advisory Tuesday due to elevated levels of bacteria which may have resulted from wildlife, marine life or rain runoff. After new water samples were taken, the advisory was removed this afternoon (Wednesday).
Read MoreHelp Wanted: Rehoboth Beach Looks to Fill Openings on Commissions, Committees
Rehoboth Beach citizens who want to serve in their community are invited to express interest in joining a city board, commission or committee. Several of the groups have vacancies that the Mayor and Commissioners will fill this fall. Ā Applications are due by September 22nd in order to be considered this fall. Applications will be kept…
Read MoreRecreational Water Advisory Issued for Portions of Rehoboth Beach
A recreational water advisory has been issued for a portion of beach in Rehoboth Beach due to high enterococcus levels. According to the Department of Natural Resources, swimmers are cautioned about the possible presence of potentially harmful bacteria in the water between Pennsylvania Avenue and Stockley Street. The bacteria most likely came from wildlife sources.…
Read MorePresident Biden is Back at the Beach
President Biden has returned to Rehoboth Beach for a few days at his North Shores beach house. The President arrived aboard Marine 1 just after 8pm last night at the Gordons Pond parking lot. He has no public events scheduled ā but don’t rule out the possible walk on the beach or bicycle ride. President…
Read MorePolice: Man Assaulted Another Man in Rehoboth, Threatened Neighbors
A Milton man is accused of assaulting someone and swiping his cellphone, then threatening two of the victimās neighbors with a handgun. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to a home in Rehoboth Beach last Friday regarding the incident. The male victim was attacked while loading items into a vehicle in his driveway. He…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Police Search for Assault Suspect
Rehoboth Beach Police are searching for a suspect in connection with the assault of a male juvenile in the area of Rehoboth Avenue and the Bandstand, Police said that Monday just before 10;00 p.m., the victim was attacked on the westbound sidewalk. The juvenile was knocked to the ground, and the suspect continued to punch…
Read MoreUpdate: President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Depart from Gordons Pond
(photo is an archive photo of a previous presidential visit to Rehoboth Beach) President Biden’s time in Rehoboth Beach was short this weekend.Mr. Biden arrived at his North Shores home Sunday, after testing negative for COVID-19 on two consecutive days. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was apparently already staying there.This morning (Monday), the president and…
Read MoreTensions over Rehoboth Tour Bus Parking Result in Arrest
Rehoboth Beach police have had some difficulties this summer with charter or “tour” buses arriving in town unannounced with the intentions of loading and unloading typically at the bandstand horseshoe, especially on Saturdays. Police have routinely redirected the buses to the area behind the firehouse where two 15-minute parking spaces are reserved for buses to…
Read MoreAd-Boat Rescues Paddleboarder During Saturday’s Sudden Storm
The “Hero of the Week” award this week goes to Karisma Alenovitz and Jack Roache, crew of theĀ Ad-Boat, who rescued a paddleboarder as a violent thunderstorm struck with little warning around 1:15 p.m. Saturday in Rehoboth. This is what it looked like in Dewey at that time. Photo courtesy Capt./Photographer Dave Koster on the tiki bar boat Here’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: Temporary Flight Restrictions Reinstated for This Weekend
UPDATED – 8/7/22 6am – According to guidance from the White House, President Biden should be arriving in Rehoboth Beach around 7:50 this morning by way of Marine 1. He’s expected to remain at his North Shores beach house until around 11 Monday morning. He has no public appearances scheduled while in town ā he’s…
Read MoreRehoboth, Dewey and Bethany Issued Simultaneous Rec Water Advisories
Last week, Rehoboth received its first recreational/swimming advisory of the summer. Today, DNREC issued simultaneous recreational water advisories for Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. The advisories warned swimmers to “use caution and/or avoid prolonged periods in the water” because of “bacterial results which were above the recreational water quality standard.” The samples were…
Read MoreFAA Advises of Temporary Flight Restrictions in Rehoboth Area, Signaling Presidential Visit This Weekend
There are growing indications that President Biden plans to spend the upcoming weekend at his North Shores home.The Bidens most recently spent time in Rehoboth Beach during the second weekend of July. This would be their fourth visit to their beach home since the beginning of the summer tourism season. The FAA Temporary Flight Restriction…
Read MoreBoy Gets Wire Impaled in His Toe, Taken to Hospital
A nine-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Sunday after he got stuck when a piece of wire became impaled in his toe. It was reported around 2:30 p.m. here on the dunes south of Grenoble Place. The beach patrol called for EMS personnel from Rehoboth Beach VFC who ultimately cut the wire with it…
Read MoreUPDATED: DNREC CANCELS Water Quality Advisory in Rehoboth Beach
UPDATED – 3pm – 7/29/22 – Rehoboth Beach officials say that a DNREC water advisory for swimmers in Rehoboth Beach between Baltimore Avenue to Stockley Street has been terminated. A follow up test has been conducted and no elevated levels of bacteria found. ================================================================ Elevated levels of bacteria found in a water sample have led…
Read MoreClear Space Theatre Co. Plans to Sell Avenue Properties, Ends Legal Dispute with City
Clear Space Theatre Company is withdrawing its proposal to relocate its productions and summer camps into a new, larger building on Rehoboth Avenue.Clear Space unveiled its proposal in November 2018, but said this week that the difficult decision to terminate the project resulted from months of serious debate. The Board of Directors cited the rising…
Read MoreDel. Awards 5th Round of EDGE Small Business Development Grants
More Delaware businesses are getting an extra boost through the fifth round of EDGE grants, or Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion. The Delaware Division of Small Business operates the competitive, matching grant program that assists businesses that are less than five years old and employ no more than ten people. Grants may be spent on…
Read MoreUpdate: Photo Pendant Found on Rehoboth Beach; Owner Located
(story update) A keepsake thought to be lost forever in Rehoboth Beach is on its way back to its owner – a Dover man.The pendant is a photo of his late mother.A Brooklyn man who was walking on the beach Sunday discovered the pendant, without its chain, in the sand near Delaware Avenue. The man’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigation in Area of East Atlantic Apartments near Rehoboth Beach
UPDATED: 07/17/22 – 3:45pm – Delaware State Police were called to a wooded area on East Atlantic Circle where they found the body of a male victim. This is an area where the homeless frequent. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and his body turned over the the Division of Forensic Science for…
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