Alan Henney
Rehoboth Beach police are investigating after a female was discovered in the pool of a single-family home here on Lake Avenue off Rehoboth Avenue around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner and RBPD detective are investigating.
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UPDATED – 09/16/24 – The Delaware State Police are investigating skimming devices that have been found on self-checkout kiosks at several Wawa locations in Sussex County. If you completed a transaction between August 31 and September 14 of this year – you should review your bank or credit card accounts for fraudulent transactions – The…
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Sunday was the last day of “paid parking season” in downtown Rehoboth Beach. As of today, both metered and parking permit areas are free! So no more of these unless you’re really careless and park in a fire lane or something! Paid parking will resume on May 15, 2025 unless the city commissioners decide to…
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A 62-year-old man collapsed in cardiac arrest trying to rescue his 9-year-old grandson who was in distress in the surf. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday near the South Bethany drive-on in the Fenwick Island State Park. The child made it safely to shore, but his grandfather remained in cardiac arrest as he was…
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Ocean City received a call from a man reporting his 17-year-old son missing in the surf at The Plaza, 9800 Coastal Highway, around 7:35 p.m. Saturday. Off-duty Ocean City Beach Patrol guards responded to the scene to assist firefighters search for the missing teen. About 20 minutes later, he was spotted south of The Plaza…
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The 8th Annual VJ Day Ceremony at Fort Miles honored veterans and their families and remembered the official end of World War II. It’s not often that Labor Day and VJ Day end up on the same date as they did this year. It brought a crowd of a couple of hundred visitors. This was…
Read More“It was a phenomenal event, with well over 250 patriots who waved flags, danced to music and just enjoyed the beautiful day,” says Matthew T. Degli Obizzi, one of the participants in this past Saturday’s Trump boat rally at the Rudder dock. He estimated they had more than 75 boats participating. “It’s the last big weekend of…
Read MoreThe owners of the Nepenthe Gallery, a well-known Alexandria, Va. fine art gallery, have opened a “pop-up” gallery for September in the old Lingo’s Market on the corner of 1st Street and Baltimore Avenue. Carrie Garland, who owns the gallery with her husband, Jim, said they “talked to Dinah Lingo and asked if we could pop…
Read MoreThe Drunken Crabs is a group of musicians who came together to create this catchy tune, Summertime in Dewey Beach, that pays homage to the popular beach town! “This is just a single I put out because I love the town,” says Rev. Robert ‘Boots’ DiGiacomo who has been a Dewey Beach regular since 1989. Digiacomo,…
Read MoreDelaware State Police are investigating thefts of electrical circuit breakers from homes under construction in the Smyrna and Dover area in Kent County and in the Lewes and Millsboro area in Sussex County. Currently, Cpl. Lewis Briggs says, “We don’t have any information to share. We are asking anyone with information in Kent County to…
Read MoreThe 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!
Read MoreA 14-year-old boy riding a bike was injured in a collision with an auto just before 4:45 p.m. this past Friday on Coastal Highway at the Ocean Village Development north of Bethany. Lt. India Sturgis, state police spokesperson, says a man was driving south in a Ford Explorer in the left lane of Coastal Highway…
Read MoreDelmarva’s best-known and longest-serving beach patrol captain is Ocean City’s Capt. Butch Arbin who joined the patrol in 1973 and became its captain in 1997. He is the only city employee on a contract with the mayor and city council and they could dismiss him at any time. “I hope they don’t do that. I…
Read MoreRehoboth’s local Rotary Club is leading efforts to make lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) available along the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. This coming Wednesday at 9 a.m., Rotary Club members and other officials will unveil the initiative at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. So far, four AEDs, which are used to resuscitate people suffering a sudden cardiac arrest,…
Read MoreMarine One landed around 7:43 p.m. at Gordon’s Pond carrying President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Hunter Biden. Also landing at Gordon’s was the traditional decoy. About four minutes later, the First Family boarded this motorcade headed for the Biden beach house on Far View Road. Biden fans joined the motorcade route. Here is Paulette Rappa, Sussex…
Read MoreThe deadline to file to run for the two soon-to-be-open Dewey Beach commissioner seats was last Thursday at 5 p.m. Only the two incumbents filed, Commissioner Gary Persinger and Mayor William “Bill” Stevens. “The fact that we haven’t had an election in four years is a testament to our commissioners and town employees working together…
Read MoreState troopers are investigating after a worker was killed driving piles at Prime Hook Beach. It was reported around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday in the 29000 block of Pine Street off Shore Drive. Lt. India Sturgis, state police spokesperson, says the “preliminary findings indicate that a 30-year-old man from McHenry, Illinois, tragically lost his life…
Read MoreUPDATED 08/21/24: The Town of Ocean City, Maryland has suspended all boardwalk tram services until further notice following the fatal collision involving a 2-year-old child that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, who expressed his deepest condolences on behalf of the Town, says Ocean City is committed to supporting the family and ensuring that…
Read MoreAs reported by the City of Rehoboth Beach’s Facebook page, four Rehoboth Beach Patrol guards received valor awards for handling medical emergencies this past summer. Photo courtesy Hunter Knarr/hyperkineticvp.com Tori Blakenship, left, and Dionn Stevenson, right, with RBP Capt. Jeff Giles were honored along with Ellis Jack and Charlie Roth at last Tuesday’s annual lifeguard ball…
Read MoreSmoking 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…
Read MoreThe lifeguarding techniques between Rehoboth Beach and Ocean City differ significantly despite the ultimate goal of rescuing swimmers. Ocean City has 90 single-guard stands covering 10 miles of beach while Rehoboth has 16 stand locations with typically two guards on each stand. Some Rehoboth locations even have two stands, especially this summer with the loss…
Read MoreTom Gaynor and Steven Linehan are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the City of Rehoboth Beach last Thursday. “This undertaking is about holding elected officials accountable to their oaths of office, their fiduciary duties and their responsibility to their constituents,” Gaynor said. “We hope that the court will find that the voice of the…
Read MoreGoFundMe has been established to help get them to the World Lifesaving Championships The Sussex County Lifesaving Association (SCLA) won its first United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championship which was held earlier this month in South Padre Island, Texas. This is the first time that the SCLA team from Delaware won the national…
Read MoreRough seas have breached the dunes just north of the Indian River Inlet early Sunday evening, blocking the northbound lanes. High tide is at 8:32 p.m. Look for alternative routes between Ocean City and Rehoboth-Dewey!
Read MoreDelaware Governor John Carney, visiting the Lewes Public Library last Friday, signed a package of legislation that promises to promote affordable housing and homeownership throughout the state. The legislative package includes: Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 22, Senate Bill 25, Senate Bill 244, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 245, Senate Bill 246, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 247, and Senate…
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