Alan Henney
Assistance needed to locate stray kitten still on the loose With the help of dedicated volunteers, mostly Bob Harrison and Marcia Maldeis, the feral cat problem in Rehoboth Beach today is almost nonexistent. For years, feral or “community” cats have been taken from Rehoboth Beach to be neutered and then returned to the wild as…
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Nicola Pizza聽posted the surprising news on its聽Facebook page聽around noon on Sunday that it will be leaving downtown Rehoboth Beach in the fall of 2021 for a new location on the outskirts of Lewes. “Before you hear it from somewhere else we wanted to be the first to share our exciting news,” the聽Facebook post聽reads, “Nicola Pizza聽will…
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Around 7 a.m. last Thursday, a woman who was not wearing a required face covering while on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk refused to comply with officers’ commands to stop. She repeatedly walked away from them, says Lt. Jaime Riddle, police spokesman. For nearly a distance of four blocks, he said, officers repeatedly attempted to obtain…
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A worker at the construction site on Warrington Road for the new Beebe surgical center died after he was struck by a fully-extended boom last Thursday morning, August 6. The 41-year-old was taken by ambulance to Beebe Hospital after the boom fell on him around 8 a.m. He later died at the hospital. “We are…
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The polls closed today at 6 p.m. The winners of the Rehoboth Beach municipal election for 2020 are: Stan Mills, Patrick Gossett and Jay Lagree. Registered voters for 2020: 1731Number of voters: 325 Number of absentee voters: 1146 TOTAL: 1471 SEATS FOR MAYOR:Paul Kuhns: 587Stan Mills: 876 SEATS FOR COMMISSIONER (TWO):Hugh Fuller: 563Patrick Gossett: 824Jay…
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UPDATED: 8/8/20 11:20am – Delaware State Police are investigating a fight that resulted in a shooting death outside the Woodshed Bar and Package Store near Seaford.聽 Police were called for a fight in progress in the parking lot.聽 Shots were fired and they found a 28 year old Seaford man with a gunshot wound.聽 He…
Read MoreRehoboth property owners spent Tuesday afternoon and evening assessing the damage left by Tropical Storm Isaias which will probably go down as one of the most destructive in recent Rehoboth history with its 30+ m.p.h. sustained winds. According to the Rehoboth DEOS weather station, the winds peaked around 10 a.m. with a 60 m.p.h. gust.…
Read MoreAlmost 900 voters have already cast their absentee ballot! Election day in Rehoboth Beach is this coming Saturday, but more than likely, the voters have already decided the election. According to Krys Johnson, city spokeswoman, as of last Wednesday, the city had mailed out 1178 absentee ballots and about 75 percent (881) of them have…
Read MoreMembers of the Dewey Beach Patrol resuscitated a toddler last Monday morning after she was seriously injured. This did not happen on the beach, but in a townhouse in the ocean block of Dickinson Street where the three-year-old girl had tumbled down a flight of stairs. After her frightened parents called 9-1-1 for help, the lifeguards heard…
Read MoreUPDATED – 7/31/20 4pm – DNREC lifted the recreational swimming advisory for Rehoboth Beach at Rehoboth Avenue late Friday afternoon after water quality tests taken Thursday showed bacteria levels had returned below the advisory level.聽 The advisory had been issued Thursday based on results from Wednesday鈥檚 regularly scheduled sampling by DNREC鈥檚 Recreational Water Program. Ocean beach…
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Police are investigating after a man was found in cardiac arrest while he had been fishing on the bay with his wife. Police say the incident occurred Sunday around 6:37 p.m. in the Rehoboth Bay near Massey’s Landing. The victim and his wife were fishing from their 2000 19-foot Trophy boat. When they were getting…
Read MoreA man was discovered dead in an apartment above this shopping center in Dewey Beach on Dagsworthy Street this past Friday. The 34-year-old man was found by his friend around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The police and medical examiner are investigating. Sgt. Clifford Dempsey, police spokesman, says so far this…
Read MoreONLY 19 DAYS TO REHOBOTH ELECTION DAY! The annual Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association/CAMP Rehoboth candidate forum was held this past Saturday before an online audience. The two+ hour forum is available for viewing on the CAMP Rehoboth Facebook page. Topics covered included Covid, city finances, transparency, infrastructure, beach tags, assisting the business community, 5G antenna sites, waste-water treatment…
Read MoreDewey Beach police responded to the聽Bay Resort聽on Sunday around 1:35 a.m. after a man reportedly fired a shot from a handgun during an argument. When police arrived, they saw a group of four men on the balcony who appeared to be passing around a handgun. That is when Dewey officers called for Rehoboth and state…
Read MoreAbout 1,200 people were tested last Tuesday in the Rehoboth Beach city hall parking lot according to Jennifer Brestel from the Division of Public Health. Those results were not available as of Friday. But she did say that of the 4,166 tests completed in Dewey and Rehoboth the previous week, 264 came back positive (6.34…
Read MoreSeveral visitors receive citations for refusing to comply Rehoboth Beach police have been enforcing the face-covering requirements this past week with periodic boardwalk checkpoints. On Sunday, Police Chief Keith Banks said the officers have so far issued 29 $100 civil citations. Police have made it clear that they are not out to get anybody, but…
Read MoreOfficials in Rehoboth Beach today confirmed that three lifeguards from the Rehoboth Beach Patrol tested positive for Covid-19. All lifeguards were notified and will be tested within the next 24 hours. The lifeguards who tested positive are asymptomatic and are staying home until medically cleared to return to work, city officials say. RBP staffing levels are expected to…
Read MoreThe Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club normally on Memorial Day holds its “Flags for Heroes” event which is tied to a fundraiser. That is where the LRRC generates money which goes to good causes. This year the LRRC put its flags out on Memorial Day but did not conduct the fundraiser because of the Covid crisis. But now the fundraiser is scheduled for…
Read MoreGone are the days when candidates would wait until after Independence Day to start inserting their campaign signs! The colorful signs have been popping up like mushrooms the past couple of weeks all across town. This year most voters will most likely have to rely on one of two Internet forums to “meet” the candidates. Charlie Browne, Rehoboth…
Read MoreFor the second time in just over a week, the Delaware Division of Public Health is asking people at the Delaware beach resorts, particularly in Rehoboth and Dewey, to get tested for Covid-19. Officials say the recommendation comes after about 100 persons tested positive in Rehoboth last Thursday. Testing in Dewey last Friday also identified another dozen…
Read More“It is his right… but in the current climate, it’s inflammatory,” says one resident in the Sussex West mobile home park near Lewes who did not want to be identified. She was referring to a confederate flag being flown by one of the park’s residents. This past week, the conversation took to Facebook where folks have been sharing their…
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