Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach’
UPDATED: Rehoboth Avenue Paving Project Paused till Early Spring
UPDATED – 12/06/24 – The cold temperatures that moved onto Delmarva this week caused a temporary pause in the Rehoboth Avenue paving project – which DelDOT and the City of Rehoboth Beach have extended until early spring. The paving project will resume in the spring when temperatures rise. ================================================================= ORIGINAL STORY – 11/15/24 – Paving…
Read MoreSeashore Marathon Will Impact Rehoboth Beach Roads Saturday Morning
Expect early morning road closures Saturday as over 3000 runners will take part in the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon and Half-Marathon. The run begins at 7am at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. This is a Boston Marathon qualifier – there is NO race day registration. Between 7 and 3pm – several roads will be open to…
Read MoreThree Arrested during Warrant Search at Rehoboth Beach Hotel Room
Rehoboth Beach Paving Project Back On/Strategic Plan Survey Available
Rehoboth Beach officials Tuesday announced that the Rehoboth Avenue paving project is on – and will begin with milling following the annual Sea Witch Festival at the end of this month. DelDOT is currently working on curbing and concrete work on medians along the Avenue and pedestrian connections will also be upgraded. Work will be…
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DELAWARE Beaches Medical Waste Update
Many beaches in Delaware have been closed to swimming since Sunday, September 15th when medical waste began washing up on the beaches. DNREC’s swimming/wading advisory is through Sept, 23. Wearing closed-toe shoes to walk on the beach is advised. The towns of Dewey Beach, South Bethany, Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island are following…
Read MorePHOTOS: 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!
Read MoreSmoking Marijuana in Public in Rehoboth is Still Illegal!
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…
Read MoreUPDATED: 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…
Read MoreOnly 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,…
Read MoreUPDATED: 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.…
Read MoreThinking of Bringing Your Dog to the Rehoboth Boardwalk or Beach? Don’t!
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…
Read MoreBiden Spends One Day in Rehoboth Because of Trump Assassination Attempt
President Joe Biden cut short his beach visit after the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The President’s 20+vehicle motorcade crossed Rehoboth Beach six times this past Saturday as he spent less than a day at the beach before returning to The White House. The President hasn’t had such a hectic day in…
Read MorePresident 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…
Read MoreUPDATED: 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…
Read MoreTent, Canopy Violations Persist in Eighth Season in Rehoboth
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…
Read MoreMoms 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,…
Read MoreProtesters 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…
Read MoreMeet 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…
Read MoreUPDATE: He’s Back! President Biden Returned to Rehoboth Beach Friday Night
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,…
Read MoreUPDATED: 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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