12th Annual Global Cannabis March – Saturday in Rehoboth Beach

The 12th Annual Global Cannabis March will take place Saturday in Rehoboth Beach. The march will begin at North Boardwalk and Surfside Place at 1:30 – and will end at the Bandstand with a rally. The Global Cannabis March unites advocates from around the globe to collectively raise awareness and demand meaningful cannabis policy reform.…

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Large Party Wednesday Leaves Trashy Rehoboth Beach

Several pictures posted to iDewey.com‘s Facebook page show a large amount of trash on the beach between Norfolk and St. Lawrence Streets in Rehoboth Beach. City officials tell the Talk of Delmarva that the resulting mess was from a large group of college students on the beach on Wednesday. The police addressed several concerns with…

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Rehoboth Beach Designated Tree City USA Status for 34th Year

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Rehoboth Beach has been named a Tree City USA for the 34th consecutive year, recognizing its commitment to urban forestry. This year, the city secured a $5,000 Delaware Department of Agriculture grant to remove invasive species, including three overgrown Bradford Pear trees at the Silver Lake tot lot. In their place, five River Birch trees…

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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…

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Seashore 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…

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Three Arrested during Warrant Search at Rehoboth Beach Hotel Room

Three people have been arrested by Delaware State Police after a search warrant was served at a Rehoboth Beach hotel on Tuesday. The Sussex County Drug Unit and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force went into a room at the Rodeway Inn on Coastal Highway on Tuesday following an investigation into drug distribution from the hotel…

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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…

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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!

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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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