Delawareans hoping to get one last taste of the ocean this summer have to avoid three state beaches to do so. Officials from Dewey Beach, Fenwick Island and Rehoboth Beach have announced that swimming is temporarily off limits due to âdiscovery of medical wasteâ that has washed up on the beaches. âOut of an abundance of caution, the ocean has …
Rehoboth, Dewey and Bethany beaches are increasing parking rates this summer, with Rehoboth and Dewey officials citing increased health insurance costs and other expenses. Parking rates for Lewes and Fenwick Island rates will not change. Hereâs the situation in each Sussex County beach community. Rehoboth Beach parking Citing a $4.4 million deficit in the city’s proposed $37 million budget for …
Labor Day may be a federal holiday celebrating the economic and social achievements of American workers, it has come to symbolize the last days of summer. Trips to the beach, cookouts, long weekends and lots of getting ready for school mark the first Monday in September. Sunlovers will find plenty to moon over, with the high Monday around 90. And …
Lifeguards up and down the east coast will gather July 13 at Rehoboth beach to compete in the United States Lifesaving Associationâs Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. Contestants from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia will participate in ocean and sand competitions, primarily in between Baltimore and Maryland avenues, which will be closed to beachgoers that day. The public is, …
The Schellville Winter Celebration in Rehoboth Beach opened to rave reviews over the weekend. Social media was abuzz over the weekend with delighted parents taking their children to the stateâs latest holiday attraction. âWow,â wrote Erik Raser-Schramm, who took his two sons, on Facebook. âSchellville is amazing. Behind the outlets on the north side of Route 1. By …
Dr. Beth Duncan says there are increasing numbers of accidents in front of her Lewes office. Delawareâs beaches have seen traffic return to pre-pandemic levels â and then some, according to people driving the roads. With the resurgence of tourism and rapid development of the coastal region, some locals say the summer of 2021 traffic has become worse …
Sen. Ernie Lopez Republican State Senator Ernie LĂłpez will not be seeking re-election in 2022, according to a press release issued by the Senate Republican Caucus Friday afternoon. He didnât cite a reason why. LĂłpezâs district includes Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Harbeson. âIt is with a great deal of thanks and humility to the people of …
