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News Briefs 11/24/23

Rehoboth city hall closed Nov. 24 In observance of Thanksgiving, Rehoboth Beach City Hall, 229 Rehoboth Ave., will be closed Friday, Nov. 24. For more information, contact the communications department at 302-227-6181, Ext. 522 or communications@cityofrehoboth.com.  Rehoboth shade tree meeting canceled The Rehoboth Beach Parks and Shade Tree Commission meeting set for Monday, Nov. 27, has been canceled due to lack of agenda items, according to a city notice.  For […]

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Attorney: Rehoboth officials biased in denial of rezoning

, Nearly two years ago, Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted against a proposed rezoning of the property on the southeast corner of Rehoboth Avenue and State Road. Following the hashing out of issues related to which court should hear the case and what constituted the record, a lawsuit brought by property owner 330 Hospitality Group LLC challenging that decision has finally reached the briefing stage in Delaware Superior Court. The attorney […]

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Mispillion Art League hosts Perfect Gift show for holiday shopping

, , A diverse collection of works contributed by Mispillion Art League members, the Perfect Gift exhibit exhibit will be on display through the end of the year at the MAL gift shop, 5 N. Walnut St., Milford. Pieces comprise a spectrum of different mediums including photography, oil and acrylic painting, collage, pastel, mixed media, printmaking and several types of sculpture. Patrons will find coastal scenery, botanicals and wildlife, contemporary […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 2

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‘Chicago is My Kind of Town’ show set at Sydney’s Nov. 28

A performance of “Chicago is My Kind of Town” by singer Holly Lane, pianist John Flynn and author Lisa Graff is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Sydney’s Restaurant and Lounge., 16388 Samuel Paynter Blvd., Milton. Doors open at 5 p.m.  Based on the third chapter of Graff’s memoir, the show is set in 1978-79 at Northwestern University in Chicago. “Lisa wanted to become an actress when we […]

todayNovember 22, 2023 2

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Dogfish Head hosts annual Analog A-Go-Go

, , , , , , , , Beer drinkers and music lovers united Nov. 18 at Dogfish Head brewery in Milton for the annual Analog A-Go-Go, a festival celebrating all things craft beer and vinyl records. The event features specially made Dogfish beer and cocktails along with local vendors, food trucks, live music and, of course, crates upon crates of vinyl records.    

todayNovember 22, 2023 2

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Democrat Hovington seeks Briggs King’s vacant seat

The Sussex County Democratic Party announced Nov. 21 that Jane Hovington, current chair of the Sussex County Democratic Party, will be the Democratic nominee in a special election for the 37th District seat previously held by Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown. Briggs King’s Nov. 16 resignation was prompted by a change in residence outside the district.  “As a lifelong advocate for justice and equality, I am eager to continue my […]

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Local Sports

Lewes teen arrested for felony vehicle theft

Delaware State Police arrested a 16-year-old Lewes teen and a 15-year-old Claymont boy for allegedly stealing a car and leading police on a chase in Claymont. At 9:48 p.m., Nov. 20, police said officers observed a tan 2008 Volvo XC9 with Pennsylvania tags driving at a high rate of speed on Darley Road near the I-95 overpass. After a vehicle check found the car was stolen, police said, officers tried […]

todayNovember 21, 2023 4

City of Rehoboth

Rehoboth Beach welcomes holiday season with Nov. 24 community tree lighting event

Rehoboth Beach welcomes holiday season with Nov. 24 community tree lighting event lcoan Fri, 11/17/2023 - 09:36 The City of Rehoboth Beach will officially welcome the holiday season and host its annual tree lighting event Friday, November 24. The event officially begins with a sing-along at 6:30 pm with a troupe from  Image Clear Space Theatre, but holiday music will begin at 6, provided by the Cape Brass Ensemble. The community tree will be lit at 7 pm. This year’s […]

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Local Sports

Police: Greenwood man stole items from Lewes Home Depot

A Greenwood man was charged with shoplifting Nov. 13 after police say he stole items from the Home Depot in Lewes. Police responded to the Home Depot on Route 1 about 10 a.m. for a report that a man had stolen items from the store and fled in a red two-tone pickup truck, police said. A trooper patrolling Route 1 near Wescoats Road observed a truck that matched the description of […]

todayNovember 16, 2023 3

City of Rehoboth

Board of Commissioners Meeting – November 17

Board of Commissioners Meeting - November 17 lcoan Thu, 11/09/2023 - 16:16 The Board of Commissioners will meet at 2 pm Friday, November 17, on the second floor of City Hall. This meeting includes a public hearing related to the potential abandonment of a portion of Baltimore Avenue in order to construct a new Rehoboth Beach Patrol/comfort station facility.

todayNovember 9, 2023 8

City of Rehoboth

Rehoboth Beach appoints new city solicitor

Rehoboth Beach appoints new city solicitor lcoan Wed, 11/08/2023 - 15:22 City of Rehoboth Beach commissioners appointed Alexander “Alex” Burns as the new city solicitor during a special meeting November 6. Burns is an associate attorney with the law firm Baird Mandalas Brockstedt and Federico, LLC, which has offices in Lewes, Dover, Wilmington, and Maryland. Burns replaces Glenn Mandalas, managing partner with the same firm, who had served as city solicitor Image since 2006. At an earlier commissioner workshop session […]

todayNovember 8, 2023 6

Local Sports

Milton woman dies in hit-and-run collision

A Milton woman, 33, died Nov. 2 after police say she was struck by a vehicle near Farmington. The woman was standing in the middle of South Dupont Highway south of Main Street at 6:47 p.m. when she was struck by an unknown vehicle, police said. The vehicle did not stop, and the driver fled the scene, police said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 4

Local Sports

Man sought in Milford liquor store robbery

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Milford liquor store Nov. 3. A man wearing dark clothes and sunglasses entered the Liquor Stop on S. Rehoboth Boulevard at 1:09 p.m. and pulled a handgun demanding money, police said. The employee gave the man an undisclosed amount of money, and the man fled the store. Police searched the area but were unable to locate him. There were no reported injuries […]

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