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After the annual three-month hold, Delaware State Parks will again be enforcing entrance fees at state parks across the state beginning Friday, March 1. Everywhere except Deauville Beach in Rehoboth Beach. Following a year-long negotiation between officials from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Rehoboth Beach, DNREC announced earlier this month that it would resume operational control of Deauville Beach. Given the timing for the transition, the […]

The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce board of directors and staff members are pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the Mae Hall McCabe Award is Marvin Carney. The Mae Hall McCabe Award was established in 1977 by her great-nephew, Joseph B. Hill, to honor her life and legacy. McCabe was one of the first women Realtors in the state of Delaware, and for more than 50 years she […]

Prescribed burn set for McCabe Preserve  The Nature Conservancy will be conducting a prescribed burn at the Edward H. McCabe Preserve along Round Pole Bridge Road in Milton between Tuesday, March 5 and Tuesday, April 30. Prescribed burns are conducted under precise, closely monitored weather conditions and by a specially trained crew that is nationally qualified. Every precaution is taken, and the burns will not take place if the proper […]

The Lewes Historical Society has received a $1.5 million grant from the Ma-Ran Foundation. The money is specifically intended for what LHS calls strategic enhancements of the Lewes History Museum, which is located in the Margaret H. Rollins Community Center on Kings Highway. Those enhancements include potential building renovations, expanded advertising and bolstering of the museum’s general operating fund over the next three years. “We extend our deepest gratitude to […]