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The Baltimore Avenue restrooms are now open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The City of Rehoboth Beach recently hired Vicky Hatton as accounting supervisor and Jean Lee as billing administrative assistant effective March 20. Both positions replace employees that are retiring. Hatton comes to the city with a deep background in accounting and business management, most...

After 33 years working for the City of Rehoboth Beach, Janette Clavette has announced its time to retire. Clavette will officially begin her retirement April 1, 2017. After being hired in 1984 as a part-time clerk for the summer season, Clavette accepted the position of full-time billing...

The Village Improvement Association (VIA) has a long history of providing trees, shrubs, and flowers for the city and Lake Gerar for nearly 100 years. The VIA's Conservation Committee donated a black gum tree to the city with dedication on March 23, 2017. The committee worked closely with Liz Lingo...

Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) says that pedestrians on the eastbound side of Rehoboth Avenue can expect closures and detours from Canal Street to Grove Street until Friday, March 24. There will be access to businesses during this work. DelDOT is continuing reconstruction of the...

The City of Rehoboth Beach has approved a change in its beach regulations that restricts the use of tents and other shading devices, except umbrellas and baby tents. Umbrellas with a circular shade no greater than 8' in diameter and a central pole no greater than 7'6" in height are permitted. Baby...

On March 17, 2017, the Rehoboth Beach Commissioners adopted an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 95, Beaches, relating to restrictions on fires, cooking devices, umbrellas, baby tents, and other fixtures on the beach. The new law defines an acceptable beach umbrella as having “…a circular shade no greater...

On March 17, 2017, the Rehoboth Beach Commissioners adopted an ordinance to amend Chapter 227 of the Solid Waste Municipal Code, relating to the discontinuation of commercial trash and refuse collection. The city has been operating at a loss on commercial trash pickup. Delaware's Univeral Recycling...

The Boardwalk will be closed from Virginia Avenue to Olive Avenue all day on Thursday, March 16. The Beachfill Nourishment Project contractor requires beach access for the skid loader to drill holes for the sand fence posts. Barricades will be placed in this area and on-site security will be present...

As part of the Beachfill Nourishment Project, crews are planting dune grass and placing 8,000 linear feet of sand fencing in Rehoboth Beach. The dune crossover work has been completed that included pedestrian, vehicular and ADA access. The dune grass planting and fence installation is expected to be...