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, Rehoboth Beach commissioners have awarded a $21.3 million contract to complete Phase IV of improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The price tag is significantly higher than originally estimated. “This is not luxury work. It is necessary work,” said Steven Clark, project manager for city consultant GHD, during a meeting Oct. 17. “It’s to keep the facility operational and reliable for years to come. Short of regulatory changes, this […]

, State agencies raised concerns Oct. 29 about flooding risks, an access road and tree removal for a proposed project to build 307 houses on Mulberry Knoll Road near Rehoboth Beach.  The points concerning the 257-acre Goldsboro Farm project were raised at a meeting of the state Preliminary Land Use Service. The site is adjacent to the proposed Belle Mead project near Route 24 that includes 344 residential units. Sussex […]

, Francine Balinskas has lived in Canary Creek for 13 years, right next to Great Marsh Park. She and some of her neighbors attended a public meeting Oct. 27, to see the final conceptual master plan for the park. After seeing the design, Balinskas said she is mad. “My house backs up to it. I have no curtains on my back windows and I paid for a wooded lot. Now, I’m […]

Rules to limit erosion from stormwater runoff at large construction sites were introduced at an Oct. 21 Sussex County Council meeting, initiating the public-review process that could lead to adoption. Council members have been concerned that common construction practices generate runoff that carries silt into creeks, rivers and the Inland Bays. That can harm neighboring properties, wetlands, waterways and wildlife. While all council members said they wanted to introduce the […]

, , , After more than a year of discussion in executive session, Rehoboth Beach officials recently announced plans for a security project in the area around the Bandstand and the Boardwalk. The project includes the installation of nearly 70 bollards and two swing gates, and is estimated to cost $1.1 million. City commissioners awarded a contract for about $423,000 to Texas-based Gibraltar Perimeter Security to begin manufacturing the bollards. […]

If you read this column with any regularity, you may have noticed that I often talk about the names of specific ingredients or dishes. This week, the focus is on a varietal known as “delicata” squash. It is cylindrical in shape, creamy in color and highlighted with lengthwise green stripes on its grooved skin. It is also called peanut squash because of its elongated shape or sweet potato squash for […]

Día de los Muertos events kick off Oct. 31 at cantina Big Chill Surf Cantina will host heartfelt and lively Día de los Muertos weekend activities Friday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2, at 19406 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach. The three-day event will blend Mexican tradition with the cantina’s signature coastal spirit, honoring loved ones who have passed while celebrating life through music, color and community. Attractions include live music […]