A new historical marker celebrating the legacy of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol will be unveiled Tuesday, August 5, at a public ceremony on Baltimore Avenue in front of the patrol’s new headquarters. The 9 a.m. event will recognize more than 100 years of lifesaving service provided by the patrol along the city’s two-mile stretch of coastline. “We are honored to …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Some of the East Coast’s top lifeguards will head to Rehoboth Beach this month as the city’s beach patrol hosts the 2025 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. The event, which serves as a qualifier for the USLA National Lifesaving Championships in California this August, will take place Wednesday, July 9, beginning at 8 a.m. Competitions …
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 “discovery of medical waste” that has washed up on the beaches. “Out of an abundance of caution, the ocean has …
University of Delaware student Meredith Lockwood has lifeguarding in her DNA. Her father, Don Lockwood, was a Rehoboth Beach Patrol lifeguard from 1985-88 and after being a lifeguard elsewhere last year, Meredith followed him into the patrol this year. So during Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifesaving Championships in Rehoboth, Meredith came to win. And have fun, of course. As she …
After a cold, wet spring, consistently warm weather returns to Delaware with Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer. A time to remember members of the military who gave their lives for the country, the three-day weekend starting Friday night will feature multiple events marking the occasion. It will also see a stormy Friday leading into what …
