No fireworks in Rehoboth; lots of face masks
For the first time in years, there are no July 4 fireworks in Rehoboth Beach this year because of COVID-19. Warm weather and clear skies brought people to the beach, but traffic was noticeably light. Earlier in the week, commissioners decided that face masks were required by everyone, everywhere. Due to a lack of manpower, it’s a tough mandate to enforce. The majority of people on the Boardwalk and sidewalks were wearing masks, but there was limited use on the beach.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
