Beaches reopen after medical waste scare
The beaches in Dewey Beach, Lewes and Cape Henlopen and Delaware Seashore state parks reopened Sept. 23, six days after medical waste washed ashore. No announcement has been made from the City of Rehoboth Beach.
Lewes Assistant City Manager Janet Reeves said the city made the decision to reopen after reviewing the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s swim advisory.
She said the city is still urging visitors to use caution and wear closed-toed shoes when walking on the beach.
Reeves said the beaches were closed to swimming last week after a syringe that was used to administer oral medication was found on a city beach. She said no more waste was reported over the weekend.
Ocean City officials also closed their beaches last week due to medical waste.
The source of the medical waste has not been determined.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
