February 2, 2021
Giles named new beach patrol captain
Rehoboth Beach announced Jan. 28 that Jeffrey Giles, a 30-year veteran of the Delaware State Police, has been named as the new beach patrol captain.
Giles, a Delaware native, held several DSP leadership positions, including supervising the maritime and scuba units. He also served on the safety committee for the annual Special Olympics Delaware Lewes Polar Bear Plunge that takes place in Rehoboth Beach.
Rehoboth Beach Police Chief Keith Banks said Giles served five summers as a member of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol, including as a lieutenant, before he was with the state police.
Blacksmith John Ellsworth had operated in barn since 1990
Old Wood Delaware announced it will take over Preservation Forge in downtown Lewes. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Nick Roth January 29, 2021
Old Wood Delaware has announced it will open a second location in the historic Preservation Forge in downtown Lewes.
The company also has a location on Route 9 just east of the Route 5 intersection in Harbeson.
Old Wood Delaware is a full-service reclaimed flooring and furniture manufacturer based in Queen Anne, Md. More than 30 years ago, the owners purchased an old lumber mill from the 1930s and modernized the aging sawmill into a 40,000-square-foot warehouse and production facility geared toward manufacturing specialty wood products.