Heads up, Rehoboth Beach − Joe is headed your way.
President Joe Biden, that is. The commander-in-chief is scheduled to arrive at his North Shores home, near Rehoboth Beach, this evening. His public schedule indicates he will depart from Dover at 7 p.m. and is set to arrive at the beach at 7:30. According to a White House press release, he’ll stay for the weekend.
If he and his entourage of Secret Service vehicles travel to the beach by car, it will cause traffic delays on Coastal Highway. If they take the Marine One helicopter, it lands in the Gordon’s Pond parking lot on the southern end of Cape Henlopen State Park, so portions of that area will temporarily close.
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Flight restrictions suggest he will take the helicopter. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a flight restriction for the Rehoboth Beach area starting at 6:45 p.m. Friday. The restriction lasts through Monday, Aug. 7, at 9:15 p.m., indicating the president could be staying in “The Nation’s Summer Capital” for over a week.
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He’ll be traveling to Delaware from Maine, where he is discussing “how Bidenomics is driving a manufacturing boom and helping workers and innovators invent and make more in America,” according to the White House news release.
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When in Rehoboth in the past, the president and first lady Jill Biden have bicycled the Gordon’s Pond Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park. The president has attended Mass at St. Edmond’s Catholic Church on King Charles Avenue and, earlier this month, he caught some sun on the North Shores beach.
If you spot the president or first lady in Rehoboth this weekend, send a tip or, even better, your photos, to smenaught@gannett.com.
Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on Sussex County and beyond. Reach her at smcnaught@gannett.com or on Twitter @MarvelMcNaught
