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Rehoboth Beach Main Street names 2021 Cottage & Town Award winners

Commercial and residential properties recognized for new construction, renovations
Rehoboth Beach Main Street announced the winners of its 2021 Cottage & Town Awards Nov. 6. Pictured are (l-r) RBMS Executive Director Dan Slagle, RBMS President Greer Maneval, Tom Lawson, Kim Lawson, Dave Lyons, Rick Hardy, RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin, Joseph Melloni, Charles Villa holding Porter, and Kathleen Mahon. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
November 12, 2021

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Rehoboth Beach Main Street
509 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Rehoboth Beach Main Street recognized the winners of its 2021 Cottage & Town Awards during a Nov. 6 presentation at its office near Grove Park. The awards recognize residential and commercial property owners who contribute to the charm, beauty and history of downtown Rehoboth through architectural and landscape architectural renovation, restoration and preservation.

There are four award categories – residential renovation, restoration and preservation; commercial renovation, restoration and preservation; landscape architectural renovation, restoration and preservation; and residential new construction. Winners each received an embossed bronze plaque.

This year’s winners were Debra Weinreich and Tim Leary of 529 School Lane for their landscaping work done by Carter Aquatics; Charles Vila and Joe Melloni of 341 Hickman St. for new construction; Dave Lyon and Rick Hardy of Coho’s Market and Grill for commercial renovation; and Tom and Kim Lawson of 303 Country Club Drive for renovation work done by Jack Abell Inc. construction. Turnstone Custom Homes did the design and construction for two of these projects – 529 School Lane and 341 Hickman St.

For more information on Rehoboth Beach Main Street, call 302-227-2772 or go to downtownrb.com.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add the work done by Turnstone Custom Homes.

Each of the four award winners received an embossed bronze plaque.
Coho’s Market and Grill owners Dave Lyon, left, and Rick Hardy were given the award for commercial construction. They are shown with RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin.
Joseph Melloni, left, and Charles Vila were recognized for their new construction at 341 Hickman St. They are shown with their dog Porter, accepting the award presented by RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin.
Kim and Tom Lawson, shown with RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin, right, were recognized for the renovation work to their home on Country Club Drive.
Debra Weinreich and Tim Leary were recognized for landscaping work done at their home by Carter Aquatics. Accepting the award from RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin is Carter Aquatics’ Kathleen Mahon.
Winners and Rehoboth Beach Main Street board members shown are (l-r) RBMS Executive Director Dan Slagle, Dave Lyon, Tom Lawson, Kim Lawson, RBMS board member Terry Kistler, Rick Hardy, RBMS President Greer Maneval, RBMS Cottage & Town Award Committee Chair Suzie Martin, RBMS board member Peter Pizzolongo, RBMS Secretary Jerry Filbin, Joseph Melloni, RBMS board member Jen Carroll, Kathleen Mahon, and Charles Vila with Porter.

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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.

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