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The Starboard gives big check to Rehoboth volunteer fire company

May 24, 2025

The Starboard owner Steve “Monty” Montgomery presented a $76,500 check to the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company May 16 at the Dewey Beach Town Council meeting.

Fire Chief Chuck Snyder accepted the check on behalf of the department. The money was raised through The Starboard’s opening weekend this year.

Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.