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DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — The finance director of Dewey Beach has announced he is resigning, making him the second town leader to step down in less than a month.

The Daily Times of Salisbury (http://tinyurl.com/8sypjxo ) reports Bill Brown will leave his post on Aug. 30. He has spent two years in the position.

DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — A redevelopment of the Ruddertowne beachside entertainment complex in Dewey Beach will include a Hyatt hotel.

The Dewey Beach town council approved the redevelopment of the site in 2011. The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., reports (http://delonline.us/MFyD6t) the hotel was announced Friday.

The hotel will be the first Hyatt anywhere in Delaware. It is scheduled to start accepting reservations next May.

DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — Two beaches along the Maryland and Delaware shore have made the list of the nation's cleanest beaches.

Delaware's Dewey Beach and Maryland's Ocean City Beach 6 have earned a five-star rating. The Natural Resources Defense Council found that they were among a dozen beaches that follow best practices and violated health standards less than 5 percent of the time.

The environmental group is releasing its annual assessment of 3,000 beach sites on Wednesday.