🌱 PAWS for People: READ to a Dog! and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Middletown
• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Holliday Farms-Zionsville
• PAWS for People: READ to a Dog!

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
• Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around Delaware City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Delaware City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Middletown
  915 Boyds Corner Rd, Middletown
  10:00 am
• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Holliday Farms-Zionsville
  3650 Marketplace Ct, Zionsville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• PAWS for People: READ to a Dog!
  250 5th St , Delaware City
  5:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Dolly Spanker's Delaware City formerly Crabby Dick's — Club Phred
  Dolly Spanker's , 30 Clinton St , Delaware City
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Rockwood Self-Guided Tour
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  10:00 am
• New Castle County (Horizon House)
  Horizon House , 1902 Maryland Ave , Wilmington
  10:00 am
• Happy Hour: Tipsy Turtles Glassware Set
  Painting with a Twist , 400 Suburban Dr , Newark
  5:00 pm
• Odessa High School vs Red Lion Christian Academy
  Odessa High School , 570 Tony Marchio Dr , Townsend
  6:00 pm
• Cellar Masters’ Wine Auction & Dinner
  Chase Center on the Riverfront , 815 Shipyard Dr , Wilmington
  6:00 pm
• Delaware Teen Science Cafe: Life on a Micro-Macro Scale
  Delaware Museum of Nature & Science , 4840 Kennett Pike , Wilmington
  6:00 pm
• 144,000 Chosen Few Live in Wilmington DE
  The Opulent Restaurant & Lounge , 3421 Kirkwood Hwy Unit A-D , Wilmington
  6:00 pm
• Archmere Academy Girls Varsity Soccer @ Caravel Academy
  Caravel Academy , 2801 Del Laws Rd , Bear
  6:15 pm
• Pick Your Project Workshop
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Newark , 110 Peoples Plaza , Newark
  6:30 pm
• Dancing @ The Grand: '80s Dance Party with DJ Zip!
  The Grand Opera House , 818 N King St , Wilmington
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Croda Int Plc posted a job opening for Shipping Coordinator in New Castle. Apply here.
• University of Delaware posted a job opening for Associate Dean and Director, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Delaware City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bear

• Sprouts coming to Bear this summer, Bally's unveils revolving bar (delawareonline.com)
• Suspect in Early Morning Bear Burglary Tracked to Wawa (mychesco.com)
• Wilmington Man Charged In Dover Shooting (firststateupdate.com)

New Castle

• Timothy Plemmons, Recognized by BestAgents.us as a 2026 Top Agent (issuewire.com)
• 8 Delaware Hole-In-The-Wall Soul Food Restaurants That Serve Tradition On Every Plate (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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