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🌱 How New Castle families can seek answers on Missing Persons Day
Coming up on the New Castle Patch calendar: Taylor Simon King
Hello New Castle! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How New Castle families can seek answers on Missing Persons Day
- Know anything about the New Castle Avenue robbery suspect?
- How fake FedEx drivers pulled off a $680K New Castle heist
Also on today's calendar: Taylor Simon King and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A little rain; brisk and cool, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with a little rain, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Delaware to Hold First Missing Persons Day on Oct. 24 (delaware.gov) — Families in New Castle can attend Delaware's first Missing and Unidentified Persons Day at the Route 9 Library on Saturday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event brings together forensic experts, police, and victim services to collect records and DNA, share resources, and help advance both cold and new missing-person cases statewide. 
• *Update – State Police Seek Public's Assistance Locating Suspect* State Police Investigating Strong Arm Robbery in New Castle (delaware.gov) — State troopers are asking New Castle residents for help locating Jarvis Sturgis, wanted in connection with a September 15 strong‑arm robbery on the 3000 block of New Castle Avenue. A bus-stop victim was assaulted and robbed but suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and detectives urge anyone with information to contact them or Delaware Crime Stoppers.
• Fake FedEx drivers steal $680K electronics load from New Castle, Delaware warehouse (investmentwatchblog.com) — Delaware State Police say a New Castle warehouse on River Road was targeted by two men posing as FedEx drivers, who used fake documents to haul away a trailer with $680,000 in electronics. A 35-year-old California man has been arrested and faces multiple charges, while investigators continue piecing together how the cargo theft unfolded.
📸 Around New Castle
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Castle
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★ Featured events ★
- Taylor Simon King →
The Grand Opera House, 818 N Market St, Wilmington
7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- HERSTORY: Intergenerational Conversations for Women →
Route 9 Library & Innovation Center, 3022 New Castle Ave, New Castle
6:30 pm - Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee Public Hearing →
New Castle County, DE Calendar, 87 Reads Way, New Castle
9:30 am - Weekly Family Bowling Nights @Bowlerama NCC →
Bowlerama, 3031 New Castle Ave, New Castle
5:30 pm - Claymont Design Review Advisory Committee →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
7:00 pm - Rockwood Chair Yoga: Thursday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
9:00 am - Artifacts After Hours: Sylvia's Dress →
Read House & Gardens, 42 The Strand, New Castle
6:00 pm - Board of Adjustment Public Hearing →
New Castle County, DE Calendar, 87 Reads Way, New Castle
6:00 pm - Household Hazardous Waste Collection- Delaware Recycling Center →
Delaware Recycling Center, 1101 Lambson Lane, New Castle
8:30 am - Household Hazardous Waste Collection-New Castle →
Delaware Recycling Center, 1101 Lambson Lane, New Castle
8:30 am - New Castle Art on the Green →
Battery Park, 3rd and South Sts, New Castle
9:00 am - You Know the Story! Now come witness ✨Esther✨ →
Victory Christian Fellowship, 100 Wilton Blvd, New Castle
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Colonial School District posted a job opening for EPER - Head Girls Wrestling Coach in New Castle. Apply here.
- Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Shift Foreman in New Castle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Castle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wilmington
- Chancery Court rules on Wilmington council member's party switch (delawareonline.com)
- Deacon John W. 'Jack' Freebery, who served for 37 years at three parishes, dies at 79 (thedialog.org)
- Performance Improvement Program Manager - Nursing Quality and Safety (christianacare.org)
Delaware City
- Paglia: College Football Week Three Stock Report (steelersdepot.com)
Ok New Castle! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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