🌱 How a Frankford shipper fits into Delaware’s freight rail comeback

What's up Frankford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Frankford shipper fits into Delaware’s freight rail comeback

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Tree Planting: Great Cypress Swamp and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

---

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

---

📰 News we're reading

• Rail Revival: Delaware freight rail system gains traction (delawarebusinesstimes.com) — Frankford gets a nod in Delaware’s growing freight rail revival, with Novus International shipping goods by rail from a new transload terminal that also serves Seaford. The piece explains how Delmarva Central Railroad and Carload Express are upgrading lines, courting manufacturers, and adding spurs to farms and plants statewide to cut trucking costs and support long-term industrial jobs.
   

---

📸 Around Frankford

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

---

🗓 Upcoming Events in Frankford

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Pots of Possibilities – Spring Beginnings
  Inland Bays Garden Center, 38320 Muddy Neck Rd, Frankford
  10:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

---

Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Let's Play Games: for Adults
  Community Meeting Room, Frankford Public Library
  1:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Volunteer Tree Planting: Great Cypress Swamp
  Great Cypress Swamp , Cypress Swamp , Frankford
  9:00 am
• Growing Pollinator Gardens in Your Community
  Inland Bays Garden Center , 38320 Muddy Neck Rd , Frankford
  10:00 am

Monday April 27

• Hooks & Needles
  Reading Lounge, Frankford Public Library
  1:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Let's Play Games: for Adults
  Frankford Public Library , Community Meeting Room , Frankford
  1:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Pots of Possibilities- May Day Magic
  Inland Bays Garden Center , 38320 Muddy Neck Rd , Frankford
  10:00 am
• Adult Book Club
  Frankford Public Library , Reading Lounge , Frankford
  1:00 pm

---

📣 Frankford Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

---

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• RVFC Spring Blood Drive
  Keenwick Sound Home Owners Association , 37547 River Run , Selbyville
  4:00 pm
• Earth Day Green Screen Film Night with The Center
  Signatures , 12021 N Hvn Dr , Selbyville
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Spring Perennial Planter Demonstration
  Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek , 30220 Piney Neck Rd , Dagsboro
  10:30 am

Saturday April 25

• Music Bingo at Signatures!
  Signatures , 12021 N Hvn Dr , Selbyville
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

---

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

---

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Latitude, Inc. posted a job opening for Electrician (Residential) in Dagsboro. Apply here.
• Troon Golf, L.L.C. posted a job opening for Busser/Food Runner in Selbyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankford here.

---

🗞 Nearby News

Millsboro

• YMCA of Delaware announces new summer day camp (wmdt.com)
• Where Delaware players could go in NFL draft, including Penn State star (delawareonline.com)
• Farmers, community call for safety training after Bridgeville grain bin death (newsfromthestates.com)

---

Ok Frankford! 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: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

---

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

---

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook