🌱 How a van found in Tweeds Park turned into a homicide case
Hockessin, Delaware Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Hockessin! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a van found in Tweeds Park turned into a homicide case
Also on today's calendar: Vacation Bible School Returns To Victory and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Delaware history in News Journal archives, July 12-18 (delawareonline.com subscription) — A historical crime report recounts when a missing woman’s van was found in Tweeds Park near Hockessin with two bodies inside, turning a search into a double-homicide investigation. The archive piece also touches on past school desegregation efforts and regional infrastructure changes, but its most immediate local relevance is the park’s connection to Hockessin residents. 
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Vacation Bible School Returns To Victory →
Victory Christian Fellowship, 100 Wilton Blvd, New Castle
9:00 am
Monday July 27
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Other local events
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Imagination Workshop →
Hockessin Library, 1023 Valley Rd, Hockessin
4:15 pm -
Train Engineer Express – One-Day Camp
Marshall Steam Museum & Friends of Auburn Heights Marshall Steam Museum, 3000 Creek Road PO Box 61 Yorklyn, DE 19
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Chat and Learn - online
Chinese American Community Center 1313 Little Baltimore Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707
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Twilight on the Terrace →
Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin
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🌺🌊 Stitch’s Summer Luau Bash! 🌊🌺-Hockessin →
Peekaboo Playground, 160 Lantana Dr, Hockessin
12:00 pm -
Hockessin DE - Kids Stained Glass Class →
Hockessin Recreation Center, 7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin
6:00 pm
Tuesday July 14
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Wednesday July 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Guided House Tour: The Servants →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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City Council Meeting →
City of Newark Government Meetings Council Chambers - 220 S. Main Street Newark DE 19711
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Rockwood Flow Yoga: Tuesday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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Cancelled--Executive Committee Meeting →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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Executive Committee Meeting →
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Public Safety Committee Meeting →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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Sunday July 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Wilmington
- Take a look at past photos of the Kalmar Nyckel tall ship (delawareonline.com)
- Who Shot Teen? Police Probe Wilmington Gun Violence (mychesco.com)
- New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Breed It Out (noecho.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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