🌱 What’s included in the 662‑home community taking shape north of town?

Hello Middletown! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What's included in the 662‑home community taking shape north of town?
• How will Middletown's new cell tower change your daily connectivity?
• How a former Middletown High educator is reshaping arts access statewide

Also on today's calendar: Delaware Small Business Chamber Ultimate Golf 3 County Golf Tournament *Wild Quail* and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Take a look inside the $600K+ homes being built north of Middletown (delawareonline.com) — A major 662-home Monarch development is rising just north of Middletown, offering customizable Schell Brothers houses starting around $615,000 within the Appoquinimink School District. Residents will get a pool, splash pad, pickleball courts, fitness center and more, plus easy access to Routes 1, 13, 301 and 896, in exchange for a $200 monthly HOA fee.
   

• Cell tower approved near Middletown to end years of spotty service (delawareonline.com) — A long-awaited cell tower just north of Middletown has been approved, promising to finally fix years of spotty service for southern New Castle County residents. The 156-foot, tree-style tower on Back Creek Drive will host Verizon equipment and is part of a federally backed effort to eliminate local cellular dead zones despite mixed neighborhood reactions.
   

• DBT40 Honoree: Kate Huffman (delawarebusinesstimes.com) — A former Middletown High School senior capstone coordinator, Kate Huffman is being recognized for her growing impact as director of learning and engagement at the Biggs Museum in Dover. She's boosted museum attendance, expanded programs, and built partnerships with Delaware schools and organizations while staying deeply involved in youth sports, arts education, and community service.
   

📸 Around Middletown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Embrace: Women's Business Networking Lunch [Middletown] →
  1 West Main Street, Middletown

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Ribbon Cutting
  Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce, 1050 Industrial Dr #110, Middletown
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Coffee & Bagels with Town Council
  Middletown Town Community Events, 19 W Green St, Middletown
  8:00 am
• Open House →
  Meadowcrest at Middletown, 820 Middletown Odessa Rd, Middletown
  11:00 am
• Open House | Meadowcrest at Middletown →
  Meadowcrest at Middletown, 820 Middletown Odessa Rd, Middletown
  11:00 am
• ReThink Fashion Show - the ECO Edit →
  Goodwill Outlet & Recycling Center, 400 Centerpoint Blvd, New Castle
  6:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission monthly meeting
  Town Hall, 19 W. Green Street, Middletown
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Coffee With Membership →
  Middletown YMCA, 202 E. Cochran St, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Active Aging Social Hour →
  Middletown YMCA, 202 E. Cochran St, Middletown
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• New Castle Moose Lodge →
  749 S Broad St, Middletown
  7:30 pm
Monday September 21
• Healthy Aging Week →
  Middletown YMCA, 202 E. Cochran St, Middletown
  8:00 am
Friday September 25
• Delaware Small Business Chamber Ultimate Golf 3 County Golf Tournament *Wild Quail* →
  Wild Quail Golf & Country Club, 1 Clubhouse Dr, Wyoming
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Texas Roadhouse posted a job opening for Server Assistant - Busser in Middletown. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (04494) -2472 N. Dupont Highway in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Delaware City

• PBF Energy Inc. $PBF Shares Bought by Engineers Gate Manager LP (marketbeat.com)
• 76ers 3 goals: Rayan Rupert needs to follow example of former two-ways (usatoday.com)
• If You Invested $1000 in PBF Energy a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now (nasdaq.com)

Newark

• New mental health care act reduces barriers to care for Delawarens (delawareonline.com)
• Enjoy dining deals in Delaware during two upcoming restaurant weeks (delawareonline.com)
• See how Delaware's maternal health landscape compares with other states (delawareonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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