Community Corner
🌱 How a New Castle meeting could reshape hospital choices across Delaware
Also check out Local Metal Madness at Bar XIII on the New Castle Patch calendar
Morning New Castle! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a New Castle meeting could reshape hospital choices across Delaware
- How a fireworks attack ended with teens in county detention
- Loaded guns with illegal modifications seized in Wilmington warrant raid
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bayhealth pushes back on ChristianaCare's downstate goals (spotlightdelaware.org) — A state health board meeting on DuPont Highway in New Castle will weigh Bayhealth's challenge to ChristianaCare's plans for two new "micro-hospitals" downstate, a fight that could reshape where Delawareans get care. The dispute centers on whether ChristianaCare's partnership with a for‑profit developer violates a new law limiting private equity's role in nonprofit hospitals. The outcome could affect competition and access to services across the state. 
• Fireworks Attack Leads to Attempted Murder Charges for 3 Teens (mychesco.com) — A Wilmington fireworks assault that seriously injured a man has led to attempted murder and related charges for three teens, all processed through New Castle County's Family Court and Detention Center. The case underscores how county courts and facilities serving New Castle handle serious juvenile offenses, and police are still asking anyone with information to contact investigators.
• Gun With Switch, Erased Serial Number Found in Wilmington Raid (mychesco.com) — A Wilmington warrant raid turned up two modified handguns, ammunition, and marijuana, leading to weapons charges against two teens and two young men. All four were arraigned in New Castle County courts, with one juvenile sent to the New Castle County Detention Center, highlighting ongoing gun enforcement affecting the wider New Castle community.
📸 Around New Castle
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Castle
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★ Featured events ★
- Local Metal Madness at Bar XIII →
Bar XIII Delaware, 1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington
9:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Board of Adjustment Public Hearing →
New Castle County, DE Calendar, 87 Reads Way, New Castle
6:00 pm - History Revival: Loyalist Impression
First State National Park The New Castle Court House Museum (211 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720)
7:00 pm - Full Moon Yoga at Rockwood Park →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
5:30 pm - Dog Day of Summer- National Treasure
First State National Park 211 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720. On-street parking is available surrounding the New Castle Green.
8:00 pm - Rockwood Vinyasa Yoga: Saturday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
9:00 am - Kids & Family Yoga in the Museum →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
12:00 pm - Guided House Tour- We the People… →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
2:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
📣 New Castle Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Back to School Night
The Colwyck Center New Castle, DE 19720
4:00 pm - Gunning Bedford Middle School Popsicles & Pathways - Back to Schoo
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle, DE 19720
4:30 pm - History Revival: Loyalist Impression
First State National Park The New Castle Court House Museum (211 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720)
7:00 pm - Dog Day of Summer- National Treasure
First State National Park 211 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720. On-street parking is available surrounding the New Castle Green.
8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in New Castle. Apply here.
- EMR Group posted a job opening for Customer Quality Assurance Inspector in New Castle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Castle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wilmington
- Westover Hills PLAYZONE Event Brings Free Family Fun to Wilmington (tvdelmarva.com)
- Retired Archbishop Joseph Kurtz to deliver homily at annual Red Mass for St. Thomas More Society of Diocese of Wilmington (thedialog.org)
- Dolly Parton's literacy legacy lives on in Delaware (6abc.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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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