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🌱 ChristianaCare services continue as teams assess Newark storm damage

Newark, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Newark? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • ChristianaCare services continue as teams assess Newark storm damage
  • Newark church study finds progress—and limits—in leadership training
  • Gingerbread decorating night in Newark supports three local nonprofits

Also on today's calendar: A Curtain Call For Hope: Virtual Benefit Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 50, low: 36.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. ChristianaCare reports minor storm damage at Newark campus, possible tornado (wboc.com) — ChristianaCare says services continued without interruption after Thursday’s storms caused minor property damage at its Newark campus. Teams are assessing possible damage to a helicopter and helipads, and photos showed a snapped rotor blade. Officials said a tornado or strong winds may have caused the damage.
   

2. Integrating Servant Leadership in Multicultural Church Contexts (liberty.edu) — A leadership training project at Newark’s Redeemer Fellowship Church found improved cultural awareness among its six pastors, but no increase in minority members’ participation in decision-making. The dissertation reported better congregational ratings of pastors’ cultural responsiveness after training, while finding that knowledge and attitudes changed more than behavior.
   

3. Gumdrops, Giving, And A Little Friendly Gingerbread Competition – Town Square Delaware LIVE (townsquaredelaware.com) — Adults can decorate gingerbread houses for a cause at Newark’s Twisted Irons Craft Brewing Co. on Dec. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. The 21-and-older event costs $25 per house for up to three people, with the full fee benefiting three nonprofits supporting children and families. Prebuilt houses and decorating supplies are included.
   

4. High school graduations will remain at the Bob Carpenter Center (somdnews.com) — Cecil County’s 2027 high school graduations will return to Newark’s Bob Carpenter Center after a divided school board approved the $58,590 rental. Supporters cited reliable indoor ceremonies and accessibility, while opponents questioned the expense amid budget pressures. Schools will leave more time between ceremonies to ease crowd transitions.
   

5. Tornado brings down hotel sign, crushes two cars in Newark, Del. (6abc.com) — A hotel sign fell onto two cars at Newark’s Sonesta ES Suites during Thursday’s tornado, crushing the vehicles but causing no reported injuries. One owner said she watched the sign fall onto her car. The National Weather Service is expected to survey damage Friday to determine the tornado’s strength.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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