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• How strong is UD's cornerback room heading into kickoff?

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football Position Previews: Cornerbacks (bluehens.com) — University of Delaware football in Newark is spotlighting its cornerbacks as the Blue Hens gear up for the 2026 season opener at home against Merrimack on September 3. A new position coach is working with key returning starters and several transfers and freshmen, while the program is actively pushing season ticket sales to local fans.
   

📸 Around Newark

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newark

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Thursday August 20
• Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  City of Newark Government Meetings Council Chambers - 220 S. Main Street Newark DE 19711
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Newark HS Band Camp
  Newark High School, 750 East Delaware Avenue, , DE 19711
  9:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Christina Board of Education - Retreat
  Christiana Sarah Pyle Academy, 1040 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
  9:00 am
Monday August 24
• PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) - Professional Development
  Kirk Newark, DE 19713
• Newark HS Band Camp
  Newark High School, 750 East Delaware Avenue, , DE 19711
  9:00 am
• City Council Meeting →
  City of Newark Government Meetings Council Chambers - 220 S. Main Street Newark DE 19711
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) - Professional Development
  Kirk Newark, DE 19713
• Newark HS Band Camp
  Newark High School, 750 East Delaware Avenue, , DE 19711
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Newark HS Band Camp
  Newark High School, 750 East Delaware Avenue, , DE 19711
  9:00 am
• Rockwood Chair Yoga: Thursday AM →
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  9:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Rockwood Vinyasa Yoga: Saturday AM →
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  9:00 am
• Christina Board of Education - Retreat
  Christiana Sarah Pyle Academy, 1040 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
  9:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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  The new inclusive playground at Glasgow Park is open—designed for children of all ages and abilities, with wheelchair-accessible climbing structures,… (Nextdoor La Grange)
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• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk in Newark. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Some top-tested mattresses are already up to 40% off ahead of Labor Day (wmur.com)
• Philadelphia Union reportedly reach agreement to sign USMNT center back Mark McKenzie from Ligue 1 club Toulouse (yardbarker.com)

Hockessin

• In memoriam: Michael Steven Dixon (udel.edu)

New Castle

• New Castle Lawn & Landscape named a best place to work (dailylocal.com)
• 81-year-old woman injured when dozens of shots fired into New Castle home (6abc.com)
• Drummer Jonathan Whitney to Release New Project 'Cooch's Bridge: The African-American Presence' on Sept. 4th, 2026 (theurbanmusicscene.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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