🌱 Smyrna’s Dez Zapata earns top BIG EAST soccer honor
Smyrna, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Smyrna! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Smyrna’s Dez Zapata earns top BIG EAST soccer honor
- Brake software defect prompts recall of Cadillac and Chevrolet EVs
Also on today's calendar: Diamond State Card Show and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 62, low: 45.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wildcats Set Program High with Six Players, 10 Total Honors in BIG EAST Annual Awards (villanova.com) — Smyrna native Dez Zapata has earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year honors after helping Villanova reach a record-setting awards haul. The junior striker finished the regular season with six goals and a team-high seven assists, and also earned first-team recognition as the Wildcats prepared for Wednesday’s conference semifinal. 
• GM recalls more than 87,000 vehicles. See recall list (delawareonline.com) — Owners of certain Cadillac and Chevrolet electric vehicles should check their VINs for a recall involving software that could cause a loss of braking. Free updates are available remotely or through dealers, and notification letters are expected Dec. 14. The Delaware dealership list includes Willis Chevrolet in Smyrna.
📸 Around Smyrna
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Diamond State Card Show →
Pitts Center, 10 Electric Ave, Dover
10:00 am -
A Curtain Call For Hope: Virtual Benefit Concert →
Virtually Streaming,
6:30 pm
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Destination Soultown Featuring The Sensational Soul Cruisers →
The B. Stimson Carrow Auditorium, The Smyrna Opera House, Smyrna
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Mayor and Council meeting →
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Music and Memories →
Smyrna Opera House, 7 West South St., Smyrna
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Parks and Recreation Committee meeting →
Smyrna Police Training Room, 325 W Glenwood Ave, Smyrna
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Thanksgiving →
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas →
The B. Stimson Carrow Auditorium, The Smyrna Opera House, Smyrna
7:30 pm
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 26
Friday December 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Recycle Pickup →
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Law & Legislature Committee Meeting →
Council Chambers, Clayton
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Trash Pickup →
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Economic Development/Main Street Committee Meeting →
Council Chambers, Clayton
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Disconnection Day →
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Utility Bill Due Date →
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Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
Friday November 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bayhealth had a Food Pantry event this weekend at Blue Hen.
They gave free food to over 300 families. W the Bayhealth Starr, on their own time, supported the event! I just found out that Bayhealth PAID the… (Nextdoor Garrisons Lake Green)
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Smyrna. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Smyrna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smyrna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dover
- Can food be medicine? Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition hosts free cooking retreat in Dover (delawarelive.com)
- Hawaiian Warfare's eighth straight win highlights busy racing month at Bally's Dover (delawarelive.com)
- From a ‘cheese wizard' to pumpkin creatures, artist strips back context in posthumous Dover exhibition (spotlightdelaware.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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