🌱 How one Newark farm is fighting development to stay rooted in place
Newark, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Newark! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Newark farm is fighting development to stay rooted in place
- How a funding denial could impact Newark’s ASPIRA charter school expansion
Also on today's calendar: Tarot Readings with Evylyn Rose and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 50.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A Family's Promise to the Land: Cook Farms Keeps Newark's Agricultural Roots Alive (delawarelive.com) — Cook Farms on Frazer Road has anchored Newark’s farming heritage for more than 170 years, now run by multiple generations who’ve adapted from dairy to diversified livestock and partnerships. As development presses in, the family invites residents to support local agriculture, youth 4-H and FFA projects, and the preservation of open space by buying directly from the farm. 
• Delaware transportation council rejects grant for ASPIRA Georgetown (delawareonline.com) — ASPIRA’s bilingual charter school, which now operates in Newark, is facing another delay-related hurdle as Delaware’s transportation council rejected a $900,000 grant tied to its planned Georgetown expansion. The denial, based on rules limiting funds to businesses, forces project leaders to seek new financing but they still aim to open the Sussex County campus in fall 2027.
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Mimosa Paint Your Pet! Custom 3-Hr *Presketched* →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
1:00 pm
Saturday May 30
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Other local events
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Tarot Readings with Evylyn Rose →
The Little Treasure Shoppe, 226 W Park Pl, Newark
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Live on the Lawn | College of Arts & Sciences →
Thompson Theatre at Roselle Center for the Arts University of Delaware from Main Street, 110 Orchard Rd, Newark
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Saturday Fun! Over the Horizon →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Saturday Night! Celestial Tide (Couples & BFFs) →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Family Day: Open Studio (Pick the Art & Surface) →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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S.O.S. Class (Rescue Your Art) →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Sunday-Funday! Summer Dance →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Kirk MS Spring Concert (Band, Chorus, Orchestra)
Kirk Middle School, 140 Brennen Drive, Newark
6:00 pm
Saturday May 30
Sunday May 31
Tuesday June 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Friday Ladies Night! Citrus Summer Diva →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Family Day: Adventuring with Van Gogh - Beach →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
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Project Search Graduation Day
Christiana Care Health System, 4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark
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Rockwood Flow Yoga: Tuesday AM →
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Congratulations to Taylor Richey, a school counselor from the Woodbridge School District, my alma mater district, who has been named the 2026 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year!
Ms. Richey is a school counselor at the Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center. During Ms. Riche’s remarks about receiving this honor, she… (Nextdoor La Grange) - This is a picture of a STOP sign.
For those that are unsure what this STOP sign means: A stop sign is a regulatory traffic control device that requires drivers to come to a complete,… (Nextdoor Lumbrook)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Newark. Apply here.
- R.R. Donnelley posted a job opening for Material Handler 1 - Night in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newark here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bear
- Alzheimer's Association to Host Dementia Caregiver Symposium in Bear on June 18 (townsquaredelaware.com)
- Ladybug Festival, new Bear Country, Iron Hill comeback (delawareonline.com)
- Iron Hill's resurrection, Colonial Cocktails, UD grad's new gig (delawareonline.com)
Hockessin
- Hockessin Corner up for sale; Montchanin Inn under contract (delawareonline.com)
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