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🌱 How a Claymont mall moment sparked a 25-year secret Santa

Greetings Claymont! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Claymont mall moment sparked a 25-year secret Santa
  • How Biden’s Claymont roots still tie him to Eagles fandom

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 24.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Christmas miracle' as mystery Delaware man pays $8,000 in layaways (delawareonline.com) — A long-running Delaware ‘secret Santa’ tradition that began years ago at Claymont’s old Tri-State Mall is still changing lives, as a mystery man quietly paid off about $8,000 in layaway balances this season. The anonymous donor, inspired by his late mother, now brings his son along while he targets accounts filled with children’s gifts, leaving local families stunned by unexpected holiday relief.
   

• Joe Biden spotted bundled up on Eagles sideline as he offers support to Philadelphia (themirror.com) — Claymont gets a brief shoutout as Joe Biden’s former hometown while he cheers on the Eagles from the sideline at a frigid Lincoln Financial Field. The piece mostly follows his visit, game-day comments, and long-running Philadelphia football fandom, but notes his high school days at Archmere Academy in Claymont and his Delaware roots.
   

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Closer / Overnight Shift Crew Team Member (Age 21+) $15.00 - $16.00/hr in Claymont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

  • Justice Center in Wilmington reopens following power disruption (delawareonline.com)
  • Delaware Capitol Police expands Facility Dog Program statewide (wdel.com)
  • Stupid Criminal: A Guy Called the Cops After the Car He Stole Got Towed (swag1049.com)

New Castle

  • Delaware Lottery Powerball, Play 3 Day winning numbers for Dec. 13, 2025 (delawareonline.com)
  • 2025 WPIAL All-Conference Football Team: Parkway (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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