🌱 How a Claymont-sourced fire truck reshaped another city’s fleet

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• How a Claymont-sourced fire truck reshaped another city’s fleet

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy and colder, with a high of 35 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 36, low: 28.
• Saturday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Well-Designed Rigs that Serve Their Community (firehouse.com) — A fire department outside Delaware recently bought a used 104-foot American Lafrance quint from Claymont to test whether this type of rig fit their needs. After successful trials, they ordered two new custom-built quints, highlighting how Claymont’s former apparatus helped shape another community’s firefighting fleet.
   

📸 Around Claymont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Claymont

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Halftime's Christmas Party With Spread Eagle
  Halftime Sports and Music, 618 Plaza Dr, Newark
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  10:00 am
• Museum & Garden Tour
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  10:00 am
• Holiday Exhibition: Winter Wonderland
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  10:00 am
• Rockwood’s Self-Guided Tour
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  10:00 am
• Full Moon Yoga at Rockwood Park
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Winter Lights: Evening Concerts at Rockwood
  New Castle County, DE Calendar
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• The Producers Resource Group
  New Castle County Chamber of Commerce , 920 Justison Street , Wilmington
  11:30 am
• Holiday Business After Hours
  New Castle County Chamber of Commerce , 920 Justison Street , Wilmington
  5:00 pm
• CSD Special Education Parent Advisory Council Meeting
  Bancroft , 1015 Church Road , Newark
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Full Moon Yoga at Rockwood Park
  Rockwood Park & Museum , 4651 Washington Street Extension , Wilmington
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seasonal affective disorder is more than just the winter blues.
  If you are feeling depressed, reach out to your doctor or a mental health professional for help. If you need immediate assistance, help is available!… (Nextdoor )
• Is there a Mathew Phillips on here who made a purchase from a company called love4 comics?
  I got this package today addressed to my house but we do not know a Mathew Phillips and I’d like to make sure they receive their package! (Nextdoor Northridge)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Claymont. Apply here.
• Agile Cold Storage posted a job opening for Turret Forklift Driver - 2nd Shift in Claymont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Claymont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• 9 Christmas concerts to enjoy in Delaware (delawareonline.com)
• Philly Specials Plush Dolls Hit Retailers Across Philly Region (patch.com)
• Delaware Capitol Police expands Facility Dog Program statewide (wboc.com)

New Castle

• This popular Delaware destination just won 10Best for holiday tours (delawareonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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