🌱 How did Bladensburg’s EJ score suddenly drop by 16 points?

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• How did Bladensburg’s EJ score suddenly drop by 16 points?

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 39, low: 30.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland downplays race, ethnicity in its environmental justice scoring system (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — Residents near the East Riverdale–Bladensburg border are seeing their environmental justice score drop from 96 to 80.7 after Maryland removed race, ethnicity, and language from its official mapping tool. Advocates say the change weakens protections for overburdened communities, while state officials cite legal and funding concerns as they continue refining how environmental risks are measured and used in permitting decisions.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bladensburg

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• CAFE’s 30th Annual Holiday Concert
  Elizabeth Seton High School, 5715 Emerson St, Bladensburg
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
  10:30 am
• STEM Fun: Ozobots
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm
• Cultural Academy For Excellence: Love, Peace, and Unity Holiday Concert
  Elizabeth Seton High School , 5715 Emerson St , Bladensburg
  2:00 pm
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
  4820 Annapolis Rd , Bladensburg
  3:30 pm
• The Nutcracker Untold
  Bladensburg High School , 4200 57th Ave , Bladensburg
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Seton Dads: Football Night
  Elizabeth Seton High School , 5715 Emerson St , Bladensburg
  12:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  10:15 am

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University , 14000 Jericho Park Rd , Bowie
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Food Distribution - Alafia Baptist Church
  Mount Rainier, MD Calendar , 3623 Eastern Ave , Mount Rainier
  9:30 am
• Senior Social Events
  College Park Woods Club , 3545 Marlbrough Way , College Park
  10:00 am
• Caseworker in the Library
  Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Prince George in Hyattsville. Apply here.
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bladensburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hyattsville

• Construction Complete on New Apartment Building in Hyattsville (hyattsvillewire.com)
• New Open Rewards app aims to boost area businesses (streetcarsuburbs.news)
• Maryland Historical Trust awards $24M to help finance 10 preservation projects (baltimorefishbowl.com)

Landover

• 10 Offseason Moves That NFL Teams Are Regretting Big-Time This 2025 Season (totalprosports.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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