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In today's newsletter:

  • Was the $50,000 Powerball winner’s ticket sold at your Frederick Sheetz?
  • How could Maryland’s 287(g) fight change policing in Frederick County?
  • How a Frederick developer just filled another massive Maryland property

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny intervals; not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 26.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The Week in Winners: Six in Maryland Miss Powerball Jackpot by One, Winning $50,000 to $1 Million (mdlottery.com) — A $50,000 Powerball ticket sold at the Sheetz on Buckeystown Pike in Frederick is among several big Maryland Lottery wins from last week. With the Powerball jackpot topping $1.1 billion, the article details where major winning tickets were sold and how Maryland players can claim prizes.
   

2. What is a 287(g)? How immigration enforcement continues to change in Maryland. (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Frederick County’s long-running 287(g) agreement with ICE, and Sheriff Chuck Jenkins’ vow to fight any statewide ban, put the county at the center of Maryland’s immigration enforcement debate. The piece explains how 287(g) works, which counties participate, and why state lawmakers are now considering outlawing these agreements altogether.
   

3. Matan Companies Inks 162K SF With Maryland Public School System (commercialobserver.com) — A Frederick-based developer, Matan Companies, has fully leased another major property, signing Montgomery County Public Schools to 161,500 square feet at a Gaithersburg industrial and life sciences complex along I-270. The deal, alongside tenants AstraZeneca and Daikin, underscores how a Frederick-rooted firm is expanding its regional footprint and filling millions of square feet across Maryland and Virginia.
   

4. Email from Frederick mayor sheds more light as CPRB director weighs in on chief nominee controversy (wpxi.com) — Frederick Mayor Michael O’Connor emailed his police department criticizing former Chief Jason Lando’s alleged anonymous, expletive-laced texts to a retired officer, citing a Frederick County Sheriff’s Office report. That internal message is now part of Pittsburgh’s debate over confirming Lando as police chief, as oversight officials there weigh how his Frederick tenure reflects on his leadership.
   

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  • Like Lila Cady, our family was blessed by strangers.
    Our son and daughter in law were at Dutch's Daughter, celebrating their anniversary. They had a favorite restaurant in D.C. but they could not… (Nextdoor Ballenger Crossing)
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    I have seen accidents caused by people being blinded by the snow falling off their or other people's cars. (Nextdoor Braddock Mountain)
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