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Good day Gaithersburg! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Could Gaithersburg’s new AstraZeneca apprenticeships reshape local career paths?

Also on today's calendar: Ring in 2026 EARLY at Dave & Buster's Gaithersburg! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 48, low: 22.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• England's Apprenticeship Model Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Workforce Reform (governing.com) — AstraZeneca has launched its first U.S. degree apprenticeships at its Gaithersburg facility, partnering with Montgomery College to train local students while they earn a paycheck and a tuition-free degree. The broader piece explores how England’s apprenticeship model could influence American workforce training, highlighting both the promise and funding challenges of expanding similar programs nationwide.
   

📸 Around Gaithersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gaithersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• FREE WEBINAR | “A Renaissance Christmas - Remix”
  Online,
  11:30 am

Sunday December 21

• Gaithersburg Sports Card Pokémon Collectibles Show December 21
  Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Gaithersburg Library Writing Group
  Gaithersburg Library , 18330 Montgomery Village Ave , Gaithersburg
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Ring in 2026 EARLY at Dave & Buster's Gaithersburg!
  Dave & Buster's Gaithersburg , 9811 Washingtonian Blvd , Gaithersburg
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Join CCACC Health Center's Bilingual Online Health Talk on Common ENT Conditions on 1/2/2026
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• English Conversation Group- In-person
  Germantown Library , 19840 Century Blvd , Germantown
  10:30 am
• Watercolor Snowflakes
  Rockville Memorial Library , 21 Maryland Ave , Rockville
  10:30 am
• Basketball - 18+ Drop-In
  Upper County Community Center , 8201 Emory Grove Rd , Gaithersburg
  11:00 am
• The Winter Jubilee at Rockville’s Civic Center Park – Come celebrate the season!
  F Scott Fitzgerald Theatre , 603 Edmonston Dr , Rockville
  1:00 pm
• Winter Holiday Craft - Yarn Gnomes
  Germantown Library , 19840 Century Blvd , Germantown
  2:00 pm
• December's Paint Party at sweetFrog Germantown
  sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt , 20940 Frederick Rd , Germantown
  2:30 pm
• Socrates Café Rockville Meetup
  Panera Bread , 14921 Shady Grove Rd , Rockville
  6:30 pm
• The Play That Goes Wrong
  Colonel Zadok Magruder High School , 5939 Muncaster Mill Rd , Derwood
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

• Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect Jan. 1 in Montgomery County (mymcmedia.org)
• Cyclist, Pedestrian Killed In Separate Crashes In Montgomery County (patch.com)
• Uy Fires Back at MCGEO (montgomeryperspective.com)

Germantown

• Four SMCM Volleyball Players Earn Academic Honors (southernmarylandchronicle.com)

Silver Spring

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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