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In today's newsletter:

• How many DUI arrests involve Gaithersburg officers this holiday season?
• How a Gaithersburg bread shop became a hub for hope
• How Gaithersburg native Stefon Diggs landed in this legal spotlight

Also on today's calendar: Join CCACC Health Center's Bilingual Online Health Talk on Common ENT Conditions on 1/2/2026.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 25.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Holiday task force makes 147 DUI arrests (mymcmedia.org) — Gaithersburg officers are part of a countywide Holiday Task Force that has already made 147 DUI arrests since Thanksgiving and will keep patrolling through the second week of January. With extra enforcement planned, local drivers should expect more stops and strong emphasis on keeping impaired drivers off Montgomery County roads.
   

2. ‘My dream job': How one woman's book drive is transforming the lives of kids with cancer (wtop.com) — A Gaithersburg-raised college student is turning her family’s struggles with her father’s cancer into hope for others by running a nonprofit book drive for children with cancer. Residents can donate gently used books directly at her parents’ bread shop, Monsoon Kitchens in Gaithersburg, or through her Instagram-linked Amazon wish list, helping supply thousands of comforting reads to young patients nationwide.
   

3. Who is Stefon Diggs? What to know about NFL player facing charges (usatoday.com) — A high-profile NFL story now has a Gaithersburg angle: Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who grew up in Gaithersburg and starred at the University of Maryland, is facing serious criminal charges in Massachusetts, which he denies. The article explains the allegations, outlines the team’s response, and details his career and family life, including his relationship with Cardi B.
   

4. Cowboys dismissing Trevon Diggs had become inevitable, but here's why it's happening now (dallasnews.com) — Gaithersburg native Trevon Diggs is being released by the Dallas Cowboys after a season of injuries, scheme clashes, and team-rule violations, including skipping the team flight home from a Christmas Day game. The move saves Dallas significant 2026 salary-cap space and ends a once-promising tenure for the former NFL interceptions leader as he looks for a new team.
   

5. Postmarks no longer prove date of mailing (accountingtoday.com) — If you’re mailing time-sensitive items from Gaithersburg, you can no longer rely on the printed postmark date to prove when something was sent, due to USPS processing changes. Because mail may now be postmarked only after reaching regional centers, residents are urged to request a hand-stamped postmark or use certified options to document their true mailing date.
   

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Friday January 2

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

Thursday January 8

• Beaded Succulents
  Kentlands Mansion , 320 Kent Square Rd , Gaithersburg
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Sunday 9am Youth Group Lessons - Session 2
  Rockville Town Square Outdoor Ice Skating , 131 Gibbs St , Rockville
  9:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Basketball - Boys JV Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Girls JV Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Boys Varsity Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm
• Basketball - Girls Varsity Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Financial Aid Night
  Rockville High School Rockville, MD 20851
  5:30 pm
• Wrestling - Varsity Walter Johnson at Northwood 6:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  6:15 pm
• SVHS IB Program Information Night
  Seneca Valley High School Germantown, MD 20874
  6:30 pm
• Wrestling - JV Walter Johnson at Northwood 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CCACC Photo Club Exhibition "Light & Motion" to Be Held at CCACC Art Gallery on 1/6/2026 —CCACC Read on Patch

• BISCUIT THE ONCE STARVING GREAT DANE NEEDS ANOTHER HOLIDAY MIRACLE.
  If you would like to meet Biscuit, please apply at www.foacas.org Six weeks ago , Biscuit, a stunning, smart and sanguine 10 month old Great Dane,… (Nextdoor Whetstone Run)
• Our cat has been spotted AGAIN!!!
  The wind however kept closing the trap last night. He always comes back at night for food! Turtle dove lane neighbors keep an eye out!!!!!! If you… (Nextdoor Laguna Dr)

• Merry Maids posted a job opening for Housekeeper Cleaner in Gaithersburg. Apply here.
• Maryland Staffing posted a job opening for Relationship Banker or Senior Relationship Banker - Flower Hill in Gaithersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaithersburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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