🌱 Patch AM: When will full-time firefighters finally return to Greenbelt’s fire station?

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In today's newsletter:

• When will full-time firefighters finally return to Greenbelt’s fire station?

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

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, temps: high: 30, low: 20.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Paid firefighters return to Berwyn Heights (streetcarsuburbs.news) — Greenbelt’s fire station is expected to see career firefighters return as Prince George’s County restores paid staffing to nearby Berwyn Heights, easing pressure on volunteers and improving daytime coverage. Greenbelt, College Park, and Berwyn Heights had jointly challenged earlier staff cuts, arguing they hurt emergency response, and county officials now say academy graduations are allowing them to rebuild staffing.
   

📸 Around Greenbelt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt

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Monday December 15

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  10:30 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  11:30 am
• Free Zumba Fitness Class!
  City Building , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Fresh Produce Distribution
  First United Methodist Church , 6201 Belcrest Road , Hyattsville
  12:00 pm
• STEM Fun: Cubelets
  Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt - Auditorium
  4:30 pm
• Kids Create: Paper Plate Reindeer
  Bladensburg Branch Library , Bladensburg Large Meeting Room , Bladensburg
  6:30 pm
• Pajama Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Seated Exercise Class for Older Adults
  City of Hyattsville , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
  10:00 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

Sunday December 14

• Spooky Terrariums Plant Bar
  Laurel Leaf , 6919 Laurel Ave , Takoma Park
  10:00 am
• Toby's Dinner Theatre Presents: Elf The Musical
  Toby's Dinner Theatre , 5900 Symphony Woods Rd , Columbia
  10:30 am
• Jennifer Schimpf
  Blackwall Barn & Lodge Columbia , 6000 Merriweather Dr Suite B140 , Columbia
  11:00 am
• Hyattsville Irish Session
  Maryland Meadworks , 4700 Rhode Island Ave Suite Bee , Hyattsville
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Orange and white chunky cat outside!!!
  Popped up at my window. 6am in greenbelt east I dint know if he/ she is lost or not. I gave him some food. He looks chunky and has a belt like collar… (Nextdoor Greenbelt East)

• Burlington Coat Factory Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Greenbelt. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Lanham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.

🗞 Nearby News

College Park

• College Park Moose Lodge finds new home (streetcarsuburbs.news)
• UMD President Darryll Pines cleared of plagiarism allegations (thebaltimorebanner.com)
• Council pauses membership in association for local cities (streetcarsuburbs.news)

Beltsville

• Maryland judge's pivotal ruling frees Kilmar Abrego Garcia for now as Trump official targets her "naked judicial activism" (cbsnews.com)
• Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia (nbc12.com)

Ok Greenbelt! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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