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Coming up: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir on the Hyattsville Patch calendar

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Good morning Hyattsville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where you can drop Toys for Tots donations in Hyattsville
  • Why FEMA staff in Hyattsville say disaster response is at risk

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 8 more events.

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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Hyattsville? Post it to Hyattsville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 50, low: 44.
  • Friday: Breezy; cooler in the morning, with a high of 53 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Toy Drives In Bowie: How To Make The Holidays Merry For Everyone (patch.com) — Hyattsville residents can support Toys for Tots by dropping off new, unwrapped toys at several local CubeSmart and TPM Group locations listed in the countywide drive. The article also highlights other Prince George’s County drop-off sites and explains how donations are used to help children in need across the region.
   

• ‘People will die': Suspended FEMA employees say their agency isn't delivering (veritenews.org) — FEMA employees based at the agency’s Hyattsville office describe being abruptly reinstated and then re-suspended after signing a letter criticizing leadership, raising alarms about disaster readiness. Their clash with the Trump administration highlights low morale, leadership turnover, and calls to pass the FEMA Act to make the agency independent from Homeland Security. Hyattsville residents may feel ripple effects in future disaster responses.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday December 18
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
    10:30 am
  • Free HIV and Syphilis Screening
    Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
    2:30 pm
  • Kids Achieve Club
    Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
    3:00 pm
  • Manga and Anime Club
    Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
    4:30 pm
  • Teen Action Group (TAG)
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Meeting Room 2
    4:30 pm
  • Make+Take: Paper Ornaments
    Pyramid Atlantic Art Center , 4318 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
    7:00 pm
    • Friday December 19
  • Care Partner Support Group
    City Building , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
    9:30 am
  • Kanita Washington's New Music Launch Party
    Busboys and Poets , 5331 Baltimore Ave , Hyattsville
    9:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • Free Clothes! Shoes! Etc
    Bowie United Methodist Church , 13009 6th St , Bowie
    10:00 am
  • Christmas Program - Emmanuel Has Come
    6307 Riggs Rd , Hyattsville
    11:45 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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