1. Clearly we won't be experiencing a white Christmas, but today will feature a high of 50 degrees and will be mostly sunny. There is a 20 percent chance of rain, too.
2. Gaithersburg native and Quince Orchard alum John Papuchis was named the new defensive coordinator at the University of Nebraska, one of the top Division I football programs in the nation.
3. Chabad of Upper Montgomery County hosts a Hannukah Party beginning at 7 p.m. at Travilah Square Shopping Center as part of Hannukah Wonderland
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4. In case you missed it: In the second winter season North Potomac-Darnestown Patch Game of the Week, the Wootton boy's varsity basketball team defeated Richard Montgomery, 66-54.
5. On this day in history: Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the District of Columbia in 1788.
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