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Morning Perryville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Did a Perryville ticket just win big in Saturday’s Maryland Lottery?
• When Perryville’s frozen Susquehanna briefly became a railroad in 1852

Also on today's calendar: Ravens Fans Can Win $500 & Gift Cards in Purple Fridays Contest.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 41 and low of 38 degrees.
• Monday: A touch of morning rain, temps: high: 56, low: 28.
• Tuesday: Very windy; much colder, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Dec. 27, 2025 (delmarvanow.com) — Perryville residents can quickly check all the Maryland Lottery winning numbers from Dec. 27, including Powerball, Pick 3, Pick 4, and more, and see how to claim prizes. Winnings up to $25,000 can be redeemed at several casinos, including Hollywood Casino in Perryville, with larger prizes handled through Maryland Lottery headquarters by appointment.
   

• Sleighs, cars and even trains once crossed the frozen Susquehanna [from the archives] (centredaily.com) — A remarkable 1852 cold snap froze the Susquehanna so solid between Perryville and Havre de Grace that workers laid temporary railroad tracks on the ice to move passengers and freight. This archival piece revisits decades when people skated, drove cars, and even ran trains over the frozen river, contrasting those extreme winters with today’s milder conditions and modern safety concerns.
   

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Saturday December 27

• Ravens Fans Can Win $500 & Gift Cards in Purple Fridays Contest
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  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Emmorton Pickleball Program - Mondays/Wednesdays
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  9:00 am
• Open Computer Lab - Winter Session
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  9:00 am
• DE/MD CCW Combo
  Tactical Shepherd , 1573 Theodore Road Suite A: Training Room , Rising Sun
  9:00 am
• Preschool Recess Fun - Session 1
  Harford County, MD Calendar , 3023 Level Road , Churchville
  10:30 am
• Adult Badminton; Winter
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  11:00 am
• Homeschool Flag Football
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  11:30 am
• School's Out, Nature's In!
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  1:30 pm
• Preschool Recess Fun - Session 2
  Harford County, MD Calendar , 3023 Level Road , Churchville
  2:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Open Gym
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  9:00 am
• MD Wear & Carry RENEWAL Only
  Tactical Shepherd , 1573 Theodore Road Suite A: Training Room , Rising Sun
  9:00 am
• Spanish - Level 2 For Homeschool
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home portable heater fires were only 3% of all home heating fires annually for 2017-2019, but they accounted for 41% of fatal heating fires in homes.
  Read more tips here: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/heating/ [Image description: Space heater with the tip-Plug space… (Nextdoor )

• Calvert Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Rising Sun. Apply here.
• KZM Corral, LLC dba Golden Corral posted a job opening for Cook in Elkton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perryville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Havre de Grace

• Podcast: Chemical Processing Distilled News — 2025 in Review (chemicalprocessing.com)
• Somerset County deputy's yellow flag order expired. But he's still out of work. (pressherald.com)

North East

• High-Stakes Talk: Leadership Workshop Tackles the Conversations Most Avoid (mychesco.com)
• Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames During Generator Refuel On Christmas In Cecil County (dailyvoice.com)

Elkton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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