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🌱 Patch AM: How a quick Wawa stop in Upper Marlboro became $500,000 richer
Spotted on the Upper Marlboro calendar: New Years special
Morning Upper Marlboro! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a quick Wawa stop in Upper Marlboro became $500,000 richer
- Why an Upper Marlboro Marine veteran opposes the Pentagon’s new shaving rules
Also on today's calendar: New Years special and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Upper Marlborofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Upper Marlborofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: A morning flurry; some sun, with a high of 40 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Cold with a flurry around, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Upper Marlboro Man's All-In Powerball Strategy Leads to $500,000 Holiday Score (mdlottery.com) — An Upper Marlboro man turned a quick stop at the Crain Highway Wawa into a $500,000 Powerball Double Play win just before Christmas, after loading up his ticket with extra options. The recent homebuyer plans to tackle house projects and give 10 percent to his church, which is dealing with costly plumbing repairs. 
• Blacks vets share mixed views as Department of Defense eliminates shaving waivers (afro.com) — A 96-year-old Marine veteran now living with family in Upper Marlboro shares his strong opposition to the Pentagon’s new crackdown on shaving waivers, which he fears will disproportionately harm Black service members. Other Black veterans interviewed offer mixed views, weighing military tradition, racial impacts, and career consequences as the Department of Defense tightens facial-hair rules.
📸 Around Upper Marlboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro
★ Featured events ★
- New Years special
9201 Woodmore Center Dr, Lanham
11:30 am
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Dogs and Cats Adoptions - No Adoption Fees - Final Day - Wednesday
Prince George's County Animal Services Facility & Adoption Center , 3750 Brown Station Rd , Upper Marlboro
11:00 am - Deep Stretch for Cyclists w/GII
Spiritual Essence Yoga & Wellness , 5080 Brown Station Rd Suite 255 , Upper Marlboro
5:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
Upper Marlboro Branch Library Upper Marlboro - Large Meeting Room
11:00 am - Manga and Anime Club
Largo-Kettering Branch Library Largo-Kettering - LK Program Room
4:00 pm - Wrestling vs E. Roosevelt HS
Frederick Douglass High School , 8000 Croom Rd , Upper Marlboro
5:30 pm - Boys’ Basketball vs College Park
Frederick Douglass High School , 8000 Croom Rd , Upper Marlboro
5:30 pm - Girls’ Basketball vs College Park Academy
Frederick Douglass High School , 8000 Croom Rd , Upper Marlboro
5:30 pm - Suburban Maryland Home Show
The Show Place Arena , 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. , Upper Marlboro
10:00 am - Boys’ Basketball vs TBD (Hoop Buzz)
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School , 12650 Brooke Ln , Upper Marlboro
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
📣 Upper Marlboro Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Montpelier Farm Fall Festival
Montpelier Farms , 1720 Crain Hwy , Upper Marlboro
10:00 am - Festival of Lights
Watkins Regional Park , 301 Watkins Park Dr , Upper Marlboro
5:00 pm - DANCE COMPANY REGISTRATION
Trible's, Inc. , 801 Prince Georges Blvd , Upper Marlboro
6:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
Hyattsville -
10:30 am
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Greetings and salutations, I got on Neighborhood to understand the neighborhood I want to move my family too.
Some areas seem trouble some seem fairly normal, there’s crime but not like the “hood”, I mean people aren’t standing on corners and uncollected… (Nextdoor Kings Council) - I’m looking for doulas in my area.
I am a young soon to be mom, this is my first pregnancy and need guidance on a lot of things . I hope someone helpful sees this. (Nextdoor Holloway Estates)
- Advanced Recovery Systems, LLC posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Upper Marlboro. Apply here.
- GameStop, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Assistant Store Manager (Store 5030) in Upper Marlboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Upper Marlboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Largo
- Richard Smallwood, Grammy-nominated gospel superstar, dies at 77 (nydailynews.com)
Forestville
- Woman Rams Car Into State Patrol Vehicle During Multi-County Chase (patch.com)
District Heights
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