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🌱 Patch AM: Upper Marlboro volunteer helps send ‘a hug from home’ overseas
You won't want to miss Festival of Lights on the Upper Marlboro Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Upper Marlboro volunteer helps send ‘a hug from home’ overseas
- Upper Marlboro teen explains why her ‘Egyptian cross’ means so much
Also on today's calendar: New Years special and 3 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.
- Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 48, low: 42.
- Monday: Cloudy, a little rain; warmer, with a high of 64 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volunteers in Springfield send care packages, Christmas cards to veterans, soldiers overseas (dcnewsnow.com) — An Upper Marlboro resident, Simone Coleman, joined volunteers in Springfield, Va., spending Christmas packing care packages and letters for deployed service members. The effort, supported by college football players in town for the Military Bowl, focused on sending comfort, encouragement, and a sense of home to veterans and active-duty troops spending the holidays far from family. 
• 'I'm not religious': People share what the cross means to them (texarkanagazette.com) — A high school senior from Upper Marlboro, Lauren Claggett, shares how wearing a silver ankh helps her feel connected to her faith and Black Christian community. Her story appears alongside others interviewed at a Northern Virginia mall about what crosses and similar symbols mean in their daily lives.
📸 Around Upper Marlboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro
★ Featured events ★
- Festival of Lights
Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro
5:00 pm
Sunday December 28
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Other local events
- Montpelier Farm Fall Festival
Montpelier Farms , 1720 Crain Hwy , Upper Marlboro
10:00 am - New Years special
9201 Woodmore Center Dr , Lanham
11:30 am - 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 - Suburban Maryland Home Show
The Show Place Arena , 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. , Upper Marlboro
10:00 am
Wednesday December 31
Monday January 5
Saturday January 10
📣 Upper Marlboro Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Saturday Music by Joe Esham — Great Frogs
Great Frogs Winery , 3218 Harness Creek Rd , Annapolis
1:30 pm - O'McPub Band
Galway Bay Irish Restaurant and Pub , 63 Maryland Ave , Annapolis
4:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
Hyattsville -
10:30 am - Caseworker in the Library
Oxon Hill - Author Room
10:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
Hyattsville -
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
10:30 am
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Saturday January 3
Monday January 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors, I am at my wits’ end trying to get this individual identified and held accountable.
Last Wednesday, a man entered one of my office buildings and stole my wallet, keys, AirPods, $500 in cash, all of my credit and debit cards, and my… (Nextdoor Hollaway) - Olde Fitzgerald Liquor Store.
I was there today and I walked in on a conversation the staff was having. They were discussing how they overcharge people and they will continue to… (Nextdoor Marlton)
- Sonepar posted a job opening for Transportation and Hub Director in Upper Marlboro. Apply here.
- STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Upper Marlboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Upper Marlboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- These 8 MD Hospitals Are Ranked Among Best For Maternity Care (patch.com)
Bowie
- Puppy K9 Named In Honor Of Former Police Officer, Firefighter (patch.com)
- Fort Washington Man Charged In Friend's Fatal Shooting (patch.com)
Landover
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