🌱 Patch AM: How a local drug case led to a 10-year sentence

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In today's newsletter:

• How a local drug case led to a 10-year sentence

Also on today's calendar: Walk To Bethlehem - A Live Nativity and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 34 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 33, low: 19.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Annandale man gets 10 years for drug crimes (annandaletoday.com) — An Annandale resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison after police found fentanyl, other drugs, and illegally possessed firearms tied to his past felony convictions. The case, built by Fairfax County officers and federal prosecutors, is part of a Justice Department initiative targeting violent and drug-related crime in local communities.
   

📸 Around Annandale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Annandale

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Walk To Bethlehem - A Live Nativity
  Fairfax Baptist Church, 10830 Main St, Fairfax
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
  Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• Individual Grief Support
  Haven of Northern Virginia Inc , 4606 Ravensworth Rd , Annandale
  9:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Heirloom Silver and Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St. Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  8:00 am
• Suicide Loss Support Group (On Line)
  Haven of Northern Virginia Inc , 4606 Ravensworth Rd , Annandale
  11:00 am

Sunday December 21

• ETAP Presents "The Christmas Wish"
  Richard J Ernst Community Cultural Center , Theater , 8333 Little River Turnpike , Wakefield
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Brunch With Santa!
  6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company , 1140 International Pkwy , Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• Mocktails, Cocktails, Mary Kay, and the Holidays
  MAA Seasons , 1001 Dunes St , Fredericksburg
  11:00 am
• Yalda Bazaar at Pars Place
  Pars Place , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
  11:00 am
• Sunday Football Food & Drink Specials
  The Old Fire Station #3 , 3988 University Dr #2510 , Fairfax
  11:00 am
• Board Game Afternoon at Central
  Central Library , 1015 N Quincy St , Arlington
  1:00 pm
• Arabic Conversation
  Central Library Glebe Room,
  1:30 pm
• Cherry Hill Farmhouse Holiday Tea
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 312 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  2:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• DALHOUSE ST!!!!
  Friends and I went out to burger king tonight and when coming back we noticed fresh glass was in the road. Was not there when we left. A car was… (Nextdoor Little River)
• I got a quote for HVAC coil cleaning of between $1200-2400.
  Is this reasonable? If not, do you know anyone reliable that can do it more cheaply? (Nextdoor Briar Creek)

• Department Of Justice posted a job opening for Assistant Director for Policy in Annandale. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Annandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Shop Local for Holiday Gifts (washingtonfamily.com)
• Collection for the Support of the Diocese of Alaska (oca.org)

Fairfax

• Poll: Best primary care doctors in Fairfax County (ffxnow.com)
• Fairfax County Chair Jeff McKay's comments receive backlash from Republicans, Democrats (wjla.com)
• Promising results emerge from blood tests that screen for 50 cancers at once (wtop.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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