🌱 How an Accokeek gas station helped fuel a $50,000 lottery win
Accokeek, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Accokeek! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Accokeek gas station helped fuel a $50,000 lottery win
- Accokeek officer tied to elaborate staged-theft insurance scheme across Maryland
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunshine and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 76.
- Friday: Partly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sign from Late Brother Gives St. Mary's Woman $50K Pick 5 Win (smnewsnet.com) — An Accokeek Gas & Go customer’s regular Pick 5 play helped a St. Mary’s County woman land a $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize, earning the station a $500 bonus. The winner, honoring a late brother with her number choice, plans to use the windfall for a Jamaica vacation and bills, and says she’ll keep playing alongside her newly converted best-friend lottery partner. 
• Former Anne Arundel Officer Sentenced In Police Insurance Fraud Scheme (thebaynet.com) — An Accokeek resident and former Prince George’s County officer was implicated alongside a former Anne Arundel officer in a multi-year auto insurance fraud scheme involving staged thefts and falsified reports. One officer has been sentenced to probation and restitution, while the Accokeek man awaits federal sentencing in August as investigators detail how several Maryland officers allegedly abused their positions for fraudulent payouts.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132,
2:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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Manga and Anime Club Watch Party: Oshi no Ko (TV-14)
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm -
Get Active: Ride and Read
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm -
Get Active: Line Dancing
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Legos: Creative Club
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek -
6:00 pm -
Pins and Needles: Crochet
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek -
2:00 pm -
Craft and Create: DIY Shrink Plastic Keychains
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm -
Get Active: Ride and Read
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Saturday July 18
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 21
Wednesday July 22
Thursday July 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings -
12:15 pm -
Summer Meals
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
1:00 pm -
Movie: "Jurassic Park" (PG-13)
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
4:00 pm -
Needlework Social
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
4:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate at Walmart in Waldorf, Maryland in Waldorf. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Waldorf. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Accokeek here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Washington
- Early Access homes for Sale in Fort Washington, MD (redfin.com)
- Charleys Cheesesteaks & Wings opens Maryland restaurant (fastcasual.com)
- Two $100K Scratch-Off wins lead massive week for Maryland Lottery players (shorenewsnetwork.com)
Clinton
- Homes Coming Soon in Clinton, MD (redfin.com)
- 5-star big man, whose recruitment has blown up, sets Syracuse basketball official visit (insidetheloudhouse.com)
National Harbor
- Gana: Boletos para Sin Bandera (audacy.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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