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Beltsville, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Beltsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Curious what Cub Pack 1031 offers Beltsville kids and families?
- Why USDA’s relocation fight could bring more federal workers to Beltsville.
- Why is Beltsville’s key bee research center reportedly at risk?
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 66.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Summertime! Camp Activities and learning about Dinos in Cub Pack 1031 (beltsvillenewstoday.com) — Cub Pack 1031, which meets at Beltsville Academy during the school year, is inviting local families with kids in kindergarten through 5th grade to get involved. Scouts are wrapping up a dinosaur-themed summer, planning National Night Out and a Rain Gutter Regatta, and selling Papa Johns fundraiser cards valid through September 2027 to help cover annual dues. 
• USDA hasn't looked at staff attrition ahead of relocations, but downplays its impact (govexec.com) — Beltsville appears in a big way in USDA’s latest relocation plans, with some Food and Nutrition Service staff told to move to the George Washington Carver Center here. The article details how unions, employees, and the agency are clashing over nationwide relocations, potential downsizing, and the loss of experienced staff, all of which could reshape federal operations in our backyard.
• For Solutions to the Bee Crisis, Look to Farms (civileats.com subscription) — A key federal bee-research hub at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland is cited as being under threat of closure, even as beekeepers report severe colony losses. The interview explores how industrial farming, pesticides, parasites, and federal policy decisions are driving bee declines and highlights on-the-ground solutions farmers and beekeepers are testing to protect pollinators and our food supply.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- BELTSVILLE.
Our home dog is missing my brother dog and everyone at home been searching for him since last night my mother was putting in groceries and he slipped… (Nextdoor Montgomery) - Every Friday, we are offering free bread to anyone in the community who can benefit from it.
Please feel free to stop by and take what you need, and don't hesitate to grab a little extra to share with a neighbor! (Nextdoor Sellman Estates)
- Crunch Fitness posted a job opening for Housekeeper-Part Time & in College Park. Apply here.
- Umcp posted a job opening for HR Services Payroll Coordinator (Part-time) in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beltsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
College Park
- Not much will change about the College Park Shopping Center despite new ownership (dbknews.com)
- DC-area schools crack national top 10 in new US News rankings (wtop.com)
- Maryland's Discovery District gains British quantum company (maryland.gov)
Greenbelt
- ‘We won this competitive process': Gov. Moore celebrates court ruling on FBI headquarters (wbal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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