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🌱 What inspectors found at a Boonsboro food establishment

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Hey there, Boonsboro! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What inspectors found at a Boonsboro food establishment
  • Breakfast with Santa returns to Boonsboro's firehouse
  • Washington County's Toys for Tots drive needs a boost

Also on today's calendar: BRICK RANCHER AUCTION Boonsboro MD and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 59, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; windy, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cockroaches, unsafe food temps among violations in Washington County inspections (localnews1.org) — Food safety inspectors found a hot-holding violation at 700 Chase Six Blvd. in Boonsboro during an Oct. 26 visit and directed the establishment to service its equipment. The countywide inspection roundup also lists missing thermometers, a sink needing cleaning and freezer maintenance issues at that address.
   

2. Boonsboro Fire Company to host Breakfast with Santa (localnews1.org) — Families can have breakfast with Santa while supporting Boonsboro's volunteer firefighters on Dec. 5. The First Hose Company will welcome visitors from 8 to 11 a.m. at 5 St. Paul St., with admission by donation, children's crafts and photos with Santa.
   

3. Washington County Toys for Tots toy donations lagging. How to help (heraldmailmedia.com) — Washington County's Toys for Tots campaign says donations are lagging significantly, with more than 800 families already registered for help. New, unwrapped toys for children through age 12 can be donated through Dec. 7, and monetary donations can be mailed to the campaign's Boonsboro post office box.
   

4. Fire operations move into second day on 10-acre Cacapon Mountain fire (morganmessenger.com) — A Boonsboro support unit joined regional crews fighting a wildfire covering more than 10.7 acres on West Virginia's Cacapon Mountain. The fire crossed containment lines Tuesday morning after crews contained it overnight, prompting renewed operations and helicopter water drops. Officials asked the public to stay outside the response area.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Boonsboro

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