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🌱 What Pokémon fun is coming to Brandywine’s Target this Sunday?
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In today's newsletter:
- What Pokémon fun is coming to Brandywine's Target this Sunday?
- What new video reveals about the deadly Crain Highway crash near Brandywine.
- Brandywine man's role in a federal bribery scheme explained.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Continued cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Southern Maryland Target Store's to Participate in Pokémon's 30th Anniversary Celebration (smnewsnet.com) — Brandywine's Target store will join 35 other Maryland locations in hosting a Pokémon 30th‑anniversary celebration on Sunday, September 27, from noon to 4 p.m. Local families can enjoy themed activities, photo spots, giveaways while supplies last, and plenty of Pokémon merchandise, with some stores also offering a Nintendo Switch 2 game demo. 
• BODY-CAM VIDEO: Suspect Flees Waldorf Traffic Stop Before Deadly Crain Highway Crash (thebaynet.com) — Investigators have released body‑cam and in‑car video from a late‑August traffic stop that began in Waldorf and ended with a deadly crash on Crain Highway near Brandywine. The footage, shared by the Attorney General's office and Charles County Sheriff's Office, shows a wanted passenger taking the wheel, fleeing police, and ultimately colliding with two vans, killing a passenger and injuring others.
• Brandywine Man Sentenced in Federal Bribery Case (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — A 61‑year‑old Brandywine resident has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiring to accept bribes while steering government construction work, according to prosecutors. The case, involving multiple Maryland and D.C. associates, highlights ongoing federal efforts to crack down on fraud and corruption in contracting that can affect taxpayers across the region.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
Baden - Multipurpose Room
10:30 am - Scooby DaGodSon & Sirius Company – Live! →
Mix + Mingle Coffee Lounge, 8923 Woodyard Road, Clinton - Angelic Candle Bar Experience →
7700 Old Branch Ave, Clinton - Writing (With) Plants →
11401 Thrift Road, Clinton - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
10:30 am - Craft and Create: Diamond Painting
Baden - Multipurpose Room
11:00 am - Homeschool Hangout: Hispanic Scientists
Surratts-Clinton -
1:30 pm - Teen Action Group (TAG)
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
4:00 pm - Pins and Needles: Knitting
Surratts-Clinton -
12:30 pm - Back to the Library!
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
6:00 pm - English Conversation Club: Beginner
Surratts-Clinton -
5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have 2 rooms and 2 baths for rent in molly berry rd upper marlboro.
Rooms are newly constructed, spacious and very clean. Reach out if you are looking. Thanks (Nextdoor Brandywine)
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Sr. Shift Supervisor in Costco in Brandywine. Apply here.
- Amrize posted a job opening for Welder in Brandywine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandywine here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clinton
- Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI (wbaltv.com)
Fort Washington
- Lou's Starr shines in Rosecroft track record – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)
Oxon Hill
- Gana: Boletos para Sin Bandera y tu oportunidad de conocerlos (audacy.com)
- Roger Daltrey of The Who is on a farewell tour. How much are tickets? (nypost.com)
- Prince George's grant to cover Bowie State students' balances (thebanner.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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