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🌱 Cambridge kicks off holiday shopping with Saturday's fall festival

Cambridge, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Cambridge kicks off holiday shopping with Saturday's fall festival
  • Cambridge offers training to tackle lead hazards in older homes
  • Where Cambridge residents can find free naloxone around the clock

Also on today's calendar: Mac & Me Concert and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 62, low: 45.
  • Friday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 51 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cambridge Women's Club Gets Early Start on Holiday Shopping (wmdt.com) — Nearly 20 locally owned businesses will join a holiday shopping festival at Cambridge's Sycamore Cottage on Saturday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Cambridge Women's Club is helping kick off the season with offerings for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
   

2. Cambridge takes next step in lead hazard reduction (wmdt.com) — Cambridge is moving its lead hazard reduction program into a training phase, offering residents ways to learn about safer homes and becoming lead-abatement contractors. The effort targets hazards in older housing, particularly lead paint that can harm children's development. Residents can contact the city's Housing Department at 410-901-3300 for information.
   

3. Purple 'Barney' boxes put free naloxone within reach across Maryland's Mid-Shore (wboc.com) — Cambridge residents can get free naloxone and drug test strips from purple boxes at Jones Mini Mart and Groove City Mini Market, with supplies available around the clock. Easton-based recovery organization Grace Street restocks the boxes weekly as part of a Mid-Shore network designed to make overdose prevention easier to access.
   

4. Cambridge proposes alliance between Dorchester county's municipalities (wboc.com) — Cambridge wants to bring Dorchester County's municipal leaders together quarterly to share ideas and tackle common challenges. Commissioners authorized staff to gauge interest, but the proposal has drawn mixed reactions: Brookview's mayor welcomes collaboration, while East New Market's mayor wants a written plan and clarity about the county's role.
   

5. Football Preview: Snow Hill and Bohemia Manor Arrive with the Scoreboard Rolling (maxpreps.com) — Bohemia Manor beat Cambridge-South Dorchester 39-22 on Friday, posting its highest score of the season before a trip to Snow Hill. The teams meet November 13 at 6 p.m., with Snow Hill coming off a 44-0 playoff win over Colonel Richardson.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking to get more involved in your local community?
    Join our Maryland Responds Unit. We’re having a volunteer sign up day here on November 20th starting at 3pm @ 627 Race Street, if you prefer to sign… (Nextdoor West End of Cambridge)
  • Most Marylanders are missing out on rebates and programs designed to lower their monthly costs.
    We do the digging so you don’t have to. • Rate alerts: Know when prices are shifting before they hit your bill. • Rebates and assistance: Cash-back… (Nextdoor )
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Cambridge. Apply here.
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CAMBRIDGE MD S23758 in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.

Ok Cambridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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