🌱 Patch AM: Why are national truck funding debates now centered in College Park?

Good morning College Park! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why are national truck funding debates now centered in College Park?
• How will MOM's College Park workers respond to the new mask ban?

Also on today's calendar: Sophisticated Studies Homeschool Tutorial and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ETC report examines what a future truck funding framework would require in practice (thetrucker.com) — A new Eastern Transportation Coalition report released from College Park examines how future truck funding systems—like mileage-based fees or flat charges—would actually work in practice. The study digs into administrative burdens, fairness, and impacts on trucking companies and agencies nationwide. While not specific to city streets, it positions College Park as a hub for national transportation funding research.
   

• New mask ban at MOM's Organic Market sparks backlash (baltimorefishbowl.com) — Workers at MOM's Organic Market, including the unionized College Park store, are pushing back against a new policy that effectively bans most employees from wearing protective masks. Staff say the rule, rolled out quietly just as the College Park and Hampden union contracts near expiration, could endanger health and feel retaliatory. Organizers are urging customers to show solidarity and pressure company leadership to reverse course.
   

📸 Around College Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Sophisticated Studies Homeschool Tutorial →
  9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• CPAE Writing Class →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am
• Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  8:45 am
• CPAE Pipik and Synk →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  5:00 pm
• Pipik & Synk concert - free →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Play and Learn
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings -
  11:00 am
• Age Friendly College Park Workgroup →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, Meetings are held Virtually, College Park
  1:00 pm
• Computer Basics
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  2:00 pm
• Committee for a Better Environment →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, Meetings are held Virtually, College Park
  7:00 pm
• Tree and Landscape Board Meeting →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Walk the Streets of Early Rockville
  Montgomery Preservation Inc 8100 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
  10:00 am
• Food Pantry Open →
  Brentwood, MD Calendar, 4300 39th Pl, Brentwood
  10:00 am
• Tail Waggin' Tutors
  Beltsville Branch Library Beltsville -
  3:00 pm
• BMS Staff Social Mixer
  Brookland Middle School Busboys and Poets - 625 Monroe St NE #312, Washington, DC 20017
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader - 4649 in College Park. Apply here.
• Chopt Creative Salad Company posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (Part Time) in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• Greenbelt Rotary Recognizes City's Outstanding Citizens (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
• Willow Grove Park Mall Heads for Lender-Directed Sale as PREIT Loan Matures (cremarketbeat.com)
• Federal court delivers crushing blow to FBI boss Kash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanche (knewz.com)

Hyattsville

• Maryland homeowner outraged after trio illegally dumps mattresses on her property (fox5dc.com)

Bowie

• $100K Winning Lotto Ticket Helps District Heights Retiree Pay Down Debt (patch.com)
• Former Prince George's Police Officer Sentenced In Insurance Fraud Scheme (patch.com)

Ok College Park! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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