Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Week in Winners: $60,000 prize and 11 wins of $50,000 highlight Maryland Lottery's week (nottinghammd.com) — A lucky Maryland Lottery player bought a $10,000-winning Platinum Payout scratch-off at the Dash-In on Baltimore Avenue in College Park. The prize was one of 35 tickets worth at least $10,000 statewide between August 17 and 23, including a top $60,000 win in Parkville. Check your recent tickets if you've played at that College Park Dash-In.
• University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions (thebanner.com) — New visa limits could cut newly admitted international graduate students at UMD College Park by up to 30% this fall, threatening research programs, jobs, and local spending. University officials warn the policy may cause lasting enrollment and revenue losses, undermining the campus's Research 1 status and shrinking the economic benefits international students bring to College Park businesses and residents.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Beware of another potential sick raccoon in Hollywood. I saw it this morning around 8:40am at the intersection of Mineola St and 51st Ave. It was standing on the corner and appeared disoriented. I saw it… (Nextdoor Hollywood)
Anyone know why cars now park on the side of Cherry Hill Road - in front of Seven Springs apartments? This is new. Is it due to the dozens of car windows that were smashed a few weeks ago? (Nextdoor Seven Springs)
Insomnia Cookies posted a job opening for Cookie Delivery Driver in College Park. Apply here.
Sardi's Pollo A La Brasa posted a job opening for Kitchen Cooks/ Cocineros in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greenbelt
Postdoctoral Position – Atmospheric Sciences, Radiative Transfer, and Remote Sensing (uw.edu)
Suspect accused of using in-store outfit change during Prince George's County theft (fox5dc.com)
Fauci's role in top aide's guilty plea to Covid origins conspiracy (washingtonexaminer.com)
Hyattsville
Legendary Steve Smith talks Carmelo and Kiyan Anthony, Syracuse, EYBL Scholastic, Oak Hill and more (insidetheloudhouse.com)
Bowie
10K PGCPS Students Miss Their Bus On 1st Day Of School (patch.com)
New Salad Bars, Stadium, Buildings, Schedules At Prince George's Schools (patch.com)
Officer ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of Driver In Suitland: AG (patch.com)
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