🌱 Patch AM: Germantown voters: does your guide list the wrong polling place?

Hi Germantown! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Germantown voters: does your guide list the wrong polling place?
• How big is Germantown's Seneca Valley High compared to others?
• What crimes were reported in Germantown's police district on Sept. 23?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bach Concert: Baltimore Symphony Principal Trumpet & Organ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
• Saturday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Voter Guide Error Hits 11 Montgomery County Precincts (moderatelymoco.com) — If you live in the Germantown area, your Voter Information Guide may list the wrong polling place or party affiliation due to a printing error affecting 11 Montgomery County precincts. Officials are mailing corrected guides and emailing affected voters, but you can immediately verify your polling place and party by texting FIND or CHECK to 77788 or visiting 777vote.org.
   

• 2026's Largest High School in Maryland (mocoshow.com) — Seneca Valley High School in Germantown remains Maryland's largest public high school by building size, with a modern campus of roughly 440,000-plus square feet. The article walks through the school's history, major facilities, and future competitors statewide, underscoring how unusually large and well-equipped Germantown's flagship high school is compared with others in Maryland.
   

• Two Hate/Bias Incidents Among Calls Highlighted in MCPD Daily Crime Summary For Sept. 23 (mocoshow.com) — Montgomery County Police highlighted several Sept. 23 incidents, including thefts and two hate/bias cases, with some occurring in the 5th District that covers Germantown. Residents should note recent property thefts from a business and a home, plus a racial slur written in chalk near a pool area, as part of broader crime patterns across county districts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Free Bach Concert: Baltimore Symphony Principal Trumpet & Organ →
  Messiah Lutheran Church, 13901 Clopper Rd, Germantown
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Basketball – Youth Drop-in
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm
• Volleyball – Youth Drop-in
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  8:15 pm
• Pickleball – 18+ Drop-in
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  9:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Sip & Invest →
  200 Girard street, Germantown
• Women Artists of the DMV | Free Reception and Artist Talk →
  BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown
• Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Road, Germantown
  9:00 am
• Izaak Walton League of America Open House →
  Izaak Walton League of America – Rockville Chapter, 1830 Waring Station Road, Germantown
  1:00 pm
• National Hunting & Fishing Day →
  The Izaak Walton League Rockville Chapter, 18301 Waring Station Rd, Germantown
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown
Monday September 28
• Back to School Block Party hosted by Marilyn Balcombe →
  BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown
  12:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Free SWAPS at sweetFrog Germantown →
  sweetFrog, 20940 Frederick Road, Germantown
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Received my WSSC bill last night and consumption was almost double usual amount .
  I checked toilets, hose bibs, sinks etc nothing. Then I read in the WSSC site I could request a re reading. The representative was very nice and… (Nextdoor Wisteria Dr Parks)
• This is for a gentleman who yelled at me in the Kingsview Giant parking lot yesterday afternoon.
  I'd like you to know that my cart did not touch your parked car. I was between the car and the cart and I simply stopped for a minute to fold up my… (Nextdoor Fountain Hills)

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Germantown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Montgomery County residents show resilience despite federal job cuts and housing costs (mymcmedia.org)

Clarksburg

• Olympic Gymnast Dominique Dawes Opens Ninth Academy Location in Mount Laurel (communitynews.org)

Rockville

• Bogotá Coffee House Officially Opens In Montgomery County (patch.com)

Ok Germantown! 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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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