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🌱 Patch AM: How a judge’s ruling put Greenbelt back in the FBI spotlight
Happening soon: Preteens Place Homeschool Tutorial on the Greenbelt Patch calendar
What's up Greenbelt! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a judge's ruling put Greenbelt back in the FBI spotlight
- Greenbelt-based NASA team helps uncover a hidden chapter of our galaxy
Also on today's calendar: Preteens Place Homeschool Tutorial and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 15 years of FBI headquarters delays have cost taxpayers millions (miamiherald.com) — Greenbelt is once again the chosen site for the new FBI headquarters after a federal judge overturned a Trump-era plan to renovate D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building instead. The article details how 15 years of political reversals and funding delays have doubled projected costs and left taxpayers paying to maintain the crumbling Hoover Building while construction in Greenbelt still hasn't begun. 
• Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way's early years (lakeconews.com) — A new Hubble Space Telescope study, managed from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, reveals our Milky Way merged with a dwarf galaxy nearly 12 billion years ago. By analyzing ancient globular star clusters, scientists traced this early collision, offering fresh insight into how our galaxy grew and underscoring Greenbelt's role in cutting-edge space research.
📸 Around Greenbelt
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt
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★ Featured events ★
- Preteens Place Homeschool Tutorial →
9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
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Other local events
- First Day of School for All Students
Margaret Brent Regional All Schools and Centers - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt - Program Room
12:15 pm - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
1:00 pm - Play and Grow: Ages 0-3
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm - Sew it Seams: Open Sewing Lab
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
3:30 pm - Teen Action Group (TAG)
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
4:45 pm - Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Pajama Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
7:00 pm - Launching a local fitness motivation system (and looking for 3 testers) →
9:00 am - "I know what to do, I just don't do it." →
9:00 am - High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
9:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Monday August 31
Friday September 11
📣 Greenbelt Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi everyone,
I've lost our cat yesterday. Here is my contact information if you see her. (Nextdoor Greenbelt West)
- Umcp posted a job opening for Clinic Coordinator in College Park. Apply here.
- First Baptist Church of Glenarden posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher (Grades K-8) in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.
🗞 Nearby News
College Park
- Maryland football seeks spark from running game: 'Prove people wrong' (foxbaltimore.com)
- National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts (wxxv25.com)
- Bipartisan Majorities in Iowa Agree on How to Prevent Social Security's Insolvency and Preserve Benefits (rcreader.com)
Beltsville
- Sardi's to Hold Grand Opening Celebration at New Frederick Location (mocoshow.com)
Hyattsville
- Book Senior Care Services in Hyattsville, MD with Rutendo S. from $17/hr (care.com)
- Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6–17 Years in the United States, 2011–2012 (cdc.gov)
Ok Greenbelt! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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