🌱 Meet the Golden Apple teacher who worships at North Beach’s St. Anthony

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Golden Apple teacher who worships at North Beach’s St. Anthony

Also on today's calendar: Lower Shore STEM Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds rolling in, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• For Golden Apple teacher Sonja LoVecchio, sharing the faith with her kindergarten students ‘feels natural and authentic to me' (cathstan.org) — A Chesapeake Beach teacher who worships at St. Anthony Parish in North Beach has been honored with a 2026 Golden Apple Award for her work in Catholic education. Sonja LoVecchio teaches kindergarten at St. John the Evangelist School in Clinton, where she blends academics with daily prayer, devotions like the rosary and scapular, and strong support for both students and parents in their faith.
   

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📸 Around North Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Lower Shore STEM Festival →
  Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 30

• Library Art League - Mixed Media (TB) →
  Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 4100 5th St, North Beach
  6:30 pm

Friday May 1

• 2026 North Beach First Fridays →
  North Beach Boardwalk/Beach, 9023 Bay Ave, North Beach
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Story Explorers (TB) →
  Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 4100 5th St, North Beach
  10:00 am
• The Ladies of Charity Calvert County Food Pantry, North Beach →
  Ladies of Charity Calvert County, Inc, 8823 Dayton Ave, North Beach
  10:00 am
• MakePlayLearn (TB) →
  Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 4100 5th St, North Beach
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• The Ladies of Charity Calvert County Food Pantry, North Beach →
  Ladies of Charity Calvert County, Inc, 8823 Dayton Ave, North Beach
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 30

• Prevent T2: Proven Program to Prevent or Delay Diabetes (FV)
  Fairview Branch - Small Room
  10:00 am
• Family Bilingual Conversation Hour: Spanish-English (TB)
  Twin Beaches Branch - Program Room
  10:00 am
• St Michaels Running Company Fit Friends →
  Coastal Run St Michaels, 205 S Talbot St, St Michaels
  6:00 pm
• Bingo Night at CBQ →
  CBQ, 4150 Mears Ave, Chesapeake Beach
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• JobSource Mobile Career Center (TB)
  Twin Beaches Branch - Driveway
  1:00 pm
• CBMM's Salsa Dance Class with Dr. J & Maria →
  Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 N Talbot St, St Michaels
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chesapeake Beach

• Moon Mythology And Maryland Wildlife: Spring Moons (thebaynet.com)
• Carol Ann Grierson, 63, (smnewsnet.com)

Owings

• Vera Ann Sowers McPeak, 87, (smnewsnet.com)

Dunkirk

• John Edward Bell, 78, (smnewsnet.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)
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