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Oxon Hill, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Oxon Hill! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much lottery cash can you claim at MGM National Harbor?
- How an Oxon Hill resident got swept into a $3.5M fraud
Also on today's calendar: May 29 & 30: The Alexandria Singers present "Dream Loud" concert series and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Whatz the difference between Dubai...and Abu Dhabi? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 69, low: 57.
- Friday: Cool with rain at times, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Maryland Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for May 18, 2026 (delmarvanow.com) — If you play the Maryland Lottery and visit MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, you can cash winning tickets up to $25,000 there, including recent Powerball and Pick games from May 18. The piece also lists all winning numbers, explains where larger prizes must be claimed, and outlines ID and appointment requirements for bigger payouts. 
• PG County Woman Sentenced for CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud (smnewsnet.com) — A federal unemployment fraud case tied to Maryland’s labor department includes a co-conspirator from Oxon Hill who has already received a 36‑month prison sentence. Prosecutors say the group stole more than $3.5 million in CARES Act jobless benefits, and investigators are still urging residents to report suspected COVID‑related fraud.
📸 Around Oxon Hill
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Get Active: Line Dancing
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
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Playday at the Library
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
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Kids Create: Imagination Station
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Play and Grow: Ages 0-3
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Sew it Seams: Beginner and Intermediate Open Sewing Lab
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Student Music Showcase - Held in the Truth Room
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May 29 & 30: The Alexandria Singers present "Dream Loud" concert series →
Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria
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National Harbor Veterans Makers Market →
American Way Outdoor Park, 151 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill
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Wednesday May 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Needlework Social
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Conference Room
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Craft and Create: Asawa's Wired Sculptures
Hillcrest Heights Branch Library Hillcrest Heights - Conference Room 1
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Movie: "Moana" (PG) →
Surratts-Clinton Branch Library, PGCMLS, 9400 Piscataway Rd, Clinton
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Get Active: Line Dancing
Oxon Hill - Foundry
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 20
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Oxon Hill. Apply here.
- Adidas posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Store Associate - National Harbor Tanger, 6211, Oxon, MD in Oxon Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxon Hill here.
🗞 Nearby News
National Harbor
- Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (springer.com)
- Lauren B. Gerlach, DO, MS of the University of Michigan recognized with AFAR's Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research (eurekalert.org)
- 'Minicity' outside DC kicks off after long wait (costar.com)
Fort Washington
- Restored Republic via a GCR as of May 18, 2026 (operationdisclosureofficial.com)
Silver Spring
- Major Plant Festival Returns To MoCo This Weekend (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In Dubai, the people don't watch the 'Flintstone's'. But people in Abu Dhabi Do! (Thank you Jerri E. for sending it in!)
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