🌱 Sharpsburg food inspection finds progress, with some fixes still needed
Sharpsburg, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Sharpsburg! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Sharpsburg food inspection finds progress, with some fixes still needed
- Antietam’s place in the Civil War’s unfolding story
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Open House at the Antietam Institute Features Special Visit by Civil War Santa and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 59, low: 42.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower; windy, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cockroaches, unsafe food temps among violations in Washington County inspections (localnews1.org) — A food establishment at 100 E. Main St. in Sharpsburg had corrected most earlier violations when inspectors returned October 6, finding no critical violations or adulterated food. Manual thermometers and pest treatment remained outstanding, with treatment scheduled for October 8. The findings appear in Washington County’s October inspection roundup. 
• 25 facts about the Civil War that only true history experts know (newsbreak.com) — The Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg takes its place in a Civil War timeline tracing the conflict from secession to Confederate surrender. The account revisits the September 17, 1862, battle, when roughly 22,700 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing, alongside the war’s major military and political developments.
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Holiday Open House at the Antietam Institute Features Special Visit by Civil War Santa →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Book Reading
Antietam National Park, P.O. Box 158, Sharpsburg
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Role Playing Game Guild
Boonsboro Free Library, 401 Potomac Street, Boonsboro
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Infant Lapsit Storytime (BNS)
Boonsboro Free Library, 401 Potomac Street, Boonsboro
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Big Cork Wine Run Turkey Trot 5k →
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Up, Up, and Away!
Boonsboro Free Library, 401 Potomac Street, Boonsboro
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Big Cork Vineyards, 4236 Main St, Rohrersville
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Toddler Time
Boonsboro Free Library, 401 Potomac Street, Boonsboro
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Line Cook in Hagerstown. Apply here.
- Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Master Stylist in Hagerstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sharpsburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Boonsboro
- Boonsboro Fire Company to host Breakfast with Santa (localnews1.org)
- Washington County Toys for Tots toy donations lagging. How to help (heraldmailmedia.com)
- Fire operations move into second day on 10-acre Cacapon Mountain fire (morganmessenger.com)
Williamsport
- The Trump Administration Marks Veterans Day with Meaningful VA Reform (nationalreview.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Williamsport Finds Playoff Glory Versus Winters Mill (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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