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Also on today's calendar: MacGillis Global Academy Virtual Open House and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
• Purple Line hits milestone as final piece of track is laid (axios.com) — Silver Spring riders are a key hub in the nearly finished Purple Line, which will connect the town to Bethesda, New Carrollton, MARC and Metro when it opens to the public in winter 2027. With track work 90% complete, the project is moving to wires and safety testing, and nearby communities are already seeing new development and small-business support.
• Montgomery County player cashes in with massive lottery score (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A lucky Bonus Match 5 ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Colesville Beer & Wine on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, marking the game’s second top-prize winner in two nights. The winning numbers were 3, 8, 14, 17 and 29, and the retailer also earns a $500 bonus.
• One charged, one sentenced in Roanoke court in massive Oxycodone conspiracy (augustafreepress.com) — A Silver Spring resident is among several Marylanders charged in a large federal prescription drug conspiracy tied to an Annandale doctor accused of distributing powerful painkillers and cough syrups across many states. Recent court hearings in Roanoke detailed how fraudulent prescriptions were filled at pharmacies around Virginia and beyond, with some co-conspirators already sentenced to prison.
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