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Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
• WMATA Provides Updated Details on Red Line Closure Through September 6 (mocoshow.com) — If you commute through Silver Spring, expect ongoing Red Line disruptions through Sept. 6, with trains not running between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights. WMATA is running frequent free shuttles, offering half-price MARC fares to Silver Spring, and coordinating Ride On and Metrobus routes that link Silver Spring with Bethesda, Glenmont, and other Red Line stations during construction.
• Preparedness empowers: CSS-MDA partnership highlights expanding layer in community security (ejewishphilanthropy.com) — Silver Spring residents are increasingly turning to Stop the Bleed and related trauma-response courses, including recent training at Kemp Mill Synagogue, to be better prepared for emergencies. Local instructor Chanokh Berenson is expanding classes across Maryland's Jewish community, emphasizing practical skills like bleeding control, CPR, and active-violence response so congregants can act quickly before first responders arrive.
• Youth on Course Announces 2026 Scholarship Recipients (golfdaily.com) — A Silver Spring student, Jeremiah Park, is among 19 teens nationwide awarded Youth on Course college scholarships totaling $365,000. The program supports high school golfers with strong academics and community service, helping many first-generation students afford universities ranging from Dartmouth to major public schools.
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