🌱 Patch AM: Ready to brave Silver Spring’s free front-yard haunted spectacle?

Hi there, Silver Spring! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Ready to brave Silver Spring's free front-yard haunted spectacle?
• How Montgomery County's new gun law affects a Silver Spring synagogue

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland's most terrifying and unusual haunted houses (thebanner.com) — Silver Spring neighbors can get their Halloween chills close to home at the free Catalina Haunt on Catalina Terrace, where one family's yard transforms into a dense maze of animatronics, lights, and spooky props through Halloween night. The roundup also highlights several ticketed haunted attractions across Maryland, from Damascus to Aberdeen, if you're up for a bigger road trip scare.
   

• A rabbi can carry a gun in synagogue. But he can't walk there with one (deseret.com) — Montgomery County's new gun law is already reshaping life for worshippers at Silver Spring Jewish Center, where a judge has allowed congregants to carry handguns inside but not while walking to and from services. The synagogue and its rabbi are challenging the county's 100-yard gun-free buffer around places of public assembly, arguing it leaves them vulnerable amid rising antisemitic incidents in the county.
   

📸 Around Silver Spring

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093,
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Community Block Party →
  Carole Highlands Neighborhood, Langley Park
  3:00 pm
• Fall Paniyiri →
  The Urban Winery, 2315 Stewart Ave, Silver Spring
  4:00 pm
• DC Comedy Club Takeover – Live at McGinty's Public House | Stand Up Comedy →
  McGinty's Public House, Silver Spring
  8:00 pm
• DC Comedy Club Takeover: Comedy Night at McGinty's | DC Best Comedy Showcase |Stand up Comedy Show →
  McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring
  8:00 pm
• DC Comedy Club Takeover: Comedy Night at McGinty's →
  McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring
  8:00 pm
Monday October 5
• LWVMC-Voter Hotline Open Now Thru November 3, 2026 →
  Hotline Phone Number: 301-984-9585
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Engagement And Effective Practices With Mandated Clients (3 CEUs) →
  Webinar
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Make a Connection: Virtual Networking Event →
  , Silver Spring
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Holy Cross Health Neuroscience Symposium →
  Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring
  8:00 am
• Frederick Ski Swap →
  Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Time Management Strategies to Take Back Your Day →
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi Everyone!
  I posted Tuesday about my mother Mrs Gooch's 90th birthday. I really wasn't expecting her to go viral! I really want to say thank you from the bottom… (Nextdoor Sherwood Forest)
• Everyone, please slow down.
  Fall is the time when the squirrels go crazy, running, stopping, turning 180 degrees, stopping, running, and so forth. In the road. Just take it easy… (Nextdoor Glenmont Forest)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Front of House Team Member in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• Giant Food of Maryland, LLC posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0350 in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Takoma Park

• Takoma Park schedules election forums for mayor and city council candidates in October (mdstatewire.com)
• Takoma Park reviews utility transfer options in rent stabilization policy (mdstatewire.com)
• The Last Days of Mount Rainier's Urban Corn Silo (hyattsvillewire.com)

Chevy Chase

• Forbright (NASDAQ:FRBT) Stock Price Up 5.6% Following Analyst Upgrade (defenseworld.net)

Rockville

• Mexican-Fusion Restaurant Opens 1st Standalone Eatery In Montgomery County (patch.com)

Ok Silver Spring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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