🌱 Smithsburg restaurant inspections flag cockroaches and unsafe food temperatures
Smithsburg, Maryland Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Smithsburg! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Smithsburg restaurant inspections flag cockroaches and unsafe food temperatures
- Remembering Frederick D. Sentz Jr., Navy veteran and longtime Waynesboro resident
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a little rain, temps: high: 57, low: 43.
- Friday: A shower; windy, cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cockroaches, unsafe food temps among violations in Washington County inspections (localnews1.org) — October food inspections found live cockroaches at 9 S. Main St. in Smithsburg and unsafe food temperatures at 48 S. Main St. The report said the restaurant at 9 S. Main lacked pest control service at inspection time, with a follow-up scheduled for Nov. 23. 
• Frederick D. Sentz, Jr. 1951-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com) — Frederick D. Sentz Jr., a lifelong Waynesboro resident and Navy veteran, died at home Nov. 8 at 75. He worked as a communications specialist at Letterkenny Army Depot and enjoyed fishing with his grandson. His survivors include stepchild Jamie Hade of Smithsburg, and he requested no public services.
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Wednesday November 11
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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.
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Server in Hagerstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithsburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hagerstown
- Service veterans invited to free weekend concerts at Hagerstown's Maryland Theatre (dcnewsnow.com)
- Locally-grown veterans support group making its mark in western Maryland and suburbs of DC (dcnewsnow.com)
- Hagerstown Area Religious Council to host interfaith Thanksgiving service Nov. 22 (localnews1.org)
Thurmont
- The Frederick Mom's recommendations for the weekend of Nov. 13 (fredericknewspost.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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