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Cheers Upper Marlboro! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See what's new at Upper Marlboro's overhauled animal shelter
• How a local Upper Marlboro farm is shaping Bay policy
• Charges reduced for Upper Marlboro teen in campus shooting case

Also on today's calendar: DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 69, low: 65.
• Monday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'They always, always love us': Prince George's County animal shelter celebrates $1.7 million makeover (wtop.com) — Upper Marlboro residents now have a significantly upgraded county animal shelter, with $1.7 million in renovations adding more kennels, cleaner facilities, and better spaces for staff, volunteers, and adoptions. A second phase will soon bring on-site medical care and the county's first full-time shelter veterinarian, as officials push toward becoming Maryland's first no-kill shelter.
   

• Congressional Staff Tour CBF Regenerative Farm in Maryland (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — Clagett Farm in Upper Marlboro recently hosted congressional staffers to showcase regenerative farming techniques aimed at reducing pollution in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Visitors toured pastures, cover crops, and a tree nursery while hearing pitches for continued federal funding that supports local farmers, soil health, and cleaner waterways across Prince George's County and the wider Bay watershed.
   

• Charges downgraded for teen accused of shooting on Prince George's Community College campus (fox5dc.com) — An Upper Marlboro teen accused of shooting a 15-year-old on the Prince George's Community College campus now faces downgraded charges in juvenile court, including reckless endangerment and gun offenses. The victim's injuries were non-life-threatening, and both the campus and nearby Largo High School briefly locked down while police searched for the suspect.
   

📸 Around Upper Marlboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 7
• DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition →
  Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse, 18031 Central Park Cir,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• From Crys With Love Presents: "...SHALL WE DANCE?" Pop Up Dance Class →
  14949 Leeland Road, Upper Marlboro
  6:15 pm
Sunday October 11
• THE ARTHUR WHEELER BOTTLING EXPERIENCE →
  Upper Marlboro MD
  1:00 pm
Monday October 12
• THE NEW STANDARD — Productivity Day 2026 →
  Keller Williams Preferred Properties, 1441 McCormick Drive, Upper Marlboro
  9:00 am
• THE LIBRA DAY PARTY EXPERIENCE →
  Famous Lounge Restaurant & Bar, 5010 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro
  4:00 pm
• JV Volleyball @ Friendly HS
  Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Rd, Fort Washington
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball @ Friendly HS
  Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Rd, Fort Washington
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Technology Help: Open Lab
  Largo-Kettering -
  2:00 pm
• Girls' Flag Football @ Gwynn Park HS
  Gwynn Park High School, 13800 Brandywine Rd, Brandywine
  5:00 pm
• Craft and Create: Decorate Canvas Bags
  Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
Monday October 19
• Washington International Horse Show →
  The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro
  8:00 am
Friday October 23
• The Politic's Hour Live with Kojo Nnamdi →
  Prince George's Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd, Hyattsville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Caregiver Academy offers support to family caregivers across the community —Hospice of the Chesapeake in Largo Read on Patch
• Hospice of the Chesapeake's popular Golf Tournament raises more than $220,000 —Hospice of the Chesapeake in Largo Read on Patch
• Mahalo and aloha: Community turns out for Partners In Care End of Summer Luau —Hospice of the Chesapeake in Largo Read on Patch

• Tonight is a good night to watch the meteorite shower tonight starting at 9pm.
  Watch the sky if you're in a pretty dark area. (Nextdoor Team Hill)
• Question?
  How would one go about getting rid of a lot of small and big things in storage, but not tossing them out? Like I wish there was a way to have maybe a… (Nextdoor Beechtree)

• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Center Store Associate in Upper Marlboro. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Capitol Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Upper Marlboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Annapolis

• New Hobby Lobby Store Opens Inside Annapolis Mall (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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