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In today's newsletter:

  • Upper Marlboro teen charged after shooting at Prince George's Community College
  • What Concordia Lutheran Church's LCMS resignation means for Upper Marlboro worshippers.

Also on today's calendar: Free Chair Yoga Class for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• 16-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting 15-Year-Old on Prince George's Community College Campus (smnewsnet.com) — Police say a 16-year-old from Upper Marlboro has been arrested and charged as an adult after a 15-year-old was shot last week on the Prince George's Community College campus in Largo. The victim has been released from the hospital, and investigators believe an earlier dispute between the teens led to the gunfire; detectives are still asking anyone with information to come forward.
   

• Official notice: LCMS districts (Oct. 2026) (lcms.org) — Concordia Lutheran Church in Upper Marlboro has formally resigned from the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is no longer recognized as a congregation within that denomination. The notice doesn't explain why, but it confirms the change is official, which may affect local members' worship, governance, and affiliation options going forward.
   

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  • It's Soup Season 🥣.
    Made this using veggies I purchased at the Croom Community Farmers Market (Butternut Squash and Apples) and items from my deck garden (Spinach,… (Nextdoor Chester Grove Rd)
  • Parents of 1st–5th graders — I still have a few spots open in my Level Up Academy reading & math groups held at the Largo library!
    1st–2nd Grade: Wednesdays 3rd–5th Grade: Thursdays Small groups, fun practice, and extra support with the skills they're learning in school. … (Nextdoor Largo Rd-Campus Way S)
  • TJX posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Dunkirk. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Largo

  • Tuskegee Lyceum Event Features Collette V. Smith, the first woman coach in the NFL (tuskegee.edu)

Bowie

  • Bowie State Prepares for Home Opener & Cool Mac Day vs Shaw University (bsubulldogs.com)
  • A Philly woman won a NASA contest to design a food system for astronauts on Mars (kansas.com)

Annapolis

  • Coffee Crawl Returns To Anne Arundel County For Second Year (patch.com)

Ok Upper Marlboro! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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