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And on the Upper Marlboro Patch calendar - 14TH ANNUAL JERSEY JAM

What's up Upper Marlboro! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Upper Marlboro families can pick pumpkins and enjoy fall fun.
Also on today's calendar: Community Day! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Best Places For Pumpkin Picking In Maryland This Fall (thebaynet.com) — Families in and around Upper Marlboro can head to Montpelier Farms on Crain Highway this October for pumpkin picking and fall fun, alongside several other Maryland patches. The roundup spotlights farms across Southern Maryland and beyond, helping locals plan corn mazes, wagon rides, and jack-o'-lantern outings as Halloween season approaches.
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📸 Around Upper Marlboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro
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★ Featured events ★
- 14TH ANNUAL JERSEY JAM →
15103 Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- DMV Home Owner Brunch Club →
Keller Williams Preferred Properties, 1441 McCormick Drive, Upper Marlboro - LIVE Super Saturday - DC, MD. VA →
9701 Apollo Dr suite 100, Upper Marlboro - Munro Hampton Alumni Association DC 5K Run-Walk →
Upper Marlboro MD - PASSOVER [PRAISE WORSHIP & DELIVERANCE) →
15445 Depot Lane, Upper Marlboro - BNSMD Health Fair Volunteering →
Largo High School, 505 Largo Rd, Upper Marlboro
10:30 am - Community Day! →
Darnall's Chance Historic & Museum, 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Dr, Upper Marlboro
11:00 am - Community Day at Darnall's Chance Historic Site and Museum →
Darnall's Chance Historic Site and Museum, 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Dr, Upper Marlboro
11:00 am - One District Meetup →
MNCPPC, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro - Open House →
3728 Richmond Run, Upper Marlboro - The Unplugged Experience →
1001 Prince Georges Boulevard, Upper Marlboro - Meet. Mingle. Match. →
miXt Food Hall, 3809 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood
9:00 pm
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Friday September 25
📣 Upper Marlboro Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Nearly 700 turn out for St. Charles Running Festival, raising close to $30K —Hospice of the Chesapeake in Largo Read on Patch
- Swing for a Cause at Hospice of the Chesapeake's Golf Tournament —Hospice of the Chesapeake in Largo Read on Patch
- Something I read this morning that stuck with me: "His mercies begin afresh each morning.
" Lamentations 3:22-23. However yesterday went, today is a clean page. Hope that lands right for somebody in the neighborhood who needed it today… (Nextdoor Brock Hall) - Waldos Chicken and Beer
I wasn't enthusiastic about another chicken place, but I gave it a try the other day.That was the best crispiest chicken I've ever had!Popeyes… (Nextdoor Largo Rd-Campus Way S)
- Dollar General posted a job opening for STORE MANAGER in UPPER MARLBORO, MD in Upper Marlboro. Apply here.
- BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC. posted a job opening for Executive Support Specialist and Action Officer, Senior in Upper Marlboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Upper Marlboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Largo
- Capital Area Food Bank report shows 5-year high across capital region (thebanner.com)
Forestville
- Shirley Ann Lilly (sovanow.com)
- Judy Anne Challenger, loved family, the beach (capegazette.com)
Bowie
- Bowie State University Named 2026 Top Yellow Ribbon School (thehbcuadvocate.com)
- 839 Pleasant Hill Ln, BOWIE, MD 20716 Property for sale (corcoran.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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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