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🌱 Patch AM: Plan your October 24: Herndon church hosts free multicultural festival

Coming up: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) on the Herndon Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your October 24: Herndon church hosts free multicultural festival
  • Herndon police can search Alexandria's plate readers—here's what that means

Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• ¡Festival! One Church, Many Cultures, All in God 2026 (episcopalvirginia.org) — Herndon residents are invited to a free diocesan Hispanic/Latino festival at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on October 24, featuring food, live music, dancing, and kids' activities. Organizers are seeking volunteers, cultural performers, and dessert contributions, and it's also a chance to meet new clergy leading Hispanic/Latino ministries in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.
   

• Alexandria's Flock page now lists the 161 Virginia agencies that can search its cameras (alexandriabrief.com) — Herndon is one of 21 Washington-area agencies that can search Alexandria's Flock license plate reader cameras, under a sharing network limited to Virginia law enforcement. Alexandria has now published its full list of 161 partner agencies and basic usage stats, while privacy questions, audit details, and how strictly departments enforce limits on surveillance and immigration-related searches remain unresolved.
   

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