🌱 Patch AM: Try this Woodbridge cook’s make-ahead meatball veggie Crocktober soup

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In today's newsletter:

• Try this Woodbridge cook's make-ahead meatball veggie Crocktober soup
• How a Woodbridge retailer is helping grow Brentsville's new hoop house

Also on today's calendar: Informational Meeting on Data Centers and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Crocktober: Meatball Veggie Soup for Make-Ahead Comfort (princewilliamliving.com) — A Woodbridge home cook, Steve Graham, shares a slow-cooker meatball veggie soup that's ideal for busy local families juggling work, school, and evening activities. The make-ahead base can be frozen, then finished with rice or pasta for a heartier bowl, and is featured as part of Prince William Living's Crocktober comfort-food series.
   

• Brentsville agriculture program gets $5,000 for a hoop house (potomaclocal.com) — Brentsville District High School's agriculture program is getting a $5,000 Sprouts Farmers Market grant to build a 30-by-30-foot hoop house that will grow berries and greens for the school's Bengal Cafe. Special education teacher Allison Miller will help run a farm-to-table program, with raised beds supplied by Tractor Supply in Woodbridge, tying local business support directly into student learning.
   

📸 Around Woodbridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Informational Meeting on Data Centers →
  17080 S River Rd, Woodford
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Community Conversation: Reimagining Prince William County →
  Woodbridge Elementary School, 1550 Prince William Parkway, Woodbridge
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Zumba Toning →
  Sharron Baucom Dale City Rec Center, 14300 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge
  9:00 am
• Dale City: Longevity Lab →
  4176 Dale Blvd., #2225, Woodbridge
  10:30 am
• Corporate Prayer (In-Person) →
  The Life Church VA HQ, 12680 Darby Brook Court, Woodbridge
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• 18th Annual Mental Health Awareness 2026: Building Community & Connection →
  15941 Donald Curtis Dr, Woodbridge
  9:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Fight The Flu →
  Free Flu Clinic, Sentara Farmer's Market, 2300 Opitz Blvd, Woodbridge, VA, 22191
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 5K Cancer Awareness Walk/Run →
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 15695 Blackburn Road, Woodbridge
  8:00 am
• Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat →
  The Learning Experience - Potomac Shores, Woodbridge
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Quantico Creek Cleanup →
  17757 Main St, Dumfries
  9:00 am
• No Kings Rock Da Vote Early →
  Lake Ridge Commuter Lot, 12745 Minnieville Rd, Woodbridge, 22192
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If anyone is interested in a female kitten message me!
  Last in the litter, about 3-4 months old, vaccinated, and dewormed +fixed! Also she is potty trained. Mama and siblings have already been adopted… (Nextdoor Old Bridge)
• Large older dog seen walking slowly from Smoketown road and Purdam Road.
  Walked towards Mauti Drive. Appeared Tan in color if anyone is looking for it. (Nextdoor Old Bridge Estates)

• T Mobile US posted a job opening for Mobile Associate - Retail Sales in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• Eurpac Service, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Commissary - Ft Belvoir - P/T - 25 hrs p/w in Fort Belvoir. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lorton

• ICE contract reveals network infrastructure behind HSI surveillance operations (biometricupdate.com)
• Sharon Masterson's Love of Learning Led to a Globe-Trotting Life (fairfaxcounty.gov)

Dale City

• DMV Oct REI Meet-up! (10/7/26) @ 6:30pm! (biggerpockets.com)

Dumfries

• Maryland's governor visits Virginia to stump for Vindman, according to Cole's Facebook page (potomaclocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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