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🌱 How Accokeek helped launch Beretta’s American-made M9 and PX4 pistols
Coming up: Get Active: Ride and Read on the Accokeek Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Accokeek helped launch Beretta's American-made M9 and PX4 pistols
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 500 Years of Beretta: Inside the World's Oldest Firearms Mak (gunsandammo.com) — Accokeek gets a notable mention as the longtime U.S. home of Beretta USA, which opened its factory there in 1977 to support a major military pistol bid. From that base, the company produced well-known models like the M9 and PX4 before moving manufacturing to Tennessee. The broader story looks at Beretta's 500-year history, museum, custom shop, and future firearm innovations. 
📸 Around Accokeek
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Accokeek
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- Get Active: Ride and Read
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am - Legos: Creative Club
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek -
6:00 pm - Get Active: Ride and Read
Accokeek Branch Library Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
📣 Accokeek Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time for Adults
Waldorf West Branch Library Waldorf West Branch -
10:30 am - Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Rhyme Time
Waldorf West Branch Library Waldorf West Branch -
6:00 pm - Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
12:15 pm - Needlework Social
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
4:00 pm - Flag football scrimmage vs. St. Charles, Lackey and Thomas Stone @
McDonough High School Pomfret, MD 20675
5:00 pm - Caseworker in the Library
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
10:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- PRAISE THE LORD!!
I am in need of a LICENSED PLUMBER! Please DO NOT respond if you just dabble in plumbing. THE LICENSE is a must!!! I need to get my sink unstopped… (Nextdoor Rt 373 Menk Rd Dusty Ln)
- Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Waldorf. Apply here.
- Acento Real Estate Partners posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant in Waldorf. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Accokeek here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Charles grand jury indicts people for theft, fraud (somdnews.com)
National Harbor
- Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts seeks Executive Director — Congress Heights on the Rise (congressheightsontherise.com)
- Earthquake (audacy.com)
- Maryland Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Aug. 23, 2026 (delmarvanow.com)
Oxon Hill
- His 20th Birthday Was Supposed To Be A Celebration, Then Tragedy Struck In PG County (dailyvoice.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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