🌱 Can Clarksburg’s undefeated champs defend their No. 1 flag football ranking?

Hi Clarksburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Clarksburg’s undefeated champs defend their No. 1 flag football ranking?
• What does a new Navy mine-hunting contract mean for Clarksburg jobs?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• USA TODAY Sports' Super 10 high school flag football preseason rankings for Maryland (usatoday.com) — Clarksburg High’s girls flag football team enters Maryland’s first official sanctioned season ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports’ statewide preseason “Super 10” after going 16-0 and winning last year’s 4A-3A title. The piece also ranks other top programs, but centers on whether Clarksburg can defend its championship against rising challengers.
   

• Raytheon Lands $271.5M Navy Contract to Modernize AEGIS Combat Systems (clearancejobs.com) — A new Navy contract for remote mine-hunting modules will send 20% of the work to Clarksburg potentially supporting local defense-related jobs through at least 2029. The broader award, part of a slate of major Pentagon contracts, outlines long-term work across several states and allies, but Clarksburg is a key production site on this project.
   

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📸 Around Clarksburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clarksburg

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Thursday August 6

• 18+ Badminton
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Summer Camp
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  8:00 am
• Teens Night Out
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm
• 18+ Pickleball
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  9:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Summer Camp
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  8:00 am
• All Ages Badminton
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  10:00 am
• All Ages Pickleball
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  12:15 pm
• All Ages Basaketball
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Summer Camp
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  8:00 am
• 55+ Pickleball (3 Courts available)
  Damascus Communtiy Rec Center Damascus Community Recreation Center
  9:00 am
• 18+ Badminton
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Badminton - 18+ Drop-In
  Damascus Communtiy Rec Center Damascus Community Recreation Center
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi Neighbors,
  We trimmed tree in the backyard. The removed branches and bushes are drying in our backyard. I am looking for someone who can pickup/ remove them… (Nextdoor Gallery Park)

• Steven Madden, Ltd. posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Clarksburg. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Germantown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clarksburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Germantown

• What Drivers Notice Most During a Roadside Breakdown (calbizjournal.com)
• Free Vaccines Available for MCPS Students (mocoshow.com)

Damascus

• Saints DT Bryan Bresee out for the year with a torn ACL (thesportingbase.com)

Bethesda

• Opening Of 1st PopUp Bagels Site In MD Delayed — Again (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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