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Spotted on the College Park calendar: High Holidays at Mishkan Torah

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Morning College Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Did you buy a scratch-off at this College Park Dash-In?
  • How could new visa limits hit College Park's grad programs and economy?

Also on today's calendar: High Holidays at Mishkan Torah and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Week in Winners: $60,000 prize and 11 wins of $50,000 highlight Maryland Lottery's week (nottinghammd.com) — A lucky Maryland Lottery player bought a $10,000-winning Platinum Payout scratch-off at the Dash-In on Baltimore Avenue in College Park. The prize was one of 35 tickets worth at least $10,000 statewide between August 17 and 23, including a top $60,000 win in Parkville. Check your recent tickets if you've played at that College Park Dash-In.
   

• University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions (thebanner.com) — New visa limits could cut newly admitted international graduate students at UMD College Park by up to 30% this fall, threatening research programs, jobs, and local spending. University officials warn the policy may cause lasting enrollment and revenue losses, undermining the campus's Research 1 status and shrinking the economic benefits international students bring to College Park businesses and residents.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Beware of another potential sick raccoon in Hollywood.
    I saw it this morning around 8:40am at the intersection of Mineola St and 51st Ave. It was standing on the corner and appeared disoriented. I saw it… (Nextdoor Hollywood)
  • Anyone know why cars now park on the side of Cherry Hill Road - in front of Seven Springs apartments?
    This is new. Is it due to the dozens of car windows that were smashed a few weeks ago? (Nextdoor Seven Springs)
  • Insomnia Cookies posted a job opening for Cookie Delivery Driver in College Park. Apply here.
  • Sardi's Pollo A La Brasa posted a job opening for Kitchen Cooks/ Cocineros in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

  • Postdoctoral Position – Atmospheric Sciences, Radiative Transfer, and Remote Sensing (uw.edu)
  • Suspect accused of using in-store outfit change during Prince George's County theft (fox5dc.com)
  • Fauci's role in top aide's guilty plea to Covid origins conspiracy (washingtonexaminer.com)

Hyattsville

  • Legendary Steve Smith talks Carmelo and Kiyan Anthony, Syracuse, EYBL Scholastic, Oak Hill and more (insidetheloudhouse.com)

Bowie

  • 10K PGCPS Students Miss Their Bus On 1st Day Of School (patch.com)
  • New Salad Bars, Stadium, Buildings, Schedules At Prince George's Schools (patch.com)
  • Officer ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of Driver In Suitland: AG (patch.com)

Ok College Park! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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