🌱 How will this $3B school plan reshape Damascus High School?
Good morning Damascus! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will this $3B school plan reshape Damascus High School?
Also on today's calendar: Childcare Summer Camp Open House and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 51. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Windy and cooler with showers, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Montgomery County Council debates $3B school budget, turf fields and bus parking plan (mymcmedia.org) — Damascus residents should know that Montgomery County’s proposed six-year school construction plan specifically funds major work at Damascus High School, now labeled a top-priority project. Councilmembers are weighing how to stretch a nearly $3 billion budget, debating turf field spending versus HVAC repairs and new bus parking sites before a final vote expected in May. 
📸 Around Damascus
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Childcare Summer Camp Open House
25100 Ridge Rd, Damascus
10:30 am
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Maryland HQL Course
Eastern Armory , Behind Dominos , Rear Lower Level , Damascus
9:00 am -
Damascus Varsity Baseball @ Northwest
Northwest High School , 13501 Richter Farm Rd , Germantown
2:00 pm -
Family Storytime at Damascus Community Recreation Center
Damascus Library , 9701 Main St #2 , Damascus
10:15 am -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Silver Spring Mother's Day Arts & Crafts Spring Fair @ Veterans Plaza
Veterans Plaza , 1 Veterans Pl , Silver Spring
12:00 pm -
Damascus Library Evening Book Discussion
Damascus Library , 9701 Main St #2 , Damascus
7:00 pm -
Badminton - 18+ Drop-In
Damascus Community Recreation Center , 25520 Oak Dr , Damascus
9:00 am -
Family Storytime at Damascus Community Recreation Center
Damascus Library , 9701 Main St #2 , Damascus
10:15 am
Saturday April 18
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Monday April 27
Wednesday April 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Watkins Mill JV Softball @ Clarksburg
Clarksburg High School , 22500 Wims Rd , Clarksburg
3:45 pm -
Brian Harris @ Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard , 18125 Comus Rd , Dickerson
4:00 pm -
High School Musical
Clarksburg High School , 22500 Wims Rd , Clarksburg
7:00 pm -
"I Put A Spell On You: Nina Simone" at Signature Theatre
Benjamin Gaither Center , Diamond Square Apartments , 80 Bureau Dr A , Gaithersburg
11:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FYI - Went to Germantown ER , they no longer have a MRI machine because they are closing down July 1 ( which sucks) they have been really good to my family!
Anyway if you have a head injury or think you may have a stroke, you need to go to Suburban Hospital, I believe they are the only ones who can do MRI… (Nextdoor Off Sweepstakes) - A two-story garage/barn fire on Dufief Mill Rd and Frances Green Way Dr in North Potomac was extinguished with no injuries reported.
2:39AM on Apr 16: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responds to a two-story garage/barn fire on Dufief Mill Rd and Frances Green Way Dr. in… (Nextdoor )
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Damascus. Apply here.
- AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Sales Manager - Part Time in Damascus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Damascus here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clarksburg
- Carnival Returns to Clarksburg Premium Outlets With Rides, Food, and Games (mocoshow.com)
- New and Coming Soon to Olney (Spring 2026) (mocoshow.com)
- Iowa State Cyclones Reload The Men's Basketball Roster With Some Major Transfer Talent (bcsnn.com)
Montgomery Village
- Where To Celebrate Record Store Day In MoCo This Weekend (patch.com)
- Naptown Philharmonic To Bring ‘The Magic of Cinema' to Maryland Hall on April 18 (eyeonannapolis.net)
Columbia
- Pet Missing After Fire Damages Laurel Home (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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