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🌱 Patch AM: What’s happening at Greenbelt’s big Labor Day Festival this weekend?
Be sure to catch Paws, Pints & Summer Send-Off Kitten and Cat Adoptions on the Greenbelt Patch calendar
Good morning Greenbelt! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's happening at Greenbelt's big Labor Day Festival this weekend?
- How bad are Greenbelt students' bus delays after week one?
- How Greenbelt Metro riders will get around during Labor Day shutdown.
Also on today's calendar: Paws, Pints & Summer Send-Off Kitten and Cat Adoptions and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Not as hot with some sun, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. 8 FREE Events in the DMV This Month (washingtonfamily.com) — Greenbelt's annual Labor Day Festival kicks off this weekend at the Historic Roosevelt Center, with four days of rides, games, kids' contests, and adult activities. Running Sept. 4–7, it's free to attend and offers everything from a pet show to a quirky diaper derby, giving Greenbelt residents an easy, walkable way to celebrate the long weekend close to home. 
2. Left on the Curb: PGCPS Hears From Parents and Bus Drivers (greenbeltnewsreview.com) — Greenbelt families are still facing long bus delays, missing routes, and severe traffic around Dora Kennedy French Immersion and Robert Goddard Montessori after a chaotic first week of school. Parents and bus drivers packed a recent PGCPS board meeting demanding safer routes, shorter rides, and accountability for the failed Chipmunk app and co-location traffic planning. Officials say some fixes are underway, but many Greenbelt students remain stranded or late.
3. Some Metro lines to operate on different schedule during Labor Day weekend (wtop.com) — If you rely on Greenbelt Metro, expect major changes this Labor Day weekend. The Green Line will not run between Greenbelt and Hyattsville Crossing from Saturday through Monday, and both Greenbelt and College Park-U of Md. stations will be closed, with free shuttle buses every 8–10 minutes while crews upgrade signaling and clear vegetation. Other lines run mostly normally, but Yellow service is shortened.
4. NASA's Roman Telescope Clears First Deployments and Begins a Three Month Commissioning Run (natureworldnews.com) — NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched successfully, and mission control is being run from NASA Goddard right here in Greenbelt. Over the next three months, local teams will guide it toward its deep-space orbit and begin commissioning instruments that will eventually deliver unprecedented views of dark energy, exoplanets, and distant galaxies.
📸 Around Greenbelt
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt
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★ Featured events ★
- Paws, Pints & Summer Send-Off Kitten and Cat Adoptions →
Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery, 2408 Crofton Blvd, Crofton
12:00 pm - High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
9:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Campfire Program: Welcome to Washington!
Greenbelt National Park Loop B Campfire Circle, Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
7:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
10:30 am - Greenbelt Labor Day Festival →
, Greenbelt
6:00 pm - Greenbelt Labor Day Festival →
Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center, 101 Centerway, Greenbelt
7:30 pm - Holiday – Labor Day – Schools and Offices Closed
Margaret Brent Regional All Schools and Offices - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt - Program Room
12:15 pm - Homeschool Hangout
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
1:00 pm - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
1:00 pm - Play and Grow: Ages 0-3
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
📣 Greenbelt Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Pickleball - 18+ Drop-In
Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
10:00 am - Afro Plus Fest - Day 1 →
Northwest Stadium, 1600 Ring Rd, Landover
12:00 pm - Basketball - Youth Drop-In
Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
3:00 pm - CPAE Writing Class →
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
6:00 pm
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
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- Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 1st Shift in Beltsville. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.
Ok Greenbelt! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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