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Good morning Greenbelt! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will City Council boost funding to keep Greenbelt Cinema's programs alive?
- Thinking about stepparent adoption? See what a Greenbelt attorney warns about.
- Former NIAID advisor admits to records‑evasion scheme in Greenbelt court
Also on today's calendar: Bryce's Treehouse Hosts Inaugural International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Bowie – Aug. 30 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. City Council Discusses Greenbelt Cinema's Fiscal Needs, Outlook (greenbeltnewsreview.com) — Greenbelt City Council is weighing a renewed request for an extra $25,000 to keep Greenbelt Cinema's popular special programs going amid rising costs and lower box office revenue. Residents and councilmembers praised the nonprofit theater's regional draw and community role, but no vote is scheduled yet, leaving its long‑term future and funding still uncertain. 
2. When a stepparent adoption meets resistance from a birth parent (thedailyrecord.com) — A Greenbelt-based family law attorney helps explain what happens when a stepparent adoption faces pushback from a birth parent in Maryland courts. The article walks through consent rules, show cause orders, best-interest standards, and how post-adoption contact agreements can preserve relationships while still allowing a stepparent to adopt.
3. Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic (healthcarejournalno.com) — A former senior NIAID advisor pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt to conspiring to evade federal records laws and FOIA during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Prosecutors say he used personal email to hide grant‑related communications and accepted gifts tied to official acts, and he now faces up to five years in prison at sentencing.
4. NASA Ames' Contributions to Roman's Mission (nasa.gov) — Greenbelt's NASA Goddard Space Flight Center plays a supporting role in new software that will sharpen images from the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Working with NASA Ames and Caltech, the Greenbelt team is helping remove stray and zodiacal light so astronomers can better study faint galaxies and hunt exoplanets, including in complex multi-star systems.
5. Pandora Mission Begins A Study Of Exoplanets And Their Host Stars (astrobiology.com) — Greenbelt gets a spotlight as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center there leads the new Pandora mission, now studying the atmospheres of at least 20 distant exoplanets. The small satellite will complement the James Webb Space Telescope by untangling how starlight affects atmospheric measurements, using long, detailed observations to better detect water, clouds, and hazes on faraway worlds.
📸 Around Greenbelt
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt
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★ Featured events ★
- Bryce's Treehouse Hosts Inaugural International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Bowie – Aug. 30 →
Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Dr, Bowie
2:00 pm - Bryce's Treehouse Hosts Inaugural International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Bowie – Aug. 30 →
Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Dr, Bowie
2:00 pm - High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
9:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
10:30 am - Launching a local fitness motivation system (and looking for 3 testers) →
9:00 am - "I know what to do, I just don't do it." →
9:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
11:30 am - Computer Basics: Open Lab
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
4:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt - Program Room
12:15 pm - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
1:00 pm - Free HIV and Syphilis Screening
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Emergency Alert
Missing 14-year-old London Banks. Last seen on 08/25/2026 at approximately 3:30am in the 1700 Block of Ruston Ave. Capitol Heights, MD 20743. She is… (Nextdoor )
- Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0316 in Greenbelt. Apply here.
- Jackmont Hospitality Inc posted a job opening for Clean Crew/Janitor in Greenbelt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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