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🌱 See how Lexington Park’s new Truck 3 honors a fallen firefighter.
Good day Lexington Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Lexington Park’s new Truck 3 honors a fallen firefighter.
- How Lexington Park neighbors can light up red for fallen firefighters
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
- Sunday: Showers; windy, not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Welcomes Their New Truck After 3 Year Wait (smnewsnet.com) — Bay District Volunteer Fire Department’s new Pierce tiller truck is now assigned to Truck 3 at Lexington Park Station 3, strengthening local fire protection. After a three-year wait, the apparatus arrives with tributes to fallen firefighter Brice Trossbach and is expected to serve Lexington Park and surrounding communities for many years. 
• Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters 2026 – Community Event to Remember and Honor Our Fallen Heroes (smnewsnet.com) — Lexington Park residents can join a nationwide tribute by lighting homes or businesses in red during National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, with red bulbs available at St. Mary’s Lighting in town. The campaign honors fallen firefighters, including local hero Brice Trossbach, and urges residents to contact members of Congress to ensure the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg remains open for 2026 ceremonies.
📸 Around Lexington Park
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Upcoming Events in
Lexington Park
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★ Featured events ★
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Lexington Park Chess Day
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library, 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park
2:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Escape to the Caribbean
The Belmont Farm , 24079 Budds Creek Rd , Clements
4:00 pm -
Sustainability Storytime
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library , 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd , Lexington Park
1:30 pm -
Found Object Art Workshop
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library , 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd , Lexington Park
1:30 pm -
Creature Feature: Live Turtles, Frogs, Snakes, & More!
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library , 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd , Lexington Park
2:30 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Pride & Prejudice
Newtowne Players Inc , 21744 S Coral Dr , Lexington Park
8:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Saturday April 25
Saturday May 2
📣 Lexington Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Retirement Setup Most Small Businesses Fall Into by Accident
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Busy Bees
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Patuxent Varsity Softball @ Great Mills
Great Mills High School , 21130 Great Mills Rd , Great Mills
4:30 pm -
Bird House Building Workshop
Calvert County, MD Calendar
6:00 pm -
Hands-On: Calzones
No Thyme to Cook , 14624 Solomons Island Rd S , Solomons
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning, neighbors!
I’d love to share a recent photography session I did. This was a birthday photoshoot focused on boosting self-esteem and helping you see how… (Nextdoor Abberly Crest) - Hi neighbors 🌳🌿🌱
We recently worked on a home here in Prince Frederick where the yard had gotten pretty overgrown and had an existing drainage outlet we had to work… (Nextdoor Lexington Park)
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lexington Park. Apply here.
- Compass Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Clerk in Lexington Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
California
- California Man Charged After Reported Assault Involving Firearm (thebaynet.com)
- Has your state cut income tax rates? 23 US states did (wpbf.com)
- 13 States and Washington, DC Have Mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies (childtrends.org)
Solomons
- Brunch, Bands And Fresh Crushes: Solomons Tiki Bar Is Back And Open Seven Days A Week (thebaynet.com)
- Prehistoric Giant Becomes Maryland's Iconic State Shark (southernmarylandchronicle.com)
- Philip Lemkau (ysnews.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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