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🌱 Plan your Juneteenth visit to Lexington Park’s USCT Interpretive Center
Lexington Park, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Lexington Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Plan your Juneteenth visit to Lexington Park’s USCT Interpretive Center
- Why a Lexington Park Royal Farms worker now faces attempted murder charges
- Why deputies say a woman was arrested outside Canopy Liquors
Also on today's calendar: The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
- Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Drayden African American Schoolhouse & U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center Offer Juneteenth Open Houses (thebaynet.com) — Free Juneteenth open houses are coming June 19–21 at the U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center in Lexington Manor Passive Park on Coral Drive in Lexington Park, plus the historic Drayden African American Schoolhouse. You can walk the trail between Lexington Manor Passive Park and John G. Lancaster Park, explore Civil War history, and hear stories about local African American education and military service. 
• Royal Farms Worker Says He Tried To Stop Stabbing Suspect, Now Faces Attempted Murder Charges (thebaynet.com) — A Lexington Park Royal Farms worker facing attempted murder charges says he was trying to protect a co-worker during a December stabbing outside the Tulagi Place store. Court records describe a chaotic scene that ended with a pickup striking the alleged stabber near South Coral Drive. Upcoming hearings in Leonardtown will determine how prosecutors’ version of events holds up against his defense.
• Leonardtown Woman Charged With Indecent Exposure, Trespassing at Lexington Park Liquor Store (smnewsnet.com) — Deputies say a woman from Leonardtown was charged after allegedly refusing to leave Canopy Liquors on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, disturbing customers and reportedly exposing herself outside the store earlier this month. She was arrested, then released on recognizance with orders to avoid new offenses and appear in court. Residents may notice increased enforcement around that business.
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★ Featured events ★
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Storytime at Lexington Park Library →
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library, 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park
10:30 am
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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Operation Mail Storm- **EVENING** →
Lexington Park Library - St. Mary's County Library, 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park
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The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
Monday June 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Primary Election - Early Voting →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Southern Maryland GIS User Group Meeting →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Confident & Capable: Women Raising Cattle →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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How Do I Get Leads? →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Cloud Discovery →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
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Public Cruise on the TENNISON
Calvert Marine Museum Wm. B. Tennison - Calvert Marine
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Caribbean Delights and a Pirates Life →
No Thyme to Cook, 14624 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons
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Sunset Cruise with Big Kahuna Cruises (June) →
Calvert County, MD Calendar, 14426 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons
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North Beach Farmer's Market →
Calvert County, MD Calendar
8:00 am
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just putting this out to residents of Lexington Park and California.
Has anyone experienced mailing gift cards that don’t arrive at their destination? I’d been having trouble with the LP Post Office, two times my… (Nextdoor Cedar Cove)
- Caci International, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Clerk in Lexington Park. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Lexington Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
California
- New Volunteer Training Highlights Safety, Support And Teamwork At St. Mary's County Adoption And Rescue Center (thebaynet.com)
- These Are The Six States Celebrating America 250 By Raising Your Gas Tax (freedombunker.com)
- New antitrust lawsuit challenges restrictions on college player pay in 17 states (nbcsports.com)
Solomons
- Solomons Sailor Returns From Florida Shipwreck With Renewed Hope For The Future (thebaynet.com)
Ok Lexington 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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