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🌱 How a $5,000 grant could keep local boat pumpouts free

Greetings Prince Frederick! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $5,000 grant could keep local boat pumpouts free
  • Why officials say AWS’s Prince Frederick data center site is too risky
  • Investigators probing cause of major Prince Frederick house fire

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Calvert County DPW Seeks $5000 Grant For Pumpout Expenses During 2026 Boating Season (thebaynet.com) — Calvert County officials meeting in Prince Frederick have unanimously approved applying for a Maryland grant that will reimburse up to $5,000 in boat sewage pumpout costs for the 2026 boating season. If funded, the program keeps pumpout services free for residents and helps protect local waterways from untreated waste between April 15 and November 15.
   

• Beaver Dams And Permit Processes: Planning and Environmental Commissions Talk Data Center Impacts (thebaynet.com) — Local planners and environmental commissioners in Prince Frederick are raising alarms about Amazon Web Services’ proposed data center on sensitive wetlands that support a key beaver habitat. Officials worry permits could advance before thorough environmental reviews, leaving little room for independent studies or appeals. They argue the county shouldn’t rush to meet corporate timelines at the expense of long-term ecosystem health.
   

• Large Home in Prince Frederick Destroyed After Fire; Cause Under Investigation (smnewsnet.com) — A large home on Clay Hammond Road in Prince Frederick was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, drawing firefighters from four counties. Crews battled heavy flames, evacuated during dangerous conditions, then re-entered to fully extinguish the blaze; no injuries were reported and the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I was for whatever reason really craving crunchy tacos today.
    Even though I have a refrigerator full of food I decided to give in this evening. I mean what the heck if you have the money enjoy it while you are… (Nextdoor Sherry Lane)
  • The Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE) is currently recruiting for a Chief of the Program Development Division (Administrator VII) in Baltimore City.
    This position is open to anyone who meets the preferred qualifications listed below. Apply here: https://ow.ly/stlt50YJUgR (Nextdoor )
  • Lyft posted a job opening for Drive with Lyft - Features made for women + enby drivers in Prince Frederick. Apply here.
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Prince Frederick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prince Frederick here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • From Huntingtown to Waldorf, Missing Cat Reunited With His Family Nearly 8 Months Later (smnewsnet.com)

Chesapeake Beach

  • The Southern Maryland Art Convention Returns For Its Second Year Of Tech And Local Arts For The Community (thebaynet.com)
  • UPDATE: 37-Year-Old Chesapeake Beach Woman Killed In Route 260 Crash (thebaynet.com)
  • Chesapeake Beach Woman Charged with Failing to Provide Water, Shelter, and Space to Two Dogs (smnewsnet.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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Prince Frederick

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Prince Frederick

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.