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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Westminster native competing on Team USA’s volleyball roster
Also, don't miss SECRET GARDEN SUMMER FINALE REGGAE / GO-GO MUSIC, ARTS, and WINE FESTIVAL on the Westminster Patch calendar
Morning Westminster! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Westminster native competing on Team USA's volleyball roster
Also on today's calendar: Vintage Car Show & 50's Themed Day and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun, a t-storm; warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Men's National Team Headed to 2026 NORCECA Final Six (usavolleyball.org) — One of the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team standouts heading to the 2026 NORCECA Final Six in Puerto Rico is outside hitter Jacob Pasteur, listed from Westminster. The squad, fresh off a Pan American Cup gold, will defend its Final Six title August 23–29 against teams from across North and Central America. 
📸 Around Westminster
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster
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★ Featured events ★
- SECRET GARDEN SUMMER FINALE REGGAE / GO-GO MUSIC, ARTS, and WINE FESTIVAL →
Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S Center St, Westminster
11:00 am
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
- Family Storytime
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
10:00 am - Open Mah Jongg
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
5:15 pm - Council Meeting →
Westminster, MD Calendar, 1838 Emerald Hill Lane, Westminster
7:00 pm - Read and Play
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
10:00 am - Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
11:00 am - Diverse Voices Book Club: Atmosphere
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
5:00 pm - Pajama Party Storytime
Westminster Branch Library 50 East Main Street, Westminster , MD, 21157, US
7:00 pm - Vintage Car Show & 50's Themed Day →
Brightview Senior Living Westminster Ridge, 505 High Acre Dr, Westminster
11:30 am - 1844 Shoppe End-of-Summer Yard Sale →
Church of the Ascension, 23 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
9:00 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
📣 Westminster Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Shade Tree Collective at Local Homestead Products Llc →
Local Homestead Products LLC, 2425 Marston Rd, New Windsor
2:00 pm - Pre-service Professional Days for Teachers and Instructional Assist
Elmer a. Wolfe Union Bridge, MD 21791 - Read and Play →
Carroll County Public Library - North Carroll Branch, 2255 Hanover Pike, Hampstead
10:00 am - Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch Library 2255 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD, 21074, US
11:00 am
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- UPDATE: We have given away all there was to give.
Thank you for your responses. I appreciate you. Does anyone need or know where I can donate previously loved cat trees? The one in the middle is 32… (Nextdoor Pleasant Valley)
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaner Frederick MD in Westminster. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Backroom Associate in Westminster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Reisterstown
- Airport drug busts at Dulles, BWI net 1,600 pounds of khat (wbaltv.com)
- Two thieves steal $200,000 in jewelry from family-owned Baltimore County store (wbal.com)
Sykesville
- 7505 Main St Unit 1st, Sykesville, MD 21784 (redfin.com)
Owings Mills
- Baltimore County breaks ground on first public splash pad at Northwest Regional Park (nottinghammd.com)
- Rachel Druckenmiller tells Nestor about singing National Anthem after getting hit by a truck (baltimorepositive.com)
- préposée aux chambres (marriott.com)
Ok Westminster! 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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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