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🌱 Patch AM: Fredericksburg Hospital Delivers 51 Babies In One Week, Including 4 Sets Of Twins

And check out Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice on the Fredericksburg Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Fredericksburg hospital sees baby boom with four sets of twins
  • Why Stan Jones' appointment reshapes Fredericksburg's school board before November
  • Which charges are Fredericksburg residents facing in this weekend's regional arrests?

Also on today's calendar: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fredericksburg Hospital Delivers 51 Babies In One Week, Including 4 Sets Of Twins (patch.com) — Families in Fredericksburg are welcoming a baby boom at Mary Washington Hospital, where 51 babies, including four sets of twins, arrived during one unusually busy week. Staff at the Women's and Children's Care Center, supported by a Level III NICU and regional pediatric partnerships, coordinated across multiple teams to provide specialized, high-quality care for local mothers and newborns.
   

• Stan Jones Appointed to Fredericksburg City School Board; Kay Absent from Swearing-In (potomaclocal.com) — Fredericksburg's School Board has appointed longtime educator Dr. Stan Jones to fill the vacant at-large seat through 2026, following a competitive application process with notable public support for him. Ward 4 member Malvina Kay remained outside during his swearing-in, underscoring existing tensions over his selection and past board spending. Jones now joins the board as it awaits results of a delayed audit into travel expenditures and prepares for a November election to fill the seat permanently.
   

• Police Blotter: Firearm Arrest, Officer Assaults Reported (potomaclocal.com) — Several Fredericksburg residents were arrested in recent regional incidents, including a DUI crash on Hartwood Road, drug and shoplifting charges tied to a Target larceny, and a motorcycle eluding deputies near South Gateway Drive. The blotter also details firearm, assault-on-officer, theft, and public intoxication cases in Prince William and Stafford counties that may affect local safety awareness.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good Sunday morning everyone so I had to share this pic of our Addy, the Morkie.
    I have to giggle because she has the best of both worlds with those ears and yes this is how it stays. I walk around saying "oh no it's a doe it's a… (Nextdoor Richland Forest)
  • Hey Does anyone know a handy man that can install floors take down an interior wall and paint the whole interior.
    I'm looking for someone that can do it all with his own small crew not a major company like ace or king. I appreciate any good recommendations thanks (Nextdoor Cowan Blvd)
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Part Time - Receiver/Stocker - Flexible in Fredericksburg. Apply here.
  • Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredericksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

King George

  • Virginia Congressman Eugene Vindman's Meeting with Transgender Democrats Erupts into Profanity (potomaclocal.com)
  • Tornadoes, Hail, 65 Mph Wind Possible Sunday Across VA (patch.com)

Quantico

  • New recruits joining military in big numbers, but not for reason Hegseth says (abc7.com)
  • Dominican Peso Rallies 8.1% in 2026 as Santo Domingo Deepens Security Ties With Washington (latintimes.com)

Dumfries

  • Giving Back Award Nominee: Historic Dumfries Virginia Keeps Local History Within Reach (princewilliamliving.com)
  • 3 pedestrians killed in separate crashes across DC region (fox5dc.com)

Ok Fredericksburg! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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