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🌱 Patch AM: Anne Arundel Co. Officials Announce Cause Of Annapolis Home Explosion

Also, don't miss Wheelchair Tennis Exhibition and Tennis Classes on the Annapolis Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Investigators reveal what sparked the deadly Annapolis home explosion
  • Local student's dream of flying with the Blue Angels starts in Annapolis.

Also on today's calendar: Wheelchair Tennis Exhibition and Tennis Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
  • Thursday: A couple of t-storms; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Anne Arundel Co. Officials Announce Cause Of Annapolis Home Explosion (patch.com) — Annapolis residents are learning more about last week's deadly house explosion on Green Holly Drive, which investigators now say was caused by a severed propane line ignited by a metal grinder. Officials confirmed the blast was accidental, identified the local couple involved, and praised neighbors who rushed in to help, while urging Annapolis homeowners to install carbon monoxide alarms and schedule regular fuel‑appliance inspections.
   

• OLS Student Selected for U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM Program (otmj.com) — A motivated eighth-grade graduate recently spent a week at the U.S. Naval Academy's competitive Summer STEM Program in Annapolis, joining top students from across the country. Her experience on the Yard deepened her interest in STEM and military service, and she now hopes to return to Annapolis as a midshipman and eventually fly with the Blue Angels.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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