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Greetings College Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Are College Park's AI stop-sign cameras protecting you—or watching you?
  • College Park teacher's arrest raises new questions for local families
  • How police tracked down suspects in UMD's campus apartment burglaries

Also on today's calendar: College Park Farmer's Market Saturday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Not as warm with sunny spells, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
  • Monday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. College Park City Council raises privacy concerns over AI-powered stop signs (dbknews.com) — College Park's new AI-powered stop sign cameras are drawing mixed reactions on the City Council, with some members praising improved traffic safety while others worry about surveillance and data privacy. Cameras at five intersections, including College Avenue and Yale Avenue, have already flagged tens of thousands of violations since March, prompting calls for clearer data policies and possible design-focused safety alternatives like sidewalks and better signage.
   

2. Maryland teacher arrested on child pornography charges after College Park search (acenewstoday.com) — Maryland State Police arrested a 70-year-old College Park resident after a search of his home uncovered evidence leading to multiple child pornography charges. The longtime teacher, most recently at Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, has been jailed pending a bail review while investigators continue examining seized materials. Authorities stress there's no known link to his current school community and urge anyone with information to contact the state Child Exploitation Unit.
   

3. 2 Men Arrested In Rash Of UMD Residential Burglaries (patch.com) — Police have arrested two young men in connection with a string of residential burglaries at University of Maryland's South Campus Commons apartments in College Park, following multiple reports from students and community tips. The incidents, clustered around August 29–30, involved intrusions into occupied apartments and missing property, and the suspects now face multiple burglary and trespass charges. Stay alert about building security and promptly report suspicious activity.
   

4. Greenbelt Has Day in Court Over Firefighters, with No Rebuttal (greenbeltnewsreview.com) — College Park, along with Greenbelt and Berwyn Heights, is suing Prince George's County over the removal of career firefighters that local leaders say has lengthened emergency response times. At a recent appellate hearing, the municipalities' attorney presented their case unopposed after county lawyers failed to appear, arguing that cities have invested heavily in stations and volunteers yet lost promised staffing. Officials now await a ruling that could reshape how fire services are shared and funded.
   

5. Riverlane Establishes U.S. Headquarters in Maryland's Discovery District to Scale Real-Time QEC Deployments (quantumcomputingreport.com) — Riverlane is setting up its U.S. headquarters in College Park's Discovery District, bringing new executive offices, labs, and customer facilities right next to the UMD campus. The quantum error correction company will collaborate closely with UMD, federal labs, and local hardware firms, strengthening the region's growing "Capital of Quantum" ecosystem and potentially creating new research, workforce, and industry opportunities for College Park residents and students.
   

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