🌱 Patch AM: Heading out this weekend? Check Greenbelt Metro’s Labor Day shutdown details

Coffee in hand, Greenbelt? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Heading out this weekend? Check Greenbelt Metro's Labor Day shutdown details
• Greenbelt scientist's new laser tech could reshape future Moon missions
• Why a Greenbelt judge just halted Trump's new birthright order.

Also on today's calendar: Paws, Pints & Summer Send-Off Kitten and Cat Adoptions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as hot with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Less humid with some sun, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some Metro lines to operate on different schedule during Labor Day weekend (wtop.com) — If you rely on Greenbelt Metro, plan around a full closure of the Greenbelt and College Park-U of Md. stations this Saturday through Labor Day, with free shuttles every 8–10 minutes. Metro is upgrading signaling near Greenbelt and clearing vegetation, while other lines run modified schedules that could affect your weekend trips into D.C. or across the region.
   

• NASA's 2024 DALI Award Selections (nasa.gov) — NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt is home to one of the scientists just awarded a major DALI grant to develop a powerful new lunar mapping laser instrument. The three-year, multimillion-dollar project will advance technology for future Moon missions, tying Greenbelt's research community directly to upcoming Artemis and Commercial Lunar Payload Services exploration.
   

• Judge Blocks Trump's Latest Order Aimed at Limiting Birthright Citizenship (ntd.com) — A federal judge sitting in Greenbelt has temporarily blocked President Trump's latest executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship, calling it almost certainly unconstitutional. Her injunction prevents federal agencies from denying or questioning citizenship for children of many foreign nationals while the case proceeds, placing Greenbelt at the center of a nationally watched immigration and constitutional fight.
   

📸 Around Greenbelt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Paws, Pints & Summer Send-Off Kitten and Cat Adoptions →
  Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery, 2408 Crofton Blvd, Crofton
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Greenbelt Labor Day Festival →
  , Greenbelt
  6:00 pm
• Star Party →
  City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt
  8:30 pm
Sunday September 6
• Greenbelt Labor Day Recreation Activities →
  Greenbelt MD
• ASL Brunch on Sundays in Greenbelt →
  103 Centerway, Greenbelt
  10:30 am
• Tool Library Open Hours →
  The Granite Building, 115 Centerway, Greenbelt
  11:00 am
• Seth Kibel Quintet, ft. Flo Anito →
  Historic Roosevelt Center, 101 Centerway, Greenbelt
  1:15 pm
• Greenbelt Labor Day Festival →
  Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center, 101 Centerway, Greenbelt
  7:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day (No Trash & Recycling) →
  Greenbelt MD
• No Meeting - Labor Day →
  Greenbelt MD
Friday September 11
• High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
  Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
  9:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• 23rd Greenbelt Blues Festival →
  Roosevelt Center, Centerway, Greenbelt

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in College Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

College Park

• The 10 Best Colleges In Maryland, According To New 2027 Ranking (patch.com)
• Multiple apartment buildings without power as thunderstorm rolls through College Park (dbknews.com)
• New Award Celebrates Advancement at UMD as 'Team… (umd.edu)

Bowie

• Traffic Signals Malfunction, Sports Practices Canceled After Storms Roar Through Prince George's (patch.com)
• 24-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Fort Washington (patch.com)
• Man Sentenced In Girlfriend's 2025 Fatal Shooting In Accokeek (patch.com)

Ok Greenbelt! 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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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