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And on the Greenbelt Patch calendar - Maryland Witches Samhain Gathering

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Good morning Greenbelt! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Greenbelt police need your help locating missing teen Dahlyla Gordon.
  • How Greenbelt scientists are helping listen for black holes in space.
  • How a $100 million COVID test scam ended up in Greenbelt court.

Also on today's calendar: Maryland Witches Samhain Gathering and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 67, low: 63.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Search continues for missing Prince George's County teen (newsbreak.com) — Greenbelt residents are being asked to help find 16-year-old Dahlyla Gordon, who disappeared Saturday, Oct. 3, after leaving a Greenbelt neighborhood for a gas station and planned car ride. Her friend has since been found, but Dahlyla remains missing, and anyone with information is urged to contact Greenbelt or Prince George's County police immediately.
   

• NASA advances LISA mission contributions with new test telescope (phys.org) — Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt are leading development of a precision test telescope for the future LISA gravitational-wave mission, putting local engineers at the heart of a major international observatory. Their work on all-glass Zerodur telescopes and laser systems will help detect distant black hole mergers and other cosmic events from space in the 2030s.
   

• Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Role in COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme Totaling More Than $100M (justice.gov) — A major federal COVID-19 test fraud case has been brought in Greenbelt, where prosecutors say a Rockville man used a Gaithersburg company to bill over $100 million for at-home tests. Residents should know this long-running scheme allegedly targeted federal and state health programs, with investigators based in Maryland leading the case and sentencing to be decided if he's convicted.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Greenbelt. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.

🗞 Nearby News

College Park

  • Missing University of Maryland student found 'disoriented' in the woods: Police (regionalmedianews.com)
  • College Park City Council urges residents to continue filing formal landlord complaints (dbknews.com)
  • IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) Secures Up To $300 Million DARPA Deal To Enter Final Quantum Benchmarking Stage (foreignpolicyjournal.com)

Beltsville

  • SNL's Leslie Jones goes all out in Clarice comedy show (dbknews.com)

Silver Spring

  • 5-Year-Old Hit By Car While Trying To Cross MoCo Roadway: MCFRS (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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