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Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Distribution Hub Supervisor (oregonlive.com) — A cannabis distribution company in Laurel is hiring a full-time Distribution Hub Supervisor at a salary of about $52,000 a year. The role oversees daily warehouse operations, supervises staff, and handles compliant inventory movements using systems like METRC and Dutchie. Applicants must be 21 or older, pass background checks, and qualify under Maryland's cannabis regulations.
2. Terrifying Haunted Attractions In Maryland To Visit This Fall (thebaynet.com subscription) — One of Maryland's featured haunted attractions this fall is Laurel's House of Horror, located on Fairlawn Avenue in Laurel and highlighted alongside other spooky destinations statewide. Local thrill-seekers can plan a visit close to home as Halloween season approaches, with the roundup offering several options for those willing to travel a bit farther for extra scares.
3. Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Government and Industry Leaders to Discuss Urgent Biodefense Issues (jhuapl.edu) — A major biodefense and biotechnology leadership conference was recently held at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, bringing together government, industry, and research leaders to discuss emerging biological threats and new technologies. Local readers should know that cutting-edge tools, including trauma-care augmented reality and fracture-detection ultrasound, were showcased right in their backyard as part of efforts to strengthen national preparedness.
4. MPD Makes an Arrest in Nightclub Burglaries (dc.gov) — Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested 42-year-old Reginald Ivan Ross of Laurel in connection with three recent daytime burglaries at a Northwest nightclub on Vermont Avenue. Laurel residents may notice this case because it involves a local resident charged with multiple counts of Burglary II following an investigation using security footage and detective work.
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