🌱 Patch AM: What Laurel residents should know now that water restrictions are lifted

Hi Laurel! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Laurel residents should know now that water restrictions are lifted
• How Laurel-based Hopkins researchers are reshaping unmanned maritime technology

Also on today's calendar: Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K Run and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny intervals; very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cooler, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, rain possible, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WSSC Water moves to next phase after essential water alert lifted (dcnewsnow.com) — Laurel residents are now cleared to resume normal water use after WSSC Water lifted its essential-use-only alert and shifted to fully restoring the Potomac Water Filtration Plant's electrical systems. Crews and engineers are still working to return the plant to normal operations and strengthen its resilience so future outages are less disruptive for customers across the region.
   

• Hopkins Collaboration Expands Access to Maritime Testing and Advanced Sensing (jhuapl.edu) — Work at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel is helping engineering students design cheaper, more portable unmanned surface vessels for maritime testing and optical sensing. Their capstone project, guided by APL mentors, could speed up national security research while showcasing Laurel's role in cutting-edge engineering collaboration.
   

📸 Around Laurel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laurel

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K Run →
  Centennial Park, 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City
  9:00 am
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093,
  9:30 am
• Dog Rescue Designer Bag & Cash Bingo →
  Elks Lodge 2266, 878 Stevenson Rd, Severn
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Wilde Lake High 50th Reunion →
  5000 Signal Bell Ln, Columbia
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! →
  Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts, 5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Victoria Falls 2026 Community Yard/Garage Sale →
  13701 Belle Chasse Blvd, Laurel
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• GreyCon STEM Conference →
  11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel
  8:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Market USA Community Shred Day & Vaccination Services →
  8871 Gorman Rd, Laurel
  10:00 am
• Victoria Falls 2026 Community Craft Fair →
  13701 Belle Chasse Blvd, Laurel
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Victoria Falls 2026 Community Craft Fair →
  13701 Belle Chasse Blvd, Laurel
  12:00 pm
• U.S. Marine Band Chamber Music Ensemble →
  St John's Episcopal Church, 9202 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• No Kings: Scream for Early Voting! →
  Alice B. McCullough Field, Laurel
  1:00 pm

📣 Laurel Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know what type of lawyer you reach out to to help you resolve a situation with a Home Warranty company that failed to deliver a product with the same capabilities as the one they replaced?
  I can't get past the service people to someone in power. They say it is installed and therefore the case is closed even though it does not perform as… (Nextdoor Laurel)

• C&W Services posted a job opening for Cleaner- Laurel School in Laurel. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beltsville

• Lucern Capital Partners Acquires Edmonston Road Business Center in Beltsville, Maryland (lucerncapital.com)
• Gould Starts $25M East End Office Renovation, Seeks Tenants For Top Floors (bisnow.com)
• TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo to Host 'From Lab to Liquidity' Panel (citybiz.co)

Greenbelt

• What's New at the New Deal? Volunteers, Menus, Hours … (greenbeltnewsreview.com)

Columbia

• Culinary Walking Tour Showcases Eateries In Downtown Columbia (patch.com)
• Howard Co. Busing Business Sold To Transportation Company (patch.com)

Ok Laurel! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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