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🌱 Patch AM: How scary does Laurel’s House of Horror get this Halloween?

Also, don't miss West County Dem. Club Fish Fryin' Pig Pickin' Blues Playin Good Time Cookout on the Laurel Patch calendar

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Hey hey Laurel! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How scary does Laurel's House of Horror get this Halloween?
  • Laurel lab joins $62.7M federal push to reinvent heart care AI
  • Laurel man charged in unusual string of DC nightclub burglaries

Also on today's calendar: West County Dem. Club Fish Fryin' Pig Pickin' Blues Playin Good Time Cookout and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Obie J.!

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Terrifying Haunted Attractions In Maryland To Visit This Fall (thebaynet.com subscription) — Laurel thrill-seekers have a major option close to home at Laurel's House of Horror on Fairlawn Avenue, one of several haunted attractions highlighted across Maryland for this fall. The roundup points Prince George's County residents toward nearby scares, from stadium trails to ghost tours, making it easy to plan spooky-season outings without traveling far from Laurel.
   

• Kaiser, Duke tapped for ARPA-H's $62.7M autonomous AI bid, Becker's Health IT (tissuepathology.com) — Laurel's Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will serve as independent evaluator for a $62.7 million federal program to develop autonomous AI tools for heart failure care. While the work is national in scope, it brings high-profile research activity and visibility to the Laurel facility as ARPA-H, Duke, Kaiser, and tech firms collaborate on future patient-facing cardiovascular AI systems.
   

• Maryland man accused of burglarizing same DC nightclub three times in one week (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Laurel man has been charged with three second-degree burglary counts after DC police say he repeatedly broke into the same Northwest nightclub over one week, once by claiming he needed to fix a roof leak. Laurel residents should know a local resident is accused, though all charges remain allegations and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • District 2 Coffee Club Returns -
    In Person This Friday Hello, everyone, The District 2 Coffee Club is returning in person this Friday, September 18, at 10:00 a.m. at: COPS… (Nextdoor )
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Clerk at Robert Half in Laurel, Maryland in Laurel. Apply here.
  • Ross Stores posted a job opening for Area Supervisor in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beltsville

  • Fourteen Letters, and Now USDA: Ten House Members Ask Why Federal Cyclospora Research Was Shelved. CDC Says the Outbreak Is Over. The Answers Are Not In, and There Is Still No Hearing. (lexblog.com)
  • Obituary: Kilbourne, Ernestelle L. (beltsvillenewstoday.com)
  • Montgomery County police identify man fatally shot in Potomac Woods Plaza (bethesdamagazine.com)

Greenbelt

  • Washington DC Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearm (justice.gov)
  • Lugnuts' Goldberg-Strassler voted Midwest League Broadcaster of the Year by peers (milb.com)
  • $210K lottery ticket sold at Maryland convenience store tops week of big wins (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Columbia

  • Car Wash Proposal Advanced By Howard County Planning Board (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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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