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Spotted on the Laurel calendar: Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On!

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Good morning Laurel! 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:

  • Laurel defense firm just got bigger—what this merger could mean locally.
  • How a Laurel lab's industrial torch could reshape hypersonic research.
  • Laurel resident's death in ICE custody raises questions federal officials now face.

Also on today's calendar: Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with high clouds, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Rain, with a high of 66 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Antenna Research Associates Merges With Empower RF Systems to Expand Defense Technology Platform (citybiz.co) — Antenna Research Associates, headquartered in Laurel, has merged with California-based Empower RF Systems to create a larger defense and aerospace communications player. The combined company will keep significant engineering and manufacturing operations in Laurel, aiming to deliver more integrated antenna and amplifier systems for radar, satellite communications, electronic warfare, and counter-drone programs.
   

• Industrial Torch Fuels Faster Development of Materials for Extreme Environments (jhuapl.edu) — Engineers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel have adapted an industrial high-velocity oxygen-fuel torch to quickly screen materials for extreme heat and high-speed conditions. Their work could speed development of hypersonic and aerospace materials by shifting early testing to this lower-cost local setup, reserving scarce national test facilities for only the most promising candidates.
   

• Undocumented immigrant who resided in Maryland dies in ICE custody in Louisiana (fox5dc.com) — A 47-year-old man who had been living in Laurel died in ICE custody at a Louisiana medical center after being found in medical distress at a detention facility. ICE says the cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy, while Sen. Chris Van Hollen is calling for an independent investigation amid broader scrutiny of deaths in immigration detention.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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