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Coffee in hand, Laurel? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New MARC line adds direct Brunswick–Baltimore service through Laurel
  • How Laurel researchers aim to transform organ transplants with surgical robots
  • How a Laurel Democrat factors into Anne Arundel's new ethics fight

Also on today's calendar: Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 48.
  • Friday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New MARC train service offers Brunswick-Baltimore connection for UMD commuters (dbknews.com) — Laurel riders now have a new MARC option that links Frederick County's Brunswick station to Baltimore's Camden station, with trains stopping in Laurel on weekday mornings and evenings. The line, launched September 28, offers a faster alternative to driving through construction and traffic, especially for University of Maryland commuters, and currently includes a promotional fare discount through March.
   

• Addressing the organ transplant shortage: SURPASS project tackles the 'beyond possible' (jhu.edu) — A major Johns Hopkins research initiative based at the Applied Physics Lab in Laurel is funding a new project to develop autonomous robotic surgery for organ transplants, potentially easing the national organ shortage. Laurel-based scientists are partnering with engineers and surgeons across the university to automate parts of xenotransplantation, with hopes of expanding access to complex surgery, especially in underserved communities, over the coming years.
   

• Anne Arundel Republican pushes tougher ethics rules for officials, developers (thebanner.com) — Laurel resident and Anne Arundel Council Chair Julie Hummer is weighing in as a Republican colleague pushes three bills to tighten ethics rules, including fines up to $5,000 and new limits on developer donations. The proposals, sparked partly by past disputes over County Executive Steuart Pittman's newsletter, could reshape how county officials handle conflicts of interest and political contributions ahead of November's elections.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Beltsville

  • Lawmakers Demand Answers from USDA on Halting of Cyclospora Research (natlawreview.com)
  • Visibly frail Joe Biden appears with Jay Leno to show off classic Corvette at car show (newsbreak.com)
  • Ice Phobic Coatings For Offshore Wind Turbines Market Forecast to 2035: Cold-Climate Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)

Greenbelt

  • AP Top News at 2:55 p.m. EDT (inquirer.com)
  • NASA's Roman Telescope gets closer to capturing direct images of planets around other stars (newsbreak.com)
  • Suspected Second-Generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case (newswise.com)

Columbia

  • Raised Intersection, Speed Humps Proposed To Combat Speeding Along Columbia Roads (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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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