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Good morning Laurel! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What will Laurel's new 7-acre Anderson Corner park include for families?
  • What new bike connections are coming to Laurel with fresh state funding?
  • What new mission will Johns Hopkins APL's latest Laurel leader oversee?

Also on today's calendar: Power52 Live On The Green! 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Maryland buys 15 acres near Appalachian Trail, South Mountain State Park (localnews1.org) — Laurel is set to gain a new 7-acre park at Anderson Corner after Maryland's Board of Public Works approved funding for the project. The park will feature an inclusive playground, trails, courts, and a pavilion, expanding local recreation options as part of more than $9 million in statewide conservation and park investments.
   

2. Maryland Department of Transportation Deploys $11.3 Million to Expand Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Across Maryland (smnewsnet.com) — Maryland is awarding $11.3 million for bike, pedestrian, and trail projects, including funding to design new active-transportation infrastructure in Laurel, Prince George's County. That Laurel project aims to improve safe biking and walking connections to parks, schools, and commercial areas, tying the city more tightly into a growing statewide trail and bikeway network.
   

3. Lippa Named to Lead Johns Hopkins APL's Global Health Mission Area (jhuapl.edu) — Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel has promoted longtime researcher Tim Lippa to lead its Global Health mission area, overseeing work on warfighter health, biosurveillance, and CBRNE threat technologies. His new role keeps a major national security and public-health program anchored at the Laurel campus, highlighting the lab's continued growth and influence as one of the city's largest and most specialized employers.
   

4. UMBC Students Are Powering Maryland's Workforce Through Local Internships - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County (umbc.edu) — One UMBC student spent the summer doing cybersecurity research at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, showing how local internships can turn classroom skills into real careers. The story highlights dozens of Maryland-based placements, from NASA Goddard to AstraZeneca and the NIH, underscoring how these experiences often lead directly to full-time jobs across the state.
   

5. Alabama Offers Three-Star Cornerback in Class of 2027 (kansascity.com) — College football fans in Laurel will notice hometown linebacker Dustin Henry listed among Alabama's early 2028 commitments, giving a local player a potential path to a powerhouse SEC program. The article mainly analyzes Alabama's broader 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes and how new offers fit long-term defensive needs.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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