🌱 Baby Safety Devices Coming To AL + Nonprofit Helps Homeless Vets

Good morning, Montgomery! I'm Danielle Fallon-O'Leary and I'll be your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town. Here is everything you need to know today in five minutes or less.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Partly sunny. High: 91 Low: 68.
• Sunday: Strong afternoon t-storms. High: 92 Low: 71.

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Here are the top three stories in Montgomery today:

1. A few of Alabama's largest cities may see "baby safety devices" installed at local fire stations due to an expanded law. House Bill 473 will take effect on Sep. 1, expanding the time frame when a baby can be anonymously surrendered. The bill also allows safety devices to be installed at ten fire stations in the largest cities in the state, including Montgomery. (Alabama Daily News)
2. Sweatpea Homes, a Montgomery nonprofit, houses homeless veterans in need. Barbara Clark, the nonprofit's owner, has opened two houses – one for men and one for women – with the support of her business partner, James Lovejoy. Sweatpea Homes is only one of two homes female veterans experiencing homelessness can go to. (Subscription: Montgomery Advertiser)
3. A Seattle-based nuclear energy company picked Montgomery as its new home for a microreactor assembly plant. The facility will manufacture and assemble modules to construct the company's microreactors. The microreactors are relatively small compared to other nuclear power plants, at only 40 feet tall and 12 feet in diameter. (Manufacturing Business Technology)

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Today and tomorrow in Montgomery:

Saturday, June 24

• Eastchase Farmers Market At The Shoppes At Eastchase (7:00 AM)
• African American Genealogy: Finding Your Story At Alabama Department Of Archives And History (9:00 AM)
• Family And Friends Weekend At North Star Baptist Church (10:00 AM)

Sunday, June 25

• 36th Annual Patriotic Concert At First United Methodist Church (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Have a child in the local school system? Then set your calendars because the Montgomery Alabama Public Schools will host a Back to School Bash on Aug. 5 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Montgomery Alabama Public Schools via Facebook)
• Have you ever considered working at the zoo? Well, now is your chance as the Montgomery Zoo is searching for Maintenance Workers! (Montgomery Zoo via Facebook)
• In case you missed it: Buddy Guy will play his farewell tour of the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. (Montgomery Performing Arts Centre via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.