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  • How is Dundalk Community Theater’s Hairspray stacking up in the awards?
  • How could Baltimore County’s new Trust Act affect Dundalk families?

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 42.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 51 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards; DISASTER: THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com) — Dundalk Community Theater’s production of Hairspray is competing strongly in several BroadwayWorld Baltimore Award categories, from choreography and costumes to best musical and ensemble. Local theater fans can still help shape the final standings before winners are announced in January, with Dundalk’s homegrown talent stacked against companies from across the region.
   

• Councilman introduces "Trust Act" bill package to establish guardrails amid federal immigration crackdown (wmar2news.com) — Baltimore County is weighing a “Trust Act” package that would limit local cooperation with ICE and create an Office of Immigrant Affairs, explicitly aiming to protect families from Woodlawn through Dundalk. For Dundalk residents, the debate could shape how safe immigrant neighbors feel using schools, workplaces, and county services, with public hearings starting January 13.
   

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