🌱 Why did Landover neighbors successfully stall a new data center project?

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• Why did Landover neighbors successfully stall a new data center project?

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 2 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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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.
• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 48, low: 42.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 53 and low of 26 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Why are data centers coming to the Agricultural Reserve? (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Local officials in Prince George’s County recently paused plans for a data center in Landover after strong community pushback, even as nearby Montgomery County moves ahead with major data center and battery storage projects in Dickerson. The piece explains why developers are targeting the Agricultural Reserve, how state leaders are handling environmental and grid concerns, and what this regional build-out could mean for where future centers get sited.
   

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📸 Around Landover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Landover

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Pins and Needles
  New Carrollton Branch Library , Large meeting room 1 , New Carrollton
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  10:30 am
• Northwest Stadium Thursdays
  Northwest Stadium , 1600 Ring Rd , Landover
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders
  Northwest Stadium , 1600 Ring Rd , Landover
  3:20 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Seated Exercise Class for Older Adults
  Hyattsville City Building , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
  10:00 am
• Laundry Day Event
  VIP Bubbles , 9365 Annapolis Rd , Lanham
  10:00 am
• Senior Social Events-AFCP2
  College Park Woods Club , 3545 Marlbrough Way , College Park
  1:00 pm
• Coffee and a Classic: "Roman Holiday"
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Meeting Room 2
  1:00 pm
• English Class: Beginner
  Glenarden Branch Library Glenarden - Small Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Computer Basics: Open Lab
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm
• All Together Now (families) TK
  Savage Branch - Howard County Library System , 9525 Durness Ln , Laurel
  2:30 pm
• Pins and Needles: Mini Embroidered Greeting Cards
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Conference Room 1
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Capitol Heights

• UPDATE: Capitol Heights Man Sentenced to Life After Shooting Hollywood Teen in the Head and Placing Body Into Trash Can (smnewsnet.com)
• Teacher Records Sex With Student Roommates' Argument Ends In Stabbing: MD Weekend (patch.com)

Hyattsville

• ‘People will die': Suspended FEMA employees say their agency isn't delivering (veritenews.org)
• Hyattsville author Sargeant defends dependence, dialogue (streetcarsuburbs.news)
• Toy Drives In Bowie: How To Make The Holidays Merry For Everyone (patch.com)

Bowie

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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