🌱 Patch AM: Where Laurel residents can warm up when winter turns dangerous

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Laurel residents can warm up when winter turns dangerous
• How a Laurel Park winner just shattered a North American turf record
• How a Laurel apartment fire fits into Maryland’s arson surge

Also on today's calendar: Friday, 11:30am and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 44 and low of 33 degrees.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, temps: high: 50, low: 37.
• Wednesday: Breezy with sun, then clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How to get ready for winter in Maryland: Warming shelters, pet care and safety tips (thebanner.com) — Laurel residents can use the Maryland City at Russett library on Russett Common as a warming center during bitter cold, along with other Anne Arundel County sites. The guide also walks you through winter emergency alerts, home and car prep, and how to keep pets safe when temperatures plunge across Central Maryland.
   

• Wolfie's Dynaghost Sets North American Course Record In Ft. Lauderdale (paulickreport.com) — A standout turf horse just added a win at Gulfstream Park to a hot streak that already includes a summer stakes victory on the grass at Laurel Park. The 7‑year‑old gelding Wolfie’s Dynaghost set a North American course record at 1⅛ miles, likely earning a spot in January’s Pegasus Turf and further boosting jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.’s record-setting season.
   

• Man sentenced to 60 years after throwing Molotov cocktail into Howard County apartment (cbsnews.com) — Howard County prosecutors detailed a 60-year sentence for a Columbia man involved in a 2022 firebombing, and also highlighted a recent arson that displaced residents from a Laurel apartment on Muirkirk Road. Fire crews quickly knocked down the Laurel blaze, and the suspect there faces arson and related charges. The story underscores a troubling pattern of serious arson cases across Maryland.
   

📸 Around Laurel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laurel

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Wednesday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House, 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl, Laurel
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• National Gallery of Art Drop Off, DC
  Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
  10:00 am
• Book Discussion: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
  Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room)
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Lunch Social at the Cabana
  Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
  1:00 pm
• Christmas Giveaway
  Laurel, MD Calendar , 8305 Crystal Drive Unit 107 , Laurel
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Adjusted Collection Schedule for Christmas
  Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
  8:00 am

Friday December 26

• Friday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Monday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:30 am
• Photos with Santa
  Laurel, MD Calendar
  4:00 pm
• Holiday Movie
  Laurel, MD Calendar
  6:00 pm
• LARS Laurel Lights Walk
  Laurel, MD Calendar
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - In-person
  Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My daughters car got stolen last night 12/20/2025 at 3:10am in front of our house at 923 Nichols Dr.
  it happened after 11pm. if anyone has cameras around 11pm or after please reach out to me!!!!! It’s a 2019 Kia Optima - White!!! TAG number 7GT4099… (Nextdoor Old Town Laurel)
• FOUND CAT: This orange and white cat was found on Philip Court in Laurel on December 19.
  If you know who this cat belongs to, please contact Laurel Cats at 301-886-0161. If no owner is identified by January 2, 2026, this cat will be made… (Nextdoor Laurel)

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1007) in Laurel. Apply here.
• BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• Nigerian National Convicted by Federal Jury of Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Unauthorized Access to Protected Computer (databreaches.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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