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Bigger Bay Bridge Requested By Anne Arundel + Wrongful Imprisonment Nets $421K Payout

Anne Arundel County lawmakers want to build a new bay bridge with eight lanes. Plus, a Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned got $421,000.

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WTOP journalist Dick Uliano reported that the Anne Arundel County Council passed a resolution Monday supporting a new bay bridge with eight least eight lanes.
WTOP journalist Dick Uliano reported that the Anne Arundel County Council passed a resolution Monday supporting a new bay bridge with eight least eight lanes. (Elizabeth Janney/Patch)

Hi there, Annapolis! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, Thursday's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 73 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Annapolis:

  1. Maryland board OKs added $421K for wrongly imprisoned man (Associated Press)
  2. $55 million dollars worth of bathrooms coming to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (Fox Baltimore)
  3. Key commission approves sports betting at Maryland's three largest casinos (wmar2news.com)
  4. 2 Md. counties by the bay call for 1 bigger Chesapeake Bay Bridge (WTOP)
  5. Maryland redistricting panel plans to release draft maps (Associated Press)

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Thursday in Annapolis:

  • Wye River Upper School Virtual Speaker Series: How to Pay for School Tuition (6:00 PM)
  • Fitness Steps - Maryland State Parks (8:00 AM)
  • AM Stretch - Maryland State Parks (8:00 AM)
  • Access to CDFI Lending: What is a CDFI & Lender Roundtable (9:30 AM)
  • 29th Annual Weems & Plath Tent Sale! (10:00 AM)
  • Senior Walk - Maryland State Parks (10:30 AM)
  • Estate sale and Thrift sale m-thu 1-4pm sat 7-11am cash only 443 569 2290 (1:00 PM)
  • Cruiser Cycling - Maryland State Parks (5:00 PM)

Annapolis Patch Notebook

  • National Park Service Chesapeake Bay: "Could the Maryland Zebras survive our cold winters in the region? They very likely can!" (Facebook)
  • Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS): "We are all so excited that Ms. Jing Dai, World Language Teacher at Meade High School and 2021 AACPS Teacher of the Year, is a finalist for Maryland State Teacher of the Year 2021-2022. Please remember to tune in tomorrow, October 7th, at..." (Facebook)
  • National Park Service Chesapeake Bay: "The Maryland Dove was one of two ships which brought English colonizers to North America in 1634. Hundreds of years later, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has taken up the task to construct a new Dove." (Facebook)
  • National Sailing Hall of Fame: "Sailing in America has been shaped by generations of individuals who have demonstrated the courage and conviction to plot their own courses, defy convention and redefine excellence. This year's induction class is a shining example. The a..." (Facebook)
  • Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks: "Beverly Triton Nature Park Impacted by Renovations Beverly Triton Nature Park will have no parking and limited access beginning Monday, October 11 for a park renovation and improvement project. The project includes realigning Triton Beac..." (Facebook)

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