🌱 Patch AM: 2026 Candidate Spotlight: Meet Paula S. Etting

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In today's newsletter:

• Bel Air mayor explains why she’s seeking a Harford County Council seat
• How a Bel Air court fight reshaped Harford’s tourism oversight

Also on today's calendar: Darlington Independence Day Parade and Fireworks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Candidate Spotlight: Meet Paula S. Etting (patch.com) — Bel Air residents can learn more about Mayor Paula S. Etting, who is running for Harford County Council District C after serving on the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners since 2021. She highlights her work balancing Bel Air’s budget, backing the town police, and tightening development rules, while outlining her positions on land use, schools, crime, transportation, and economic growth across Harford County.    

• Harford County Executive declares court victory over Visit Harford (wmar2news.com) — Harford County’s tourism funding fight reached a turning point in Bel Air as a circuit court judge ordered Visit Harford to repay more than $266,000 to County Executive Bob Cassilly’s administration. The ruling ends a nearly two-year legal battle over how tourism dollars were spent and reinforces Cassilly’s push for tighter oversight of publicly funded organizations.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bel Air

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 27

• Darlington Independence Day Parade and Fireworks →
  Francis Silver Park, 2124 Shuresville Rd, Darlington
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 22

• Board of Education Meeting
  Harford County Public Schools A.A. Roberty Building
  6:00 pm
• Bel Air Friends of HCPL Meeting
  Bel Air Branch Library Bel Air Library - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Public Hearing on Resolution 1273-26 →
  Town of Bel Air, MD Calendar, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Shadow Cats TNR Fundraiser →
  Vagabond Sandwich Company, 111 Thomas St, Bel Air
  10:00 am

Thursday June 25

• Spiritual Warfare Study: Join Our Free 9-Week L.A.M.B Class →
  The Vine Natural Health Center, 9 Newport Dr
  6:30 pm

Friday June 26

• Early Independence Day Free Community Celebration →
  Elevated Smiles Dentistry, 522 Rock Spring Rd, Bel Air
  1:00 pm
• Friday Night Bingo →
  Knights of Columbus at Newport Terrace, 23 Newport Drive, Forest Hill, MD 21050
  5:45 pm
• June Dysautonomia Meet & Greet →
  The Vine Natural Health Center, 9 Newport Dr
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• 2026 Classic Car Cruise Night →
  Harford Vineyard & Winery, 1311 Jarrettsville Rd
  4:00 pm

Sunday June 28

• Open House at the Hays House Museum →
  Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave, Bel Air
  9:00 am
• Snowball Mountain VBS →
  Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1515 Emmorton Rd, Bel Air
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bel Air Rotary Installs New Officers and Board —Greg Derwart Read on Patch

• I received a call from the debt program people looking at my profile.
  My question to them is who gave you permission to look at my personal profile. He said it came from Experence and I said but you didn't get my… (Nextdoor Bel Air North)
• Birders....
  here's that hawk that is not a Red Tail but maybe a Coopers or Red Shoulder Hawk... it and its mate just finished eating the eggs ...the crows chased… (Nextdoor Homestead Wakefield)

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in Bel Air. Apply here.
• Chuck E. Cheese - CEC Entertainment, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier - Cast Member in Bel Air. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bel Air here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Analysis: Wes Moore attacks the questions. He still won't answer them. (foxbaltimore.com)

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Aberdeen

• Maryland Senior State Team Championship (amateurgolf.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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