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🌱 Patch AM: 23rd Annual MD State BBQ Bash Returns To Bel Air
Also check out Glow In The Dark Nights At The Corn Maze on the Bel Air Patch calendar

Hello Bel Air! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Downtown Bel Air fires up for massive state barbecue showdown
- Why a Bel Air bank's night cleaner grabbed her dog and ran
Also on today's calendar: Glow In The Dark Nights At The Corn Maze and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 23rd Annual MD State BBQ Bash Returns To Bel Air (patch.com) — Bel Air residents can look forward to the 23rd annual MD State BBQ Bash downtown this weekend, featuring professional and amateur barbecue competitions, live music and family activities along Bond Street. Organized by the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, the event highlights local small businesses, draws tens of thousands of visitors, and donates alcohol-service tips to several area nonprofits.
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• She Brought Her Dog To Her Night Shift Job And Fled After In The Middle Of It After Some Creepy Things Happened (chipchick.com) — A cleaner describes taking a side job at an old bank in Bel Air and quickly quitting after a string of unsettling late-night experiences, from disembodied voices to moving ropes and phantom touches. She eventually fled mid-shift with her dog, and other commenters chimed in with their own stories of supposedly haunted banks, adding eerie color to a familiar Bel Air setting.
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📸 Around Bel Air
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bel Air
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★ Featured events ★
- Glow In The Dark Nights At The Corn Maze →
Maple Border Farm, 3000 White Hall Rd, White Hall
5:00 pm - Grand Opening Kore Total Gym →
101 N Bond St, Bel Air
8:00 am - Upper Shore Decoy Show →
Minker Banquet Hall, 920 Principio Furnace Rd, Perryville
9:00 am - 63rd Havre De Grace Art Show →
Tydings & Concord Point Parks, 352 Commerce St, Havre De Grace
10:00 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Bel Air Library's Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
Bel Air Library
10:00 am - The Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
Bel Air Library (100 E Pennsylvania Ave), Bel Air
10:00 am - Harriet's Happiest Halloween →
Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center, Chesapeake Theater
7:00 pm - Mary Kay Product Experience Session →
The Vine Natural Health Center, 9 Newport Dr
10:00 am - Bel Air Library's Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
Bel Air Library
10:00 am - Harriet's Happiest Halloween →
Harford Community College, Chesapeake Welcome Center, Chesapeake Theater
1:00 pm - Essential tremor support group →
McFaul Activity Center, 525 W MacPhail Rd, Bel Air
1:00 pm - Flow Together: A Partnered Stretch Workshop →
Wishing Star Farm & Wellness, 11323 Glen Arm Rd, Glen Arm
4:30 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Section of Harmony Church Road in Darlington to Be Closed for Approximately Three Weeks —Alexandra Walker Read on Patch
- Harford County's Jeff Judge in Investopedia: What AI is changing inside a Nasdaq 100 fund —Jeff Judge Read on Patch
- Forest Hill's Jeff Judge in Reuters: What the SEC's private-fund proposals mean for Harford County investors —Jeff Judge Read on Patch
- Harford County's Jeff Judge in CNBC: Why a lower car payment can cost more over time —Jeff Judge Read on Patch
- Harford County's Jeff Judge in Investopedia: A Nasdaq 100 fund is not diversification —Jeff Judge Read on Patch
- I was open yesterday for my first bakery cart pop-up day so video and photo are from yesterday.
I have a short workday today and normally I probably will not be able to open on Sundays, but I thought that I would since I had the time today I'll… (Nextdoor Bel Air North) - I lost my AirPods Pro 3 (left and right buds) on Monday around 6:30 am while walking to the bus stop on Royal Oak, they're white, and they may have fallen out of an open case.
If you've seen or found them, please message me. I'd really appreciate it! (Nextdoor Bright Oaks)
- Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Bel Air. Apply here.
- TransDev posted a job opening for Parts Manager in Bel Air. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bel Air here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fallston
- One hospitalized following rollover crash in Fallston (nottinghammd.com)
Aberdeen
- Aberdeen Legion's Crab and Bull Feast Is the All-You-Can-Eat Event You Didn't Know You Needed (harfordcountysun.com)
Towson
- Officials Begin Using Susquehanna River To Supplement MD Water Supply (patch.com)
Ok Bel Air! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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