🌱 Baltimore County Teacher Shortage + Local Residents Save Deer

Good morning, Catonsville! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 80 Low: 48.

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Here are the top stories today in Catonsville:

1. On Thursday, Baltimore County held a job fair at Catonsville High School to address the district's worsening teacher shortage. The fair helped fill nearly 300 local teacher vacancies, but Cindy Sexton, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, describes these types of events as a "band aid solution" to a "critical problem" in the education sector. Many factors, including low salaries, large workloads, and a declining interest in teaching, are contributing to the growing shortage of educators. (WMAR)
2. Catonsville residents worked together to save a deer with a bucket stuck on its head. Karen Ebrahim first spotted the deer in her backyard and posted on Nextdoor to seek help from neighbors. A neighbor and members of Ebrahim's landscaping service eventually cornered the deer into her stairwell and finally removed the bucket. (Baltimore Fishbowl)
3. Decomposing jack-o'-lantern creeping you out? Share the fall bounty from Baltimore County pumpkin fields and patches with local critters. Try these six helpful hints for recycling carved pumpkins for birds and wildlife in Catonsville. (Catonsville Patch)
4. Baltimore County will launch an online platform for filing all construction permits beginning Nov. 1. Paper applications will no longer be accepted as the County continues its efforts to modernize its government and more efficiently and effectively serve residents. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Catonsville:

• Makers Market at the Clubhouse (10:00 AM)
• Celebrate Boss's Day With 15 Percent Off Flowers And Gifts (9:00 PM)
• Catonsville High School Class of'71 50th Reunion (9:00 AM)
• Pine Cone Critters crafting event at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum (1:00 PM)
• WPCRO Fundraising Dance (8:00 PM)

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• Celebrate Boss's Day With 15 Percent Off Flowers And Gifts (October 16)
• [Webinar] Is Solar Right For Me? (October 21)
• HARVEST DAY at Hampton National Historic Site (October 23)
• American Heroes Benefit and Festival (October 29)
• Autumn Festival at The Mandala School (October 30)
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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.