🌱Homework Helpers + Mayor Of Baltimore Contracts Covid

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Catonsville Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Humid; an afternoon t-storm. High: 75 Low: 64.

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Here are the top stories in Catonsville and nearby communities today:

1. The mayor of Baltimore has tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Brandon M. Scott took two tests on Friday and received the positive results on Monday, after a weekend of participating in outdoor events. The mayor is working with health officials on contact tracing, since he attended the Parade of Latino Nations on Eastern Avenue on Sunday and on Saturday he attended soft opening for the St. Francis Neighborhood Center on Linden Avenue as well as a groundbreaking for Parity Homes in Harlem Park. (Baltimore Patch)
2. Firefighters and a hazardous materials crews responded to a fuel spill on Monday in south Baltimore. Officials say an unknown amount of diesel fuel spilled into the Curtis Creek and the Cabin Branch waterways off the 6200 block of Pennington Avenue. Crews from the Maryland Department of the Environment and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted city fire units in trying to contain the spill. (WBAL TV Baltimore)
3. Catonsville High graduate AJ Robinson biked from Astoria, OR to Ocean City, MD to raise money for the Maryland Food Bank and Sunshine Division in Oregon. (Daily Advent)
4. Richard Paul "Dick" Mueller, founder of the Baltimore-area engineering firm Mueller Associates has died. (Baltimore Sun)
5. Elementary students can get free homework help at Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church every Tuesday in Oct. (Catonsville Patch)

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Today in Catonsville:

• Homework Helpers - Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church (4:00 PM)

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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.