🌱 Patch AM: How a Dundalk trucker’s spare $10 became $50,000.

Hi Dundalk! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Dundalk trucker's spare $10 became $50,000.
• What will county control mean for the Dundalk Swim Center?

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $50K lottery jolt hits truck driver during routine delivery stop (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Dundalk truck driver turned a routine delivery stop into a $50,000 Maryland Lottery win after spending a spare $10 on a FAST PLAY Big Win ticket. He bought the ticket in Severna Park, double-checked it at two more retailers, and finally celebrated after confirming the five-figure prize.
   

• Baltimore County breaks ground on first-ever public splash pad (wmar2news.com) — Baltimore County is building its first public splash pad in Owings Mills, while also assuming control of the Dundalk and Randallstown Swim Centers as part of a broader aquatics push. Dundalk swimmers can expect county-led changes at their local facility as the new water-play options roll out over the next few years.
   

📸 Around Dundalk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dundalk

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Monday August 24
• Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
  Battle Monument Dundalk, MD 21222
Tuesday August 25
• Systemwide Professional Development Activities
  Battle Monument Dundalk, MD 21222
Wednesday August 26
• Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
  Battle Monument Dundalk, MD 21222
Thursday August 27
• Orientation for Students Entering Grades 6 and 9
  Battle Monument Dundalk, MD 21222
Friday August 28
• Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
  Battle Monument Dundalk, MD 21222
Saturday September 5
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Back to School BBQ + Meet the Teacher
  City Neighbors Hamilton Baltimore, MD 21214
  3:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• The Fulfillment Experience →
  Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Ln, Brooklyn Park
  5:00 pm
• CANDYMAN & The Baltimore Show PARTYTIME @ RACERS' CAFE` →
  Racers' Cafe, 7732 Harford Rd, Parkville
  6:30 pm
• Midnite Run at McAvoys Parkville →
  McAvoy's Sports Bar and Restaurant, 2531 Putty Hill Ave, Parkville
  8:30 pm
Monday August 24
• First Day of School!
  City Neighbors Hamilton Baltimore, MD 21214
• Kindergarten Conferences
  Millersville , MD 21108

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pet euthanasia.
  Does anyone know where to get reasonable pet euthanasia near Dundalk? This is for an elderly animal being treated for an illness and at the end… (Nextdoor Historic Dundalk)

• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Dundalk. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Dundalk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dundalk here.

🗞 Nearby News

Essex

• Certified Home Nursing Solutions holds ribbon-cutting ceremony in Essex (nottinghammd.com)
• New associate eastern vicar appointed to succeed Monsignor O'Connor (catholicreview.org)

Rosedale

• Aug. 20 Police Blotter: Burglaries, armed robberies, and assaults reported in northeast Baltimore County (nottinghammd.com)
• Medicaid Psychotherapy Spending Up 156% (bhbusiness.com)

Middle River

• Low water pressure advisory issued for parts of Middle River, Essex (nottinghammd.com)
• Man accused of fleeing Dickson City police, ICE agent (wcexaminer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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