🌱 Patch AM: How a Dundalk High classroom spawned a global metal radio station

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• How a Dundalk High classroom spawned a global metal radio station

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

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Underground radio, literally: Retired HS teacher runs station out of basement (wmar2news.com) — A former Dundalk High School teacher who spent 42 years in those classrooms now runs a global metal radio station that started right inside the school. Broadcasting as 97 Underground from his Catonsville basement, he's still championing local bands and keeping the station's Dundalk-born legacy alive for a worldwide audience of metal fans.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dundalk

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Monday August 24
• Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
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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

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
• Schools Open Grades 1 - 5
  Millersville , MD 21108
• Kindergarten Conferences
  Millersville , MD 21108
• First Day of School!
  City Neighbors Hamilton Baltimore, MD 21214

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🗞 Nearby News

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• New associate eastern vicar appointed to succeed Monsignor O'Connor (catholicreview.org)

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• Aug. 20 Police Blotter: Burglaries, armed robberies, and assaults reported in northeast Baltimore County (nottinghammd.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)
• What to do this weekend, including a '90s concert at Camden Yards and a pickle party (thebanner.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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