Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
Monday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4th Community Garden In Howard Co. Unveiled (patch.com) — Ellicott City residents now have access to Howard County's fourth community garden, a 126-plot site on Old Montgomery Road that includes 25 ADA-accessible raised beds. The new garden, the first outside Columbia, expands opportunities for local families, therapeutic recreation programs and the food bank to grow fresh produce while building community close to home.
• Respiratory Illnesses On The Rise: See What's Circulating, Find Vaccines In MD (patch.com) — Howard County is ramping up free flu shot clinics, including convenient walk-up locations in Ellicott City at Dar Al-Taqwa Mosque and the Miller Branch Library. With experts predicting a moderately severe respiratory season, residents are urged to get vaccinated soon, as COVID-19 and flu activity remain low but are starting to rise across Maryland.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Ellicott City. Apply here.
Ace Hardware posted a job opening for ARG Cashier in Ellicott City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellicott City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodlawn
Football Recap: Milford Mill Academy Extends Winning Streak Against New Town (maxpreps.com)
Columbia
Old Montgomery Road is site of county's fourth community garden (baltimorefishbowl.com)
Black Flag Brewing Co. faces uncertain future in Columbia (thebanner.com)
On the Ground at the Power to the People Festival, a Day of Protest Music and Solidarity (wdctv.news)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!