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🌱 Patch AM: How new state anti-poverty funds could reach Essex families
You won't want to miss St. Francis Pet Blessing on the Essex Patch calendar
Hello again Essex! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How new state anti-poverty funds could reach Essex families
- Why a Houston legend is coming up in Ravens-Titans talk
Also on today's calendar: St. Francis Pet Blessing and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 68, low: 57.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, rain possible, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Governor Moore Announces Historic Funding to Fight Child Poverty Through the ENOUGH Initiative (maryland.gov) — Essex families stand to benefit as Community Assistance Network in Essex, Baltimore County, is named among Maryland's ENOUGH Initiative grantees in a new $32 million anti-poverty funding round. Governor Wes Moore says the program is channeling record state and philanthropic dollars into high-poverty neighborhoods for food access, health care, and economic mobility, with Essex included alongside 29 other communities statewide. 
• I recognize those uniforms the Titans stole from Houston! (baltimorepositive.com) — If you're in Essex on Friday, local host Nestor Aparicio will be at Pizza John's handing out Maryland Lottery Ravens scratch-offs as part of his crab cake tour. In a wide-ranging football chat, he and Houston writer John McClain break down the Titans' struggles, Ravens' injuries and playoff prospects, Hall of Fame voting changes, and looming baseball labor tensions.
📸 Around Essex
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex
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★ Featured events ★
- St. Francis Pet Blessing →
St. John's Episcopal Church, 11901 Belair Rd, Kingsville
9:00 am - Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093,
9:30 am - Dog Rescue Designer Bag & Cash Bingo →
Elks Lodge 2266, 878 Stevenson Rd, Severn
5:00 pm - The Big Flea in Maryland →
Maryland State Fair Grounds, 2200 York Rd, Timonium
4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Glow Party!!! Glow on the Bay boat Party (21+ Event) →
Maryland Party Boat Charters, 1901 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex
7:30 pm - "BYOB Only" All Black First Friday Edition →
1909 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex
8:00 pm - Hart-Miller Island Run →
Essex MD - NAMI Family-to-Family Mental Health Class →
Essex Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1110 Eastern Boulevard, Essex
9:30 am - Sunday Crabs on the Bay →
1901 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex
12:30 pm - Chris Sacks Band →
Essex MD
3:00 pm - NAMI Family Support Group in Essex →
Essex Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1110 Eastern Boulevard, Essex - Security Guard Card 12 Hour Class Tuesday-Session →
422 A Eastern Blvd, Essex
9:30 am - Security Guard Card 12 Hour Class Wednesday Session →
422 A Eastern Blvd, Essex
9:30 am - Security Guard License Renewal 8 Hour Class →
422 A Eastern Blvd, Essex
9:30 am - Varsity Soccer vs Rockbridge →
11723 Eastern Ave, Essex
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
📣 Essex Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Essex PatchAM possible:
- All Nite Sewer & Drain Cleaning, LLC — 4435647774
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mount Carmel Celebrates Growth and Investment with Completion of Phase I HVAC Project —Alexander J Brylske Read on Patch
- FOUND!
SHE IS SAFE AT HOME WITH US! a lovely angel found her not far from our place. She will be getting a new collar with identification and we will never… (Nextdoor Hartland Village) - Lost Dog, Atlas/Female missing her Right Eye.
She has a cough and is microchipped so a vet or animal shelter can scan her and get her home to us. We left the back door open and she must have… (Nextdoor Hartland Village)
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Dundalk. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Home Team Supervisor in White Marsh. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middle River
- Mixed-use developments surging in MD — but not without challenges (thedailyrecord.com)
- How Managed IT Services Help Baltimore Businesses (baltimorepostexaminer.com)
- Middle River career fair connects job seekers to new opportunities in Baltimore County (wmar2news.com)
Dundalk
- Dundalk Community Calendar: October 1 (somdnews.com)
- CCBC investing $28M to expand automotive technology center in Catonsville (wmar2news.com)
- Harbor Stone Advisors Retained as Exclusive Advisor to Market Liberty Springs Apartments (citybiz.co)
Baltimore
- Old Bay Maker Advances Merger Plans, Targets $600M In Annual Savings (patch.com)
Ok Essex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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