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In today's newsletter:

• What city land might Amtrak take for the new rail bridge?
• Fire seriously damages Havre de Grace home, resident airlifted for treatment

Also on today's calendar: Tea Under The Sea and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Details of the Havre de Grace Amtrak land deal are still unclear (harfordcountysun.com) — City leaders in Havre de Grace are weighing an Amtrak land deal that could shift ownership or long-term use of still-undisclosed city properties for the massive Susquehanna River Rail Bridge replacement. Residents are pressing for maps, prices, and clarity on impacts like the Lewis Lane Bridge, while Amtrak continues environmental studies and historic preservation work ahead of a 2036 completion target.
   

• Man Flown To Hospital After Fire Breaks Out In Havre De Grace Home (patch.com) — A Havre de Grace resident was airlifted to the hospital after firefighters battled a fast-moving blaze that started in a back bedroom of his one-story home. Crews from Susquehanna Hose Company and several neighboring departments contained the fire before it spread to the house next door, after the resident and a neighbor first noticed smoke while talking outside.
   

📸 Around Havre de Grace

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Havre de Grace

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Tea Under The Sea →
  Aberdeen Fire Department - Station 1, 21 N Rogers St, Aberdeen
  11:00 am
• Free Community Screening of Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse Honors Harford County Resident and C →
  Cultural Center at the Opera House, 121 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Needle Felt your Pet! →
  Nook of Knots, etc, 331 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Volunteer Day
  Steppingstone Farm Museum 461 Quaker Bottom Rd, Havre De Grace, MD 21078
• Textured Blooms Painting Workshop →
  Nook of Knots, etc, 331 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  12:00 pm
• DIY Fall Soap →
  Nook of Knots, etc, 331 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  3:00 pm
• David Clark's ALL ABOUT JOEL: Billy Joel Tribute →
  STAR Centre, 700 Congress Ave, Havre De Grace
  8:00 pm
• ALL ABOUT JOEL: Billy Joel Celebration at the STAR Centre, MD →
  STAR Centre, 700 Congress Ave, Havre De Grace
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Honoring Jack's Legacy - Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse →
  Cultural Center at the Opera House, 121 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  2:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Old Bay Improv Comedy Night →
  Harford Vineyard & Winery, 1311 Jarrettsville Rd
  7:30 am
• Havre de Grace Mosaic 250 America →
  Cultural Center at the Opera House, 121 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Havre de Grace Mosaic 250 America →
  Cultural Center at the Opera House, 121 N Union Ave, Havre De Grace
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Harford County Public Library Foundation Elects New Executive Committee Leadership, New Board Member —Theresa Wiseman Read on Patch
• Cecil College's celebrates Class of 2026 Accelerated Nursing Program —Richard Haubert Read on Patch

• Horizon Services posted a job opening for Residential Plumbing Technician - MUST Have Plumbing Journeyman's License in Havre De Grace. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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