Havre de Grace Patch Readers: Thanks For Helping Us Grow

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Thank you, Havre de Grace Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

Almost eight years ago, Havre de Grace Patch went online. We've come a long way since Oct. 18, 2010, and you are a big reason why.

Havre de Grace Patch is lucky to have a vibrant community of contributors; we see you on the calendar, the bulletin board and jobs section.

Last month, Havre de Grace Patch recorded 28,987 unique visitors. That figure, compiled and verified through Google Analytics, includes desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and app users. That's a lot of readers — especially for a city that the U.S. Census Bureau reports has a population of 13,576 people!

In August alone, more than 4,500 people visited the calendar on Havre de Grace Patch. It's the place to go if you want to know about upcoming happenings, like these:

• 2nd Annual Wine & Jazz Festival at Hutchins Park on Sept. 22
• Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise on Black Eyed Susan Paddleboat on Sept. 22
• WAGE Connection 2018 Employment Expo in Aberdeen on Sept. 28
• Havre de Grace Out of the Darkness Walk at Tydings Park on Sept. 29

It makes sense that so many people visit the calendar on Havre de Grace Patch. From First Fridays to parades to festivals to museums, there is always something going on; and nowhere more beautiful to take in the sights than the city at the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.

Here are some of our top stories of the summer on Havre de Grace Patch:

• Havre de Grace Among Best Places To Raise A Child: Survey
• City Shines Red In Tribute To Firefighter Nathan Flynn
• HdG Police Captain Raps For Lip Sync Challenge
• Conowingo Dam Gates Open, Evacuations End
• HdG Teen Indicted In Murder Of Maleigha Solonka
• Coakley's Cornerstone Now Open In Havre de Grace

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Want to post on Havre de Grace Patch? Sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can publish articles, events, jobs and announcements. Just follow the "rules of Patch":

• No abusive content.
• Keep it local.
• No commercial spam.
• Be awesome.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message out on Havre de Grace Patch or nearby Patches, visit our advertising page or email Richard Sands at richard.sands@patch.com.

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Contact Your Editor

Have a news tip? Contact Havre de Grace Patch editor Elizabeth Janney at elizabeth.janney@patch.com.

Learn About Patch

Havre de Grace Patch is part of a broad network, among 50 Patches in Maryland and more than 1,200 Patch sites nationwide.

Patch is also among the 100 most popular websites in the United States, ranking 91st on the list of most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa.

Again, thank you for reading, posting, commenting, sharing and participating as Havre de Grace Patch continues to grow!

Photos by Elizabeth Janney.