Havre de Grace Responds to Government Shutdown

When Patch asked how people were coping with the government shutdown Tuesday, Dot Hines said: "I'm baking cookies!"

At Sweet Devotion, the cupcakery and cafe on Route 40 that specializes in lunch, the reality of the government shutdown wasn't as sweet.

Customers' orders reflected the uncertainty in Washington, according to Sweet Devotion staff, who relayed a call coming in like this: "We want a bulk order for tomorrow. If the government is closed, we won't need it."

Havre de Grace-based radio station WXCY said it was sending “good thoughts out to those in our listening area who are affected.”

In response, several WXCY fans said they or their loved ones were working without pay Monday.

“My husband gets to work for free today at APG...thanks government!” Mike-Vickie Davis posted on the Havre de Grace radio station’s Facebook page.

“For me it means I will work for free,” John Raff said.

Some services that were free aren't available during the shutdown. For example, have you tried checking the weather in Havre de Grace? If you're using the National Weather Service site, then you will have to find somewhere else to get the forecast.