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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Towson Student Given Home Detention After Fatal 2025 Crosswalk Crash: Report (patch.com) — Towson residents are learning that a 22-year-old Towson University student has been sentenced to 18 months of home detention and community service for a November 2025 crosswalk crash at Towsontown Boulevard West and Emerson Drive. Prosecutors had sought a stiffer penalty after the red-light violation killed 32-year-old Jordan Sachs and his dog, while the victim's mother publicly criticized the sentence as too lenient.
2. Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Towson (patch.com) — Baltimore County Police have identified the 21-year-old man fatally shot on Mylander Lane in Towson, the only deadly shooting they handled over the weekend. Investigators are still piecing together what happened and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives or use the county's iWATCH online tip portal.
3. Out-of-state tuition to decrease for students starting fall 2027 (thetowerlight.com) — Starting in fall 2027, Towson University will cut tuition for out-of-state students from Mid-Atlantic states, aiming to attract more geographically diverse students to its Towson campus. Officials say the shift supports the university's access mission while keeping most current students in-state, though exact 2027–28 prices won't be set until March 2027.
4. Help Fill the House for domestic abuse survivors in Maryland. Here's what to bring. (wmar2news.com) — Towson residents can directly support domestic abuse survivors when House of Ruth Maryland and WMAR-2 host their Fill the House donation drive at Towson Place's Weis parking lot on October 14. From new bedding and towels to kitchenware, diapers, and toiletries, organizers are collecting essentials locally and at 16 Weis locations across the region, including the Putty Hill Avenue store in Towson.
5. More Maryland hospitals are removing fallopian tubes to prevent cancer (thebanner.com) — Patients using Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson are increasingly being offered fallopian tube removal during other abdominal surgeries to sharply reduce ovarian cancer risk. The article explains how GBMC and other Maryland hospitals are adopting this preventive approach, ongoing efforts in Annapolis to secure insurance coverage, and what local patients should consider before choosing the procedure.
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