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🌱 Patch AM: How an Ellicott City resident was killed in a Route 40 crash
And on the Ellicott City Patch calendar - RENTAL - McDonald Family

Good day Ellicott City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Ellicott City resident was killed in a Route 40 crash
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler; a little morning rain, temps: high: 57, low: 23.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 70-year-old Ellicott City man killed, others injured in 2-vehicle crash (thebanner.com) — A 70-year-old Ellicott City resident, Kelvin Bennett, died after a two-vehicle crash Monday evening in Aberdeen, where he was a passenger in a Nissan Maxima. Two other men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, and authorities from Aberdeen Police and Harford County are still investigating the cause of the collision.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellicott City
- RENTAL - McDonald Family
Ellicott Meadows Community , 3010 Homeland Way , Ellicott City
Friday December 26
📣 Ellicott City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Star Wars Unlimited
Savage Mill , 8600 Foundry St , Savage
6:30 pm - OMHS/OMMS Winter Choir Concert
Oakland Mills High Columbia, MD 21045
7:00 pm - Winter Theater Performance at WLMS
Wilde Lake Middle Columbia, MD 21044
7:00 pm - Columbia Orchestra (Winter Concert)
Jim Rouse Theatre and Performing Arts Center , 5460 Trumpeter Rd , Columbia - Book Talk: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Glenwood 50+ Center , 2400 MD-97 , Cooksville
10:00 am - Wine & Bine HAPPY HOUR
Drama MaMa Bookshop , 8600 Foundry St Suite G8 , Savage
3:00 pm - Christmas Cookie Decorating Class & Milkshakes!
The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar Old Ellicott City , 8225 Main St , Ellicott City
6:30 pm - Chris Tolentino: Live @ BierBath
BierBath , 1213 Liberty Rd B-4 , Sykesville
7:00 pm - Performing/Visual Arts (Rain Date)
Milford Mill Academy Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
8:00 am - Saturday Adventures
Eldersburg Branch Library , 6400 Hemlock Drive , Eldersburg
10:00 am - A Motown Christmas
The Collective Encore , 10221 Wincopin Cir , Columbia
1:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Left my cell phone on the lumber rack at Ellicott City Home Depot yesterday.
Two hours later I discovered it lost. Found it at the lost and found . To whomever turned it in I thank you a million times. (Nextdoor Font Hill Wetland Park) - Baltimore County police report a suspicious death of a man found behind the Giant Food Store in Parkville, with no apparent foul play involved.
5:13PM on Dec 17: Baltimore County Police are investigating a suspicious death reported behind the Parkville Giant store on Harford Road. (Nextdoor )
- Bambini Montessori Academy posted a job opening for Infant Toddler Teacher in Ellicott City. Apply here.
- Alice Kwon - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member in Ellicott City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellicott City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Catonsville
- Indian bakery, Japanese restaurant coming to Catonsville (thedailyrecord.com)
- Damye Hahn of Faidley's Seafood talks holiday spirits, shipping and crab cakes for Christmas (baltimorepositive.com)
- How early education provider Keanna Sanders is helping families facing financial uncertainty (thegrio.com)
Owings Mills
- Councilman introduces "Trust Act" bill package to establish guardrails amid federal immigration crackdown (wmar2news.com)
Ok Ellicott City! 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
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