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🌱 Patch AM: How a new $800,000 grant will transform Essex’s community food center
And check out Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! on the Essex Patch calendar
Good morning Essex! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new $800,000 grant will transform Essex's community food center
Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE!.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AfriThrive secures $800,000 in federal funding to expand Ess... (afro.com) — An Essex community food center run by AfriThrive is getting an $800,000 federal boost to expand refrigeration, improve food handling, and add a nutrition education classroom, helping more local families access fresh produce. The Essex facility, opened in 2023, will now operate as a permanent, higher-capacity hub for food security across Baltimore County's immigrant and African diaspora communities. 
📸 Around Essex
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex
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★ Featured events ★
- Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093,
9:30 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- College Information Night 2026
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Cafeteria
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Soccer Scrimmage vs Arundel HS
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Upper Field
4:00 pm - Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs Marriotts Ridge HS
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Upper Field
4:00 pm - Badminton Scrimmage vs Towson HS
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Gym 2
4:00 pm - Field Hockey Scrimmage vs Dulaney HS
Eastern Technical High @ County Home Park
4:15 pm - Volleyball Scrimmage vs Mercy HS
Eastern Technical High @ Mercy High School
4:15 pm - First Full Day of Kindergarten (Transportation Begins)
Crossroads Center Middle River, MD 21220 - Bowleys On The Bay →
Bowley's on the Bay, 800 Chester Rd, Middle River
6:00 pm - Music BINGO with Braintease Games →
Skipjack's Crab Deck, 818 Bowleys Quarters Rd, Middle River
7:00 pm - Field Hockey Scrimmage vs Catholic HS
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Upper Field
5:00 pm - College Information Night 2026
Eastern Technical High Eastern Tech Cafeteria
6:00 pm - Varsity Girls Soccer vs Concordia Prep HS
Eastern Technical High @ Eastern Regional Park
4:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- good morning it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood 🙈 it's a lil chilly out here.
but my plants has it first tomatoes and my peppers are coming. (Nextdoor Fox Ridge)
- Wendy's - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Essex. Apply here.
- Store 8540 - Rosedale posted a job opening for Customer Service Supervisor in Rosedale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dundalk
- 13th Hour Haunted House in Wharton makes USA TODAY's best list (nj.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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