Top 5 Stories: Pit Bulls, Hot Dogs and Autopsy Reports

Plenty of stories filled the front page of Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch this week. Ranging from pit bulls to toxicology reports, here are the top five stories of the week.

No. 1—Alleged Pit Bull Attacks Boy During Lacrosse Practice

In April, the Maryland Court of Appeals set a  when it announced that owners face increased liability if their dog attacks—labeling them definitively . 

Less than two weeks after the court’s opinion was released, a parent said a pit bull attacked and bit a boy at Tracey’s Elementary School during a peewee lacrosse practice.

No. 2—

Hundreds of parents and teachers in support of a fully funded school system at the Anne Arundel County budget hearing on Monday night.

An estimated 800 people, many of whom were from south county, filled the auditorium at  with applause after dozens of parents testified before the County Council during the second hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2013.

The County Council holds the purse strings for the school system, which takes up $572 million of the county's proposed $1.2 billion budget.

No. 3—

While sitting beside his wife on a New York City bus, heard a jet roar in the sky overhead and then strike the skyscraper. The tragic events of Sept. 11 convinced him that life was too short to remain in a career that no longer fueled his passions. 

"After that, more than ever, I needed to be more true to my family and more true to myself," Fisher said.

For Fisher, that meant opening a in Edgewater on Central Avenue.

No. 4—

More than 30 years ago, Annetta Spruill and her husband created an in Tracys Landing to empower children with agricultural knowledge and self-confidence.

This week, after three decades of committed dedication to children, the Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) named Spruill as the 2012 Volunteer of the Year, according to a MEDA release.

No. 5—

Brian McDevitt, a Pasadena man whose death earlier this year , had alcohol in his system and was when the car he was driving hit another car on Fort Smallwood Road, according to the Maryland Gazette.

McDevitt was the co-founder of Anne Arundel Breaking News and Events, a popular local Facebook page and web page.

McDevitt, 32, was traveling between at the time of the accident and had a blood-alcohol content of between .05 and .07 percent, according to documents obtained by the Gazette.