🌱 Pizza Chain Opening+ Drug Bust Arrest + Report A Concern

Get on up, Glen Burnie! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, Oct. 15 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in Glen Burnie.

First, today's weather:

Warm and humid with sunshine. High: 81 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Glen Burnie today:

1. Pittsburgh pizza chain opening: Pittsburgh-based Vocelli Pizza is opening a new location in Owings Mills. The new space at 9623 Reisterstown Road marks the company's 88th franchise store and 18th location in Maryland. Other Baltimore-area stores are located in Edgewater, Eldersburg, Ellicott City and Glen Burnie. Vocelli Pizza will join a strip of retailers including Abass Vapors, a hookah store; and the Owings Mills Veterinary Center. The store is also across the street from the Valley Centre shopping mall, which includes tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Michaels and Aldi. (WBAL TV Baltimore)
2. Glen Burnie man arrested after drug bust: Police announced that they arrested a Glen Burnie man last Thursday in Severn after catching him with suspected drugs. Officers identified the arrestee as 19-year-old Markece Brown. Authorities stopped Brown's vehicle around 1 a.m. near Durness Court and Stillmeadows Drive. The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it conducted a probable search and found 10.93 grams of suspected crack cocaine and 58.67 grams of suspected marijuana. (Glen Burnie Patch)
3. Glen Burnie Fire Department: Anne Arundel County is committed to being responsive to our citizen's needs. There are several methods for citizens to report issues and concerns to be addressed in your community. Reporting concerns from your computer and mobile device is easy to do and it's an extra option to get in contact with authorities. (Anne Arundel Fire Department)

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Today in Glen Burnie:

• Family Open House. (All Day)
• Free Drive-In Movie Night. (7 p.m.)
• Pep Boys Speed Shop Meet. (6 p.m.)
• The Reagan Years performs at Cancun Cantina. (6 p.m.)

Glen Burnie Patch Notebook

• Anne Arundel County Police: "AACOPD Officers continue their ride with the Police Unity Tour today through Annapolis on their way to National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty." (Instagram)
• AA County Schools - AACPS: "Arundel High School — When a senior selects you, the head football coach as her favorite character for Spirit Week! (Instagram)
• Anne Arundel Community College: "Find out what kind of leader you are at the River Hawks Rise student leadership conference. You can attend any number of the sessions next week on Oct. 19 and 20!" (Instagram)
• Anne Arundel County Library: "Seven day loans are back! These exclusive stickers are reserved for the most popular new titles. When you find one, you know you're in for a treat.⁠ ⁠ (Have you heard about Pulitzer prize winner Colson Whitehead's new bestseller, 'Harlem.')" (Instagram)

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Events:

• Historic Candlelight Ghost Stories Tour. (Oct.16)
• Columbia Bluegrass Festival - feat: The Seldom Scene. (Oct. 17)
• Anne Arundel County Walk to End Alzheimer's. (Oct.17)
• Is Solar Right For Me? (Oct. 21)
• HARVEST DAY at Hampton National Historic Site. (Oct.23)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelor Degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the 'Mariposa Ministry", a non-profit family assistance program. One of her strongest believes is Jesus Christ and when she is not Parenting, Teaching or reading, she is writing. One of her favorites quotes is " The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"- Eleanor Roosevelt.

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