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Ellicott City Today: August 11

Head into the day a little more informed.

This is my kind of weather. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures should peak at 83 degrees and skies will be cloud-free. The temperature should drop to the high 50s overnight, with skies remaining clear.
If someone you care about has Alzheimer's and you have questions about the disease or ideas to help others manage, you may want to attend the Alzheimer's Town Hall Meeting tomorrow from 6 - 8 p.m. at Howard County General Hospital's Wellness Center.  For more info call the Office on Aging: 410-313-6410.
The county's Human Rights Commission is holding a public hearing tonight at 7 in the George Howard Building. Call for more information: 410-313-6430.
Road work is expected to lead to lane closures on Interstate 70 at St. John's Lane for about a month beginning today. The left shoulder and left-most lane on I-70 westbound, and two lanes and the right shoulder on the eastbound side will be closed for about a month. Work is scheduled for Mon. - Thu. from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the eastbound side of the road and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the westbound side.
--And ... On this day in 1921, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley, most famous for his book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family," was born. Read his New York Times obituary, from 1992, here


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