Update, 8/31 5:15 a.m.
All schools are open for business this morning except Altholton High School.
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Another beautiful, post-hurricane day today with sunny skies and temperatures expected to hit 84 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should drop to the low 60s tonight with partly cloudy skies.
As of today, all Howard County Public School students should be back in the classroom ... except at three schools. As of yesterday evening, Altholton and Glenelg High Schools and Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School were still without power. Check HCPSS.org at 5:15 a.m. for updates. A recorded telephone message will also be available at 410-313-6600 and 410-313-6666.
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The county's Department of Public Works is hosting a workshop and seeking public input on . The worksession is tonight from 5 to 8 at the Dorsey Building, 9250 Bendix Road in Columbia.
Did you lose food when the power went out? Restock the fridge with fresh, local produce and vegetables at the Ellicott City Farmers Market at from 2 - 6 p.m. Check the Economic Development Authority's harvest calendar to find out what's in season.
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And ... On this day in 1920, the first newsradio program was broadcast. Detroit's 8MK, now WWJ Newsradio 950, broadcast election returns.
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