Rain is in the forecast for most of the day with high temperatures nearing 54 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, the rain will continue into tonight, when temperatures drop just a few degrees.
Howard County Public Schools will be closing three hours early again today and there will be no pre-kindergarten or after-school recreation programs. Middle and elementary schools are holding parent-teacher conferences. High school teachers will have a professional development day.
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And ... On this day in 1809 the first patent for a writing pen was granted just down the road, in Baltimore to Peregrine Williamson.
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