Top 5: Ray Rice Visits, Walmart Denied Access, Pockets to Help Breast Cancer Patients

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1. Bel Air Walmart Denied Route 924 Main Entrance Access
The State Highway Administration (SHA) has denied the Bel Air Walmart access to Route 924 for its main entrance, citing traffic impacts as the main reason for the rejection.

2. Ravens' Ray Rice Surprises Bel Air High Students
Students at Bel Air High School got quite the surprise at an assembly on Tuesday when Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice walked into the gym.

3. Man Charged With Robbing Banks, Post Offices in Harford County
A Dundalk man has been charged by Harford County Sheriff's detectives in connection with several robberies dating to 2010 in Harford County.

4. Pretty Pockets: Gifts Inspired by Breast Cancer Patient to Help Others
After Maryanne Arthur underwent a bilateral mastectomy she invented Pretty Pockets—a discreet and spirited way to secure post-surgical drains. Her own family got involved in making them, and now the pockets are donated to St. Joseph Medical Center and cancer patients everywhere.

5. Shutdown Keeps Cub Scouts from Fort McHenry
The effects of the government shutdown on Oct. 1 have undoubtedly been felt all over Bel Air, as many people face furloughs and a myriad of inconveniences. But now the shutdown is affecting some of Bel Air’s youngest residents—Cub Scout Pack 564 with Saint Margaret’s.