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Central Maryland inmates launder bras for a cause
SKYESVILLE — After laundering 1,800 bras, Central Maryland Correctional Facility inmates carefully folded the garments and placed them in boxes destined for Maryland women’s shelters. The process was part of the “Bras for a Cause” event organized by Plaza Ford in Bel Air. For every bra collected in October, Plaza Ford contributed $1 to the […]
Shooter of 2 at Md. tavern gets life sentence
WESTMINSTER — A Westminster man is contesting his life sentence for fatally shooting a man and wounding another outside an Eldersburg tavern. The Carroll County Times reports that 25-year-old Jacob Bircher was sentenced Tuesday for the first-degree murder of David Garrett and the attempted first-degree murder of Gary Hale Jr. The Sykesville men were struck […]
Swim school sues Md. over chlorine regulations
WESTMINSTER — A swimming-school chain is suing the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene over the agency’s enforcement of chlorine limits. The Carroll County Times reported Tuesday that Fallston-based Kids First Swim Schools filed the lawsuit in Carroll County Circuit Court in Westminster. It also names the Carroll and Baltimore county health departments as […]
Lunch tours offer different way to see Carroll Co.
TANEYTOWN — To lifetime Carroll County residents, the history of the area may be something they take for granted. But to those just moving here or in surrounding counties, it might be interesting to learn that all of Uniontown is on the historic registry and that to drive through it used to cost 3 cents […]
Famous sculptor will add to Md. sculpture park
Antonio Tobias “Toby” Mendez, the sculptor who created the statues of Cal Ripken Jr. and other Orioles players at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, will be sculpting a bronze relief for the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library. Mendez will join two other artists in the Mary Lou Dewey Sculpture Park, located just […]
648,000 eggs a day: A look at Sauder’s farm in Hampstead
HAMPSTEAD — It takes three to four minutes for an egg to go through the process of washing, rinsing and sanitizing before it is packed into a carton of a dozen eggs and shipped off from Sauder’s Eggs. While business is busier during the spring, said Evan Fogarty, the operating manager of Sauder’s Eggs, it’s […]
Rural areas struggle to find Internet providers
ELDERSBURG — Lush hills and cornfields along acres of land mark Carroll County as a haven for people who want to get away from the city life and compact suburban developments — but finding reliable and affordable Internet can be a headache in rural areas. The problem is that many people live away from cable […]
Md. resident’s salted chocolate going national
SYKESVILLE — Salazon Chocolate Co. produces 350,000 chocolate bars a year, said owner Pete Truby, and as of March, will be available in Whole Foods Markets nearly nationwide, in addition to all Wegmans and regional health food stores. The cocoa beans in the chocolate come exclusively from the Dominican Republic, and the chocolate is manufactured […]
Carroll County opposes revealing citizen email links
WESTMINSTER — Carroll County is taking a stand against revealing private citizen email addresses. The Carroll County Times reports that the County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to seek state legislation prohibiting disclosure of personal email addresses in documents requested under the state’s Public Information Act. If the measure fails, the commissioners will seek to prohibit [...]
Sykesville makes progress toward military memorial
SYKESVILLE — The town of Sykesville is nearing a fundraising goal for a downtown memorial to military service members. The Carroll County Times reported Friday that donations total about $8,000. The goal is $10,000. A town committee is working with the local American Legion Post on the project’s design. It will include a “memory walk” […]
Carroll County halts school palm scanner installation
WESTMINSTER — Carroll County’s schools superintendent says he’s halting palm scanner installation in county schools until further notice. Superintendent Steve Guthrie made the announcement at a Board of Education meeting Wednesday. Parents have expressed privacy concerns about the scanners in cafeteria lines at some schools. School officials have said they hope to have the scanners [[...]
Carroll couple’s cheese a sheep trick
Tucked on the outskirts of New Windsor, Shepherds Manor Creamery is the first sheep dairy in Maryland, making artisan cheeses and delicate soaps from their sheep’s milk, which they sell at special events such as this weekend’s Maryland Wine Festival in Westminster. Ten years ago, owners Colleen and Michael Histon couldn’t have guessed that the […]
