Mind your pints, the third annual Carroll County Beer Week commences Monday, Sept. 25, with five days of brew-related activities throughout Carroll, all leading up to the 12th annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30. And as has been the case since the launch of Beer Week in...
David Hemler, a certified financial planner practitioner and advisor at Puckett & Sturgill Financial Group, in Westminster, has been awarded the premier professional designation of Master Planner Advanced Studies from the College for Financial Planning. This advanced designation is currently awarded...
Emily Kelly and Christian Bencie were married July 15, 2017, at St. John Catholic Church. Maid of honor was Maria Kelly, of Westminster, sister of the bride. Best man was Drew Bencie, of Vineland, New Jersey, brother of the groom. The reception was at The Riding Club, Westminster. After a honeymoon...
Krystal Burford and Brett Ford were married June 3, 2017, at Fairhill Tea Barn in Elkton. The outdoor, double-ring ceremony was officiated by Britt Burford Jackson, aunt of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Jenna Georgia, of New Jersey. Bridesmaids were...
Delayed one day because of rain, the Hampstead Main Street revitalization project finally began on Wednesday. The revitalization project will add sidewalks, pedestrian lighting, accessibility ramps, crosswalks and better stormwater management, among other improvements, to Hampstead’s Main Street,...
A long-awaited project to revamp Hampstead’s Main Street, Md. 30, will commence work on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The Hampstead Urban Construction Project will begin in earnest at 7 a.m. at North Woods Trail on the southern end of Hampstead. The $25.6 million State Highway Administration project will add...
A little more than a year ago, Robert Harris started feeling restless. So when members of his church announced they would be joining a mission trip to Ecuador to set up an eyeglass clinic, it seemed like just the kind of adventure the Westminster resident needed. The nine-day trip was "life-changing,"...
Hoping to spread the Catholic message, members of the St. Joseph Catholic Community have started fundraising to launch an FM radio station in Eldersburg. The organization will host a Local Fare and Libations fundraiser 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23. “The Catholic Church as a whole is called...
Meaghan Malia Conlon and Ronnie Christopher Yates are engaged to be married. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mike and Therese Conlon, of Eldersburg. She is a 2012 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She is an embryologist at Shady Grove Fertility, Towson....
Law enforcement officers in Carroll partnered with Chick-fil-A to raise $3,091 for Special Olympics Maryland in two Cover the Cruiser events this week. The Eldersburg Chick-fil-A location raised $1,821, the most so far of any event of this kind in the state, and the Westminster location was not...
A line of buses wrapped around the parking lot of Century High School, each waiting its turn at the front where mechanics stood ready for inspection. Buses pulled up, starting a bit after 7 a.m. Monday, to begin a four-day process of checking over every bus that is expected to be used to transport...
Maryland State Police troopers from the Westminster Barrack will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Manchester during the evening of Saturday, Sept. 2, accompanied by law enforcement officers from other Carroll County agencies and the State Highway Administration. This checkpoint will be conducted...
“He wasn’t a man of many words, but when he spoke you listened — it was probably something wise.” That’s how Matthew Warehime remembers his father, Earl “Tim” Warehime, a dedicated firefighter, paramedic, and the mayor of Manchester from 1990-1995. Though Warehime was often decorated for his public...
The Board of County Commissioners will meet Thursday for two open sessions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Room 311 of the County Office Building. During the morning session, the commissioners are scheduled to discuss multiple grants, possible property easements and the annual renewal of Keystone Jail...
After months of work sessions this past spring, the Board of Education made moves forward Tuesday regarding future discussions of redistricting and facility utilization, laying out possible parameters and specifying the need for community involvement. Student enrollment continues to decline, affecting...
For Mount Airy residents, Monday evening was a time to honor service members in a tradition they have held fast to every year since 2002, when the first memorial was held. Organized this year by the Marine Corps League, the annual memorial honors two Mount Airy service members who were killed in...
A Mount Airy man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly punched a woman and threw her to the ground. Jonathan Thomas Green, 26, of the 300 block of Dorsey Ave., was charged with one count of second-degree assault. He was released on his own recognizance the same day, according to electronic court...
A Mount Airy man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly choked a woman. Patrick John Sporer, 54, of the 1300 block of Scotch Heather Ave., was charged with one count each of first- and second-degree assault. He was released Monday on $20,000 bail after a Monday bail review, according to electronic...
Five officers of Mount Airy’s new Police Department were sworn in Monday evening during a Patriot’s Day ceremony to honor two fallen servicemen. The service, held at Pine Grove Chapel is an annual memorial for Ronald Vauk and William Ruth, who were killed in the Pentagon during the 2001 attacks....
The remains of two people have been recovered following a house fire, with a reported explosion, outside of Taneytown early Friday morning, but the cause and origin of the fire remain unclear. Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire said the bodies are believed to be the elderly occupants...
Creativity was flowing as Eli, Wyatt and Lilyana Potts painted rocks at their dining room table Tuesday afternoon. “It’s fun because we get to paint and it’s helping other people because we add messages that are inspiring,” said Eli, 9. “I like to make people happy,” added Lilyana, 5. Painted,...
Councilman Donald Frazier stood outside of City Hall on Monday evening to discuss censuring other council members following his wife’s failed lawsuit against the city, but ultimately withdrew the ordinance. The news conference is the latest in a line of public statements made by members of the...
Having recently won a lawsuit, the City of Taneytown is still under the threat of litigation. Mayor James McCarron Jr. spoke at the city’s mayor and council workshop meeting Wednesday to address the lawsuit brought by Robin Frazier, wife of Councilman Donald Frazier, and a potential lawsuit by...