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Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures
Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...Tags: Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Litigation
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Rare late-season freeze possible early Tuesday in Carroll Co.
A freeze watch is in effect for Carroll County overnight Monday into Tuesday, something known to happen this late in May only once in more than every 10 years. Temperatures are expected to drop to the lower 30s there early Tuesday, according to the...
Tags: Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, National Weather Service, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Counterfeit bill passed at Westminster gas station
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is reminding local businesses to be alert for counterfeit currency after an incident at a Westminster gas station early Sunday morning. The Sheriff's Office reported that a counterfeit $20 bill was passed as...
Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Business, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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O'Malley, CEO praise Knorr's new Westminster facility
The Knorr Brake company unveiled its new Westminster facility Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Gov. Martin O'Malley and Knorr-Bremse CEO Heinz Hermann Thiele. Knorr Brake is the American base of German-based Knorr-Bremse. It...
Tags: Business, Martin O'Malley, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Newly formed company purchases former Knorr building
A recently formed corporation is the new owner of the former Knorr Brake Corp. building on Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster. Land Sea Air Manufacturing, a company fabricating components for the aircraft and aerospace industries as well as defense...
Tags: Employees, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Carroll County deputy in shock trauma after collision
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a deputy was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma on Tuesday after his patrol car collided with another vehicle on Route 140 west of Westminster. Master Deputy Matthew Wilson, a five-year veteran of...
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland)
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Maryland's McDaniel College closing the 'opportunity gap'
Here's what Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said three years ago as the nation's gap between rich and poor widened toward historic levels: "I think it's a very bad development. It's creating two societies. And it's based very much, I think, on...
Tags: Personal Income, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Poverty, Colleges and Universities
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Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival set for Saturday
Westminster's annual Flower and Jazz Festival typically attracts 5,000 to 6,000 people to Main Street and despite rain in the forecast for Saturday, city recreation and parks program manager Robin Cherney has no doubt attendance will be strrong again this...
Tags: Sculpture, Entertainment Events, Weather Reports, Festive Events, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Westminster High's Doolan named Carroll County Teacher of the Year
Laura Doolan, an English teacher at Westminster High School, was named Carroll County 2013 Teacher of the Year during the Board of Education's employee recognition ceremony on Thursday. "Ms. Doolan is a champion of students, working tirelessly beyond...
Tags: Teachers, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), University of Virginia, Public Schools, Teaching and Learning
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10 Days: A guide to upcoming events in Carroll County, May 5-14
Sunday 5/5 Wine and art Sykesville will host a Fine Art and Wine Festival on May 5 at noon, on Main Street. More than 60 artists, local and national wine, food and live entertainment. Wildflower walk Walk through Hashawha at Bear Branch Nature...
Tags: ParaNorman (movie), Sykesville, Minute to Win It (tv program), Mother's Day, Colleges and Universities
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South Carroll athletic director among best in the state
Jim Horn, the athletic director at South Carroll High School, was to be honored April 27 by the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association as Athletic Director of the Year for District 1B. The association recognizes representatives from each of its 13...Tags: Francis Scott Key, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Three Retrievers named All-America East
Three UMBC women’s players were named to the All-America East conference teams, including defender Jamie Fahey, who was honored for the third straight year. Fahey (Loch Raven) and midfielder Kirsten Bilney (Mount Hebron) made the first team...
Tags: Holbrook, Boston, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Ellicott City, Colleges and Universities
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