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- Chamber Music ont he Hill will close out the season Sunday with a concert from the D.C.-based ensemble Gerdan - Kaleidoscope of World Music.
- It's the peak of ice cream season. Here are 11 Carroll spots to scoop off your list this summer.
- Thousands of beneficial insects were released outside Westminster City Hall Thursday afternoon as an environmentally-friendly solution to the pests that plague the city's trees.
- A water main break that caused widespread service outages in Westminster on Wednesday night was repaired by around midnight.
- Law enforcement agencies come together to organize the Carroll County day camp every year, and the theme is in the acronym: Courage to be Outstanding with Pride and Self-Confidence (C.O.P.S.)
- Ninety retiring Carroll County Public Schools employees were recognized for their service during the July Board of Education meeting.
- Carroll County Public Schools is seeking to revise its student data governance policy to be ācomprehensiveā and to serve as a framework that can be built on in the future.
- ENCORE. The Small Town Stars community theater company will put on their production of "Legally Blonde" on July 26-27 and Aug. 2-3. All performances begin at 7 p.m. The show will be performed at the Scott Center of Carroll Community College.
- Brandon Lee Emerson, 28, was charged with three counts including second-degree rape. He was being held without bail awaiting a bail review scheduled for Tuesday, July 16.
- Three sections of Carroll County Roads will be closed in July for CSX rail crossing repairs.
- The summer reading clinic gives graduate students a practicum experience while helping prevent summer slide or even improving the reading skills of the elementary-schoolers.
- Eric Andrew Devan, 45, was charged with five counts each of possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
- The Carroll County Board of Education took steps toward choosing among the options for the future renovation/move of East Middle school.
- Shelley Ensor and the Tim O'Brien Band headline the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival
- The Carroll County State's Attorney's Office successfully applied for a grant to increase the hours of a Victim/Witness Advocate in their office.
- Kasey Kassakatis, of Westminster, was arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman and breaking a vehicle window.
- The Tree of Friends Foundation moved locations just across the street from their former location. they are asking the public to help fill their shelves again.
- The Month of Sundays series brings free concerts to Westminster City Park for the 25th year.
- The family-friendly daytime events at the Carroll County Farm Museum are more than just a prelude to the night's fireworks.
- A street festival and a drag extravaganza are planned for the early weeks of July to celebrate the LGBT+ community.
- The Manchester Volunteer Fire Company Carnival, which runs through July 6 held their annual parade Tuesday unbothered by a sprinkle of rain.
- Two men face assault charges after fighting allegedly broke out among players and spectators at a Hampstead soccer tournament Sunday.
- The Carroll County Sheriff's Office asked for public assistance in identifying two suspects in an alleged credit card fraud incident in the Sykesville area.
- K-9 Buhl retired from his job in April. What is life like for the police dog now that he's not chasing down crime?
- The first of two Pride events planned by PFLAG Westminster-Carroll County āĀ its first-ever PrideĀ march in the city ā is set for this Saturday.
- Community feedback contributed to the revisions to Carroll County Public Schools policy on when students can use cellphones and other devices in school.
- The Summer Camp hosted by the Encore Community Music Foundation is a way for student musicians to try new instruments.
- Joshua Matthew Johnson, of Hampstead, was charged with the 2017 armed robbery of an Eldersburg 7-Eleven.
- The Biz Challenge Advisory Committee presented five selections of finalists for the Carroll County Biz Challenge, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.
- Richard Lee Turner was charged with stealing more than $8,000 worth of car batteries from Walmart, an incident police say was part of a theft string.
- Wherligig takes the stage of the Carroll Arts Center on June 29 to play a repertoire of traditional Celtic and Nordic tunes on handcrafted instruments.
- The City of Westminster mailed surveys to residents seeking their input about quality of life.
- Carroll County Public Schoolsā has an equity policy for the first time, approved formally in June.
- The Mount Airy ArtsFest is back for a second year with a beachy theme and a community arts project.
- Eighth-graders said farewell to peers and teachers on the last day of school at Shiloh Middle School on Tuesday.
- A vehicle struck two parked cars before running into the porch area of a house in the unit block of Carroll Street in Westminster on Monday evening.
- South Carroll High School was gifted two benches by Martin's Food made from recycled plastic bags. They were assembled by students on the school's Green Team.
- No specifics on an East Middle School project were included in the master plan that the Board of Education passed Wednesday.
- Springdale Preparatory School in New Windsor celebrated its very first graduating class at a ceremony Friday afternoon.
- Carroll County Public Schools ratified agreements with four of five employee bargaining units Wednesday, ensuring a 3.5% percent average raise.
- The very first Westminster Film Festival will take place this weekend, and there are prizes to be won for local and visiting filmmakers alike.
- Upon the retirement of Kim Dolch, Manchester Valley High School Principal Eric King, will fill the role of director of high schools for CCPS.
- Longrunning local dance studios Project C Studios and the Ballet Slipper will both have performances this weekend.
- The Westminster Common Council voted to approve an ordinance related to zoning for Family and Childrenās Services as it seeks to expand.
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- Hampstead tattoo artist Jason Lynn, also known as "Creepy Jason," is a contestant on Season 12 of the Paramount Network show āInk Master.ā
- J.R. Mkpasi, who is graduating from Winters Mill High School on June 8, is studying to join the medical field and will attend UMBC.
- Evelyn Martinez was a leader in South Carroll High School's Diversity Committee, Spanish Club and FFA where she helped animals and fellow students alike.
- Fire companies and a hazmat unit respond to the area of Hawks Mill Road and Hoke Road after a tractor caught fire and its fuel cell ruptured, spilling fuel.
- Spotlight Musical Theater will put on "The Lion king Jr." this weekend at the Carroll Arts Center.