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The system’s weekly dashboard, which tracks the number of COVID cases and people in quarantine, reported 239 people have the virus, including four staff members. Last week, 211 had it. The number of people in quarantine for being in close contact with someone who tested positive is 325. Last week, that number was 605.
- Carroll County Public Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to mark to the start of construction on the new East Middle School.
- The holiday shopping season kicked off with Small Business Saturday, two days after Thanksgiving. Locally owned shops on the main streets of Sykesville and Ellicott City saw a rush of shoppers, a much-needed economic lift. Through December various events, from tree lightings to cookie strolls to Santa visits, are being held around the region to attract customers to shop at small businesses, where holiday-related year-end sales are vital, according to the nonprofit groups who support and market them.
$97,000 was raised to support the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster in this year’s “Fluid Dynamics Dunk Tank” Giving Tuesday fundraiser, November 30, 2021.
- Carroll County’s school board has scheduled a special meeting on Monday to discuss the search for a new superintendent.
- As part of a package of committee reassignments announced earlier this month in anticipation of the 2022 legislative session, Republican Del. Haven Shoemaker, of Carroll County, has been appointed to the Judiciary Committee by the House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones.
Johns Hopkins students studying medicine, public health and nursing are carrying a new curriculum into schools in the city and beyond, one that teaches K-12 learners about the science behind COVID-19.
Three recent cases have demonstrated that Republicans have a voter fraud problem.
- Carroll County weekly COVID-19 data released Tuesday was a mixed bag. While the total numbers of cases dropped for the first week in a month, the positivity rate jumped more than a point. In addition, two county residents died due to the virus.
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- Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell was on the sideline for Sunday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns, but his symptoms have lingered.
- Former Baltimore Judge Catherine "Katie" O'Malley is making her run for attorney general official, with plans to launch her campaign on Thursday.
