The state is ramping up enforcement of coronavirus restrictions ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday as the pandemic surges just as people tend to socialize with family and gather in bars, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday.

The annual Festival of Wreaths takes place Nov. 27 through Dec. 6 at Carroll Arts Center from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Bidding on wreaths closes at 4 p.m. Dec. 6.

This week's Carroll County Times Q&A is with Holden Wolfe, owner of Wolfe's Pine Valley Farms near Sykesville.

The desire for smaller space that can still accommodate children ages 7-14 gave Schmidt the idea, he said, to convince Code Ninjas brass to branch into smaller markets. The coronavirus pandemic won’t get in the way of Schmidt and his “Code Senseis” creating projects for their young ninjas to complete, with a goal of building video games from scratch.

The system offers six TrailBlazer routes that are open Monday through Friday, that go through Westminster, Taneytown, South Carroll, Eldersburg and North Carroll, running from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ridership costs are $2 per trip, and $1 for seniors, disabled citizens and Medicare card holders.

The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election.

With the COVID-19 pandemic consuming the airwaves and news headlines, talk of the opioid epidemic has fallen by the wayside. Unfortunately, just because folks are not talking about it as much, opioid abuse continues to be a major problem across the country and in Carroll County.

Because of the coronavirus, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender is calling for the postponement of hearings that don't involve an incarcerated defendant or domestic violence.