Howard County and Carroll County students scored better last spring in nearly every grade and subject on Maryland's annual standardized tests — widening the gap with other Baltimore area school systems, which reported mixed results. But even in those highest-performing counties, only about half...
FREDERICK — An advisory panel is making recommendations for enhancing and protecting the Monocacy River corridor in Frederick and Carroll counties. The Monocacy River Citizens' Advisory Board issued the draft management plan Thursday. It's the first update of a 27-year-old management plan that...
Joseph "Buck" Stewart Zendgraft, a World War II veteran, local historian and community leader has died at the age of 97. Zendgraft was a widely known citizen and highly esteemed Westminster institution. He died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Lorien of Taneytown. A Westminster native, he was born Sept....
Hampstead-based construction business C.J. Miller will mark the opening Wednesday of a new asphalt plant in Finksburg, a $9 million project completed in June that is expected to create up to 100 new jobs. Officials say the plant will help the company increase production, energy efficiency and safety....
Calvin C. Buettner, a career restaurateur who owned Cal Bitner's in Randallstown and Finksburg, died Sunday at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Finksburg resident was 91. The son of Jacob Buettner and Julie Ratchulte Buettner, who owned Bitner's...
On Dec. 26, 1896, an article in the local newspaper, the Democratic Advocate, carried a lead article on the new train station that had opened in downtown Westminster near the intersection of the railroad tracks and Main Street. Sadly, for reasons that no one today seems to fully comprehend, the...
Of the many origins in "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace," one of the most controversial additions was the reveal that Darth Vader built C-3PO when Vader was a child. Despite three entire films of back story and a veritable mountain of expanded universe material, the creation of Threepio's...
Every year for the past five years, Beverly Comer has made the hourlong drive from Belcamp to visit her mother at the Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville — even though she died 15 years ago. A patch of grass near the hospital is the final resting place for her mother, Faye Truscott, and thousands...
More than 10 years after purchasing the aging Carrolltown Center in Eldersburg with an eye toward redevelopment, officials at Black Oak Associates on Thursday marked the formal completion of the $60 million Eldersburg Commons retail center that took its place. The former enclosed mall has been...
A Baltimore County real estate firm has completed and fully leased Eldersburg Commons, a Walmart-anchored shopping center in Carroll County built on the site of a former mall. Black Oak Associates plans to host a grand opening next week for the $60 million, 290,000-square-foot redevelopment, which...
Sykesville firefighters expressed hope and optimism Saturday with the news that one of their own was in stable condition and expected to recover after being shot during a service call in Prince George's County. Kevin Swain, 19, a mainstay at the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department since...
The history of Westminster and Carroll County is much more than buildings, signs and spaces and empty, memorized, meaningless dates without a human context. Carroll County has been fortunate to have many native sons and daughters who made a great difference and contribution to our community. This...
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Carroll County Schools Superintendent Stephen Guthrie announced his final recommendation to close three schools for the 2016-17 school year at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting. Under the plan, Charles Carroll Elementary, New Windsor Middle and North Carroll High would be shuttered next year....
If you think that our present day public discourse regarding the various education issues in Carroll County is interesting, researching the contentious history of education in Carroll County is even more so. On May 4, 1923, the Democratic Advocate ran an article about a political war of words that...
Carroll County Education Associate aims to boost member salaries
Karl Gettle, of Mount Gretna, Pa., will be among the skilled artisans providing hands-on instruction during the Carroll County Farm Museum's traditional arts classes this November. "I get joy out of seeing people accomplish something," Gettle said. Gettle, who will teach basket weaving and hearth...
Last month, the Carroll County Chief Deputy State's Attorney, Kathleen Murphy, and chief investigator, Dean Brewer, visited the Taneytown Senior Center to discuss what signs to look for in order to avoid being scammed. State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo was also present to kick off this new community...
A Union Bridge man died after losing control of his vehicle and crashing on Md. 31 Tuesday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Jacob Harris Fleming, 38, of the 13000 block of New Windsor Road in Frederick County, was traveling east on Md. 31 near Coopermine Road, just after 9 a.m. Thursday,...
After months of discussion, Taneytown's mayor and City Council will likely vote on a code of conduct ordinance during their Monday, June 13, meeting. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Taneytown City Office's council chambers. The ordinance was originally proposed by Councilman Angelo Zambetti...
Railroad hobbyists say that when spectators see a detailed, large-scale replica of a locomotive in motion, they can get a thrill similar to watching an actual train chugging along the tracks. To mark the 186th anniversary of railroading in America, Historic Ellicott City Inc. will offer the public...
A coalition of advocacy groups will hold a news conference in Carroll on Thursday to ask the County Board of Commissioners to repudiate an opinion piece written by Commissioner Richard Rothschild, R-District 4, saying they believe it contains "irresponsible," "hate-filled" and "un-American" rhetoric....
After beating cancer, Sarah Brooks, 3, is taking on day care