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Sykesville council introduces $2.4M budget

Published May 11, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

(This story has been updated.)SYKESVILLE — Sykesville's Town Council introduced its $2.4 million budget for fiscal 2011 during Monday night's session, and one councilman wants to explore ending the town subsidy for the Old Main Line Visitors Center and ... ...

Welcome Wheels

Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Karen Bernard, 50, of Silver Run, didn't know what to think when a drunken driver crashed into her Dodge Neon, which her son was driving on the way to his doctor's appointment. "When I received a phone call, I was panicked," Bernard said. " ... ...

Sykesville Federal eyes town building on Main St.

Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

SYKESVILLE — Sykesville Federal Savings Association is interested in opening a branch in a renovated and relocated building in downtown Sykesville. Bank officials will meet Wednesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the Town House, with business owners and residents ... ...

Mount Airy Middle School and a taxing debate at budget hearing

Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

WESTMINSTER — The Board of County Commissioners' public hearing on its fiscal 2011 budget contained a couple of "thank yous" and plenty of empty seats in Carroll Community College's Scott Center on May 5. "I'm going to go out on a limb and ... ...

Some residents to receive large recycling cans

Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle

WESTMINSTER — Carroll County officials hope recycling will become a bit easier this summer for some 8,000 households when officials provide free 65-gallon recycling carts. "The goal is to increase recycling participation as well as collection volumes ... ...

Speed cameras hit a bump in Sykesville

Published May 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

SYKESVILLE — Sykesville Mayor Mike Miller said this week he's disappointed the town spent $3,000 on an election that, he said, could have been avoided. "Of course I'm disappointed, and a bit surprised," Miller said on May 5, one day after voters ... ...

Speed cameras overturned in Sykesville

Published May 4, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

SYKESVILLE — Sykesville voters decided to go against the mayor and Town Council's decision to allow speed cameras in town limits.Out of 529 ballots during Tuesday's referendum on Ordinance 271 "Speed Monitoring Systems," 321 people voted to ... ...

Cheryl Wheeler to perform at Carroll Arts Center

Published May 4, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

WESTMINSTER — Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler will perform a benefit concert on Friday, May 28 at the Carroll Arts Center with proceeds going toward a renovation project at the Westminster Library.Wheeler, a Timonium native, is known for her soft, folksy ... ...

Speed camera issue goes to voters on May 4

Published May 2, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

(This story has been updated.) SYKESVILLE — Voters in the Town of Sykesville will decide this week whether people will be caught on film if they are caught speeding in town limits. Registered voters in the town will have a chance to keep or overturn ... ...

Mums and moms are blooming in Sykesville

Published May 2, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

SYKESVILLE — As Tammie Polk of Eldersburg works festivals to sell her dips, dessert mixes and whole leaf teas over the Mother's Day weekend, she'll have her daughter to thank for the business' name -- Emma's Gourmet Gifts. "Emma is my youngest ... ...

Krimgold Park ready for spring start of first construction

Published March 7, 2010 by Eldersburg Eagle, Carroll Eagle

WOODBINE — Krimgold Park in Woodbine can now have its groundbreaking with the Board of County Commissioners' awarding this week of a bid to build the first phase of the park. On March 4, the commissioners voted 2-0 to award the bid of $3 million to Cromer ... ...

Booster clubs hope to put proposed cuts off track

Published January 24, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Even before this week's hearing on the Carroll County Public Schools' upcoming budget, parents are already gathering forces to combat some of the proposed cuts. That's because in the $331 million fiscal 2011 budget's preliminary round, CPS Superintendent ... ...

Shipwrecked in a concrete jungle

Published January 17, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Traditionally, roller derby is played in roller rinks with wood or sport court surfaces. However, the Danielle Shipley Memorial Arena in Westminster has an all-concrete grooved floor, providing a challenge for skaters. "It's not really the strategy ... ...

Mutiny at the Ag Center

Published January 17, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Accountant Beth "Beef Hellington" Pryor, 30, crunches numbers by day and bodies by night when she takes to the roller derby track in Westminster's Danielle Shipley Memorial Arena. "It's a perfect situation for me," Pryor said before a ... ...

Courting Carroll on Ice

Published December 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Kayla Koski, 10, of Eldersburg, glides in a wide circle on the ice at Reisterstown Sportsplex, while she delicately moves her arms and fingers like a painter dabbles on a canvass. Then the twirling and toe picks begin as Sean Kingston's "Fire Burning ... ...

Dinner Rolls

Published May 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

This story has been updated.Walk into the Big Bear's Bus Café and you're not only standing inside an earth-friendly, mobile restaurant, but you're also standing inside what feels like home to Jeremiah Luce, 32. That's because at one time, a school bus was ... ...

Lawmakers to get briefing on Rosewood transfers to Sykesville

Published October 14, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle

Maryland Health Sec. John Colmers will brief the Maryland General Assembly this week on the Secure Evaluation & Therapeutic Treatment program coming to Sykesville. Colmers will brief the House Health and Government Operations Committee at 1 p.m. ... ...

Mount Airy to host education candidates Oct. 15

Published October 12, 2008 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

... . Attendees will have a chance to speak to the candidates before and after the forum. For details, call Debbie Parker at 301-829-1424. Voters will decide in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 General Election who will represent them on the board. -- Charles Schelle...

Sykesville fire department parade to celebrate anniversary

Published September 10, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle

The Sykesville/Freedom District Fire Department will return to its roots in September through a parade in Sykesville honoring its 75th anniversary. The fire department will host an anniversary parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, in Sykesville, where the ... ...

Service is central at SCBA Expo

Published September 3, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle

This year's South Carroll Business Association Expo might just pride itself on the freebies. The SCBA Expo, slated for Saturday, Sept. 13, will include free massages, free haircuts, free belly dancing, pottery wheel, voter registration, Silly Willy The ... ...

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