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The number one topic of recent discussions with downtown Westminster businesses was public safety, say Westminster officials.
The discussion and feedback come at a time when the flagging national economy continues to hurt local businesses and the city budget remains in dire straights.
Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz presented the Common Council with a number of recommendations that resulted from five Main Street roundtable discussions held by Westminster officials in the last two months.
The feedback from the Westminster Main Street businesses was the highlight the Westminster mayor and Common Council meeting last Monday.
“We have asked 35 businesses to attend five Main Street Roundtables over the past two months and I would like to summarize the discussions and put forth a series of recommendations for your consideration,” said Utz.
Utz then comprehensively reviewed a summary of the business roundtable findings and four recommendations.
A copy of the summary was given to the Westminster Eagle by Westminster city administrator Marge Wolf.
It reveals that the “business owners (have) requested more police presence, particularly when the stores are closing for the evening. The businesses owners would like to partner with the police department, reporting questionable activities and observations.”
“We need to have our residents and citizens feel comfortable being on Main Street,” said Utz as council members looked-on and nodded in approval.
As a result: “An officer has been assigned to patrol the Main Street area from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Additional officers will be assigned to patrol the area when businesses close.
“In addition, the (Westminster Police Department) will develop strategies to familiarize the merchants with both Command staff and patrol officers and will investigate the use of camera in strategic locations to assist the patrol officers,” Utz read from the report.
In a related problem, Utz noted that “The City of Westminster is also the County Seat for Carroll County and as such provides a wide range of social services in our town.
“This fact, coupled with the fact that the churches in the area are very magnanimous in providing additional services to this client group, results in groups of clients congregating in public areas.”
The recommendation offered at the meeting was that the “Mayor will convene a Roundtable with area church representatives to discuss possible solutions to this problem.”
Business owners also said at the roundtable discussions that many of the local shopkeepers “are not the property owners and, as group, they feel the landlords do not maintain the properties to even code standards.
“The rents are not affordable for most small businesses and the landlords are not willing to work with small businesses. Small businesses have special funding needs and need special assistance. The business owners supported the rental licensing of apartments as an avenue to improving properties to code standards.”
It was recommended that the city initiate “a revolving loan program … to provide low-interest loans to new businesses or businesses expanding in the Main Street area.”
The program would be undertaken by the Westminster Town Center Corporation, an organization developed a number of years ago to advance business interests in the city.
In addition it was recommended that city officials “Continue the work on the more stringent building maintenance code and maintain the timetable for implementation on July I, 2010.
“The Code Enforcement Officer will focus on the Main Street area in a concentrated effort to maintain not only the appearance but the health and safety standards in our Code.”
Marketing the downtown businesses was also the focus of concern: “The Roundtable participants offered a number of suggestions for increased activity on Main Street, including additional activities and events.
“The need for a solid marketing plan to promote the Westminster image was supported by a number of the participants.”
It was recommended that the city “Fund a marketing study for Main Street and consolidate our various promotional budget items into one line item to fund those marketing activities. Develop one brand and one coherent message to promote our downtown.”
It was not discussed at the meeting how the “marketing study” would be funded or whether or not the study would be done in-house or if an outside agency might be hired to do the job.
The final recommendation was that city officials “Continue the Main Street Roundtables on a monthly basis. Convene additional Roundtables with the property owners and church representatives to discuss various concerns expressed by the business owners.
“Continue to pursue the development of the Route 27 Corridor, former Westminster Inn, Stocksdale property and former Ain't that a Frame location to jumpstart the Main Street area and provide a destination for visitors and tourists.”
Look for updates to this and other stories about Westminster city government on our website, http://www.explorecarroll.com/.
(The long – unedited version of the column) Published June 14, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
A Carroll County cause for celebration in the perilous 1920s
A May 29, 1925 Westminster newspaper described in great detail a huge parade and a daylong celebration to mark the occasion of the opening of the Newark Shoe Factory plant on East Green Street, “an enterprise that is running in full blast and employees over 200 men, women and boys…”
Attracting jobs and economic development in 1925 was considered critical to the future of Westminster and Carroll County. Commuting out of the county for meaningful employment was not a viable option.
Carol Lee observed in her book on the history of agriculture in Carroll County, “Legacy of the Land:” “During World War 1, Carroll County had only 69 miles of paved roads, by 1935 it had 240 miles…”
After the First World War ended, agriculture commodity prices plummeted in the county and Lee reports that “Throughout the 1920s, agriculture got into an increasingly perilous condition.”
The economic decline of the business of agriculture had a far-reaching impact on all businesses in the county. Younger citizens simply moved-out of the county to find work. Not only was the local economy in bad shape, but now the exodus of the younger generation caused social and cultural turmoil to add insult to injury.
It was with this context that one may understand that the opening of a shoe factory in Westminster was greeted with celebration. The now out-of-print Democratic Advocate newspaper described that the “crowd resembled a gathering for a circus that came to witness the parade and visit the Shoe factory…
“The celebration closed with a meeting in the Firemen's hall at 8 p.m., when addresses were made by Congressman Millard E. Tydings, Mayor Howard E. Koontz, Senator Daniel J. Hesson, Guy W. Steele and Dwight M. Burroughs, president of the Better Business Bureau of Baltimore and publicity manager of the United Railways of Baltimore...”
Jamie Wehler recently wrote to me that as a result of her research into the opening of the shoe factory, she was proud to see that the Westminster (Municipal) Band took part in the parade.
The newspaper article also noted that other participants in the parade included: “R. O. T. C. Western Maryland College, Mayor Koontz, Common Council, Officials of Chamber Of Commerce, School Children, Boy Scouts, Union Bridge Fire Company, Taneytown Fire Company, Westminster Fire Company…”
Meanwhile at the other end of Westminster, last week’s Carroll Eagle history trivia question was: “What was the name of the shoe factory at the far end of Pennsylvania Avenue near Vetville? Or, who can tell me the name of the car dealership and garage at 56 Pennsylvania Avenue?”
To my surprise many folks knew the answers. Among the readers that responded was this week’s winner of the Carroll Eagle mug, Gertrude Robertson, who wrote that she once worked in the office at the Kessler Shoe Factory.
Wayne Wrightson wrote from WTTR that “My fiancée’s father Bill Kuhn, a Westminster native of 84+ years seems to remember the shoe factory by Vetville was Kessler's Shoes… This man has an amazing memory for any age.
After a break from the Westminster world of the 1920s, we will go over the many other reader responses about the shoe factories and Wilson’s Garage, the “Willys-Overland” dealership on Pennsylvania Avenue – in a future column.
We will resume the history trivia quiz next Sunday. Meanwhile, please remember that today is Flag Day. It is always heartwarming to see so many flags proudly displayed throughout the county.
'Year without summer' killed crops ... and created a monster Published June 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle ... village folk that it's not a bad idea to keep a torch handy on these cool summer nights. When he is not playing with laboratory-harnessed lightning, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
Historic Blue Ridge College bell dedicated In Union Bridge Published June 20, 2009 by Westminster Eagle UNION BRIDGE — Several hundred folks braved threatening weather June 20 to witness the unveiling and dedication of the historic 1900 Blue Ridge College bell in Lehigh Square, the original site of the college which had thrived in Union Bridge from 1898 to ... ...
Dayhoff: New councilmember tackles alleged hit and run driver Published June 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle ... Westminster city police arrived and took control of the situation The accident is under investigation. All in a day’s work. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.
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In 1925, planting the seeds of employment, production Published May 31, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... with a nugget that no one else could rival -- Mayor Dorsey of Mount Airy was … When he's not roaming the streets of historic Westminster looking for old factories, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com....
Celebration of memory and change Published May 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle This year’s Westminster Memorial Day ceremonies witnessed many changes over the past — although the solemn tradition of 142 years continued. On Memorial Day the normal hustle and bustle of downtown Westminster paused to remember fallen veterans, and ... ...
Mulkey is one of many, yet a special son of Carroll County Published May 22, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle ... thanks to Mount Airy councilwoman Wendi Peters and American Legion Post 191 commander Roy True for their help with this column. We will resume the history trivia quiz next Sunday. In the meantime, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at…
Celebrating Cockey's Tavern, birthplace of Carroll County Published May 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... you know the answer? If so, drop me an e-mail at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. Be sure to add Carroll Eagle in the subject line. Thanks. When he's not hanging around old haunts such as Cockey's Tavern, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at …
Utz elected as new mayor of Westminster Published May 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... with 130 votes; Eleanor DeMario, 105; William Gill, 130; and William Hughes, 58. — compiled by Kevin Dayhoff Incumbent, two newcomers elected council Hampstead Hampstead Town Councilman Wayne Thomas won election along with newcomers Jamey Ayers and ... ...
Crunching numbers, and historic perspective, in Westminster election Published May 12, 2009 by Westminster Eagle ... “I’m humbled and anxious to get started.” The writer, Kevin Dayhoff, is a history columnist for The Eagle newspapers. He served as ... did his grandfather Frank Thomas Babylon for several years in the 1890s. Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com. ...
Utz elected as Westminster mayor Published May 11, 2009 by Westminster Eagle ... the top vote-getter of the evening with 512 votes.Others in the council race were Darcel Harris (130 votes), Eleanor DeMario (105), William Gill (130) and William Hughes (58).— compiled by Kevin Dayhoff...
For municipalities that still exist, elections renew a call to activism Published May 10, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... who was the first mayor? Think you know? Drop me an e-mail at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. Be sure to add Carroll Eagle in the subject line. Thanks. When he is not handicapping the municipal elections, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com....
Federal regulators won a permanent injunction this week barring a Westminster drug company and its New Jersey parent from selling more than 50 unapproved medications, mostly prescription cough and cold products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a complaint in Baltimore's U.S. District Court on March 25 claiming that Maryland's Neilgen Pharmaceuticals, which does business under the name "Unigen," and its owner, Advent Pharmaceuticals, were selling drugs that were improperly manufactured, carried inadequate directions for use and were not FDA-approved.
The doors to a Westminster Best Buy will be open in the spring of 2010 if a developer has its way.
In a briefing to the Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night, spokespeople for Connecticut-based Konover Development Corp. said ground-breaking for the Westminster Plaza shopping center, anchored by the electronics retailer Best Buy, is imminent.
Konover took over development from Frontier Development LLC six weeks ago and has been progressing aggressively since.
Vitamin Shoppe has also signed a lease to be part of the shopping center. The German discount grocer ALDI is interested, too, according to city officials.
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The shopping center will be sandwiched between Md. 140 westbound and Leidy Road between First Mariner Bank and Wawa.
At the 2009 Carroll’s Idol finals, I ran across a couple of old friends who were doing the photography for the event, Amy and Marty Hackett.
These two talented folks have a photography business, “Remember the Day Photography,” and I want to help spread the word…
The next time you need a photographer, why not give them a call.
Kevin Dayhoff
From their web site:
Days come and go in our lives, but special days seem to make time stand still: high school graduation, your engagement, your wedding day, baby's first birthday, an anniversary or a holiday to remember.
Remember the Day Photography is dedicated to helping you capture and preserve those special days and memories through creative photography and high-quality imagery.
Our business is family-owned and operated. Owners Amy and Marty Hackett tap the joy they have experienced and witnessed among family and friends while helping clients make memories that last forever.
Our services are available wherever life happens or at our studio in Central Maryland. You may view our online portfolio of selected images or contact us to make an appointment to view an extended portfolio.
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you "remember the day" for many years to come. Be sure to join our email list for the latest updates and special offers!
Remember the Day Photography captures memories on location or at our fully appointed studio in Central Maryland to provide creative images that you will cherish for many years.
Occasions are limited only by your imagination, but may include:
Engagements Weddings Maternity Portraits Infant & Children's Portraits Family Portraits High School Senior Portraits Sporting Events Anniversaries Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Harry’s Main Street was packed Saturday evening as we entered the restaurant with friends after working at the Carroll County Horse Expo at the Carroll County Agriculture Center all day.
However, we yakked our way through a leisurely dinner and as closing time came near I snapped this photo…
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Gallery taps Carroll's eclectic mix Published February 20, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle Carroll County's art scene recently revealed a bright spot in a bleak winter landscape with the opening of Off Track Art Gallery in downtown Westminster....
Off Track gets on track with local artists Published February 18, 2009 by Westminster Eagle Between winter's gray skies and dark news headlines, the world can seem pretty bleak these days. However, a trip to Westminster reveals a veritable rainbow emerging...
Westminster says Bon Jour, Guten Tag and Hola Published January 28, 2009 by Westminster Eagle Westminster Watch Local residents looking for something to do on a cold Friday evening can find some warmth -- and perhaps impress their friends...
Starlight is a bright spot for shoppers Published December 3, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Main Street Minute Thanksgiving was late this year, leaving fewer than usual shopping days until Christmas. But fear not. On Saturday, Dec. 6, downtown Westminster...
Holidays step off in parade Published November 24, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Tree lighting festivities scheduled for Nov. 29 In the week before Thanksgiving, nearly every inch of downtown Westminster was being transformed into a holiday wonderland,...
I'll be home for a Main St. Thanksgiving Published November 19, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Main Street Minute Holiday recipes from our downtown chefs Thanksgiving is next week. And guess what? It seems really late this year, so we have even less...
Following the cookie crumbs in Westminster Published October 29, 2008 by Westminster Eagle November: The advent of decorations, shopping and holiday spirit throughout the land. In downtown Westminster, November means Holiday Open Houses and the fourth annual Cookie...
'Little Bit' adds lotta Tuscany to Main Street Published October 15, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Main Street Minute After a long week of work, chores, carpools and practices, it's time to kick back and have some fun. When looking for a...
Don't get mad, get Midnight Madness Published September 17, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Are you ready for some shopping? Grab a baby-sitter, don your walking shoes and gather your pals. On Friday Sept. 26, downtown Westminster welcomes...
Take a hike and enjoy downtown Westminster Published September 3, 2008 by Westminster Eagle On a recent vacation, we visited a bed and breakfast that provided a series of walk/run routes of the area. It was a great way...
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December 14, 2008 – posted (finally) on December 18, 2008
This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog Published December 14, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle EAGLE ARCHIVE The Christmas season means different things to different folks. I have many great childhood Christmas memories of growing up in Westminster. I'm biased of...
Shop Carroll for that hippopotamus this Christmas Published December 10, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Westminster certainly loves to pull out all the stops for the holiday season. This year is certainly no exception. The weekend after Thanksgiving featured the...
Everyone's a winner at the Westminster Holiday Parade Published December 10, 2008 by Westminster Eagle ... but here are entries the judges liked best Westminster's annual Holiday Parade was a great time for all. Judges said determining particular "winners" in...
Everyone's a winner at the Westminster Holiday Parade ... Published December 5, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Westminster’s annual Holiday Parade was a great time for all. Judges said determining particular “winners†in various parade categories was difficult because everyone — the...
In the end, Rutherford Hayes had the croquet balls to be president Published December 4, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle For this Sunday's column, let's keep it light. May we discuss croquet? At my age, croquet is about as close to a contact sport as...
Luebberman marks 20 years with Westminster Fire Dept. Published December 3, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Kevin Dayhoff kdayhoff@carr.org Cake and stories were served Nov. 22 as about 30 members of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department gathered at the John Street firehouse...
Letters Published December 3, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Dayhoff right to lament loss of Pour House on Main St. I just wanted to say "BRAVO" to Kevin Dayhoff regarding his recent column in...
Waist is a terrible thing to mind Published November 24, 2008 by Westminster Eagle I hope you have a great Thanksgiving. I'm looking forward to it because it will be the first holiday in which my extended family gets...
Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids Published November 23, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle This Thursday is Thanksgiving, and we at The Eagle hope you have a great turkey-day with lots of food, friends and family. Perhaps because of our...
I am familiar with the work of Mr. Corbin and Studio 270 and it is excellent.
This Christmas and Hanukkah, it is more important than ever that folks shop close to home in Carroll County.
Mr. Corbin writes:
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I was sad to see last week that the Pour House Café on East Main Street in Westminster was closing.
The unreal irony of the untimely demise of a popular local gathering place came with another piece of news from last week: According to ABC News: "Even as the company was pleading the federal government for another $40 billion dollars in loans, AIG sent top executives to a secret gathering at a luxury resort in Phoenix last week."
"Reporters caught the AIG executives on hidden cameras poolside and leaving the spa." I'm not making this up.
It was reported that AIG spent an estimated $343,000 on the junket.
I'll venture a guess that just the interest on that $343,000 alone could have kept the local Main Street shop in business.
No word as to whether owners of the Pour House considered lobbying the U.S. Treasury Department for a piece of the $700 billion bailout plan passed by Congress in the waning weeks of the 2008 presidential campaign.
But hey, why not? Everyone else is. According to an article in the International Herald Tribune, the "Treasury Department is under siege by an army of hired guns for banks, savings and loan associations and insurers -- as well as for improbable candidates like a Hispanic business group representing plumbing and home-heating specialists."
We all heard the rhetoric during the election campaign about how everyone is so concerned about "Main Street."
I kinda expected Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Senate Banking Committee chairman Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), to show up on Main Street in Westminster, order a vente double-shot mocha latte with lowfat soy and hand the Pour House a check.
Nah. That could never happen. These folks don't really know where "Main Street" is.
The other avenue of approach for the coffee house would have been to convert itself into a bank. I read the same day that the credit card company, American Express, was converted into a bank like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs -- so that it was eligible for a handout from the government.
As soon as the "Coffee Shop Bank and Trust" opens, it could take $343,000 junkets and be eligible for great seven-figure bonuses.
Hey, bean counting is bean counting.
Right after the news was revealed about the $343,000 AIG junket, the Federal Reserve System announced it was going to increase the company's bailout by $27 billion to a total of $150 billion.
Those folks who run AIG are no fools. That's a great return on misappropriating $343,000 of taxpayer dollars.
Along the same lines, I felt really bad to read a Reuters article that reported that "Wall Street bonuses could tumble 41.3 percent." Tumble?
Well, I tumbled out of my chair to read that economists "say each securities industry job on average paid $379,000 last year."
Now, according to Reuters, "Wall Street' high flyers are likely to see their bonuses take a brutal hit this year -- bonuses could be cut in half to $16 billion." Now that's brutal.
All this for an industry which Jay Leno described best: "The United States," he said, "has developed a new weapon that destroys people but it leaves buildings standing.
Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids Published November 23, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle This Thursday is Thanksgiving, and we at The Eagle hope you have a great turkey-day with lots of food, friends and family. Perhaps because of our...
At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them' Published November 16, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle EAGLE ARCHIVE The fact that women gained the right to vote was a milestone that got mixed reviews in Carroll County after the 19th Amendment...
Life work of Sargent Shriver began in Westminster Published November 12, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Twenty years ago this week the community was abuzz in anticipation of one of Carroll County's most celebrated native sons, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. returning...
Patriotic, misty-eyed and corny about our Election Day Published November 9, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle EAGLE ARCHIVE Last Tuesday, after two years, 45 debates and $2.4 billion spent, American voters finally had their day. Is it just me, or does...
Timothy Younger Pomeroy, 41, of Westminster died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008.
Born April 25, 1967, in Baltimore, he was the son of R. Timothy and Sandra Pomeroy of Oxford. He was the husband of Nicole DuVall Pomeroy.
He was a graduate of Westminster High School and Salisbury State University, class of 1991. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and the Westminster United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed spending time with his son and was an avid Orioles fan.
Surviving, in addition to his parents and wife, are a son, Daniel DuVall Pomeroy of Westminster; a sister, Charis Pomeroy of Littlestown, Pa.; brother and sister-in-law Brian and Toni Pomeroy of Westminster; and a grandmother, Sara Shipley of Towson.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. Interment will be in Meadow Branch Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home; please use the chapel entrance.
In addition to the Angel Tree, folks may make a donation to the “Westminster Police Department Shop With A Cop” program year round…
The address is:
Shop With A Cop
Westminster Police Department
36 Locust Street
P. O. Box 300
Westminster, MD21158
For more information please call (410) 848-4646 and ask for a soft a cuddly police office who may be able to tell you more about the Shop With A Cop program.
Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding joined Wal Mart store manager Harry Anuszewski and Wal Mart employee, Debbie Sabock on Friday, November 16, 2007 to kick off the 4th annual "Shop With A Cop" Christmas program:
Below, please find the long version of the article as it was submitted to the newspaper.
Westminster Police Department and Wal Mart kick off 4th annual Shop With A Cop program
Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding joined Wal Mart store manager Harry Anuszewski and Wal Mart employee, Debbie Sabock last Friday to kick off the 4th annual “Shop With A Cop” Christmas program.
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Of Christmas Angels and soft and cuddly police officers.
November 16th, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff (634 words)
Last Friday, November 16th, 2007, Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding and Westminster Wal Mart store manager Harry Anuszewski kicked off the 4th annual “Shop With A Cop” Christmas program at the Westminster Wal Mart.
They were joined by Bill Gereny - the owner of The Water Depot, Lori Graham representing the Night Train Foundation, members of the Westminster Police Department and curious shoppers.
In his remarks, Spaulding explained that the “Shop With A Cop is a program that allows our community to reach out to and help less fortunate children and families in our community and ensure that they have a great holiday season.”
The program which has helped 34 families and 72 children have a special Christmas in the past 3 years has designated 11 families and 24 children to be helped by this year’s efforts.
Spaulding said, “We are kicking off our celebration with the placement of this Angel Tree here at Wal-Mart.Each ornament on this tree represents a need for a needy child or family in our community.We are here today to invite the members of our community to be an ‘Angel’ and take one or more ornaments of the tree – purchase the gift – and leave the gift in this box here at the store.We will ensure that the gift is wrapped and delivered to the family in time for the holidays.”
The program was initiated by Wal Mart 4 years ago, said Spaulding.“Wal-Mart approached us in the fall of 2004 and asked if we would be interested in partnering with them on this effort.We jumped at the opportunity and we haven’t looked back. They also provided the initial seed money to make it a reality.Without their corporate citizenship – and the efforts of their hardworking and dedicated staff – we wouldn’t be standing here today.”
Anuszewski said he was “looking forward to seeing all the smiles on the excited childrens’ faces” at this year’s Christmas at Wal Mart event.“We here at Wal Mart believe in giving back to the community as part of our ‘Good Works and Good Neighbors’ initiative.”He went to say that he has “been impressed with how the (Westminster) police officers are really in tune with the families.”
Spaulding noted that Shop With A Cop “allows these children to bond with our police officers in a positive and non-threatening environment – and it provides our officers and staff with the opportunity to give back to the community we serve while building what can be long-term relationships with some of our youngest citizens.”
Westminster Police Sergeant Keith Benfer said that last year more than 80 different businesses made donations to Shop With A Cop.This year, in addition to Wal Mart, the Night Train Foundation, and The Water Depot, other contributors include the Carroll County Technology Council, that is donating computers and the Westminster Fire Department and Fire Police, who are donating bicycles.Some of the other contributors in the community are the Greater Westminster Development Corporation and Tom Riggin.
Westminster Police dispatcher Linda Knott and Westminster Police Administrative Assistant Karen Bullock were all smiles as they traded notes and made plans with Lori Graham for shopping with the families and police officers on December 15 and the holiday party which follows.
It was remembered that at last year’s event, (as mentioned in a Westminster Eagle article by Kym Byrnes,) one of the children who was partnered with Westminster Officer Steve Launchi, declared him “soft and cuddly.”
As folks chatted together after the event, many nodded their heads in agreement as Graham remarked that “is truly remarkable the sense of community and holiday spirit in Westminster.”
And how everyone is looking forward to December 15 to witness the “soft and cuddly” police officers help bring the spirit of Christmas to some Westminster families.
September 4th, 2007 - - Got some feedback and questions about this earlier in the day – and this is all I know:
Press Release – August 24, 2007
New Chief Lending Officer/Executive Vice President Joins New Windsor State Bank
The New Windsor State Bank is very pleased to announce that Louna S. Primm recently joined the bank in the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer and is responsible for all of NWSB’s lending activities which include commercial, residential and consumer lending.
Mrs. Primm has more than 40 years of community banking experience in CarrollCounty. Mrs. Primm’s office is located in New Windsor State Bank’s Professional Center Offices located at 222 East Baltimore Street in Taneytown. Mrs. Primm can be contacted at 410-871-0797.
Mrs. Primm is a graduate of The National Commercial Lending School, The Maryland Banking School and The Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
Mrs. Primm currently serves as Vice Chairman for the Carroll Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, member of the Board of Managers of the YMCA of Central Maryland Carroll County Family Branch, member of the Board of Trustees of Carroll Hospice, Inc., member of the Board of Directors of the Warfield Development Corporation, member of the State of Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority (DEBD), member of the Board of Trustees of Carroll Lutheran Village, and is a member of the Greater Westminster Development Corporation and McDaniel College Women’s Leadership Network Committee.
The Daily Record named Mrs. Primm as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for the year 2003 and again in 2005.
The New Windsor State Bank, headquartered in New Windsor, Maryland, has been proudly serving the financial needs of the citizens and businesses of CarrollCounty since 1932 and is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. New Windsor State Bank is a full service community Bank with convenient branches in Westminster, New Windsor, Mt.Airy and Taneytown.
For further information regarding the above, or about the New Windsor State Bank and our approach to true community banking, please contact:
The New Windsor State Bank
Attn: Lisa Monthley, 222 East Baltimore Street, Taneytown, Maryland21787 (410) 549-1414
MarylandSchool for the Blind sells Westminster Inn to YMCA
Baltimore, MD-August 28, 2007:
The MarylandSchool for the Blind (MSB) has sold The Westminster Inn to The YMCA of Central Maryland for $1 million. The property was donated to the school in 2005.The proceeds from the sale will fund essential programs at the school.
The MarylandSchool for the Blind is a non-profit school that serves students across the state who are blind, visually impaired, or multiply disabled.MSB sought another mission-oriented, non-profit organization to negotiate the sale.John K. Holey, President and CEO of the YMCA Central Maryland states, "This opportunity became attractive to us because it allows us to provide programs and services, including health and wellness, and child care, in a location central and convenient to a larger percentage of CarrollCounty's families that we are currently serving".
We were delighted to negotiate a transaction where the Y is able to expand their services, and provide services to the residents of CarrollCounty> "> , said Steven Koren, board member of MSB Enterprises, LLC.
The property, located at 5 North Center St. in Westminster, MD, was formerly a full service inn, and also housed a restaurant and fitness facility.The sale was negotiated by MSB Properties and MSB Enterprises, LLC.
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Located in the northeast corner of Baltimore, The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) is a private, nonprofit school dedicated to educating children and youth from infancy to age 21 who are blind, visually impaired, and multiply disabled. Each year, the school serves more than 800 students throughout the state.In addition to the traditional classroom education, MSB offers comprehensive services including; residential, braille and low-vision instruction, travel training, transition, health and therapy services, career education, and outreach.
Last Saturday, Grammy, Mrs. Owl, and I had dinner at “Legends Café” off Rte 140 in Westminster.We had a great dinner.
On our way out, we noticed that Westminster Police Officer Jim Pullen - who is well known for his “Thurmont Maryland accent,” and which is often mistaken for a special English accent, was on the bulletin board for an eating accomplishment…
Police officer Pullen (he has received a promotion or two since I worked with him in an official capacity… so I am no longer aware of his rank…Professor R1 will need to tell me…) is one of my many favorite officers in the Westminster Police Department – in a department full of common-sense and community oriented police officers that are just wonderful folks with which to work.
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Legends Café is owned by Jim and Amy Fields and is located at 532 Baltimore Blvd., WestminsterMaryland, 21157.Their phone number is (410) 871-9599.
Why not give them a try sometime soon.It is not a chain and it is locally owned…
We really enjoyed our meal, the atmosphere and decorations.Our server was attentive and very pleasant.
Saturday morning roof fire at ClassicoPizzeriaCollegeSquareShopping Center
Classico Pizzeria, (410) 751-7600 College Square Shopping Center, 444 W.M.C. Drive, Unit 102, Westminster, MD 21158
June 2nd, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster, MD – 4:00 AM - - Shortly after a thunder and lightning storm rolled through Westminster late Friday evening, Mike Bareford, the manager of the College Square Liquor Store smelled smoke just as he was leaving his store.
As he walked out of his store to continue to investigate the source, he discovered smoke rising from the roof over Classico Pizzeria, a popular Italian restaurant at Suite 102, CollegeSquareShopping Center, 444 WMC Drive, at the intersection of WMC Drive and Route 140 in Westminster.
He called the CarrollCountyEmergencyOperationsCenter at 00:55 (12:55 AM.) Fortunately Mr. Bareford was working late and thanks to his quick thinking and a sprinkler system; a fire in the restaurant next door to his store was quickly extinguished.
Approximately 25 CarrollCounty firefighters from Westminster, New Windsor, PleasantValley, Reese, and UnionBridge responded. Westminster City Police also responded.
Westminster Fire Department Chief Jeff Alexander arrived on the scene first at 12:57 AM and assumed command. The first units arrived on the scene at 1:01 AM.
The owner of the restaurant, Giuseppe Como was at home at the time of the fire. He had left the restaurant at approximately 11 PM. Mr. Como and his brother, Nunzio Como, also arrived quickly as did at least one employee of the restaurant.
Smoke was found coming from the air handler unit on the roof and that the sprinkler system had discharged below the air handler in the restaurant.
Chief Alexander reported that the sprinkler system put the bulk of the fire out and shortly after firefighters gained access to the restaurant, they quickly established a 1-3/4-inch water line and extinguished what remained of the fire.
The fire was placed under control at 1:16 AM.
Units remained on the scene for clean up until 2:05 when Chief Alexander terminated command but remained on the scene until 3:05 awaiting the arrival of BGE to check the electrical system, and further consultations with the owners of the restaurant and a representative of the shopping center.
It was preliminarily determined that the fire was accidental (- a possible lightning strike.) No damage estimates were immediately available.
Nuzio Como said that he was impressed at how careful the firefighters were to make sure that the damage to the restaurant was as minimal as possible. The firefighters had carefully covered up much of the kitchen area with large tarps.
Giuseppe Como did not have an estimate as to how long it will take for the restaurant to re-open except he hoped that it would not be long.
The Como brothers are well known as to how fastidious they are about keeping the restaurant spotless and as the firefighters were leaving the restaurant, he and his brother and an employee were already hard at work mopping-up the floor and cleaning up what little mess that resulted from the fire.
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Classico Pizzeria, (410) 751-7600 Classico Pizzeria, College Square Shopping Center, 444 W.M.C. Drive, Unit 102, Westminster, MD 21158 http://tinyurl.com/cpv9hj
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