James and Uncle Kevin discuss...

James and Uncle Kevin discussed watermelon, Hegel's Dialectic Progression, and the meaning of life. Not necessarily in that order. Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Grammy Evelyn Fluck (Babylon) and her Mom, Mrs. Carrie Sigafoos Fluck

Grammy Evelyn Fluck (Babylon) and her Mom, Mrs. Carrie Sigafoos Fluck in front of their house, the church parsonage on 9th Street in Reading, near to St. Lukes Lutheran Church. Early 1940s, during the war.

Labels: Babylon Family Aunt Betty, Dayhoff photos travel, Dayhoff self-portraits, Dayhoff Travel

Grammy Evelyn Fluck (Babylon) and her Mom, Mrs. Carrie Sigafoos Fluck

Grammy Evelyn Fluck (Babylon) and her Mom, Mrs. Carrie Sigafoos Fluck in front of their house, the church parsonage on 9th Street in Reading, near to St. Lukes Lutheran Church. Early 1940s, during the war.

Labels: Babylon Family Aunt Betty, Dayhoff photos travel, Dayhoff self-portraits, Dayhoff Travel

Visiting with Aunt Betty in Philadelphia

Visiting with Aunt Betty in Philadelphia. Drew Judd, Aunt Betty Judd, Grammy Evelyn Babylon, Kate Judd, Bob Frankel, Kevin Dayhoff. Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Meet my new best friend. His name is Keeper

Meet my new best friend. His name is "Keeper," and he is miniature paint horse. He is quite friendly and he following me around at the annual 4H TRP Horse Fair at the Ag Center. 26Mar2017

WESTMINSTER POLICE HOST 13TH ANNUAL “SHOP WITH A COP” EVENT

WESTMINSTER POLICE HOST 13TH ANNUAL “SHOP WITH A COP” EVENT TO BENEFIT LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED

On December 10, 2016 at 8:00 a.m., the Westminster Police Department, in partnership with the Westminster Walmart, will be hosting their 13th Annual “Shop With A Cop” Program.

The “Shop With A Cop” program originated in 1978 as a way to give deserving children an opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts for their family members.

The program also gives children the opportunity to meet and spend time with police officers in a positive and non-confrontational environment.

This year twenty children from seven local families have been selected to participate. In the previous twelve years of the program, the Westminster PD “Shop With A Cop” program has benefited 268 kids from 119 local families in need.

The 2016 “Shop With A Cop” celebration will take place at the Westminster Walmart located at 280 Woodward Road (Westminster) on December 10th.

The children selected will be teamed with Police Department officers and employees to pick out gifts for the holiday season. Walmart will be providing gift cards to allow the children to purchase holiday gifts for their family members. After the shopping is completed, everyone will return to the Westminster Senior Center where they will wrap the gifts that were purchased. Following the gift-wrapping, the Police Department will host a holiday party from approx. 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for all participating families. Additionally, Santa will make a surprise visit.

More than 20 local businesses will be making donations in support of this years “Shop With A Cop” effort. Approximately 250 gifts have been donated by the generous citizens of Carroll County from gift ideas posted on the “Angel Tree” at Walmart. These gifts will be distributed to the children and their families.

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff&sortby=display_time%20descending#trb_search

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?page=1&isSearch=true&target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff#trb_search

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Baltimore Sun - Carroll County Times - The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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Grammy Evelyn Babylon, Caroline Babylon, Kevin Dayhoff, and Robin Baker Farinholt

Grammy Evelyn Babylon, Caroline Babylon, Kevin Dayhoff, and Robin Baker Farinholt at Ben and Holly's wedding reception. It was awesome to see Robin. Caroline, Robin, and I have been friends for 50-yrs... Dec. 10, 2016

Caroline and I stopped by the Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. engine bays...

Caroline and I stopped in the engine bay to reflect upon the 60 years that Jack Lippy selflessly served our community. Later in the morning the Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. conducted a memorial service at Myers Durboraw Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Mr. Lippy, who answered the final call on Dec. 4, 2016. God Bless him for his service. http://www.myersdurborawfh.com/notices/John-Lippy Dec. 10, 2016

Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster, Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster history, History This Day in History 1210, Westminster Bus Myers Durboraw Funeral, Funeral Homes Myers Durboraw, Dayhoff self-portraits, Babylon Mrs Owl, Fire equipment

Former mayor breaking rocks on a bread and water diet

Breaking rocks on a bread and water diet

August 17, 2016

Today, the former mayor may be found breaking rocks on a bread and water diet. Wed. Aug. 17, 2016

According to an article, “The Tramp Problem in Cities” in Vol. 4, No. 3 edition of “City Government - Municipal Journal and Public Works,”

The article begins by explaining, “An inquiry from Hon. Peter J. Carolus, judge of the police court of St. Joseph, Mo., to the League of American Municipalities, in regard to the tramp problem, has brought forth he following information and suggestions:

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Mayor Robert J. Saltsman, Erie, Pa. reports “Every city ought to have a work-house or stone pile for tramps or vagrants; we have mothing of the sort, but work our tramps in summer cleaning the streets. If we could get our county commissioners to join us we would build a work-house at once.”

F. G. Pierce, the mayor of Marshalltown, Ia. says, “We consider the tramp a good thing… We give any person who applies to any of the police officers one night’s lodging in the station house, and if the tramp is found in the city the next night he is run and given five days on bread and water.

“In the summer time we work the tramps on a small city park under way to completion. We find, however, that there is only one way to deal with this question, and it is a very good solution to the question, and that is the bread and water diet. Just as long as cities give tramps a good lodging and good meals they will be troubled, and just as soon as they begin to give them bread the bread and water diet they will give that city a wide berth. I assure you.”

Cite: 1898 edition of New York City “City Government” - Volume 4 of “Municipal Journal and Public Works” https://books.google.com/books?id=wormAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA87&ots=T8Upna4AYE&dq=breaking%20rocks%20on%20a%20bread%20and%20water%20diet&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q=breaking%20rocks%20on%20a%20bread%20and%20water%20diet&f=false

See also: 1898 New York City Fire apparatus and equipment ads

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/08/1898-new-york-city-fire-apparatus-and.html

Labels: Fire Depts, Firefighters, History, History 1890s

http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/513255.html

Retrieved August 17, 2016

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff&sortby=display_time%20descending#trb_search

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?page=1&isSearch=true&target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff#trb_search

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Baltimore Sun - Carroll County Times - The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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Kevin E. Dayhoff websites and addresses where articles may be found

Kevin E. Dayhoff websites and addresses where articles may be found

Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff&sortby=display_time%20descending#trb_search

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?page=1&isSearch=true&target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff#trb_search

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Dayhoff%20Carroll%20County%20Times

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Online: http://www.kevindayhoff.org

Kevin Dayhoff Art: www.kevindayhoff.com

Kevin Dayhoff Politics: www.kevindayhoff.net 

Kevin Dayhoff Google+: https://plus.google.com/+KevinDayhoff/

“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.PBXuqJYz.dpuf

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LOCAL 

Westminster house fire brings heavy firefighter response

Jon Kelvey

No injuries, $100K in damages in fire in Greens neighborhood; seven fire companies respond

LOCAL 

Fire damages vacant cabin in New Windsor

Times Staff

A fire that burned late Tuesday night in the 1300 block Western Chapel Road in New Windsor damaged a vacant cabin that was being prepared for demolition according to a State Fire Marshal's office press release. The fire was reported at 10:18 p.m. Tuesday and was declared under control about two...

LOCAL 

Official: Westminster fires intentionally set

Michel Elben

Two shed fires that occurred in close proximity and just a few hours apart early Thursday morning in Westminster were intentionally set, likely by the same person, according to a spokesman of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshal Tim Warner said no suspect was in custody...

LOCAL 

Police, fire departments prepare for upcoming snowstorm

Heather Mongilio

A record amount of snow might descend on the Carroll County area today into the weekend, but the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department isn't backing down from the winter challenge. "We're ready. Bring it on," said Richard Dell, a spokesman for the fire department. Like other Carroll fire companies,...

LOCAL 

Two sent to Carroll Hospital after Westminster kitchen fire

Jon Kelvey

Male and female treated and released after food catches fire

LOCAL 

Remembering the fallen

Michel Elben

Proudly waving American flags, over 40 people walked half a mile from the St. Matthew United Church of Christ to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Sunday afternoon to honor those killed in service to their country in observance of Memorial Day. "We honor the people that have given the utmost to our...

LOCAL 

The Week Ahead

History of Westminster lecture 250 Years of Westminster History will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster. The speaker will be Baltimore Sun history writer Kevin Dayhoff. He will trace storied history of Westminster, the Carroll...

NEWS 

Winchester embraced opportunity

Dean Minnich

William Winchester founded Westminster 250 years ago, and the city celebrated by bringing him back to life. Well, sort of. Dean Camlin, architect, portrays Winchester in an ongoing series of public appearances during this observance, and the most recent sighting was at a tea hosted Sunday at the...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Store owners, colleagues remember Westminster Main Street manager Stanley Ruchlewicz

Alisha George Times Staff Writer

Stanley Ruchlewicz, the economic development administrator for Westminster, has died, according to Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz. His cause of death and age could not be confirmed Tuesday. Westminster business owners and his colleagues shared their memories of Ruchlewicz, whom they described as kind,...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Westminster celebrates 250 years and Arbor Day with tree planting

Jon Kelvey, Advocate Staff Writer

The City of Westminster is celebrating its 250th birthday this year - its sestercentennial - and as a kick-off to a series of anniversary-themed celebrations across the calendar, the city will plant a sapling taken from a white oak tree that was standing when Westminster was founded, according...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Wrestling: County Tournament History

TEAM CHAMPIONS 2011: Winters Mill 2010: Winters Mill 2009: Winters Mill 2008: North Carroll 2007: South Carroll 2006: North Carroll 2005: South Carroll 2004: North Carroll 2003: South Carroll 2002: North Carroll 2001: South Carroll 2000: Westminster 1999: South Carroll 1998: Westminster 1997: Westminster...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Carroll County wrestling tournament history

TEAM CHAMPIONS 2012: Winters Mill 2011: Winters Mill 2010: Winters Mill 2009: Winters Mill 2008: North Carroll 2007: South Carroll 2006: North Carroll 2005: South Carroll 2004: North Carroll 2003: South Carroll 2002: North Carroll 2001: South Carroll 2000: Westminster 1999: South Carroll 1998:...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Harder

Taylor Ann Jones, daughter of Mark and Frances Jones, of Westminster, and Patrick Ryan Harder, son of Dan and Cheryl Harder, of Batavia, Ohio, were married at The Antrim 1844 in Taneytown on June 29, 2012. The Rev. Brent Snook performed the ceremony. Music for the ceremony was provided by Emily...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Remembering the romance of the rails in Westminster [Eagle Archives]

Kevin Dayhoff

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...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Teacher Salaries HTML

EMPLOYEEASSIGNMENTFULL/PART TIMEANNUAL SALARYLOCATION HARTLOVE, CHRISTOPHER JDirector1.00108,956.00ADMINISTRATIVE SVCS MERTENS, ANN LDirector Secretary1.0040,093.00ADMINISTRATIVE SVCS KABLE, ROBIN SAdmin & Tech Exempt1.0086,750.00Assistant SUPER ADMIN LUCHINI, ANDREA JAdmin & Tech Exempt1.0048,551.00Assistant...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

Carroll County Public School bus routes for the 2013-2014 school year

Times Staff

Editor's Note: The bus routes were provided to the Times from CCPS on Aug. 1. Please visit http://www.carrollk12.org as they will be updated and posted weekly until the end of August.ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS2C Carrolltowne Elementary 8:30 a.m.-4:09 p.m.STOPS: Along Melstone Valley Way at Stone Haven...

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES 

A love story that began on New Year's Eve, 1945 [Eagle Archives]

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Eagle Archives

LOCAL 

Honoring a legacy of service to community and country [Eagle Archives]

Kevin E. Dayhoff

It was an eerie juxtaposition in Westminster on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Participants were making their final preparations for marching in the annual Westminster Christmas parade — "Miracle on Main Street." But word spread quickly through the tight-knit community of law enforcement, public...

COLUMNISTS 

Dayhoff: Historical markers dedicated for the Henryton Nursing School, Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Kevin Dayhoff

About 50 folks huddled along the shoulder of Henryton Road at the entrance of the historic Henryton State Hospital complex May 14 to dedicate two roadside historic markers. The sun shined brightly on the ceremonies in a rare reprieve in the recent streak of endless days of rainfall.No, the celebrants...

COLUMNISTS 

Dayhoff: Walter H. Davis honored at celebration at the Westminster library

Kevin Dayhoff

Just after lunch on Sunday, May 1, at the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library, approximately 45 folks braved a spring shower and chilly temperatures to attend a celebration of the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Davis Library.The Davis Library was a predecessor of what...

COLUMNISTS 

Dayhoff: Eldersburg library honors the legacy of Ken and Peg Holniker

Kevin Dayhoff

On April 26, a crowd of about 35 local friends, family and community leaders gathered in the "Peggy Holniker Room" at the Eldersburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library to honor the legacy of Ken and Peg Holniker.It was only fitting that "Holniker Day" was held at the Eldersburg branch...

LOCAL 

Westminster fire caused by air conditioning unit explosion, Fire Marshal finds

Jon Kelvey and Heather Mongilio

A two-alarm house fire in Westminster on Friday night was caused by an air conditioning unit malfunction, an investigation has found. An air conditioning unit on the outside of a two-story townhouse in the 200 block of Gallatin Court near TownMall of Westminster had a mechanical malfunction, causing...

WESTMINSTER 

Firefighters respond to house fire on Sullivan Road in Westminster

Brian Compere

Firefighters responded to a fire at a one-story apartment in the unit block of Sullivan Road, near Md. 140 in Westminster, late Friday night.  A rapid intervention dispatch was issued after the fire was initially called in at 11:45 p.m. Friday night, according to Kevin Dayhoff, a spokesman for...

WESTMINSTER 

After fire, Westminster home ruled uninhabitable

Heather Mongilio

A house on West George Street is uninhabitable after a fire Thursday afternoon. A two-story wood dwelling caught on fire because of discarded smoking material, according to a news release from the State Fire Marshal's Office. The Fire Marshal's Office ruled that the fire's cause was accidental....

LOCAL 

Historical Society to host county birthday party

Jacob deNobel

The Historical Society of Carroll County will host a celebration of the founding of Carroll County from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at Grace Lutheran Church's Grace Hall, at 21 Carroll St. in Westminster. The event is free and open to the public, and will feature a presentation by John Longwell...

WESTMINSTER 

Longaberger baskets with 'something for everyone' at Lions Club bingo

Lois Szymanski

The Westminster Lions Club will hold an annual Basket Bingo on Saturday, April 16 at the Westminster VFW, at 519 Poole Road in Westminster. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with an early-bird game at 6:30 p.m. and regular games beginning at 7 p.m. Lions Club member, Barbara Hayes said this bingo will feature...

LOCAL 

Woods fire in muddy conditions leads to stuck fire vehicle

Jon Kelvey

Firefighters take two hours to contain blaze off Hampstead-Mexico Road

EDITORIALS 

Editorial: Extending EMS careers a sound investment

Volunteers at our local fire companies sometimes put their lives on the line battling blazes, but a majority of the calls these departments receive are to respond to medical emergencies. While — for the volunteer responders at least — they aren't facing a life or death situation for these calls,...

LOCAL 

Science halls at McDaniel closed after chemical spill

Carroll County Times staff

Two science halls at McDaniel College in Westminster will remained closed as a precaution until Monday, following a minor chemical spill Thursday morning. No one was injured and the spill posed no danger to the public, according to college and Westminster fire company officials. The chemical, No....

COLUMNISTS: OPINION 

Dayhoff: Wakefield Valley Trail network takes another step forward

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Work will take a step forward this spring on completing another phase of an extensive walking and biking trail that is being built around and throughout the City of Westminster and central Carroll County.Roads, trails and transportation issues in Carroll County have been a contentious issue since...

LOCAL 

Historical Society to throw Carroll County a birthday party

Heather Mongilio

Carroll County is turning 179, and the Historical Society of Carroll County is throwing it a birthday party. The party is from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster. There will be a talk on one the county's founders, John Longwell, cupcakes and refreshments. The...

COLUMNISTS: OPINION 

Cimino: Life too fleeting to not appreciate

Audrey Cimino

I've been thinking about ... life.The past few weeks have presented multiple opportunities to celebrate, mourn and appreciate life. Why is it that it takes a loss for us to acknowledge how fragile and fast life can be?The death of Justice Antonine Scalia will impact all American lives for years...

LOCAL 

Westminster police assisting retired officer after home destroyed by fire

Heather Norris

The Westminster Police Department is collecting money to help a retired officer and his family get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home Thursday night. James Pullen and his wife were not home at the time of the fire and no one was injured, but the home was determined to be a complete...

LOCAL 

None hurt in Westminster apartment fire 

Michel Elben

No one was hurt in an apartment fire that was controlled in a matter of minutes Sunday evening in Westminster, according to Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster Fire Department's public information officer. The fire began in the 200 block of E. Main Street in Westminster around 6:01 p.m. According to Dayhoff,...

LOCAL 

Home damaged in early-morning Westminster fire; no one injured

Jon Kelvey

Firefighters from 10 companies in four counties were needed to get a fire under control early Wednesday morning, according to a Westminster Volunteer Fire Department spokesman.No injuries were reported, but the fire caused more than $75,000 in damage to the structure and more than $50,000 in damage...

LIFESTYLE 

Over the hills: Taking a look at Carroll's best sledding spots

Jacob deNobel

With northern Maryland's rural, open layout, Carroll County is the perfect spot for grabbing a sled, toboggan or lunch tray for sledding down one of the county's many rolling hills. Schools and parks seem to be the most popular spots for sledding enthusiasts, with families heading there on days...

HEALTH & WELLNESS 

New EMS gear saves paramedic backs, patient lives

Jon Kelvey

Westminster fire company deploys powered stretchers, chest compression tools

LOCAL 

Police believe owner of JeannieBird bakery killed in Md. 27 crash

S. Wayne Carter Jr. , Jacob deNobel and Heather Mongilio

Collision closed road for nearly 10 hours