Sykesville Mayor Stacy Link participated in the annual free bulk trash pick up Saturday. Mayor Stacy Link speaks with Jeremey Lindamore during the annual trash truck bulk pick-up ride along in Sykesville.(Thomas Walker/Freelance) Mayor Stacy Link slings a hose toward the back of a trash truck during the annual trash truck bulk pick-up ride along in Sykesville.(Thomas … [Read more...] about A Link to a clutter-free living | PHOTOS
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris explains why he ultimately voted for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, an early holdout on a budget plan critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda, says he came around after the White House promised to back deep new spending cuts, including targeting Medicaid waste. The support of Harris and fellow members of the House Freedom Caucus — the fiscally conservative group he chairs — was critical to passage, by a 216-214 … [Read more...] about Maryland Rep. Andy Harris explains why he ultimately voted for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
Liberty’s Tristan West named Carroll County boys basketball Player of the Year
In the season opener against Catoctin, Liberty’s Tristan West controlled the ball from the opening tip and exploded for a thunderous dunk just seconds later in an impressive display of athleticism. “In my 20 years at Liberty, I’ve never seen anything like that,” Liberty coach George Sinnott said. “It kind of set the tone for everything this year now that I’m looking back on … [Read more...] about Liberty’s Tristan West named Carroll County boys basketball Player of the Year
Ten years after Freddie Gray’s death, Sandtown-Winchester residents say change remains elusive
Ten years ago this weekend, Ericka Alston Buck heard through the grapevine that a young man she knew through the drug treatment center she ran in West Baltimore, Freddie Gray, had emerged from a police transport van unable to walk. Two weeks later, after Gray’s funeral, she heard rocks smashing through windows and saw cars in flames outside her workplace, signs of the uprising … [Read more...] about Ten years after Freddie Gray’s death, Sandtown-Winchester residents say change remains elusive
Carroll County Circuit Court slated for security upgrades in the amount of $32,000
Security updates are coming to the Circuit Court of Carroll County in Westminster. The Board of Carroll County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a $32,000 contract with Lyons Construction Co. Inc., in Hampstead, for upgrades that include moving an interior wall that will be reinforced with bulletproof transaction windows to allow for the relocation of desks and … [Read more...] about Carroll County Circuit Court slated for security upgrades in the amount of $32,000