Three-year-old Owen Jackson of Glen Burnie enjoys a ride down the slide while playing with his parents, Tom and Olivia Jackson, on the playground at Friendship Park near BWI Marshall on Monday. (Brian Krista/Staff)Visitors to Friendship Park watch an aircraft take off from a runway at BWI Marshall on Monday. (Brian Krista/Staff)
Left to right facing camera, Alexis Crooks of Charles Village, Sue-Lynn Hubbard of Montgomery Village and Eliseba Osore of Ednor Gardens talk while gathering images and quotes from magazines during a collage party, hosted by Peabody Heights Brewery at Old Oriole Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Mike Sabo of Westminster, pulls his Christmas tree off his truck for recycling. Live Christmas trees are recycled at Carroll County Resource Recovery. Collected trees will be turned into compost, mulch or chips. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)Jan. 1, 2026: Hudson Oakley Winkler was born at Carroll Hospital at 4:19am January 1, the 1st baby born in 2026 in Carroll County. He is 6 lbs 9 oz and is 21 inches long. His mother Sarah was also born at Carroll Hospital and grew up in Carroll County. His parents, Sarah and Stephen Winkler live in West Friendship.(Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)