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Family of teen killed at Bowling Brook files $207M suit
- The family of an East Baltimore teen who died after counselors restrained him at a Carroll County school for juvenile offenders filed a $207 million federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the state, the privately-run school and counselors there.
Carroll schools slam commissioners, demand more money
- School employees slammed Carroll commissioners and demanded bigger salary increases.
Finksburg looks to improve beyond gateway credit
- Improving the worn-down facades of businesses along the Route 140 corridor in Finksburg marks the first step toward creating the suburb that residents want.
Tax credit OK’d for businesses on Route 140
- The drab strip malls and aging shops with peeling paint along Route 140 — Carroll’s main drag — have long been eyesores.
Westminster neighborhood has residents up in arms over traffic
- Traffic congestion won’t get any better in a Westminster neighborhood, with 219 houses on the way and a vital path out on hold.
Carroll revises tax credit bill after residents protest
- A proposed tax break would benefit existing businesses seeking to better their image over new businesses along Route 140 after Carroll residents said the previous bill was unfair.
Manhunt suspect has extensive criminal past
- A 23-year-old Taneytown man who sent police on a five-hour manhunt, after allegedly holding his girlfriend hostage and beating her, has a long list of prior charges, court documents show.
Wind turbines take hold in Md. with ordinance in Carroll Co.
- Tom Williams wants wind turbines on Carroll County lawns.
Honesty is best policy for Carroll school chief
- Carroll County Public Schools Superintendent Charles Ecker, 79, was born on his family’s Uniontown farm. He served two terms as Howard County executive (1990-1998) after serving as Howard’s deputy and assistant superintendent of schools. He also was assistant superintendent of schools in Prince George’s County.
- Carroll County Public Schools Superintendent Charles Ecker, 79, was born on his family’s Uniontown farm. He served two terms as Howard County executive (1990-1998) after serving as Howard’s deputy and assistant superintendent of schools. He also was assistant superintendent of schools in Prince George’s County.
Residents hope bog turtles block expansion at airport
- Could bog turtles stop the controversial Westminster airport expansion?
Program would shift farmers’ excess water to municipalities
- Coping with a water shortage and a booming population, Carroll County has a unique plan to preserve farmland and allow towns to use more water to expand development.
Friends of Robert Moton fostering race relations
- Bill Dixon remembers going to school in a wooden shack where students went to the bathroom outside and washed their hands in the snow.
- Bill Dixon remembers going to school in a wooden shack where students went to the bathroom outside and washed their hands in the snow.
County teachers ‘upset’ by raise; increase lowest in more than decade
- Carroll teachers are incensed that they will get only a 1 percent raise next year, the smallest increase in more than a decade, negotiators said.