Written By Al Harley In the face of a rising national unemployment rate, nurses remain in short supply. An American Health Care Association study released in July 2008 found that about 10 percent of nursing positions nationwide...

Written By Lisa Breslin Westminster’s holiday celebrations will move up a notch this year. The city will have the annual tree lighting and the awarding of the Mayor’s Cup to the business with the most creative window display....

Written By Patricia Rouzer Ten-year-old Johnny, a smart kid with poor math grades, arrives home brandishing a report card with an “A” in math, up from his traditional “C.” His proud parents should: a) Frown and say, “It’s...

Written By Laura Barhardt Cech The band was playing “Mustang Sally.” The hoods were popped and chrome gleamed in the summer sun. A man in jeans walking between the rows of vintage police cruisers, hotrods and muscle cars wore a...

Written By Scott Braden It was the first playoff victory in the Carroll County Cannons’ three-year history. The Taneytown-based team had defeated the Valley Tigers 20 -13 during round one of the 2009 East Coast Football...

Written By Vicki Anzmann Probably discovered by mistake and revered by the ancients for its mystical powers, wine has been around since approximately 6000 B.C. More recently, an improved selection of lower-priced quality...

Written By Donna Engle Taneytown residents Richard and Lorraine Moale traded their conventional water heater for a tankless model that heats water only as needed. In Taylorsville, John and Konnie Pavlik hired a professional...

Written By Jennifer Noel People driving down Route 97 sometimes see robots being field tested outside,” said Dr. Barbara Lindauer, Vice President of Business Development for General Dynamics Robotic Systems (GDRS). She offered...

Written By Lisa Breslin Rain poured on and off throughout the day, but nothing dampened the spirits at the First Annual Boles Bash at Westminster City Park on June 20. From 2 p.m. until 8 p.m., 15 bands performed on stages using...

Written By Lisa Breslin After nine years as a college professor, Dr. Roxanna Harlow decided to leave the classroom. It was then, she said, that she finally felt like a teacher. Harlow, 39, grew up in a diverse Chicago...

Written By Lisa Breslin Since 1997, the Carroll County Health Department (CCHD) has partnered with Carroll Hospital Center and community obstetricians to ensure that poor, uninsured, pregnant women in Carroll County get prenatal...

Photos by: Phil Grout The history of Manchester and northern Carroll County is slowly being rewritten by a team of archaeologists who are finding evidence that humans lived there 3,000 to 6,000 years ago. Led by Stephen Israel,...