Written By Linda Morton Now more than ever, summer camp can mean different things to different people. “Niche” camps – those that fulfill a special need or interest – extend the traditional routine of kid...

Written By Patricia Bianca Carroll County has long been a bastion of two major farming enterprises: corn and cows. Even though urbanization is eating away our countryside, one can still see plenty of traditional farms. But take...

Written By Patricia Rouzer Ice Crypto Rib Georgia Home Boy Lady Skunk Mud Mafioso monikers from a Sopranos script? If only. They are a sample of the many, ever-changing street monikers for crystal meth, methamphetamine, Rohypnol...

Written By Vicki Anzmann When Cupid strikes, satisfy your sweetheart’s desire for something trendy, stylish, chic and up-to-the-minute from one of these singular sources in Carroll County. Indulge a sweet tooth or delight your...

Written By Cari Pierce Close your eyes. Now, inhale deeply through your nose. Do you smell it? That’s the sweet aroma of romance. Guys, perhaps you’ve been hiding away an engagement ring waiting for the right time. Ladies, some...

Written By Donna Engle When Harry Met Sally, the premise became a movie. When six carroll couples met, their pairings became six real-life love stories. John and Marion Sernulka In 1974, 25-year-old John Sernulka was an internal...

Written By Patricia Bianca It was a lovely sunny day in North Dakota when an enterprising pilot pointed out a disturbance in a soybean field below to his beloved, who was sitting next to him in the cockpit. It wasn’t the latest...

Written By Lisa Breslin Tickets were sold out for the Moscow Symphony Orchestra’s December performance at Carroll Community College’s Scott Center Theater. The 40-piece orchestra was the highlight of Carroll Community College...

When the Moscow Symphony came to Westminster, one Carroll Community College student got a once-in-a-lifetime phone call. Lauren Stallings was thinking about her final exam in Music Theory III. She was dreaming about the fact...

Written By Lisa Breslin By day, Lineboro resident Don Bellusci works for Baltimore County government as chief highway inspector; but during every spare moment, he plays – or does research about – the instrument he...

Written By Lisa Breslin A hungry goat herd’s appetite for weeds is saving the city of Westminster thousands of dollars each year. The animals are part of an award-winning program dubbed “Project Weed Eater,” which is the...

Written By Lisa Breslin Westminster resident Walter “WC” Knight thought a long time about the perfect Christmas gift for his girlfriend, Christy Johnson, 24, of New Windsor. He wanted something romantic, something to wow her,...