NEWS
By Lisa Tom | March 2, 2007
Atholton High senior Geoffrey Burgan hopes to find a job tomorrow. "I'm sick of scraping change together to pay for gas," he said. Instead of turning over more seat cushions, he plans to attend HC DrugFree's Teen Job and Volunteer Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilde Lake High School. "It's like one-stop shopping. You can walk around to 65 different places and maybe something will interest you," said Laura Smit, HC DrugFree executive director. "The job fair is a good opportunity to make lots of contacts," Burgan said.
NEWS
August 19, 2007
County staff and local law enforcement representatives presented to the Carroll commissioners a proposed code amendment to impose local regulations on pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. The amendment would: define terms; set forth defined hours of operation and other operating requirements; prohibit transactions with minors; specify certain record keeping requirements; specify holding periods; order the release of stolen property to law enforcement; grant law enforcement the right to enter and inspect; and provide for notices of violations and penalties.
NEWS
By Brenda J. Buote | January 12, 1999
Carroll County Farm Museum officials agreed yesterday to explore a proposal that would change the fees that festival vendors must pay to sell their wares at the popular tourist attraction, saving many businesses money.Under the proposal, vendors would pay a flat fee to reserve a sales booth at farm museum events. Nonprofit organizations are required to give the Westminster museum 10 percent of the money they raise. All other vendors must give 15 percent."I've talked with several vendors, and I think they would favor a flat fee," said Commissioner Julia Walsh Gouge, who suggested the change during yesterday's Farm Museum Advisory Board meeting.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Karin Remesch | October 10, 1999
Mission: To preserve the star-shaped fort, associated buildings, archaeology and landscapes as a perpetual national monument and as a shrine of the birthplace of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the nation's anthem, and to interpret the fort's military history in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812 for generations to come. The survival of the fort's giant 15-star flag in the "dawn's early light" of Sept. 14, 1814, after an unsuccessful British attack, inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem.
BUSINESS
By Kevin L. McQuaid | October 14, 1999
The city is preparing to reap a $350,000 profit from the sale of a downtown office building it bought in a controversial deal during the summer, but the gain will be chewed up by a lease that will cost nearly six times that much over the next decade.The city's real estate department intends to seek permission from the City Council to sell 117 Water St., a building once slated to be razed for a garage, for $2.35 million on Monday."The mayor asked me to sell it, and I'm selling it," said Anthony J. Ambridge, the city's real estate officer.
NEWS
By Kristine Henry | March 28, 1999
Carroll County's commissioners on Friday reassured members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board, most of whom had submitted resignations, that their services are still needed.Six of the seven members of the board tried to resign this month after the commissioners eliminated the Bureau of Environmental Services -- the agency the board was designed to assist. Their letters of resignation were not opened or accepted.Kevin E. Dayhoff, the board's chairman, told the commissioners he wanted to work with them and leave the resignation debacle in the past.
NEWS
By Brenda J. Buote | March 22, 1999
A public hearing on a proposed 2,000-hog farm in Westminster is on hold while the advisory board that reviews such issues for Carroll County ponders its own fate.Members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board offered to resign in the wake of a decision by the county commissioners to eliminate the agency the panel was created to assist. As a result, several critical issues, including the proposed hog farm on Indian Valley Trail, will not be addressed until after the commissioners meet with the panel.
NEWS
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan | January 12, 1999
Because some members were often absent, the Maritime Advisory Board asked the Annapolis city council last year to increase the panel's membership as a way to boost attendance.That didn't sit well with Alderman Louise Hammond.The Ward 1 Democrat felt board members should regularly attend meetings.Last night, the council passed legislation, introduced in September by Hammond and two other aldermen, that more stringently regulates attendance of members of Annapolis' 24 boards and commissions.
NEWS
By Matthew Mosk | April 1, 1999
A legislative committee gave new life yesterday to a bill that would create a civilian police review board in Baltimore, voting unanimously to send the measure to the Senate floor.Until yesterday's vote in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, the bill was idle in both houses of the General Assembly at a time when movement is crucial to secure passage.The bill, which would create a citizen panel to review allegations of police misconduct in Baltimore, has support from the city's mayor, council, police commissioner, police union and its state legislators.
NEWS
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan | January 12, 1999
Because some members were often absent, the Maritime Advisory Board asked the Annapolis city council last year to increase the panel's membership as a way to boost attendance.That didn't sit well with Alderman Louise Hammond.The Ward 1 Democrat felt board members should regularly attend meetings.Last night, the council passed legislation, introduced in September by Hammond and two other aldermen, that more stringently regulates attendance of members of Annapolis' 24 boards and commissions.