Carroll Street

Westminster has contracted with Gray & Son Inc. of Butler to mill and overlay the surface of Carroll Street between West Main Street and the city limits. Work is scheduled to begin this week. Traffic flow and access to driveways and parking lots will be maintained through flagging operations during construction. On-street parking will be temporarily eliminated during construction. The project should be completed in two to three weeks. Information: 410-848-9001. Police Westminster: An employee of SAIC on Airport Drive told police April 10 that someone took a winch from his vehicle.

A man died in a shooting reported in Southwest Baltimore about 4 a.m. Thursday, city police said. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Carroll Street in the Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood, where they found a black man with a gunshot wound to the chest. Homicide detectives are investigating. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he died, police said. No other information was immediately available. The shooting death is the first police have reported in the city in more than a week, after two shootings in West Baltimore left two women and two men dead March 19. A man and woman were shot while driving a pickup truck in West Baltimore on Monday but were expected to survive.

A man died in a shooting reported in Southwest Baltimore about 4 a.m. Thursday, city police said. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Carroll Street in the Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood, where they found a black man with a gunshot wound to the chest. Homicide detectives are investigating. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he died, police said. No other information was immediately available. The shooting death is the first police have reported in the city in more than a week, after two shootings in West Baltimore left two women and two men dead March 19. A man and woman were shot while driving a pickup truck in West Baltimore on Monday but were expected to survive.

Going from zero to 60 mph in one second will make people stop and stare, but Rod Saboury need not drive his 2,400-horsepower, twin-turbo-charged Corvette that fast to grab attention. Sometimes, the Millers resident and National Hot Rod Association driver cruises along Carroll County's streets or pulls up into a McDonald's drive-through, and then heads turn - fixated on the Corvette's dragster-engine sound, fire-red exterior and hot-rod designs. "It's like driving a UFO on the highway," says Saboury, 58, whose 1963-model Corvette is widely regarded as the fastest street-legal car on the planet.

FIRE* Westminster: Engines from the Westminster company investigated a report of a fire alarm sounding in a building on Carroll Street at 8:29 p.m. Tuesday. Units were out for 13 minutes.

PoliceWestminster: A resident of Carroll Street told police Tuesday that someone damaged his vehicle while it was parked on Winters Street. Damage was estimated at $200.Pub Date: 10/15/98

POLICE* Westminster: An official of Ridge Residences, Inc. on Timber Ridge Drive reported someone pried open the office door and stole $155 on Wednesday. A resident of Carroll Street told police someone broke a passenger side window of his auto on Tuesday. He estimated the damage at $75.FIRE* Westminster: Westminster and Reese responded to investigate a furnace malfunction in the 100 block of Charles Street at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday..` Units were out for 23 minutes.

FireWestminster: Westminster, Reese, Pleasant Valley and Manchester units responded to a chimney fire on West Main Street at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday. Units were out 41 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Pleasant Valley and Manchester responded to a call about an odor of gas on Carroll Street off Kemper Avenue at 6:17 a.m. Wednesday. Units were out 30 minutes.

On October 16, 2006, KATHERINE MAE EYLER, 87.M-BM- A native of Baltimore, MD, Ms. Eyler was the beloved daughter of the late William Eyler and Ida P. Eyler, beloved sister of the late Elizabeth M. Oliver, the lateM-BM- Raymond L. Eyler, and the late Leroy Eyler.M-BM- Surviving are her loving great-nieces Susan Kolb, Melissa Crouch, and Patricia Knight and many other loving relatives and friends.M-BM- SheM-BM- served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1945 receiving the American Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WAAC Service Ribbon, and World War II Victory Medal.

Zoning appeals board approves small kennel The Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a conditional use for a kennel for fewer than 10 dogs at 1023 Wesley Road in Finksburg. The 87.56-acre property is owned by Robert Henry Miller and is zoned agricultural. The kennel is located in the center of the property and meets the lot requirements for the zoning ordinance. Miller owns six beagles, a foxhound and an Eskimo dog. He said he does not intend to board any dogs. The board, which heard no complaints from neighbors and found no adverse impact on the area, approved the request.

On October 16, 2006, KATHERINE MAE EYLER, 87.M-BM- A native of Baltimore, MD, Ms. Eyler was the beloved daughter of the late William Eyler and Ida P. Eyler, beloved sister of the late Elizabeth M. Oliver, the lateM-BM- Raymond L. Eyler, and the late Leroy Eyler.M-BM- Surviving are her loving great-nieces Susan Kolb, Melissa Crouch, and Patricia Knight and many other loving relatives and friends.M-BM- SheM-BM- served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1945 receiving the American Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WAAC Service Ribbon, and World War II Victory Medal.

A 24-year-old Westminster man has been charged with trying to run his pickup truck over a Westminster police lieutenant after a domestic dispute, authorities said. Robert Theodore Bosley of the 2900 block of Nicodemus Road was charged with first- and second-degree assault, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated and while impaired, and related traffic offenses, Westminster police said. Bail was set at $75,000 by a Carroll District Court commissioner, and Bosley remained last night at Carroll County Detention Center in Westminster, authorities said.

Shepherd's Staff, an ecumenical outreach ministry that has for a decade provided help to Carroll's needy, can now offer them temporary employment. Its coffers are not swelling, but proceeds from Sunday Morning, a fund-raiser, are providing the charity enough revenue to hire help. The Westminster-based organization, supported by many Carroll churches, developed Sunday Morning as a fund-raiser nearly two years ago. It consists of selling decorated baskets, filled with breakfast foods, gourmet coffees and teas.

Westminster has contracted with Gray & Son Inc. of Butler to mill and overlay the surface of Carroll Street between West Main Street and the city limits. Work is scheduled to begin this week. Traffic flow and access to driveways and parking lots will be maintained through flagging operations during construction. On-street parking will be temporarily eliminated during construction. The project should be completed in two to three weeks. Information: 410-848-9001. Police Westminster: An employee of SAIC on Airport Drive told police April 10 that someone took a winch from his vehicle.

Zoning appeals board approves small kennel The Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a conditional use for a kennel for fewer than 10 dogs at 1023 Wesley Road in Finksburg. The 87.56-acre property is owned by Robert Henry Miller and is zoned agricultural. The kennel is located in the center of the property and meets the lot requirements for the zoning ordinance. Miller owns six beagles, a foxhound and an Eskimo dog. He said he does not intend to board any dogs. The board, which heard no complaints from neighbors and found no adverse impact on the area, approved the request.

Hampstead officials are seeking bid proposals for renovations and a two-story addition at the town's new police headquarters building on Main Street.The town will accept sealed proposals for the construction of the new station until 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at its offices on South Carroll Street. The bids will be opened in public immediately after the deadline.The project at the old Hampstead Bank building -- formerly Roy's Never Stop Clock Shop -- was originally expected to cost about $500,000. The project included the renovation of the existing building and construction of a one-story annex, said Neil Ridgely, town manager.

POLICE* Cherrytown: A resident of Old Hanover Road told state police someone entered her home Tuesday and stole a videocassette recorder, a gold necklace and a .22-caliber rifle. There was no forced entry, investigators said. The theft was estimated at $430.* Westminster: A resident of Hillside Court reported to city police that someone broke into her car Tuesday while it was parked on East Main Street and stole property worth $150.A resident of Manchester told city police that someone broke into her car while it was parked on Carroll Street Tuesday and stole property worth $84.FIRE* Westminster: Westminster and Reese were dispatched to a chimney fire in the 800 block of Lucabaugh Mill Road at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday.

Hampstead officials are seeking bid proposals for renovations and a two-story addition at the town's new police headquarters building on Main Street.The town will accept sealed proposals for the construction of the new station until 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at its offices on South Carroll Street. The bids will be opened in public immediately after the deadline.The project at the old Hampstead Bank building -- formerly Roy's Never Stop Clock Shop -- was originally expected to cost about $500,000. The project included the renovation of the existing building and construction of a one-story annex, said Neil Ridgely, town manager.

PoliceWestminster: A resident of Carroll Street told police Tuesday that someone damaged his vehicle while it was parked on Winters Street. Damage was estimated at $200.Pub Date: 10/15/98

FiresWestminster: Firefighters responded at 7: 28 p.m. Sunday to a fire alarm in the 100 block of Timber Ridge Drive. Units were out 20 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Reese, Manchester and Pleasant Valley assisted Westminster at 9: 30 p.m. Saturday, responding to an apartment fire in the 200 block of E. Green St. Units were out 28 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters responded at 11: 32 a.m. Saturday to a fire alarm in the first block of Bell Road. Units were out 32 minutes.PoliceWestminster: A resident of Wampler Lane told police Friday that a bicycle was stolen from his home.