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Audit finds drug oversight, record-keeping problems at Springfield Hospital Center

By Meredith Cohn , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:25:00 EST

A state legislative audit of Springfield Hospital Center found that the state psychiatric hospital in Sykesville was not keeping good records or controls of its $2.4 million stable of pharmaceuticals.

Nora Roberts makes 2nd gift to McDaniel College

The Associated Press — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:23:00 EST

Romance novelist Nora Roberts has given a second $100,000 grant to McDaniel College in Westminster in less than a year.

Standoff in Carroll Co. ends peacefully

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:50:00 EST

Man refused to come out of home when police tried to arrest him

A Carroll County man was arrested Thursday evening after an eight-hour standoff with police.

Westminster man killed in Pa. plane crash identified | VIDEO

The Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:46:00 EST

56-year-old crashed Sunday afternoon in York

Authorities are trying to determine what caused a small plane crash that killed a Maryland man not far from a central Pennsylvania airport.

Panel says Carroll commissioners violated Open Meetings Act

By Nicole Fuller , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:19:00 EST

Opinion given on fee-based forum held on smart growth policy

A state panel said Wednesday that members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners violated the state's Open Meetings Act by holding a fee-based forum on a controversial smart-growth policy attended by a majority of the board.

Mourners remember Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan

By Matthew Hay Brown , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:05:00 EST

Matthew Ryan Seidler, 24, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery

Mourners of Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler said the Westminster man had followed his dream of serving his country, found a band of brothers in the Air Force and died protecting his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.

Music and arts festival comes to city

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:28:00 EST

Carroll County's Common Ground plans concert series

Common Ground on the Hill is branching out from its roots in Westminster and launching a concert series in Baltimore.

Westminster police chief, mayor attack union chief over allegations of misspent money

By Peter Hermann , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:05:00 EST

Officials say police union trying to drive a wedge between officers, city

Westminster's mayor and police chief denied accusations leveled by a union chief that they misspent money at the expense of public safety, saying the labor representative is trying to drive a wedge through the city's small police force.

Union says Westminster police misspending money

By Peter Hermann , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:00:00 EST

Funds used for iPads, iPhones for commanders, union alleges

Rank-and-file police officers are accusing the small department in Westminster of misspending money seized from drug suspects by buying iPads and iPhones for top commanders.

Airman from Westminster is killed in Afghanistan

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:33:29 EST

A 24-year-old airman from Westminster was killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Saturday.