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Aug 12, 2026

Fire in downtown Westminster leaves three apartments unsafe, disrupts Main Street traffic

Fire in downtown Westminster leaves three apartments unsafe, disrupts Main Street traffic

Seventy-six firefighters from multiple departments responded to the fire in the unit block of 27 East Main Street in Westminster; the cause is under investigation

Business
Aug 12, 2026

Westminster Liquors to open Saturday in former Rite Aid Liquors space

Westminster Liquors to open Saturday in former Rite Aid Liquors space

Grand opening set for 9 a.m. Aug. 15, with much of the old store's staff coming back

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Aug 12, 2026

Downtown car fire ruled accidental, and the story behind Carroll's new book festival

Downtown car fire ruled accidental, and the story behind Carroll's new book festival

Plus a laundromat concert Friday, a Renaissance faire's Westminster debut, and Thursday's Biz Challenge finale at the Carroll Arts Center

News
Aug 11, 2026

Fire behind downtown Westminster's Main Street damages five vehicles, ruled accidental

Fire behind downtown Westminster's Main Street damages five vehicles, ruled accidental

State fire marshal's office says the blaze started in a vehicle's engine compartment and caused $55,000 in estimated damage; no injuries reported

Entertainment
Aug 11, 2026

Four-band bill hits Amy's Laundry on Main Street Friday, doors at 6:30 p.m.

Four-band bill hits Amy's Laundry on Main Street Friday, doors at 6:30 p.m.

Fine Tuned Presents and The Garage bring Sam Elmore, Soul Meets Body, Somebody's Daughter and Nimrod's Sun to a Westminster laundromat on Main Street

Children's Activities
Aug 10, 2026

The Birth of a Book Festival

The Birth of a Book Festival

How a 2021 conversation grew into a 100-author festival at the Carroll County Farm Museum

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