Council President Tony Chiavacci and Mayor Mona Becker presented the restaurant with a Mayoral Proclamation during Sunday's party at the Westminster location

Officials say the fake messages have targeted citizens, zoning applicants, and others; real county email addresses end only in .gov, and no county department will ever ask someone to wire money.

Work runs overnight, Sunday through Thursday, on the mile between Tuc Road and Bond Street, with completion expected by mid-October

Yowan, who died Aug. 10 at 84, served as Westminster's mayor from 1994 to 2001; council members who worked alongside him recalled his push for civility at City Hall.

Health officials say there's no evidence of widespread community transmission, and every case since July 15 has involved an unvaccinated resident. The state had three cases in 2025.

Greg Malveaux says he misunderstood the motion when he voted against the committee's roster Aug. 12, and plans to vote the other way in September.

A staff report prepared for Thursday's hearing lists 10 items for the developer to address, including water, parking and a plan to relocate 32 households currently on the property.

The advisory committee that reviews the district's health and family life curriculum materials goes into the start of the 2026-27 school year unseated

Westminster Wire obtained the report through a Maryland Public Information Act request to Carroll County Public Schools. CCPS has said there were additional inputs behind the decision.

The Mayor and Common Council introduced a resolution to bring about 4.3 acres along Greenwood Avenue into the city limits, clearing the way for water and sewer service

Residents can now submit and track city service requests from their phone through a new app called MyWestminsterMD

Maryland Department of Health says an infected Central Maryland resident visited the Westminster emergency department on July 21

Project needs final sign-offs before the developer can break ground, which it hopes to do within 30 days

Nine speakers pressed the board on Outdoor School, transparency and spending at the July 15 meeting, which also featured early-learning data and a rundown of the district's 250th-anniversary lessons

Five Central Maryland residents have tested positive after traveling together to an area with an active outbreak — one of those five visited Carroll Hospital on July 13

Council celebrates strong downtown event weekend, welcomes new K9 team, and awards road-striping contract at the July 13 meeting

The developer still fully intends to move forward with a restaurant on the site — and Chick-fil-A could return to the fold

Misti Kelly, who retired in June after 13 years tied to the Outdoor School program, disputes the board's account of overnight staffing and the safety incidents it cited

The county approved permits for a pair of 500-square-foot industrial buildings at the manufacturing site the company acquired this year

Residents fear more trips through their neighborhood once new Chick-fil-A opens; commissioners to set hearing date with 30 days' notice required

Other organizations are sleeping overnight at Hashawha, the board has information it won't share, and CCPS hasn't explained why the board's vote moved so fast

Carroll County voters weigh in on governor, state's attorney, sheriff, and county commissioner contests in Tuesday's primary. Provisional ballots remain outstanding.

City sign-off is in place, but the restaurant construction cannot begin until Carroll County completes a new connector road to the site

Hinkhaus, Maisano, and Walsh point to the lack of transparency and opportunity for more public input before the Board's 5-0 vote

Carroll County Board of Education describes a nighttime security breach at Hashawa in more detail and defends its decision