Westminster Mayor Mona Becker hosted a meeting Monday to allow community members to ask questions and gain information on a planned substance abuse recovery house at 82 W. Green St.
Eight Carroll County residents died this past week from in the last week due to the coronavirus, according to data from the Carroll County Health Department.
As the Carroll County Board of County Commissioners plan to meet on Thursday and receive a briefing from both the health department and hospital officials on the current state of COVID-19 in the county, and McDaniel College plans to hold classes online only during January, a Carroll County school board member said Wednesday that reverting back to virtual learning would be a “huge” disadvantage for students and their families.
As regional hospitals continue to be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients during this latest surge of the pandemic, Carroll County commissioners voted on Thursday to require mask wearing by all visitors to government buildings.