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ICE policy, 2026 school start date on agenda for Carroll school board

Should school begin before or after Labor Day? Carroll's school board will decide this week. Here's what else is on the agenda at this month's Carroll County Board of Education meeting.

When should school start next year? The board of education will decide this week.

Miss Scarlet, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Professor Plum, and Mrs. Peacock, played by Emily Rothbard, from left, Willa Weinreich, Reed Diffenderfer, Travis Gordon, and Maggie Beahm, listen through the door during a rehearsal of "Clue" at Winters Mill High School. (Thomas Walker/Freelance)

‘Clue,’ classic whodunit comedy, comes to Winters Mill High in Westminster

The operator, played by Emma Parker, answers a call from the bed-bound Agnes Stevenson, played by Rachel Myers during a rehearsal for the Senior Directed One Acts at Manchester Valley High School. (Thomas Walker/Freelance)

Trio of one-act plays opens at Manchester Valley High this weekend

Dr. Cynthia McCabe, Superintendent of Carroll County Public Schools at Hampstead Elementary School on the first day of school.(Karen Jackson/Freelance)

Maryland Report Card: 7 Carroll schools improved star ratings

By Gabriella Fine

November 5, 2025 at 12:28 p.m.

Seven Carroll County schools improved their star ratings in Maryland’s latest school report card, while...

Westminster High School closed on Monday due to plumbing issues. (Thomas Walker/Freelance)

Clogged plumbing at Westminster High prompted Monday closure

By Gabriella Fine

October 28, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Students are "treating toilets like a trash can" and flushing unsuitable objects often leads to...

Pre-kindergarten space will be added at William Winchester Elementary School - 70 Monroe St, Westminster, MD 21157. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

6 Carroll schools to get new pre-K classrooms

By Lily Carey

October 22, 2025 at 6:32 a.m.

As Carroll County Schools finalizes plans to build pre-kindergarten classrooms at six public elementary schools,...

Sykesville Middle School, in Sykesville. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Planned renovations stalled at Sykesville Middle, Freedom Elementary schools

By Gabriella Fine

October 9, 2025 at 5:36 p.m.

The Carroll County Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously voted to stall additions for Freedom...

Ariella Davis picks apples for Rosh Hashana with her family. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

Jewish families usher in Rosh Hashana with apple picking at Carroll County farm

By Gabriella Fine

September 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Rosh Hashanah starts Monday night, and Jewish families celebrated by picking apples in Carroll County.

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