Carroll County Times

Monocacy Valley VFW Post The Monocacy Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6918 in Harney will host its Veterans Day observance from 2 to 5 p.m. today. Full Story »

UNION BRIDGE — Through most of his life, Jay Mackenzie talked about the farm he would one day own, where he and his family could live and raise beef cattle and enjoy the simple things. Full Story »

A Sykesville man and two juveniles face burglary charges for allegedly breaking into a Westminster home. Ryne Jeffrey Gassaway, 20, of the 500 block of Schoolhouse Road in Sykesville, was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, permitting the use of burglary tools to commit fourth-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property of less than $500 and theft of between $1,000 ... Full Story »

The smell of sauerkraut wafted through the air of McDaniel College’s Memorial Square as video of Joe Cocker’s performance at the Concert for Berlin was projected on a screen. Full Story »

SYKESVILLE — Council members unanimously voted 6-0 Monday to let the town’s public works department use a mixture of sand and salt this fiscal year for snow removal. Full Story »

The county’s first H1N1 mass vaccination clinic is today at the Shipley Arena at Carroll County Agriculture Center, off Gist Road in Westminster. Vaccination is set to begin at 11 a.m. and continue until there are no more vaccines. Full Story »

TANEYTOWN — The mayor and City Council approved a design cost proposal to construct a multipurpose field and a parking lot at an extension space of Memorial Park Monday night. Full Story »

Carroll Community College has canceled the H1N1 flu clinic that was scheduled for faculty and staff next week. Full Story »

The Carroll County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Full Story »

An undetermined amount of raw sewage spilled into a small creek in Eldersburg that runs into Liberty Reservoir. Full Story »

Westminster’s Common Council approved an agreement Monday night between the city and county to use the Wheeler Building on Railroad Avenue to promote city events. Full Story »

ELLICOTT CITY — “One, two, three, pull!” shouted 8-year-old Devin Shields. (Video) Full Story »

With more than 1,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine available, the Carroll County Health Department does not plan to cancel Tuesday’s H1N1 mass vaccination clinic. Full Story »

Sykesville officials and residents will no longer work on the same committee to prioritize major projects the town should undertake. Full Story »

The Department of Veterans Affairs operates several facilities around the state to help serve the medical needs of veterans, but it also offers an opportunity for people to volunteer and develop personal relationships with veterans. Full Story »

The Apartments at the Greens and Gamma Sigma Sigma of McDaniel College are hosting an annual food drive running through Nov. 16. Full Story »

As the war on terror continues in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world, Carroll County veterans are returning and adjusting to their lives at home. Full Story »

The way service members are treated after they return home from overseas has changed drastically since the Vietnam War era, according to some local veterans. Full Story »

Because of a shortage of donations, Operation Christmas Tree will likely send fewer trees to troops this year. Full Story »

Monocacy Valley VFW Post The Monocacy Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6918 in Harney will host its Veterans Day observance from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday. Full Story »

KEYMAR — Bill Chaney says he was born in the wrong period. Full Story »

Knowing how to react during a robbery may help keep store employees safe and assist police in investigating the crime. Full Story »

McDaniel College’s Foreign Languages Department and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs will host a French Caribbean dance workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday in McDaniel Lounge. Full Story »

Toys for Tots under way Long & Foster announced the launch of its annual toy drive to benefit the Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots campaign. Full Story »

HAMPSTEAD — A group of male Shiloh Middle School eighth-graders took turns spraying pink dye in their hair before jogging onto a field to play flag football. Full Story »