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Sykesville to buy 4 acres near Main Street for trails, public works projects • Plunging forward: Teen plumber is only female in Carroll Community College apprenticeship program
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Carroll County Daily Headlines

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Northbound Route 27 reopens after truck damages I-70 bridge near Mount Airy

State highway officials reopened northbound Route 27 and expect eastbound I-70 to reopen Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer damaged a bridge near Mount Airy, causing heavy traffic throughout the day.

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Sykesville to buy 4 acres near Main Street for trails, public works projects

Sykesville to spend $525,000 for a 4-acre property as an investment in stormwater management and walkability.

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Plunging forward: Teen plumber is only female in Carroll Community College apprenticeship program

Plumbing is a field often misunderstood. A plumbing apprenticeship at Carroll Community College is educating a new class of plumbers.

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Maryland AG says state officers should avoid enforcing immigration laws

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown says state and local officers should avoid enforcing civil immigration laws.

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Judge temporarily stops Trump’s mass firings during shutdown

A judge halts the OMB’s mass firing of federal employees during the government shutdown, siding with the workers’ unions who filed a legal challenge against the RIFs

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Shrinking federal grants signal sea change for Maryland higher ed

Maryland research institutions maintain, on average, about 3,000 separate federally-funded research projects, O’Shea said. About one-third of those end each year and researchers apply for ano…

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Most Maryland families can’t find or afford after-school programs, report finds

Nearly three-quarters of Maryland families who want their children to be in after-school programs often can’t find them or afford them[, a new report finds.

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Md. court rules high school refs are without authority on player injuries

Maryland high school referee Duncan Morgen-Westrick’s case highlights concussion law limits, fueling debate over officials’ roles, training and player safety.

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