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Four candidates are running for three open seats in the May 9 Westminster Common Council election. Here's where they stand on the issues.

Westminster is now home to ARIC, the Autonomous Robotics Innovation Center operated by MAGIC (The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory).

The Carroll Arts Center celebrates the 20th anniversary of being in its Westminster home with a birthday party and comedy show on Thursday night.

McDaniel College will host a daylong academic symposium to showcase the original research, scholarship, and creative achievements of faculty and students.

Westminster Common Council incumbents Ann Marie Gilbert, Kevin Dayhoff and Common Council President Gregory Pecoraro are joined by Scott Willens in the race for three seats, as the deadline to file for candidacy approaches Monday.

Westminster Common Council incumbents Ann Marie Gilbert, Kevin Dayhoff and Common Council President Gregory Pecoraro are joined by Scott Willens in the race for three seats, as the deadline to file for candidacy approaches Monday.

Finally, the days are getting longer, and warmer and spring flowers are making their appearance. Throughout Carroll County’s history, the celebration of Easter has had an emphasis on the religious aspects of the holiday. Childhood thoughts of Easter in Carroll County, however, are full of memories of community Easter egg hunts.

Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery chain offering organic foods and fresh local produce, will join the Westminster Station retail space at 343 Baltimore Blvd., across from TownMall.

Wakefield Valley Park in Westminster will feature a new 22-foot sculpture, Raventree, this July, thanks to a Maryland State Art Council grant of just over $43 thousand. The piece of public art depicts a tree, which is made from light-catching stainless steel, and numerous life-sized ravens perching in some of its 64 branches.

Wakefield Valley Park in Westminster will feature a new 22-foot sculpture, Raventree, this July, thanks to a Maryland State Art Council grant of just over $43 thousand. The piece of public art depicts a tree, which is made from light-catching stainless steel, and numerous life-sized ravens perching in some of its 64 branches.