Education reporter, Carroll County

Thomas Goodwin Smith

Thomas Goodwin Smith covers community news in Carroll and Howard counties with a focus on education. Having joined Baltimore Sun Media in fall of 2022, he is Northwestern University alumnus and a former local news reporter/anchor for 1430 WNAV in Annapolis.

Carroll residents living along the path of the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project transmission line have been contacted by an unknown entity requesting to buy their land, which state Sen. Justin Ready described as predatory, considering the implications of the proposed project.

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Carroll lawmakers warn residents living near proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project about requests to buy land

September 9, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Carroll residents living along the path of the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project transmission line have been contacted by an unknown entity requesting to buy their land, which state Sen....

Silver Oak Academy in Keymar aims to contract with the state to serve foster youth, Rite of Passage region director says.

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New Silver Oak facility in Keymar will house foster youth, open later this month

September 6, 2024 at 5:10 p.m.

Silver Oak Academy in Keymar aims to contract with the state to serve foster youth, Rite of Passage region director says.

PFAS chemicals have been discovered at levels deemed unsafe in the water at South Carroll High and Winfield Elementary schools, Carroll County Public Schools spokesperson Carey Gaddis said.

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South Carroll High and Winfield Elementary have unsafe levels of PFAS chemicals in water

September 5, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

PFAS chemicals have been discovered at levels deemed unsafe in the water at South Carroll High and Winfield Elementary schools, Carroll County Public Schools spokesperson Carey Gaddis said.

Taneytown officials say Rite of Passage, a Nevada-based organization that managed Silver Oak Academy in Keymar before it closed in May 2022 will be opening a new youth residential facility at the site this month.

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New residential youth facility to open at former Silver Oak Academy near Taneytown

September 4, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.

Taneytown officials say Rite of Passage, a Nevada-based organization that managed Silver Oak Academy in Keymar before it closed in May 2022 will be opening a new youth residential facility...

At Westminster's East Middle School, buses rolled into the school's newly paved bus loop for the first time Tuesday, the first day of classes in Carroll County.

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Carroll County Public Schools students returned to classes Tuesday

September 4, 2024 at 1:36 a.m.

At Westminster's East Middle School, buses rolled into the school's newly paved bus loop for the first time Tuesday, the first day of classes in Carroll County.

State Sen. Chris West has proposed an alternative to the proposed 70-mile transmission line threatening to raise energy bills and compromise farmland in Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore counties.

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Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project alternative proposed by Carroll lawmaker

August 31, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

State Sen. Chris West has proposed an alternative to the proposed 70-mile transmission line threatening to raise energy bills and compromise farmland in Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore counties.

Residents reentering society after incarceration can pursue a career in dental assisting, home inspecting, electronic assembly, truck driving or business, thanks to a new pilot program at Carroll Community College.

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New Carroll Community College program aims to aid formerly incarcerated people

August 30, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.

Residents reentering society after incarceration can pursue a career in dental assisting, home inspecting, electronic assembly, truck driving or business, thanks to a new pilot program at Carroll Community College.

Two New York men were convicted in Carroll County Circuit Court for their role in the attempted scam of a Finksburg woman in 2023.

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Finksburg scam suspects found guilty of attempted theft by Carroll jury

August 29, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Two New York men were convicted in Carroll County Circuit Court for their role in the attempted scam of a Finksburg woman in 2023.

East Middle School's bus loop is nearing completion, according to a construction report given to the Carroll County school board.

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East Middle School bus loop project nearly complete

August 27, 2024 at 5:25 p.m.

East Middle School's bus loop is nearing completion, according to a construction report given to the Carroll County school board.

Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Brian L. DeLeonardo sentenced a Westminster man to 10 years in prison for his role in a March 2023 armed robbery at a Westminster Crossing Shopping Center ATM.

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Westminster man sentenced for armed robbery; charges in Baltimore crash still pending

August 27, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Brian L. DeLeonardo sentenced a Westminster man to 10 years in prison for his role in a March 2023 armed robbery at a Westminster Crossing...

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