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August 4, 2016

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RTD and the City of Westminster celebrate the opening of a new B Line station. PAGE 16

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Staff strives to save school Westminster middle school among those waiting to see what happens with performance evaluations With shovels in hand, Adams County Board of Commissioners Chairman Steve O’Dorisio, left, leads the traditional groundbreaking photo op at a ceremony July 26 at Federal Boulevard and 71st Avenue, the former site of the Arrow Motel. Joining O’Dorisio are fellow commissioners and other county and housing authority representatives. Photos by Jeremy Johnson

Apartment project builds on new transit Officials say maintaining community, diversity, key to south Westminster revitalization By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com Community and county stakeholders gathered last week under a small tent on a large lot of land at Federal Boulevard and 71st Avenue to break ground on the first transit-oriented development near Westminster’s new commuter rail station. The commuter rail, which opened July 25, provides an 11-minute ride from the Westminster Station at 71st Avenue and Hooker Street to Union Station in downtown Denver. Alto continues on Page 5

By Nicholas Garcia ngarcia@chalkbeat.org In just weeks, Principal Chadwick Anderson and his team at M. Scott Carpenter Middle School in Westminster will learn whether three years of hard work have paid off. Colorado’s latest set of test scores, set for release in August, will determine whether the school and 28 others will get to stay open in their current form. The schools have been on the state’s academic watch list for chronic poor performance for five years. Now, if Scott Carpenter’s test scores don’t rise, the school could become one of the first to be shut down, turned over to a charter network, or be dramatically School continues on Page 9

Westminster Mayor Herb Atchison gestures to a vacant lot where the Alto affordable apartment development is now underway. Atchison said the city is eager to see revitalization of the south part of the city, which now has a rail station that includes plans for an attached 40-acre community park and open space.

Time traveling without a machine Renaissance Festival wraps up season Aug. 6-7 By Katie Pickrell Special to Colorado Community Media

The London Broil, a group consists, from left, of Louie Skaradek, AJ Lee and Matt Connolly, juggle flaming batons as the finale to their entertainment act. Photo by Katie Pickrell

For 40 years, Larkspur has transcended time and space, taking guests back centuries with its annual Colorado Renaissance Festival. “The atmosphere just exudes fun,” said Wayne Keller, who has been coming to the festival for the past 10 years. “It truly gives you that feeling of the renaissance, like you’re really going back in time. It feels like you’re time traveling without actually time traveling.”

Menacing suspect apprehended after standoff Neighbors notified through CodeRed notifications Staff report A suspect accused of felony menacing by police was arrested after an hours-long standoff in Westminster. Westminster Police said when they went to make contact with Mark Joseph Krieger, 34, at about 6 p.m. July Krieger 27 at a residence in

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