At Wednesday’s City Council work session, Council Member Eugene Frazier noted that he had people remark that they were not aware of The Leavitt Amp Music series taking place on Thursdays at Canal Place.  While the event has been widely publicized, there are still some questions about the weekly concerts.  Council Member Rock Cioni encouraged citizens to come to tonight’s performance…

The Moore-Miller Administration had several pieces of landmark legislation signed into law from the 2023 legislative session.  Laws focusing on economic development, education, and veterans support were among the new laws.  One law, The Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act will help train, recruit, and retain educators for Maryland Schools and child care facilities and provide better behavior health services to students by recruiting and retaining mental health professionals in schools. The Act provides a $20,000 yearly stipend for eligible student teachers to address the state’s teacher shortage. To qualify for the stipend, students must be enrolled in a teacher preparatory…

Eighteen organizations are set to receive grant allocations from the hotel/motel tax revenue collected by the City of Cumberland.  The final approval vote will take place at the next Mayor and City Council meeting on July 18th.  Over $45,000 is expected to be distributed to various organizations ranging from $900 to $4000. City Administrator Jeff Silka said that every request submitted received some kind of funding.

On Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, The Cumberland City Police served a Criminal Summons on Cameron Jamal Davis-Partee, 31, of Keyser WV. The summons was in reference to two hit and run incidents that occurred on June 13th, 2023, in the 200 block of Glenn St and the 90 block of Henderson Ave. During both incidents it is alleged that Davis-Partee had struck parked vehicles while operating a 2009 Nissan Passenger vehicle. The impacts caused obvious damage to each victim’s vehicle. During both incidents, Davis-Partee failed to contact police and fled the area. Witness and security camera footage was used to…

There will even more music in downtown Cumberland this summer with the start of the Alley Artist Summer Series.  Downtown Development Commission Executive Director Melinda Kelleher shared with WCBC how businesses have come together to enhance Merchant’s Alley during the downtown construction and create the event… Downtown Cumberland Business Association sponsored the live music every other Saturday in Merchants' Alley from 12 to 3PM. This Saturday local musician Sam DeMartino. The music is free and so is the parking at Merchant's Alley on Saturdays.

By 2030, more than 73 million people age 65 and older – will be of retirement age, as the last of the Baby Boomer generation enters older adulthood. In West Virginia, the Senior Community Service Employment Program aims to help seniors who need to work to make ends meet find employment. Becky Raspperry, program manager, National Council on Aging West Virginia Resource Center explains more… She adds that most employment program participants receive six months of training before landing a permanent job. The latest United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings Senior Report finds nationwide, the number of older adults who don't…

Dan Cox, who ran for Governor in Maryland in 2022 says he did NOT file to run for the 6th District Congress seat on Monday and wants to find out who did so in his name. After news outlets across the state announced that the filing had taken place, Cox said he was thinking about a run but absolutely had not filed the paperwork and would be contacting the Federal Elections Commission to find out how it happened. The filing information used the same post office box number in Frederick that Cox used for his gubernatorial bid. The 6th District…

The Allegany Farmers Market 9:30AM - 1PM at Canal Place. Live music on  Almost Famous, Visit alleganyfarmersmarkets.com for more info.

This month, the City of Cumberland will implement iGOV property tax software. The City intends to mail the current year property tax bills to property owners during the week of July 10th. The invoice format has been configured to look substantially similar to what has been received in the past. The city’s current tax software has been transferred and verified into the iGOV software. The new software provides online access for property owners to view their current tax invoice, make ACH/credit card payments, set up paperless billing and manage their account. Online property searches can also be done.

Maryland’s Former Governor may have finally kicked open the door- just a little – to a Presidential bid.  Speaking on CNN, Larry Hogan said that he is not considering a run for the White House, but with no real front-runner emerging for either of the major political parties, a third-party candidate may be the answer.  Hogan has ruled out running on the Republican ticket but has remained a long-time critic of Donald Trump.