The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Belt Paving, would like to notify the public that beginning on Monday, November 28, 2022, through Wednesday, November 30, 2022, Fayette Street from Allegany Street to Luteman Road will be patched to repair the road from this summer’s water line project. The road will be flagged during construction to route vehicles around the construction equipment.   Due to the weather forecast and expected daytime air temperatures, the road will not be milled and overlayed until the Spring.   Detours will be set up as needed to direct traffic around the site….

While Giving Tuesday is a day that marks the season of helping others, the Maryland Secretary of State’s Office and the Maryland Office of the Attorney General warn that this year’s holiday season comes with an increased urgency to protect against scam artists preying on generous donors.  “​The holidays are a peak season for charitable giving as Marylanders open their hearts and wallets to donate to charities and those in need, ” said Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith. “While we are grateful to our reputable charities, we urge our citizens to be on alert for scam artists who take…

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a possible wilderness rescue operation at Collier Run Road in the Mexico Farms area

On November 24th, 2022 at 12:00 am officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 400 block of Williams Street for a report of a female slumped over the wheel of a vehicle. Upon officer’s arrival they located the vehicle and made contact with the operator of the vehicle, Harley Coffey. Officers observed evidence of impairment and after performance of standardized field the officer observed further evidence of impairment. Coffey was placed under arrest and later released awaiting her trial at District Court. Arrest: Harley Marie Coffey, age 28, Bedford Pennsylvania. Charges: Driving Under the Influence Related Citations. On…

Cumberland’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held Friday (tonight)  November 25th with festivities starting at 6 p.m. The event will include musical entertainment and ice cream from the Queen City Creamery and Mayor Ray Morriss says it kicks off more than a month of holiday activities and events planned for downtown Cumberland… While there are dozens of events upcoming, the mayor says it’s the tree lighting ceremony which stands out…

According to a new survey, nearly 6 in 10 holiday shoppers (59%) are likely to shop on Small Business Saturday – ahead of those who expect to shop on Black Friday (56 %), the day that has traditionally kicked off the holiday shopping season. Small Business Saturday has always been popular in downtown Cumberland, and Becky McClaren with the Downtown Cumberland Business Association expects that trend to continue this weekend…

A banner year for area high schools bands- and they received recognition during this month’s meeting of the Allegany County Board of Education. Mountain Ridge High School received the Maryland Marching Band Association large open division state championship;  Fort Hill High School won Tournament of Bands Class 3A Championship and by virtue of their score they have been promoted to open class for next year; and Allegany High School “won Tournament of Bands Class 1 Open Championship” . Allegany High School also won best color guard at that event, their seventh color guard championship in the last nine years. Jeff…

 West Virginia Governor Jim Justice says he is giving serious thought to running for the Senate. Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, who was elected earlier this month to his fifth term in Congress, has already thrown his hat into the ring to seek the GOP nomination to run for Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in 2024. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has also said he will run for office in 2024, whether it is for the GOP nod for the Senate seat or for governor or for the House (now 2nd District) Mooney is vacating, or for reelection. Justice, who said no…

The close-out results of the fiscal year that ended in June, plus new revenue estimates for the current and upcoming years add up to $4 billion of good news for Maryland’s budget. In Maryland, the amount of federal stimulus’ provided in 2020 and 2021 through last July equaled 9.4% of the state’s economy. And economists say that Maryland has not yet seen the full effects of the economic stimulus- projecting that will come out over the next year or two. Despite all of these encouraging numbers and projections- the state’s outgoing Comptroller,  Peter Franchot, isn’t nearly as optimistic, suggesting that…

The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Belt Paving, would like to notify the public that beginning on Monday, November 28, 2022, through Wednesday, November 30, 2022, Fayette Street from Allegany Street to Luteman Road will be patched to repair the road from this summer’s water line project. The road will be flagged during construction to route vehicles around the construction equipment. Due to the weather forecast and expected daytime air temperatures, the road will not be milled and overlayed until the Spring. Detours will be set up as needed to direct traffic around the site. Parking will…