The MD|DC Credit Union Association has presented Chessie Federal Credit Union Board Chairman Ray Beall with the 2022 Volunteer of the Year award. The honor was announced at the Association’s annual meeting and convention in Ocean City, Md.   “Ray deserves to be recognized with this honor for his decades-long commitment to volunteer service,” said Scott Kline, President and CEO, Chessie FCU. “He is the type of chairman who is very involved with the credit union and the community. He is always looking to the future and finding ways to better serve our members.”   Ray was elected to the…

This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, in hosting a ceremony dedicating two rooms in the U.S. Capitol in honor of former Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine). Out of more than 540 rooms in the Capitol, these two rooms are the first to be named after women senators.  The resolution which Senators Van Hollen and Cardin co-sponsored and which passed the Senate unanimously in December 2020, names these rooms after the two trailblazing female senators. S-115 will be named the “U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski…

Allegany County Emergency Services is reporting a water main break on Washington and Cumberland streets, which has led to some traffic issues on Greene Street.

Allegany County Emergency reports a motor vehicle accident at Route 220 and Old Lake Drive, Cresaptown. As a result 220 was closed in both directions for close to an hour. 

Former Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker and running mate Nancy Navarro have suspended their campaign for governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland.  In a statement, "financial challenges" was listed as a reason to suspend the campaign, calling it a "difficult, yet necessary decision."   "Despite being dramatically outspent by our competitors, we have consistently polled near the top of the Democratic primary field – a reflection of the efficient way we have managed our campaign, and a validation of the ideas we have presented to the people of our great state," the statement said. "While activities will be suspended, the priorities…

In keeping with their commitment to the community, Wamba Caravan #89 International Order of the Alhambra members officially established the Alhambra Wamba Caravan 89 Hooley Plunge Scholarship fund at Allegany College of Maryland during a recent visit to the college's Thomas Welcome Center. L-R: Eric Harper, David Jones, Tom Farrell, Jim Stafford, Steve Penrod, Drew Farrell, and Rob Adams. Individuals interested in learning more about the scholarship fund are asked to contact the ACM Foundation at 301-784-5200 or sforeman@allegany.edu. More about ACM is available by visiting www.allegany.edu. 

A new West Virginia law going into effect Friday prevents patients from getting abortions because they believe their child will be born with a disability. The ban, which was signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice in March, provides exceptions in the case of a medical emergency or in cases where a fetus is “nonmedically viable.” It was one of the more controversial bills passed during the 2022 legislative session. Its supporters said it would help protect people with disabilities. Justice posted about his signature of the “Unborn Child with a Disability Protection and Education Act” on Twitter to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. He…

UPMC Western Maryland has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2022 – one of only 240 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.     The award recognizes UPMC Western Maryland’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that it has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.     To receive the Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, UPMC…

The “Spring Into Cumberland” downtown window decorating contest was a tremendous success with over 10,500 votes cast to determine the winners. Voters could choose one business and one nonprofit/organization for each vote they cast. Fifteen businesses and 11 nonprofits/organizations participated in the contest, which took place from May 1st through June 5th. The purpose of the contest was to decrease vacant store-front windows, enhance existing business windows and provide opportunities for promotion and awareness of businesses and community groups. Winners in each category will receive marketing packages worth $750, $500 and $250 for first, second and third places respectively. The event prizes will be provided…

Governor Larry Hogan today announced the next step in the strategy to address congestion and future traffic demand crossing the Chesapeake Bay. The launch of the Bay Crossing Study Tier 2 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) follows completion of the Tier 1 NEPA in April, and continues the governor’s unprecedented efforts to provide congestion relief for generations to come at the Bay Bridge, and along its 22 miles of approach highways. "At my direction, we are immediately launching a critical $28 million Bay Crossing Tier 2 Study, which will not only study the new crossing, but also look at solutions…