The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Belt Construction, has announced that water service will continue to affected the Decatur Heights and Downtown regions of the City from Monday, August 22, 2022, thru Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 8am – 5pm, in order for the contractor to connect the new water main to the existing crosstown water main.  Residents of the Decatur Heights and Downtown Region will experience intermittent shutdowns and reductions in pressure beginning on Monday, 8/22/2022, as crews work to connect the new water main to the existing system. Service shutdowns are not expected to last…

Earlier this week, the State Board of Elections voted to go to court to ask for permission to speed up the count of mail-in ballots for the General Election. WBAL reports now one of the candidates for governor is objecting. Republican nominee for governor Dan Cox says the move by the State Board of Elections to ask a court for permission to count mail-in ballots once they are received is unconstitutional since only the legislature can make changes to election laws.  He also says the count would be under disparate and unequal standards since mail-in ballots would be counted early, and Election Day ballots would be counted after polls closed. 

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has officially completed the replacement of the MD 39 (Hutton Road) bridge over the Youghiogheny River in the Town of Crellin in Garrett County. The $10 million project replaced a structure built in 1923, and was part of Governor Hogan’s $1.97 billion investment in Maryland’s highways and bridges announced in 2015.  The bridge project was accomplished in two construction stages. Stage one was completed in 2019 and included sewer line relocation, drainage structure construction and stormwater management facility construction. Stage two began in 2020 and consisted of the bridge replacement…

Allegany County has returned to a high COVID-19 community level. The CDC uses data on COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases to determine if a county’s COVID-19 community level is low, medium, or high. COVID-19 community levels are updated weekly.     When a community reaches a high COVID-19 community level, the CDC recommends that individuals wear a high-quality mask in public indoor areas. The CDC also states that if you are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities where you could be exposed.   The Allegany County Health Department continues to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on…

Local business and community leader Fay Edward Leydig has passed away at the age of 81. Lyedig of Hyndman, Pa. Fay founded Bible Gospel Church in 1979 where he was a pastor for 38 years. According to his obituary, he started as an entrepreneur at the age of 14 selling and repairing bicycles. By his early 20s, he was hauling crushed stone up and down all along U.S. Rt. 40 and U.S. I-70. He owned and operated two Phillips 66 gas stations, one in Clarysville and one in Hyndman from 1970 to 1976. Leydig Trucking was Fay's first official trucking company, formed in…

America’s 911 Ride, sponsored by America’s 911 Foundation Incorporated once again made Cumberland part of it's journey with hundreds of bikers driving through the downtown area on their way to the Pentagon. The America’s 911 Ride will entered Cumberland around 9 via the Narrows, Route 36, and continued south on Mechanic Street turning left onto Frederick Street.  The riders then traveled to Frederick Street until reaching Naves Crossroads onto Ali Ghan Road and continued on Route 144 entering onto Interstate 68 East to Rocky Gap. The riders stopped in the parking lot of Rocky Gap for a brief resting period.  

The 4-H Robotics Qualifier was held at the Allegany County Fair in July, and ACPS had one team from John Humbird Elementary School, five teams from West Side Elementary School, and two community teams consisting of mostly ACPS students, participate. The Cresaptown community team will now be representing Allegany County at the state fair at the end of the month.   Jessica Mellon of the University of Maryland Extension will once again offer 4-H robotics lessons to ACPS 3rd graders this year.

An early morning fire on Virginia Avenue in Cumberland has been ruled arson. Just after midnight units responded to 25 Virginia Avenue as a two story duplex was fully involved. he following report was issued by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office:   OWNER / OCCUPANTS: Kimberly Chevez INJURIES / DEATHS: NA ESTIMATED LOSS – $500 SMOKE ALARM STATUS: No activation FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: NA ARREST(S): NA PRIMARY RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT: Cumberland Fire Department # OF ALARMS:    1                                                                  # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 25 TIME TO CONTROL: 3 minutes DISCOVERED BY: Unknown AREA OF ORGIN: Rear deck PRELIMINARY CAUSE: Arson…

The city of Cumberland Public Works Department would like to notify the public that a portion of East Oldtown road will be closed today for emergency street repairs resulting from a result of a water main break earlier in the week.  East Oldtown road from Massachusetts Ave to Winifred Rd will be closed to through traffic from 6:00AM until the repairs are completed. motor should avoid the area as much as possible and use alternate routes during this time.

Governor Larry Hogan, addressing the Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference on Thursday, stuck to the theme of “Taking Care of Business” by highlighting what he believes have been some of the more business friendly achievements of his administration. One focal point from day one he says has been to dramatically increase transportation and infrastructure funding for local governments. Hogan said in FY24, the share of transportation funding for local jurisdictions will increase from 13.5% to 15.5%, and by FY27, the percentage will increase to 20%… Hogan