On February 6th, 2023 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served a Criminal Summons on Nicholas Kenneth Donaldson. The Criminal Summons was issued by the District Court stemming from an incident on January 29th, 2023 in the teen block of Canal Street. During the Incident officers responded for an intoxicated male, later identified as Donaldson, climbing on a locomotive and creating a disturbance. Officers conducted their investigation, interviewed witnesses, and gathered evidence that allowed officers to identify Donaldson as the suspect. An application for charges was filed by the officers and this Criminal Summons was issued. Donaldson signed for his…

On February 6th, 2023 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Amber Lynn Warner. The Arrest Warrant was issued by the District Court when Warner violated the conditions of her probation. Warner was taken before a District Court Commissioner where she was held on a $1,000 bond. Arrest: Amber Lynn Warner, age 42, Cumberland Maryland. Charges: Violation of Probation. On February 6th, 2023 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Katherine Louise Legeer. The Arrest Warrant was issued by the District Court when Legeer violated the conditions of her probation. Additionally, Legeer…

The future of the former Cumberland Bike Trail Connection at Canal Place has been unsettled since May of last year when the owner, Doug Hutchins passed away following a lengthy illness, however there is some encouraging news with a new tenent ready to step up. Mandela Echefu, owner of Wheelzup Adventure on Baltimore Street, has been in talks with the Canal Place Authority and recently struck a deal that will allow him to renovate and upgrade. Executive Director Dee Dee Ritchie…      

WBAL reports the framework to create a legal recreational marijuana market in Maryland is now in the hands of the General Assembly. In a major development last week, the 120-page bill was submitted to the House and Senate, detailing how to award licenses, regulate the sale of and set tax rates for cannabis. Now, the race is on to finalize the plans before the end of Session 2023. Legislative leaders expressed confidence that the sale of marijuana for recreational adult use will begin July 1 in Maryland, as per the constitutional amendment approved by a large majority of voters in the…

Talent line-ups for some of the more popular spring and summer events are starting to be released with entertainment for DelFest; the Allegany County Fair and the Thomas Automotive Wing-Off announced in recent weeks. St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Sierra Ferrell, The California Honeydrops and Peter Rowan will be among the artists appearing at the 2023 DelFest on Memorial Day Weekend. In June the annual Wing-Off and Music Festival will feature country music superstar Gary Allan as well as the Kentucky Headhunters; and in July the Fair will feature the hard rock stylings of Kix, a band with it’s…

Sunday night’s 65th Annual Grammy Awards had a local connection as 2003 Allegany High School graduate Ian Kagey was honored for role in engineering and recording  the Best Musical Theatre Album of the year: “Into the Woods”. The album was recorded and mixed by Kagey, a Cumberland native,  as part of a group effort in producing the Stephen Sondhiem classic…

Downtown business owners and leaseholders can expect disruptions that could adversely affect their operations  during the upcoming 18-month construction project on Baltimore Street. Those stakeholders will have an opportunity later this month to have all their questions answered about the possible impacts. The project, first introduced in 2016,  includes replacement of underground utility lines and installation of high-speed fiber optics cable. Following the subterranean work, Baltimore Street will be reinstalled through the pedestrian mall as a one-way access road traveling east from Mechanic Street. The new street will supply 18 parallel parking spaces and a bicycle lane. Such an undertaking…

Governor Wes Moore today issued the following statement regarding the FBI investigation and  intervention in preventing planned attacks on Maryland’s electrical substations. “I want to commend the F.B.I. and our state homeland security team for their swift action in preventing a potentially catastrophic attack on several of Maryland’s electrical substations. Our state and local law enforcement authorities are working in partnership with the F.B.I. to assist with any follow-up investigative work they need. This collaborative effort is vital to protecting critical infrastructure across Maryland, and I’m grateful to the men and women protecting our state.”

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a vehicle accident near the Democrat Club on Henderson Avenue. Units are on the scene. 

Sunday night’s 65th Annual Grammy Awards had a local connection as 2003 Allegany High School graduate Ian Kagey was honored for role in engineering and recording  the Best Musical Theatre Album of the year: “Into the Woods”. The album was recorded and mixed by Kagey as part of a group effort in producing the Stephen Sondhiem classic