A public meeting has been scheduled for next week  to provide some clarification as to why the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has denied an application for development in protected areas of the Youghiogheny River. The Cumberland Times News reports Senate Bill 291, signed in May by Gov. Larry Hogan, included a $700,000 grant to the Garrett County Board of Commissioners “for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of capital improvements at Sang Run State Park at Youghiogheny River Trail Section 2.  The bill also allocated $4 million, which was modified from an…

Dollar Bank is consolidating four local branches of the bank it acquired last May and plans for the remaining Standard Bank branches to take the Dollar name by year-end. Standard Bank and Dollar Bank will merge as legal entities on September 6th.  The transaction  will leave Dollar with 50 Pennsylvania branches by year-end, or 94 across a footprint that includes Ohio, Maryland and Virginia. A letter from Standard Bank to it’s local customers indicated that the Cumberland location will remain;  and at this time there are no actions that need to be taken.

Cumberland’s National Night Out is tonight 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Somerville Ave. between First and Fourth Streets. Tonight's event features over 100 exhibits, friendly community games, emergency vehicle displays and a dunk tank featuring vice principals as well as local government officials. Terri Hast is the city’s Community Development specialist… This event promotes strong police-Community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and work. Terri says that  this one night throughout Cumberland and across the nation neighbors are asked to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights and spend the evening outside…

On 07/31/2022, at approximately 2350 hours, Deputies with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a black in color Maserati traveling Eastbound, on Interstate 68, near the 45 mile marker.  Upon making contact with the occupants, Deputies developed probable cause to search the vehicle.  During the search, Deputies located a large quantity of suspected heroin/fentanyl mixture, cocaine, methamphetamine, Amphetamine & Dextroamphetamine pills, and Suboxone, along with a loaded 9MM Springfield Hellcat handgun.  Additionally, Deputies located packaging material and various controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia which further indicated an intent to distribute the controlled dangerous substances.  A large sum of…

Gov. Larry Hogan has declared August as Immunization Awareness Month in the State of Maryland, encouraging Marylanders to stay COVIDReady by staying up to date on vaccines and boosters—especially as back-to-school season begins. “The dominant BA.5 subvariant is a reminder of how important it is for Marylanders to stay up to date on vaccines and boosters, as well as routine immunizations,” Hogan said. “Through our COVIDReady Maryland plan, we will continue to maximize all of the available tools and treatments for preventing severe illness, and maintaining a state of readiness so that we are prepared to respond to emerging waves and variants.”   To date, the…

Allegany County Public Schools concluded a successful six-week secondary summer camp for students with disabilities on Thursday, July 28, 2022, that culminated in an outdoor carnival celebration. Student attendance throughout the duration of the program was high as participants were excited to take part in hands-on activities in thematic units that included magic, sports, animals, water, agriculture, and space. Ultimately, this summer camp encompassed Extended School Year, COVID Recovery, High School Credit Recovery, and Compensatory Services as appropriate for each individual student’s needs.               Additionally, the summer camp placed an emphasis on middle school science and math curricular concepts, specifically…

Allegany County Emergeny Services reported a disabled vehicle on the 43 B on ramp to Interstate 68 West this morning had traffic slightly delayed. . Units have now cleared the scene

Delegate Dan Cox might have won the GOP nomination in the Maryland governor's race, but come November he will not have the support of the man he hopes to succeed- as well as many other prominent Republicans in the state. Governor Larry Hogan and Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford are among those already on record saying they won’t support the Trump endorsed Cox.  Aside from questioning many of his positions, they say he is unelectable in a state that is 2-1 Democrat. Robert Farrell, chair of the Allegany County Republican Central Committee, disagrees…

Cumberland’s National Night Out event is set for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 2nd from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Somerville Ave. between First and Fourth Streets. The annual Kick-Off Event is a Free Swim followed by a Free Movie and held at the Constitution Park Pool and Patio on Monday. Terri Hast is with the city’s Coimmunity Development specialist… Neighborhoods throughout Cumberland are invited to join over 38 million neighbors from over 16 thousand communities in all 50 states in celebrating an annual community-building campaign known as National Night Out. This event promotes strong police-Community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make…

It is a project that has experienced moving target dates and deadlines for any number of years now- and the latest centers on when the $10 million downtown mall renovation project will be put out to bid to prospective construction companies. August 1st had been mentioned last month, but it now appears that it will be closer to the end of the month. Any such delay likely pushes the start of contruction into the spring of 2023. Known as the Baltimore Street Access Project, plans include reinstalling Baltimore Street through the downtown pedestrian mall following the replacement of underground utility…