School Date Time Location Activity Frost 11/14 9 a.m. School Cafeteria Breakfast Northeast 11/15 (Last Names A-L) 11/16 (Last Names M-Z) 9 a.m. both days School Cafeteria Breakfast, Poems Parkside 11/11 1:30 p.m. School Cafeteria Songs/Patriotic Program Cresaptown 11/11 9:30 a.m. School Gym Songs/Patriotic Program Cash Valley 11/11 9 a.m. Outside/Cafeteria Flag Ceremony, Refreshments Flintstone 11/11 11:11 a.m. School Gym Songs/Patriotic Program John Humbird 11/9 10 a.m. School Gym Student Assembly Fort Hill/Washington 11/11 8 a.m. Auditiorum/Cafeteria Sing A Long/Breakfast Mt. Savage 11/11 8 a.m. Cafeteria/Classrooms Breakfast/Classroom Visits from Veterans South Penn 11/11 8:30 a.m. Cafeteria/Gym Breakfast/Program Mountain Ridge N/A…

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a motor vehicle accident at Charles and Center streets in Frostburg. Center Street is currently closed

On November 7th, 2022 at approximately 7:38 pm, a Cumberland Police officers responded to Moran Avenue for an assault. Upon arrival an officer contacted the victim who advised that Melissa A. Seib had thrown a fixed blade knife at them and they were struck by the handle. Officers had previously been at the residence on two other occasions and warned Seib about her disorderly behavior. Seib failed to obey officer’s prior orders to stop creating disturbances and was subsequently placed under arrest. She was transported to central booking where she is currently awaiting an appearance before a District Court commissioner….

On Monday,  Cumberland Police department served a criminal summons on Terrell L. McGraw. The summons was issued after officers from the Cumberland Police department responded to a residence in the 500 block of Dryer Avenue on November 5th, 2022. Officers made contact with a victim who advised officers that they had been grabbed around the neck by McGraw. After observing markings around the victim’s neck, an application of charges was applied for at District Court. McGraw signed for his copy of the summons and is pending trial at District Court. NAME: Terrell Lee McGraw  AGE: 27  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: Assault…

Although a few of the local races are considered non competitive, voters will head to the polls today to select three Allegany County Commissioners; three Allegany County School Board members;  two Cumberland City Council members and the District One State Senate seat.   Allegany County’s 36 precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Diane Loibel, county election administrator, said residents can register to vote at polling places if they bring proof of residency. Loibel said general elections typically bring out twice the voters that primaries do, with Allegany County receiving between 50% and 52% voter turnout. In a…

The Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is in the process of finalizing the funding picture for the redesign of the downtown mall- after the City Council officially awarded the $14.6 million bid last week. The project includes replacing underground utility lines, reinstalling Baltimore Street through the pedestrian mall and creating a new streetscape with parklets, trees and shrubs. The project came in about two million above estimates, and CEDC executive director Matt Miller said city engineers are in the process of analyzing the financial puzzle…  

Vagrancy continues to be a problem in Cumberland with regular complaints from citizens about homeless people loitering, litering and panhandling. The underpass at Queen City Drive; Canal Place; the Blue Bridge between Cumberland and Ridgeley and George Washington’s Headquarters are all popular spots for those who have no permanent residence. Last week, Cumberland City Councilman Joe George met face to face with some of those who find themselves in this situation to hear their stories and to get their perspective…

Although a deeply blue, or Democrat heavy state, Maryland has elected Republican governors in three of the last five elections- however Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford does not anticipate that trend to continue today. The Republican nominee is Delegate Dan Cox, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and has come under fire for pushing a far right, some say extremist agenda. Cox does not have the support of Rutherford or Governor Larry Hogan. Polls show Cox trailing Democrat Wes Moore by as many as 20 points. Rutherford said Cox could prove to be a drag for down ticket…

Rocky Gap Casino Resort, located at 16701 Lakeview Road NE in Rocky Gap State Park, has kicked off its fifth annual food donation drive to benefit the Western Maryland Food Bank (WFMB), accepting donations now through Sunday, Nov. 20.   In exchange for donating any non-perishable food item, all True Rewards members will receive one ticket for their chance to win $2,000 in free slot play, limited to one food item per guest, per promotional day. All items will be collected near the entrance of the casino. As an alternative to donating food items, players may donate 1,000 to 100,000…

Rocky Gap State Park will conduct a 90-acre controlled burn Wednesday on Evitts Mountain in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Timing of the burn will be dependent on weather and site conditions, so updates on the status of the burn will be available at www.facebook.com/friendsofrockygapsp and www.nature.org/mdfire. The location of the burn will provide an opportunity for the public to watch the conservation practice firsthand beginning at noon from a viewing station located inside the Hawks Nest Café concession stand, which has a clear view of Evitts Mountain from the other side of Lake Habeeb. The…