In a letter to subscribers, the Cumberand Times News has announced an increase in the price of subscriptions. Starting June 1, the the Total Access tier will increase to $26.15 per month.    That features five days of delivery and seven days of digital access.   Other levels of subscription have also been raised in price. The letter attributed the need for the increas to the rising cost of transportation, newsprint and ink.

The 2022 City of Cumberland Parks & Recreation Department Constitution Park Day Camp is opening on Monday June 20 and will continue six weeks through August 12. This program is offered through the services of the Cumberland Parks and Recreation Department, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Maryland State Department of Education and Allegany County Department of Social Services. Day camp will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday each week. Extended hours (starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.) are offered for an additional $10 per week, per child. Parents are responsible…

Commissioner Mindy L. Herman, who has been a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission for nearly five years, has announced that she will retire as of May 4, 2022. First appointed to the regulatory agency by Governor Larry Hogan in 2017 to fill out the unexpired, five-year term of Commissioner Jeannette Mills, Commissioner Herman was reappointed in 2019.   Governor Hogan has appointed Patrice M. ‘Patty’ Bubar to the Commission to round out the five-member panel. Her first day at the Commission will be May 18, 2022. Since 2015, Ms. Bubar has served as Deputy Director of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental…

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for April 2022 came in at $253 million over estimate, the all-time state record surplus for any single month in West Virginia history. “This is one of the most momentous economic announcements in the history of our state,” Gov. Justice said. “West Virginia is approaching its 159th birthday – that’s over 1,900 months in state history – and we’ve never, ever had a single-month surplus this high. “It’s beyond amazing. It’s breathtaking just how good this is,” Gov. Justice continued. “The rocket ship ride is reaching speeds even the most…

Gov. Jim Justice has signed a total of 15 bills that were passed during the recent special legislative session, called by Gov. Justice. Among the bills signed was HB 217, a supplemental appropriation for $250 million to the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund which is managed by the West Virginia Water Development Authority. Working together with the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council and the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, the fund will provide matching grants to municipalities for use in upgrading infrastructure such as water and sewer systems. “This bill is going to allow us to take a huge step…

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today issued the following statement: “The draft opinion of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is a dangerous departure from 50 years of precedent.  If adopted by a majority of the Court, the decision will undermine the rights of women to control their own bodies ​and their health care.  It will subject survivors of abuse, rape and incest to additional trauma by preventing them from accessing abortions.  And, as usual, a decision overturning Roe will have the most harmful and lasting impact on women of color and on poor women, many of whom already…

Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) is making $5 million available through its Competitive Grant Program for fiscal year 2023. The purpose of the grant program is to support programs and initiatives that address the opioid crisis. State agencies, local governments, and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.  Applications will be scored based on how well they meet the greatest needs around the state and how well they support Maryland’s opioid crisis response goals outlined in the OOCC’s Inter-Agency Opioid Coordination Plan. The deadline to apply for funding is Friday, May 27, 2022, at 5 p.m. EDT. Additional information about…

 U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. “If the draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade stands, it will put the health, wellbeing and constitutional rights of women across this nation in great jeopardy. Should the court continue on this path, people in more than half of the states would immediately lose access to safe, legal abortion. Low-income families and those without the means to leave their homes for care in states like Maryland will be the most burdened. “No level of government, whether federal, state or local, nor…

ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD (May 2, 2022) - A joint investigation between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Cumberland Fire Marshals Office has led to the arrest of a Cumberland man.  Yancey Ezra-Sheridon Bailey, 41, was arrested by Allegany County Sheriff's Office this afternoon after Deputy State Fire Marshals and the Cumberland Fire Marshals Office determined he was responsible for setting his home ablaze last Thursday.  Just after 10:00 p.m. on April 28, 2022, Cumberland Fire Department was dispatched for a reported dwelling fire at 23 North Lee Street. Upon the firefighter's arrival, they located and quickly extinguished a fire…

On May 3rd, 2022 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Scott Dersin. The Arrest Warrant was issued by the District Court when he violated the conditions of his probation. Dersin was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center where he was held without bond.   Arrest: Scott Michael Dersin, age 42, Cumberland Maryland Charges: Violation of Probation.