As a new year begins the effort to restore or replace three West Side bridges in Cumberland continues- with city and county officials hoping a legal challenge will finally force CSX’s hand in moving the projects forward. If nothing else, those local officials can now take comfort in knowing that Maryland’s new Secretary of Transportion Jame Ports is sympathetic to their plight in dealing with CSX. Ports has served in major transportation roles at the federal, state, and local levels and was named by Governor Larry Hogan last week to head the transportation department beginning January 11. He has had a…

While any number of potential locations for a proposed Cumberland skate park have been discussed in the past year- two sites that have received the most serious consideration each have their detractors- and that could delay, or eventually kill the project. While city officials seemed to lean toward a Constitution Park site- the skate park committee has ruled that out- saying it is too difficult to reach by foot.  There has been growing support for Jaycee Field (formerly Pogey Field) off of Furnace Street- but that site also has some baggage.  City engineer Bobby Smith calls  Jaycee Field “problematic”  not…

UPMC Western Maryland Welcomes First Baby of 2022' January 2, 2022 (Cumberland, Md.) — Beckett Burg was the first baby born at UPMC Western Maryland in 2022. He arrived on Jan. 1 at 9:00 p.m. He is the son of Brianne and Brett Berg of Fort Ashby, West Virginia. 

On January 1, 2022 officers from the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business on Baltimore St for a report of an attempted burglary. Upon arrival officers met with the complainant, who advised that he was woken up by a male trying to open the window to his apartment, which is above the business. When the male suspect saw the complainant inside, he jumped from the landing ran away with another male. The suspect was wearing all black with his hood up and wearing a surgical mask. Through the investigation, officers observed that the suspect(s) had tampered with the electrical…

On New Years Day, Cumberland Police responded to the 400 block of Springdale St for a large disturbance. While trying to investigate the cause of the disturbance, Brian Keith Wolfe age 46 of Cumberland MD continued to yell, impeding the officers’ investigation. He was told repeatedly to stop causing a disturbance. He was placed under arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Wolfe was issued a Criminal Citation and released.   Arrested: Brian Keith Wolfe Age: 46 Cumberland, MD Charges: Disorderly Conduct  

On January 1, Cumberland Police arrested Randy Alexander Serafin, age 36 of Cumberland MD. Serafin was arrested with Trespassing on Private Property after the police were called to a residence in the 900 block of Gay St. Serafin had been duly notified that he was barred from the property and had been arrested previously for the same offense. He was issued a Criminal Citation and released.   Arrested: Randy Alexander Serafin Age: 36 Cumberland, MD Charges: Trespassing Private Property  

On January 1, Cumberland Police served an arrest warrant on Drew Evan Truman, age 31 of Lavale MD. The warrant charged Truman with Violation of Probation. He was taken to Central Booking for his initial appearance with the District Court Commissioner and was held on $5,000 bond.   Arrested: Drew Evan Truman Age: 31 Lavale, MD Charges: Violation of Probation    

On January 1, 2022 the Cumberland Police Department served five arrest warrants on Tiffany Amber Zimmerman, age 34 of Hagerstown, MD. Two warrants were for Violation of Probation. The original charges were for Theft, Theft Scheme and Credit Card related charges, in addition to CDS Paraphernalia and CDS Admin Equipment. She was also served with a Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for court on a Theft $100-$1,500 charge. Two additional warrants were also served for Theft $100-$1,500. She was taken to Central Booking for her initial appearance with the District Court Commissioner and held without bond.  

On December 31, 2021 officers from the Cumberland Police Departmentresponded to the 700 block of Maryland Ave for a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival officers observed a vehicle had been traveling on Maryland Ave when it left the roadway and struck three parked vehicles and hit a porch of a residence. When officers contacted the operator of the vehicle, they observed that she was under the influence. The operator was arrested and issued several citations.  

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has received reports of individuals receiving spam text messages asking them to validate their driver’s license through the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No such message has been generated by DHHR and should be immediately deleted. Do not click on the link provided in the text message. The spam text message reads: “West Virginia Covid-19 Vaccine Driver License Waiver Validation. Validate your details below” (with a clickable link). It then states, “Department of Health l State of West Virginia….