Trone Holds Virtual Meeting on Tenant/Landlord Issues During Pandemic
In order to raise awareness about housing resources available to tenants and landlords struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, Representative David Trone hosted a virtual conversation with Danielle Meister, the Senior Policy Officer and Emergency Rental Assistance Program Director for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Trone helped create the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which is helping to save countless Marylanders from eviction. One of the most commonly asked questions centers on how to know if you are eligible for rental assistance…
Area Nursing Facilities Find Themselves in Top and Bottom 10 with Vaccinations
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Monday announced an update on the top 10 and bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19. Once again it is a good news/bad news report for local nursing care facilities. While Allegany Health Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cumberland and Moran Nursing and Rehabilitation in Westernport are in the top ten; Cumberland Healthcare Center and Sterling Care at Frostburg Village are among the worst in the state. Joe DeMattos is President and CEO of Health Facilities Association of Maryland…
Hogan Comments on Indictment of Former Chief of Staff
At his most recent news conference, Governor Larry Hogan made his first public comments since the federal and state indictment of his former Chief of Staff Roy McGrath this week. McGrath is accused of fraudulently obtaining funds from the Maryland Environmental Services corporation and illegally recording private conversations with senior state officials without their consent. Hogan said his office has been cooperating with federal prosecutors and that he has talked to federal investigators…
Commissioners Approve Allocations from Rescue Plan Funding
Allegany County government has begun the process of distributing some $14 million in American Rescue Plan funding- announcing a series of actions during the regular meeting of the County Commissioners. Jason Bennett, Allegany County administrator, said the funding may be used to maintain government services during the pandemic, water/sewer and broadband infrastructure, premium pay for essential employees and aid to households, small businesses, nonprofits and impacted industries such as tourism and hospitality. On Thursday the commissioners took action approving allocations to public works; internet service providers; the sheriffs patrol division; county detention center; states attorney office; and the tourism office…
Justice Concerned with Cooler Temperatures as Delta Surge Tapering Off
On the day that West Virginia, lagging the nation, finally hit the 50% plateau of all residents vaccinated, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice reported the 82 new COVID deaths and 28 reconciliation deaths since his last report Thursday. The state now has 3,976 deaths and, if the seven-day average of 12 deaths per day holds, will reach 4,000 during Justice's next pandemic briefing Wednesday. Justice made it clear that he considers vaccination the state's only legitimate means for fighting COVID in the face of the contagious and more serious Delta variant of the virus. While the governor said it appears…
Friday Accident near Country Club Mall Proves Fatal
On October 8, 2021 approximately 1:37 PM, Troopers from the Cumberland Barrack responded to a two vehicle collision on Winchester Road at the entrance to the Country Club Mall. It was discovered that a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Georgia Woods of Cumberland Maryland was traveling southbound on Winchester Road and attempted to make a left-hand turn into Country Club Mall. At the same time a 2008 Kia Spectra driven by Gary Arnold of Keyser, West Virginia was traveling northbound on Winchester Road. The Kia was also occupied by Lilia Arnold and David Arnold of Keyser, West Virginia. When the…
NBCI inmate stabbed in head
An inmate of the North Branch Correctional Institution reportedly suffered a stab wound to the head Sunday evening, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The 32-year-old victim's injuries were not life-threatening, said Mark Vernarelli, a spokesman for the agency. The inmate was taken to UPMC Western Maryland by a Cresaptown Volunteer Fire Department ambulance. The stabbing at the maximum-security state prison on U.S. Route 220 at Cresaptown occurred during an altercation in the victim's cell, Vernarelli said. The victim's cellmate was being questioned in the investigation by DPSCS detectives and NBCI officials. Officials will consult with…
Gates will open for Mountain Ridge Homecoming Football Game Friday at 4:30
The ticket gates for the Mountain Ridge High School Homecoming football game on Friday, October 15, 2021, vs. Northern will open at 4:30 p.m.
Oakland Woman, Juvenile Killed in Accident
The Garrett County Sheriff’s Office reports an Oakland woman and a juvenile were killed early Sunday afternoon when a passenger vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Bethlehem Road. Police said Kelli Nicole Kreuger and the youth died at the scene of the 12:43 p.m. crash. The Cumberland Times News reports two youths in the passenger vehicle, a Nissan Versa, were taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, for treatment of their injuries. The driver of the truck, a Ford F-150, was taken to Garrett Regional Medical Center, for treatment. Police said the preliminary investigation indicated the collision…
