WBAL reports Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz describes her run for governor as a continuation of Governor Larry Hogan's track record of bipartisanship. Schulz announced her candidacy just after Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced he would not run for governor in 2022. One of the first state officials to visit the Luke Mill in Westernport after the Verso Corporation announced it closure in 2019, Schulz says she has met with citizens in every part of the state and pushes a common theme: “personal prosperity and economic advancement”…

Sue (Burke) Peskin, the widow of influential business and community leader Morton Peskin Jr, has passed away at the age of 92. Mrs Peskin is survived by  three daughters, Susan P. Brown and husband Robert, of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., Lisa K. Peskin and James Malone, of Cumberland and Laurie P. Marchini and husband Michael, of Cumberland and numerous grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. 

On Wednesday, April 21, ACHD has reserved time for walk-in vaccinations for COVID-19 at the Barton Business Park shell building (the large building beside American Woodmark) at 17300 Barton Park Drive in Rawlings, MD.   On that date, from 10 a.m. to noon and also from 1 to 3 p.m. Allegany County adults can get their vaccine without an appointment.  The vaccine being provided will be the Moderna vaccine.  Walk-ins will only be taken during those time periods on April 21.  For those who can’t come to the clinic on Wednesday, you can still sign up to be contacted for an…

On Wednesday, April 21, ACHD has reserved time for walk-in vaccinations for COVID-19 at the Barton Business Park shell building (the large building beside American Woodmark) at 17300 Barton Park Drive in Rawlings, MD.   On that date, from 10 a.m. to noon and also from 1 to 3 p.m. Allegany County adults can get their vaccine without an appointment.  The vaccine being provided will be the Moderna vaccine.  Walk-ins will only be taken during those time periods on April 21.  For those who can’t come to the clinic on Wednesday, you can still sign up to be contacted for an…

The PharmaCare Network is sponsoring a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Thursday, April 22nd, from 3pm -5pm. It will be held at PharmaCare Infusion, 3 Commerce Drive off Bedford Road in Cumberland. The Moderna two-dose COVID-19 vaccine will be given. This clinic is for Maryland residents, age 18 and older. To register and schedule a time for the clinic, go to www.pharmacarenetwork.com/Vaccine or call 301.723.2482 between the hours of Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm and a representative will set up a time for your vaccination. Officials ask that you do not call PharmaCare’s retail pharmacy locations for an appointment time.

Alex Smith retired Monday after making an improbable comeback from a gruesome broken leg, saying he's ready to leave the NFL but believing he's still able to play quarterback. Smith made the announcement on Instagram a few weeks shy of his 37th birthday, hoping to enjoy more time with his family. “I want to say thank you for believing in me, and thank you for helping me believe in myself — and in the impossible,” Smith said. “Because even though I’ve got plenty of snaps left in me, after 16 years of giving this game everything I’ve got, I can’t wait to…

The West Virginia School Building Authority approved more than $19 million in funding Monday for the construction of a new, consolidated primary school in Mineral County's Frankfort district. The Cumberland Times News reports, in  presenting the project, Ben Ashley, SBA director of architectural services, said the consolidation of Frankfort Intermediate, Fort Ashby Primary and Wiley Ford Primary schools "represents an excellent use of SBA funding." The closure and consolidation is projected to take place in the 2023-2024 school year.  Mineral County Superintendent Troy Ravenscroft applauded the decision in a statement Monday calling it a great day for Mineral County announced that…

WBAL reports the Archdiocese of Baltimore has suspended a Baltimore priest facing an allegation of sexual abuse involving a minor in Carroll County more than 30 years ago. Father Martin H. Demek, pastor of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, denies the allegation and is cooperating with the investigation, according to the archdiocese. The archdiocese received the allegation earlier this year and immediately passed the information to law enforcement. Carroll County sheriff's deputies this week gave the diocese clearance to begin its own investigation. The alleged abuse dates to 1989, when the victim was around 11 years old. The incidents allegedly occurred…

A representative from the Attorney General’s Office will assist the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department in staffing a take back site Saturday, April 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 102 Industrial Blvd., Kearneysville and at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, 510 S. Raleigh St., Martinsburg.   The Attorney General’s Office also will coordinate with Capitol Police and the state Department of Homeland Security for a take back location from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the State Capitol near…

In order to continue to facilitate vaccination efforts in Allegany County and to better serve the community, UPMC Western Maryland is pleased to once again to announce an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinic to be held Thursday, April 22, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the hospital auditorium.      All Individuals age 18 and older are now eligible, and this clinic will administer the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.     Those interested have several options: Register online at https://www.marylandvax.org//reg/9941640312  Call 240-964-1000 on Tuesday, April 20, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Walk-ins are also welcome.     Individuals should enter…