On Monday, March 11, 2025, the Fort Hill High School chapters of four academic honor societies held their induction ceremonies to welcome new members as well as honor the graduating members of each. The four academic honor societies included Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish Honor Society), National Art Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, and Science National Honor Society. Between the four societies, 68 new members were inducted and 41 seniors were recognized and received their graduation regalia. Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica inducted 22 new members: Destiny Beining, Carson Bender, Alina Benson, Tatum Bishop, Bobby Brauer, Amelia Brooke, Adaline…

Frostburg State Acrobatics & Tumbling team lost at home to Long Island 250.075-243.125 on Friday evening. FSU took a quick advantage, winning three of the four heats in the Compulsory Event, with LIU taking the Toss heat. The teams tied for the highest score at 9.70, with the Bobcats reaching theirs in the Pyramid heat, going with a 9.35-9.0 decision in the Acro heat and an 8.35-8.15 victory in the Tumbling heat to lead 36.95-36.40.   The Sharks came right back to take two of three Acro Event heats, with their highest score of 9.75 coming in the 5-Element, while…

On Friday, March 14, 2025 at approximately 11:44 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 100 block of Baltimore Street for the report of a person swinging and concealing nunchuks.  Officers located the suspect and identified him as William Morris.  Morris was found to be in possession of the nunchuks and placed under arrest.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance. ARRESTED:  William Charles Morris           AGE:  42               Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Dangerous Weapon-Conceal, Disorderly Conduct  

Johns Hopkins University announced it was planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration slashed $800 millian in grants to the renowned academic institution. The funding for the positions had come from the US Agency for International Development, which the administration has gutted with enormous cuts. A total of 247 domestic US workers and another 1,975 positions abroad in 44 countries will be affected by what amounts to the largest layoff in the history of the university. The job losses will affect the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school and its affiliated non-profit for international…

Parking restrictions will be in place in downtown Cumberland for the annual Hooley Crawl.  There will be no parking or through traffic beginning at 10am on Saturday along Centre Street from Harrison to Frederick Streets, Pershing Street from Mechanic to Liberty Street and the MPA lot on Merchants Alley, Baltimore Street from Mechanic to Queen City Drive and Liberty Street from Frederick to Harrison Street. Streets should be reopened by 2am Sunday morning.

This week was a very busy week, with some long meetings and long floor sessions.  The debates sometimes drag on for a while, with people trying to learn more about a bill, while others try to convince you to vote one way or the other.  Here are few highlights from this week. One bill that generated a significant number of form emails this week was House Bill 2233. The emails claimed the bill would make our drinking water unsafe. Unfortunately, it seems the author of the form message either misunderstood the bill or was attempting to create controversy where none…

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters:  “The FBI needs a new headquarters that meets its mission. The GSA selected Greenbelt for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters based on the fact that it is the best site and it offers the lowest price and the best value to the taxpayers. What’s more, it ensures that the FBI can move to a facility…

Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman today issued the following statement on the ruling from The Honorable Judge James K. Bredar ordering the Trump Administration to reinstate fired federal workers: I applaud the U.S. District Court’s decision to issue a temporary restraining order, stopping the firings of thousands of hardworking Marylanders and requiring those previously fired employees to be reinstated. The actions of the Trump administration illegally deprived these workers of their livelihoods and has left other federal employees and their families fearful of what will come next. As I noted in my declaration included with Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s filing, “the terminations…

The Maryland Freedom Caucus is calling on all Marylanders to join them for a TaxRevolt Rally and Day of Action on March 19, 2025, at Lawyers’ Mall in Annapolis and take a standagainst the onslaught of tax increases being proposed in the General Assembly this year.“No Marylander will be untouched by the sheer number of tax increases moving through thelegislature right now,” said Delegate Matt Morgan, Chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus. “Fromnew delivery taxes to increased fees, a massive business-to-business services tax, and even aproperty tax hike, working families, small businesses, and retirees will all be paying more if…

State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Washington County. The inmate is identified as Lawrence Antonio Borom, 21. Borom was declared deceased at the scene by emergency medical services personnel. Police have identified a suspect, who is also an inmate. At approximately 7:30 p.m. yesterday, March 13, 2025, investigators from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit (DPSCS IID) contacted the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit regarding an inmate death. The preliminary investigation indicates correctional officers found Borom lying on the floor with apparent head injuries. The Maryland State…