Mayor Ray Morris told WCBC News that the city is preparing a plan for spring and summer paving. He said part of the $5.2 million dollars in bonds recently approved will be used for new equipment that will save the city money and enable it do more work without outside contractors…     “We really believe that that’s going to help reduce the cost in the long run and by buying that equipment, it’s going to make it so that we can do more paving. Quite frankly, we’re really behind and we have to get caught up. Devin Burke, the…

Royal Caribbean has announced it will continue to sail out of Baltimore through 2026, but is then going to relocate to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  In 2023, nearly a half-million people sailed out of the Port of Baltimore.

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Jacob Haines.  The summons was issued as the result of a private citizen filing for charges against Haines at the District Court of Allegany County.  Haines signed for his copy of the summons and he was released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Jacob Lee Haines            AGE:  36               Cumberland, MD CHARGES:   Malicious Destruction of Property less than $1,000

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Alan Young.  The warrant was issued as the result of Young violating probation on an original charge of Assault-2nd Degree.  Young was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center on a $500 bond. ARRESTED:  Alan Kareem Young          AGE:  42           Cumberland, MD

The coming of solar energy to the campus of Allegany College of Maryland will do more than advance the state’s commitment to a green energy future. A solar array for the roof of the Allied Health Building is planned and solar parking canopies and EV chargers in the college parking lots.  Kristin Kehrwald of ACM tells WCBC the school will be able to provide training on this alternative energy…    “We’re going to be doing workforce development along with it so people in the area will have the chance to learn how to install and maintain a lot of the…

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of the PBS program “Finding Your Roots” had the opportunity to discover his own ancestry in a special program recorded at the Allegany Museum. The show was produced last April when Gates was handed his own “Book of Life” that he usually presents to guests on his program. Vic Rezendes of the Allegany Museum said it was the first time PBS took the show on the road…     “They’ve always filmed it always from the studio, but because it was related to Henry – Skip, as they call him, they decided to come home…

The Cumberland Country Club is closed temporarily due to a power outage.  Potomac Edison reports there is a tree down on power lines in the area.

The 21st edition of the Hooley Plunge has netted close to $125,000 in donations and pledges.  The Alhambra fundraiser for Special Olympics and many other programs was begun by the late Dr. Sean McCagh.

It will be another playoff trip across the Bay Bridge for Fort Hill High School.  Following the overtime win Thursday over Mountain Ridge, the Sentinels will play at Cambridge South Dorchester Saturday at 4 p.m.  Tickets can be purchased at mpssaa.org.

On Thursday, March 6, 2025 at approximately 12:42 PM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department was conducting a foot patrol in the area of the first block of Greene Street when he observed three people trespassing in the area of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.  They were placed under arrest and identified as Gary Bookheimer Jr, Eric Brewington, and Heidi Townsend.  Bookheimer was found to be in possession of multiple controlled dangerous substances to include suspected methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl.  It was discovered that Brewington had an active bench warrant-violation of probation for an original charge of Assault-2nd Degree. …