SOME WANT UNDERPASS REOPENED
The Cumberland Mayor and City Council, in February, ordered the Baltimore Street underpass closed indefinitely. Now, several residents have asked the Mayor and City Council to reopen the underpass. According to the Cumberland Times-News, one person has suggested the addition of gates, which could be added to open the walkway from dawn to dusk, and…
WOMAN ARRESTED ON CIRCUIT COURT BENCH WARRANT
Frostburg resident Dawn Marie Fishel was served a Circuit Court bench warrant for violation of probation. In 2023, she entered into a plea deal for conspiracy to distribute narcotics. She is being held without bond at the Allegany County Detention Center, pending a bail review in Circuit Court.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH BREAKING AND ENTERING
Cumberland resident Samantha Michelle Nelson was released on an unsecured $2500 bond, after breaking and entering a home from which she had just been evicted. The owners of the property had arrived at the Boone Street residence to change the locks and found the front door had been kicked in and Ms. Nelson asleep. She…
MD. HISTORICAL TRUST PRESENTS 2025 PRESERVATION AWARDS
As part of Preservation Month in May, the Maryland Historical Trust will present ten awards for noteworthy accomplishments in the preservation field, outstanding education, restoration and revitalization projects, as well as individual leadership. In Allegany County, Ruth Davis-Rogers, Cumberland’s Historic Preservation Planner, is being recognized in the category of Outstanding Individual Leadership at the local…
PARTIAL CLOSURE OF LIBERTY STREET SATURDAY
South Liberty Street, from Union Street to West Harrison Street will be closed and water service will be interrupted for a valve replacement. The hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GARRETT COUNTY NAMES TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Mrs. Laura Witt has been named the Garrett County Public Schools 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year. She is a second-grade teacher at Broad Ford Elementary. She began teaching with GCPS in 2008. She will go on to compete for the Maryland State Teacher of the Year, which should be announced in October.
LEATHERMAN SWORN IN AS NEWEST WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Randy Leatherman has been sworn-in as the newest Washington County Commissioner. Last month, the county’s Republican Central Committee nominated Leatherman to fill the seat of Wayne Keefer who resigned in February. In a statement, Leatherman says he is honored to step into the role to serve the citizens of Washington County. He says he looks…
GOVERNOR MOORE HAS NO PLANS FOR TRIP TO EL SALVADOR
Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he has no plans to take a trip to El Salvador in connection with the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia was removed from the U.S. and sent to a prison in El Salvador without a hearing, after what the White House called an administrative error. The Trump administration…
GOVERNOR SUPPORTS PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS REGARDING PROPOSED POWER LINE PROJECT
Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he supports property owner rights when it comes to the proposed Piedmont Reliability Project. The power line project would cut through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties and the Public Service Enterprise Group recently filed a lawsuit against more than 100 landowners seeking access to survey their properties. The governor says…
REP. HARRIS HOPES HALTING OF N.Y. WIND PROJECT WILL BODE WELL FOR MD.
Maryland Republican Congressman Andy Harris hopes the Trump administration’s halting of an offshore wind project in New York will put an end to a project off the coast of Ocean City. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has called for further review of the New York project, accusing the Biden administration of rushing permit approvals. Harris…
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