SAVAGE RIVER LODGE DEAL CONSIDERED
A multimillion-dollar deal for the state to purchase the Savage River Lodge is scheduled to be presented to the Maryland Board of Public Works today(Wednesday). If approved, settlement could happen in early 2025 and the lodge and grounds would be managed by the Maryland Park Service as part of the New Germany State Park Complex.
BURLINGTON MAN SENTENCED
A Burlington man was sentenced recently to more than nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fentanyl. Shawn Douglas Oates’ residence was searched and officers seized nearly 70 grams of fentanyl. Oates has prior convictions, according to court documents and statements made in court. Oates, 30,…
BLACK BEAR LOTTERY COMPLETE
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has drawn the lottery for the 2024 Mary-land Black Bear Hunt.A total of 950 lottery entrants were randomly selected and will re-ceive a permit valid for the six-day season, open from Oct. 21-26 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties.Entrants can check the lottery results webpage for their DNR…
9/11 OBSERVANCE
The 23rd Anniversary of the Service of Remembrance at the Flight 93 Memorial will take place this morning. The Moment of Remembrance will begin at 9:45 am and other events will follow, including the presentation of names, bells of remembrance and wreath laying. The service is being live-streamed via the Flight 93 National Memorial you tube channel.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEET FOR LEGAL ADVICE
The Cumberland Mayor and City Council met in closed session this week to receive legal advice on projects at 19 Frederick Street and the former Memorial Hospital site. As for the Frederick Street property, the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation says it has received more than 20 proposals to develop the building. And, in 2023, the…
ACM TO BUY WESTERN MARYLAND WORKS TRAINING CENTER
The Allegany County Commissioners agreed to pursue transfer of the former Western Maryland Works Training Center and Makerspace on Lane Avenue in La Vale. The Cumberland Times-News states that since 2018, the College has operated the facility and has leased the property from the county. The commissioners plan to officially approve the $850,000 deal in…
CARVER BOARD UPDATING PUBLIC ON PROGRESS OF RESTORATION
A Facebook page on the Carver Center, recently launched, will serve two purposes, according to an article in the Cumberland Times-News. First, the Carver Community Center Board of Directors has dedicated part of the page to updates on the progress of the restoration; and, there is also a link to a request for qualifications for…
FOUR CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING
Four people were charged with trespassing on posted property and another was additionally charged with possession of CDS paraphernalia following their arrest on Wednesday in the 200-block of Baltimore Street. Taken into custody were Cumberland residents Robert Connolly, Stephanie Lynn Connolly, Matthew Mark Norris, and Shawn Lamar Gladeen. Additionally, Gladden was charged with possession of…
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR CAUSING DISTURBANCE, INDECENT EXPOSURE
Forty-five-year-old Jaymie Lynn Snyder was charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct and indecent exposure following a Wednesday incident in the 12000-block of Willowbrook Road. She allegedly had been causing a disturbance and refused to leave the property. Additionally, she removed her shirt, exposing herself to several bystanders in the area. Following her arrest, she was released…
MD. TRANSPORTATION BUDGET PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE I-81 FUNDING
Funding to design the second phase of the Interstate I-81 widening project is not included in the Maryland Department of Transportation’s five-year budgeting plan. Overall, the plan puts two-billion-dollars worth of projects on hold due to budget shortfalls. According to the Herald-Mail, Maryland state Senator Paul Corderman who represents Washington and Frederick counties says it’s…
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