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Solid waste review eyed for Frostburg
Sometime this fall and with the help of Frostburg's citizenry, Public Works Commissioner Susan Keller hopes to have a new road map for dealing with solid waste management in the Mountain City.
Soapboxes and suds together again
For years, crowds showed up in Frostburg to watch the annual Derby Day soapbox races.
Seven charged in alleged textbook theft scheme at FSU
Seven people were charged Wednesday by the C3I Unit in connection with a textbook theft scheme at Frostburg State University.
Beer returns to Main Street event after nine-year absence
For the first time in nine years, adults watching the soapbox derby races Saturday on Frostburg's steep Main Street as a part of Derby Day will be allowed to sip a cold beer.
About two-thirds of students in the Class of 2009 are headed to college in the fall - some as far away as Texas and Utah, according to figures released this week by the Allegany County Board of Education.
Allegany chamber questions natural gas prospects
The Allegany County Chamber of Commerce is questioning the environmental ramifications of natural gas production in western Maryland .
Harford man charged in alleged assault
A Harford County man was arrested early Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a Lonaconing man during an incident at an East Main Street residence.
Frostburg officials to OK agreement for building sale
The Frostburg Mayor and Council will conduct a special public meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at The Hangar Restaurant, East Main Street, to approve what is known as a common wall agreement, thus paving the way for the Monday closing of the sale of the old ambulance building.
Allegany County Animal Shelter reports the following animals were found: * A female adult black tabby/white short hair on Old Mount Savage Road, Cumberland.
FSU helps buy protective suits for Frostburg ambulance crews
Frostburg State University and the FSU Foundation Inc. have donated a total of $8,000 to pay for the purchase of bloodborne pathogen protective suits for members of the Frostburg Area Ambulance Service.
LAST MEETING: Thursday ACTION: * Approved a job description for the new position of community development project leader and will advertise it soon.
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute
The University System of Maryland is dismantling the state's nearly 25-year-old biotechnology research institute.
5 years later County looks to put policy with hotel motel tax law
Jun. 18--CUMBERLAND -- Six years after it became law to publish an annual report of hotel/motel tax revenue collections, Allegany County government is looking to make policy to comply with that law.
Canceled last year, Alzheimera s Memory Walk gets new home
The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk at Allegany College of Maryland may have been cancelled this year, but a mother and daughter in Frostburg have teamed up to organize a walk of their own.
An early morning fire destroyed this two-story barn Sunday at Leaning Pine Farm on Mile Lane in Mount Savage.
County OKs stimulus-funded road projects
The Allegany County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved three road and bridge projects totaling more than $1.3 million that will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Man Charged With Obstruction In Wife's Death Probe
Police in Cumberland say they have charged a Frostburg man with obstructing their investigation into the slaying of his estranged wife.
Murder Victim's Husband Arrested for Failing to Cooperate
There are new developments in the murder investigation of a local business woman.
Teens have options for summer work
Zack Lemmert didn't have much trouble landing his first job. Last spring, the 16-year-old saw an ad in the paper saying Frostburg Freeze needed part-time summer help.
Frostburg pool meets federal safety guideline
The Frostburg Community Swimming Pool, which opened May 23, was the first public pool in Allegany County to be certified as compliant with the federal Virginia Graham Baker Act, which makes such facilities safer.