Oldtown News

The owner of Maryland's last privately owned toll bridge has requested the state's Public Service Commission to approve a rate increase that would double daily crossing costs.

Tire-grabbing ruts and unofficial swimming holes along the C&O Canal towpath, made possible by heavy rains, will soon be as historical as the famous canal itself when a resurfacing project clears the pedestrian pathway next year.

Fire that destroyed an Oldtown trailer Monday afternoon leaving two people homeless was accidental, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

Wiring still hangs from some of the ceilings in the Emergency Department of the soon-to-open Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, and waiting room lamps still have plastic on them.

Police say an Oldtown man arrested Wednesday by Cumberland Police was the driver of a vehicle involved in the robbery of Dairy Mart on Oldtown Road last week.

Living with today's economy is hard and finding a job is even harder. Though the weather wasn't very pleasant Thursday, many people came out to the One-Stop Job Center in hopes of finding employment at the job fair.

A Cumberland woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the alleged theft of more than $21,000 from the former Oldtown Community Systems cable company.

Nearly 350 acres of federal farmland in Allegany County are available to rent from the National Park Service.

If an African-American died in battle in a particular area, and, he was to be honored historically, do you think that area should bear the man's name or his race? Most would say the man's name is what should be honored by historians.

Bretta Reinhard chalks it up to personal preference. The Allegany County public information officer sat in on an interview with code enforcement officers Jerry Michael and Pattie Talley on Friday to discuss an Oldtown neighborhood.

Allegany County Animal Shelter reports the following animals were found: * A female 5-year-old tri-collar terrier mix with red collar on College Avenue, Frostburg.

Sunday's fire that displaced an Oldtown man and a homeless family who was staying with him has been determined to be accidental and electrical, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

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No one was hurt but a family pet dog was killed in a house fire late Sunday afternoon in southeastern Allegany County.

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Share + Aug 31, 2009 9:10 am US/Eastern OLDTOWN, Md. Maryland State police say a Pennsylvania man escaped serious injury when the plane he was piloting crashed in Green Ridge State Forest.

Unable to pay its current bills let alone afford an upgrade, the Oldtown Community Systems will cease providing cable television service to its 386 customers in a matter of days.

For the third time this week, powerful storms rolled through the four-state region, taking down trees and power lines in its path.

Almost a dozen rescue units were dispatched to Oldtown, Maryland for numerous reports of toppled trees and downed power lines shortly after a tornado warning was issued for the area.

A threat of severe thunderstorms exists Friday afternoon and evening in Maryland.