Greg Larry
CumberlandTimes-News
Cumberland, MD, United States
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Chamber supports plan to open downtown mall to traffic
CUMBERLAND — The Allegany County Chamber of Commerce is backing the city's proposed plan to open the downtown pedestrian mall to vehicle and bicycle traffic. → Read More
Funding freeze may affect local school board's bottom line
CUMBERLAND — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision Wednesday to freeze $80 million in funding could impact the Allegany County Board of Education’s bottom line since a portion of the withheld → Read More
Properties fall in Rolling Mill neighborhood
CUMBERLAND — The demolition of properties in the city's Rolling Mill neighborhood has begun in earnest as the $5 million urban renewal project moves forward. → Read More
Shelter upgrades improve animal stays
CUMBERLAND — The Animal County Animal Shelter has established a partnership with PetSmart to help find young cats a home while making several upgrades to improve the stays of animals → Read More
Licenses for medical cannabis growers to be announced Aug. 15
CUMBERLAND — The commission overseeing the rollout of Maryland's medical cannabis industry has selected Aug. 15 as the date to announce the 15 Maryland firms to receive lucrative grower/processor licenses. → Read More
National Night Out aims to build police-community partnerships
CUMBERLAND — Citizens will have the opportunity to meet and interact with members of the Cumberland Police Department when the city of Cumberland takes part in the National Night Out → Read More
Scenic railroad: No Frostburg trips until next year
CUMBERLAND — Officials with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced Wednesday the suspension until next year of the railroad's popular excursion train to Frostburg due to issues surrounding a landslide → Read More
Chief: 26 fatal heroin overdoses since Dec. 1
CUMBERLAND — The Governors' Office of Crime Control and Prevention is awarding more than $300,000 in grants to the Cumberland Police Department to continue the Safe Streets Initiative and hire → Read More
Atlantic Broadband announces rate increases
CUMBERLAND — Atlantic Broadband has announced sweeping rate hikes for cable television, internet, phone service and special fees. → Read More
Musician with local ties to perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion
CUMBERLAND — A 2001 Allegany High School graduate will perform with his band on the main stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on Saturday. → Read More
Region may be included in National Heritage Area
CUMBERLAND — Elected officials in Maryland and West Virginia are working together to have several counties in the region classified as a National Heritage Area. → Read More
Mayor calls petition opposing Rolling Mill project 'worthless'
CUMBERLAND — Cumberland Mayor Brian Grim vowed to move the Maryland Avenue Redevelopment Project forward despite protesters delivering a petition with more than 120,000 signatures opposing the plan to City → Read More
Rolling Mill opponents to hold event at City Hall
CUMBERLAND — Rolling Mill property owners and representatives with a national public-interest law firm will present city officials with a petition Tuesday morning containing more than 120,000 signatures opposing the → Read More
School board transfers $2.2M to cover health care costs
CUMBERLAND — The Allegany County Board of Education approved a $2.2 million transfer from its general fund Thursday to cover skyrocketing employee health care costs. The second large transfer of → Read More
Fourth of July fireworks set for Constitution Park
CUMBERLAND — The city's annual Independence Day fireworks show is set to take place Monday evening from Constitution Park. Access to the park will be limited for the event. → Read More
Hampshire sheriff collecting goods to help victims
ROMNEY, W.Va. — The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office is asking for donations of goods to help the victims of the severe flooding that has resulted in the death of more → Read More
Scenic railroad seeks to obtain caboose, build picnic area
CUMBERLAND — Officials with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad are seeking to obtain a caboose that has been a fixture of Constitution Park for decades. → Read More
State officials gather input as fracking regs get refined
CUMBERLAND — Officials with the Maryland Department of the Environment listened to concerned citizens Wednesday evening as the state continues to refine regulations in preparation for the legalization of hydraulic → Read More
Plan would open mall to traffic
CUMBERLAND — Mayor Brian Grim and the City Council have received a recommendation from a consulting firm to open the downtown pedestrian mall to vehicular and bicycle traffic. → Read More
Local schools under federal pressure to accommodate transgender wishes
CUMBERLAND — Officials with the Allegany County Board of Education are increasingly under federal pressure to accommodate transgender students’ wishes while at school, including usage of school restrooms and changing → Read More