Lonaconing News

The turnout might not have been as big as previous years, with fear of rain and a slightly overcast day, but the spirit of community remained at Sunday in the Park.

Following are some of the Fourth of July fireworks displays scheduled in our area: Cumberland: It'll be Red, White and Blue Day at Constitution Park in celebration of the Fourth of July.

When was the last time you sat outside and watched birds? But even more, did you know what birds you were seeing? Rick and Terry Michels, owners of Queen City Creamery, are trying to change that and, in the process, help out scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., gather data about the birds in urban areas.

For more than 20 years, there has been an annual tradition in Lonaconing, and this year's focus particularly is on the heritage and history of the town.

A Harford County man was arrested early Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a Lonaconing man during an incident at an East Main Street residence.

John Taube, Allegany County Library System director, left, and Ted Troxell, show one of the new books purchased as a gift from the estate of Cumberland native and longtime city resident Robert Troxell who died April 14, 2008.

Say goodbye. At 4 p.m. on June 30, you can say adios to cheeseburgers and fries eaten in old, black, oak booths.

We recently published a letter to the editor from one of our area volunteer fire companies, which is beginning its annual fund drive.

Ever since Georges Creek Elementary School first opened its doors in 1975, Barbara Moffatt has been teaching there.

Staff members at Victor Cullen Center in northern Frederick County, Md., were attacked with screwdrivers, wooden chairs and staple guns last week while the juvenile detention center was temporarily overtaken by its detainees, an assistant public defender told a judge Wednesday.

The Maryland State Highway Administration has begun a project to improve drainage along Main Street through downtown Frostburg.

Another 5,000 or so viewers are expected to watch the Georges Creek Fireworks display scheduled for July 3 at the Westmar Middle School Athletic Field, according to Mike Staup, chairman of the fireworks committee.

The duped Allegany county public doesn't know much about the US Wind Force, LLC, located in a five-employee office in Wexford, Pa.

Of the 11 local history books produced by Allegany High School students over the years, the most popular - by far - was the one about movie theaters.

Once again, history is being lost - it is being given away because of lack of funding support.

Improvements will be made in two area state parks and at a local wastewater treatment plant using funds approved by the Maryland Board of Public Works.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory honored Lonaconing resident Robert Miller with the Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award at a ceremony Thursday evening in Frostburg.

The Allegany County Commissioners have agreed to let a wind-power developer plead its case against proposed restrictions that the company says amount to a ban on wind-power development in the western Maryland county.

The Allegany County Commissioners are poised to vote on a package of proposed restrictions on wind turbines in the western Maryland county.

Handmade chocolate rabbits and peanut butter eggs are quickly disappearing at the Prin-cess Restaurant, but reinforcements are coming in time for Easter.