Lonaconing News

Grants to improve water systems CUMBERLAND - Water customers in three Allegany County communities will benefit from the latest round of grants approved by the Maryland Board of Public Works to reduce pollution and improve water quality.

CUMBERLAND -- All four members of the District 1 delegation to Annapolis arrived early to prepare for their annual pre-legislative meeting at Allegany College of Maryland on Willowbrook Road.

Prayer shawls, lap robes and hats being crocheted in Lonaconing are warming the legs, shoulders, heads, hearts and souls of people in need of encouragement, especially cancer patients.

Leaders of Allegany County and municipalities from one end of the county to the other hammered home on Friday to all four members of the District 1 legislative delegation the importance of highway user funds from state government.

Marty O'Toole was prepared to tell the Board of Zoning Appeals for Allegany County he was against an application that would permit timbering near Ashleigh Heights subdivision in LaVale.

The new state director of a federal agency touted more than $3.5 million received by Allegany County communities to support infrastructure improvements during his visit here as well as education and public safety projects.

Allegany College of Md. offers business courses CUMBERLAND - A QuickBooks continuing education course begins Nov.

A Philos Avenue man was jailed Monday afternoon after he allegedly fired shots in the direction of a Lonaconing couple who were in his driveway during a disturbance, according to the Westernport Police Department.

Allegany County Animal Shelter reports the following animals were found: A* A female, 10-week-old, black and white, short-haired kitten along the C&O Canal, Mexico Farms.

The League for Crippled Children celebrated 75 years of serving thousands of children by hosting an open house at its office on Willowbrook Road in recognition of the organizations, businesses and individuals who have consistently demonstrated their compassion and love for children through their donations.

It's so easy that, well, a caveman could do it. A federal grant will aid Allegany County Emergency Medical Services in providing at least 33 automated external defibrillators to public schools, the local health department and Country Club Mall, among other places.

Westmar plans emergency drill LONACONING - Westmar Middle School will conduct an evacuation drill Friday at 9 a.m. so that students and faculty are better prepared should an emergency ever arise.

The "elder statesman"of the Allegany County Board of Education hopes to return to meetings soon, after spending much of the summer at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

A Lonaconing man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly fired one shot from a handgun at another Lonaconing man.

We have a small town and small businesses in Lonaconing, but there's nothing small about the hearts of the people who live there.

A Lonaconing man was arrested early Sunday following an altercation on George Street where Cumberland Police used a Taser to subdue him.

Two dozen planning and transportation officials from Allegany and Garrett counties met Wednesday with their state counterparts, who also serve as their liaison for funding projects in Western Maryland.

One of the 14 youths involved in the May 27 escape from the Victor Cullen Center will spend a year in jail for his role.

An 18-year-old Lonaconing man performing court-directed community service at Westmar Middle School was arrested Monday evening after he allegedly set fire to a closet inside the school facility, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

Cumberland Police officers served the following warrants Thursday: * Paul Thomas Turner, 41, Lonaconing, violation of probation, bond of $5,000. * Jason Chaz Green, 18, Cumberland, violation of probation, bond of $3,000. * William Howard Wilt, 43, Cumberland, second-degree assault, harassment, telephone misuse, released pending trial.