Oldtown News

Joyce Jones, 46, chats with The Herald-Mail about her mother's potato salad recipe.

A random telephone survey of Allegany County residents concerning the county's takeover of the sheriff's patrol showed a majority of citizens unhappy with the situation.

Bruno, a 3-year-old Boston terrier/Pekingese brindle and white male is an affectionate dog and possibly housebroken, according to officials at the Allegany County Animal Shelter.

Despite the rapid advance of technology, many women in the United States have stuck with a tradition thousands of years old.

The Allegany County commissioners on Thursday approved a recommendation made by acting County Administrator David Eberly to explore the possibility of expanding the County Bureau of Police.

The Allegany County commissioners on Thursday approved a recommendation made by Acting County Administrator David Eberly to explore the possibility of expanding the County Bureau of Police.

Front from left: Paeton Buser, 3, Greenlee McCullough, 4, Ben Loar, 3, and Malikai Metz hold a flag that they painted with their classmates using hand and foot prints at the Oldtown Head Start Center in ...

Fire of an unknown origin destroyed a "haunted house" in Hampshire County early Friday while lightning strikes of residences were reported in Morgan and Garrett counties during severe thunderstorms.

When she first entered Nashville's Music City Rising Star Youth Vocal Soloist Competition, Sadie Diehl, 13, of Oldtown, didn't realize that she was going to be one of the best.

Darcy is a 9-month-old female medium haired, spayed, gray tabby. The cat is very affectionate and loves to give kisses, according to staff at the Allegany County Animal Shelter.

At least four of the five Allegany County Planning and Zoning Commission members at Monday's work session appeared to be against granting a subdivision variance on Martin's Mountain Lane in Oldtown because of ...

Chelsea Kelly, a junior at South River High School, has won the grand prize in a statewide photography contest.

The unknown soldier on the cover of a book about the Alamo Scouts who served in World War II is not so unknown here in Allegany County.

It's against the rules and sets a dangerous precedent. That's the collective sentiment that nine nearby residents and fellow property owners of a Martin's Mountain Lane man expressed during a public hearing ...

Many of the Baltimore officials and developers who are part of the Maryland delegation to this year's ReCon Global Retail Real Estate convention have been staying at the Wynn Las Vegas, a $2.7 billion resort ...

Margaret Skuletich of Annapolis has been named to the fall dean's list at Hofstra University in New York. via Hometown Annapolis

Citizens, school work to resolve safety issue Cumberland Times-News It is said that good fences make good neighbors; so do neighbors who are willing to talk and - even more imporantly - listen. via Cumberland Times-News

Monday, April 28, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and Associated Press Operators of a privately run school for troubled juveniles in western Maryland say they are boosting security in response to ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

“We're hearing that it's going crazy in Washington and Frederick counties too.”

Firefighters put out two small brush fires early Saturday in Allegany County before the third and bigger blaze, in the woods near the junction of Hinkle and Williams roads east of Cumberland, demanded the ... via Cumberland Times-News

“Do you have to have the Internet to shop on the Internet?”

Farm subsidies continue to be a big expenditure for American taxpayers, with about $13 billion in subsidies expected to be paid out this year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. via Cumberland Times-News