Westernport News

LAST MEETING: Thursday. ACTION: Two commissioners - Robert Hutcheson was absent - approved a consent agenda that included: * Purchase of two pumps for $43,500 to deliver drinking water to Westernport during the draining of Savage River Reservoir this winter.

A federal grant will pave the way toward improved emergency communications in outlying areas of Allegany County and, in the future, could lead to a new revenue source.

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.

I am writing to tell people about the lack of road work of Allegany County Roads Department.

Six people were injured when a pickup truck descended a steep hill and then crashed through an iron rail and over a 15-foot wall at Johnson Street late Monday afternoon, according to the Allegany County Bureau of Police.

Four-year-old Jake Block was coloring on his back porch Thursday when he saw a tall man in a black shirt run across the yard.

For the third time in as many weeks, a Cumberland pharmacy was robbed - only this time police caught a suspect.

Less than one-half of the amount requested by Allegany County cities and towns for Program Open Space development projects is available.

LAST MEETING: Tuesday ACTION: * Appointed Gary James, Cumberland, to the Allegany County Ethics Panel for a five-year term beginning in September.

I noted in your paper recently about the "magical wizardry" of the Allegany County Board of Education .

The Friends of the LaVale Library will go on after all. But Mary Jo Kraft said she and the steady presence of seven others can't do it by themselves.

The Westernport branch of the Allegany Public Library will sponsor a presentation called "The Founding Fathers of Westernport" on Thursday at 7 p.m. Organized in conjunction with the Westernport Heritage Society, the talk will be given by historical researcher Thomas Kooken.

Northern performs 'Wedding Singer' ACCIDENT - Northern Garrett High School is concluding its theatrical season with the musical "The Wedding Singer" today and Saturday at 8 p.m. The musical stars seniors Jeremy Beitzel, Lara Beitzel, Jesse Biser, Amanda Brenneman, Laura Butner, Trevor DeVore, Kristen DeWitt, Dylan Gallagher, Wil Herpel, Travis ...

County reschedules Clarysville meeting CLARYSVILLE - The public meeting for the Braddock Headwaters Regional Comprehensive Plan will not be held this month.

Allegany County Animal Shelter reports the following animals were found: * A male 5-week-old long-haired gray cat on National Pike, Little Orleans.

The Allegany County Library System is cutting back its hours of operation and increasing user fees.

Frostburg teen holding kids' party FROSTBURG - Miss Frostburg Dance Outstanding Teen Hollie Robertson, who mentors children through the Scholastic Achievement, Self-confidence and Healthy Living program, will hold a SASH party today at 11 a.m. at the Frostburg Dance Academy, 265 W. Mechanic St.

Allegany County Animal Shelter reports the following animals were found: * An adult black tabby short hair cat on Lynn Street, Westernport.

The Notables traveled to Westernport to the Moran Manor Nursing Home to present a program of organ music and sing along to the residents there.

School officials plan to lock the front doors of two Allegany County elementary schools, striving to strike a balance between public access and children's safety.