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Comprehensive News Feed for Bloomington, MD.

Results 1 - 20 of 23 in Bloomington, MD

  1. New DPU Sewer, Water Rates To Take Effect July 1

    Thursday Jun 26 | The Republican

    ... be $80 per ERU; 3.5 to six bathrooms, $139 per ERU; and six or more bathrooms, $219 per ERU. Those systems are Bloomington, Chestnut Ridge, Crellin, Deer Park, Friendsville, Gorman, Hutton, Jennings, Kitzmiller, Shady Acres, and Weber Road. The ...

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  2. BOE Announces '08 Personnel Changes

    Jun 19, 2008 | The Republican

    ... from Southern Middle School, which was effec- tive June 11, and Tammy Ward, part-time cafeteria/custodian from Bloomington School, effective July 1. Southern High school has hired four new personnel, including James H. Maddy, secondary principal; ...

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  3. MD--North Branch PowerRead the original story

    Jun 17, 2008 | WMDT-TV Salisbury

    ... Fairlawn wants to build a 13.4-megawatt hydroelectric plant near the base of the Jennings Randolph dam near Bloomington. That's enough electricity to power about 13,000 homes. The $25 million project would divert some of the water released from the ...

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  4. Ohio firm plans hydroelectric plant in MarylandRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | Columbus, Ohio News

    BLOOMINGTON, Md. -- An Ohio company plans to make electricity from the rushing waters of the Potomac River's North Branch in Maryland.

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  5. Local Man Fined, Sentenced For Driving Violations

    Jun 12, 2008 | The Republican

    ... driving status showed it to be suspended and revoked. In an unrelated case, Dennis Leslie Wolfe II, 28, Bloomington, pleaded guilty to driving an uninsured vehicle. Related traffic charges were dismissed upon his plea. Sherbin sentenced Wolfe to 30 ...

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  6. Savage River Reservoir may be drained for dam repairsRead the original story

    May 22, 2008 | Baltimore News

    BLOOMINGTON, Md. -- State officials are considering draining the Savage River Reservoir in far western Garrett County to replace at least one of the dam's four release gates.

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  7. $1.2 million project could breathe life into Aaron Run

    May 21, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... Road and flows southwesterly into Savage River near the first bridge that is reached driving upstream from Bloomington. Its steep flow just before reaching the larger river is visible from Savage River Road. Connie Lyons Loucke, one of a number of ...

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  8. Cleanup planned for mine drainage creek in GarrettRead the original story

    May 21, 2008 | Baltimore News

    BLOOMINGTON, Md. -- The Maryland Bureau of Mines is leading a $1.2 million project to restore a Garrett County creek.

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  9. Savage Dam is SafeRead the original story

    May 21, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... at msawyers@times-news.com . Photos Water flows over the spillway at the Savage River Dam Monday afternoon at Bloomington. A broken release gate does not affect the safety of the reservoir, but could lead to full drainage so repairs can be made. ...

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  10. Minnie L. Underwood, 82Read the original story

    May 5, 2008 | HendersonvilleNews.com

    ... went home to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, May 3, 2008, at Cherry Springs. She was a native of Bloomington, Md., and had been a resident of Henderson County for the past 18 years. She was a daughter of the late John and Claria Comp Tibbitts ...

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  11. Punish those who are dumping in the forest

    Apr 4, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... see all the different cultures come together, meeting the farmers and the towns people. It certainly livened up Bloomington and Westernport. I live in Baltimore and since my step-dad passed away almost six years ago, I have not been to Savage and ...

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  12. MD--Miner Injured

    Feb 27, 2008 | WMDT-TV Salisbury

    ... between two pieces of equipment early Wednesday morning. The accident happened at a mine in the Westernport-Bloomington area. Tri-Towns Ambulance and Bloomington Volunteer Fire Company crews responded about 4:30 a.m. A Tri-Towns ambulance took the ...

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  13. Worker injured at coal mine site

    Feb 27, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    An unidentified worker was injured early Wednesday in the Westernport/Bloomington area after being "pinned in a mine shaft between two pieces of equipment," according to the Allegany County 911 Joint ...

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  14. Let's try addressing some of the real problems

    Feb 19, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... a nightlight would keep those rocks up there? Then go another mile and look at the high wall between Luke and Bloomington. And if you feel brave, drive Savage River Road. There are rocks the size of buses hanging out over the road, where a school ...

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    Related Topix: Westernport, MD, Frostburg, MD, Opinion

  15. Extended polling hours concern election officials

    Feb 14, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... Fratz said Garrett's elections board had a similar contingency plan if outlying areas such as Finzel and Bloomington needed assistance. "Our board is very active," Fratz said. "At 7 p.m., they started touring the county to see road conditions. After ...

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  16. MD--Robotics Championship

    Feb 13, 2008 | WMDT-TV Salisbury

    ... to win the competition. Another Garrett County team won best robot performance at the Maryland competition. The Bloomington School team also won best robot performance for the second year in a row. --- Information from: Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, ...

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  17. Accidental BlazeRead the original story

    Feb 5, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... loss, but it could have been a lot worse," he said. Firefighters from Potomac Fire Company No. 2 of Westernport, Bloomington and Barton responded to the call, as did Tri-Towns and Keyser EMS. According to the Mineral County Office of Emergency ...

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  18. Logged Off

    Feb 5, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... of the curve. The West Virginia Division of Highways also responded to the scene, as did emergency crews from Bloomington and Westernport. Photos State Route 46 was closed to traffic for several hours Monday morning after this logging truck spilled ...

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  19. Deadly turn

    Jan 7, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News

    State takes steps to end carnage at Backbone Cumberland Times-News The last sight more than a score of people had of this earth was that of the rock wall at the base of Backbone Mountain in Bloomington.

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  20. Runaway truck warning system installed on deadly Route 135Read the original story

    Jan 4, 2008 | Baltimore News

    BLOOMINGTON, Md. -- The State Highway Administration says a new, automated warning system for runaway trucks in Garrett County is aimed at getting drivers on a dangerous section of highway to slow down.

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