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In Brief - December 15, 2008
Planners to meet Wednesday CUMBERLAND - The Miller Bottom rezoning hearing for the Midland area will resume at Wednesday's meeting of the Allegany County Planning and Zoning Commission at 7 p.m. in the County ...
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Fire damages Coney church
Fire broke out late Sunday in the First Presbyterian Church in Lonaconing. First-arriving volunteer firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the front door and side window of the church, located on Main ...
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Union Rescue Mission helps
'Tis the season for giving. That was the holiday message running through the minds of the volunteers who donated their Saturday morning to helping those in need.
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Public hearing on Route 36 land rezoning continues today
Frostburg area resident Robert Beeman said he was "very upset" about the public not getting the opportunity to speak last month during a public hearing regarding Braddock Construction's request to rezone 104 ...
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Improvements planned for I-70/81 interchange
The Maryland State Highway Administration this week will start a $3.4 million project to improve safety at the interchange of Interstates 70 and 81, which has seen dozens of vehicle crashes in recent years, ...
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Fire destroys Lonaconing duplex
The 7:11 a.m. incident at 16-18 E. Main St., located across the street from the post office, brought dozens of firefighters from various volunteer fire companies to the scene for several hours.
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Einstein visits Deep Creek Lake for secret vacation
Many people consider Albert Einstein the smartest man who ever lived. Yet when this man who knew almost everything needed to unwind one summer, the vacation spot he chose was Deep Creek Lake.
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This part of Georges Creek is now a lifeless stream
As I cross Flat Rock Bridge south of Barton, I can look both north and south and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the autumn leaves.
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A dump truck carrying coal overturned on the ramp to I-81 at I-70 killing the driver Monday morning.
An accident in which a truck overturned at exit 26A on Interstate 70 resulted in a death of the tractor-trailer driver, Maryland State Police said.
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Midland man killed in coal truck crash
Seventy-one-year-old Alvin Dale Clise was fatally injured Monday when the tractor-trailer he was operating traveled out of control on the ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to southbound Interstate 81.
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Tractor Trailer Accident Closes Interstate Ramp
Maryland State Police are investigating a tractor trailer accident on the ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to southbound Interstate 81 near Hagerstown.
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Site visit fails to generate public participation
A site visit to the location of a proposed hot-mix asphalt plant and rubble landfill on Monday failed to generate as large of a public response as did an informational meeting on the same issue two weeks ago.
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Few turn out for evening commission meetings
The Allegany County Commission meeting last Thursday was scheduled for its regular 11 a.m. time, a week after being moved to a 6 p.m. start to allow for anticipated public comment on the Mountainview Landfill ...
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Maryland Today
' A Frostburg construction company is seeking a zoning change that would allow it to build an asphalt plant, a rubble landfill and a recycling center off Md.
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Frostburg Firm Plans Asphalt Plant, Landfill
A Frostburg construction company is seeking a zoning change that would allow it to build an asphalt plant, a rubble landfill and a recycling center off state Route 36, north of Midland.
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Asphalt plant, rubble landfill proposed near Midland
A Frostburg construction company intends to relocate its corporate headquarters from its National Highway location to a mile from Mountainview Landfill and construct a hot-mix asphalt plant, a rubble landfill ...
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Allegany, Garrett projects get block grant funding
Five local projects will be awarded a total of $1,425,000 by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Community Development Block Grants.
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Homeowners need relief from assessments now
While I cannot speak for all seven municipalities in Allegany County, I can speak for one.
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Nonprofits can't serve alcohol to general public
In the face of escalating expenses in everything from fuel to fire trucks, the Barton Hose Company, like other nonprofit fire companies with liquor licenses, may face loss of revenue as result of a recent ...
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Antique car show was a day to remember
As a member of the Georges Creek Cruisers Car Club, I volunteered to help at the National Antique Car Show held at the Rocky Gap State Park in May.
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