Westernport to flush water system
WESTERNPORT — The town of Westernport will be flushing the water system beginning today at 8 a.m. each day with Westernport Hill, downtown and Franklin-Brophytown on the first day. Water may be discolored and have low pressure.
• Thursday: Oakview Drive, Jamesson Avenue, Kalbaugh Street, Gordon Street, Howard Street, Smoot Street, Clay Street, Philos Avenue, Central Avenue, Miller Street, Quality Street, Park Street, Greene’s Addition, Roosevelt Street, McKinley Street, Greene Street, Brashear Street, Duckworth Street, Spring Street, Riordan Road, bottom of Ross Street, 300 block of Baughman Street.
• Friday: Horserock, Arnolds Lane, Cosgrove Lane, Stoney Run, Kelley Avenue, Marsh Avenue, Likens Street, top of Ross Street, 200 block of Baughman Street.
Martin’s recalls gelato product
CUMBERLAND — Martin’s Food Markets has removed from sale Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato due to possible salmonella contamination in the peanut butter.
All sell-by dates of the product are included in the recall.
Customers who have purchased the product should discard any unused portions and bring their purchase receipt to Martin’s for a full refund.
For more information, call 612-455-8104, 888-814-4268 or go to www.martinsfoods.com.
County to discuss transportation
CUMBERLAND — Maryland Department of Transportation acting Secretary Darrel Mobley will participate in a 3 p.m. public meeting Thursday in Room 100 of the Allegany County Office Building on Kelly Road. The focus will be the Consolidated Transportation Program, Maryland’s six-year capital budget for transportation projects.
W.Va. candidates reminded of laws
CUMBERLAND — With the general election coming up, West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Paul Mattox wants to remind all political candidates and groups of the strict regulations regarding outdoor advertising.
“The law bans political signs and stickers from right of way locations, especially highway shoulders, traffic signs or devices, trees, stones, fence posts and utility poles,” Mattox said. “In addition to being illegal, political bumper stickers on (Division of) Highways’ signs cost state taxpayers thousands of dollars each year because signs must be replaced. DOH workers will pull any signs from state right of ways and, for a short time, will store them in county highways offices to be picked up by candidates or their representatives.”
Violation of these laws may result in fines.
Copies of the outdoor advertising laws can be obtained by calling William Light at the Traffic Engineering Division in Charleston at 304-558-9341.
Local News
In Brief - 10/10/2012
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It’s high time for DelFest to fire up local economy
For the time being, I’m going to drop being a reporter covering DelFest for a moment and approach the community I grew up in and currently reside in from an opportunity perspective that shoots from the heart.
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Raises for 911 workers for next 3 years
County emergency dispatchers will see increases in pay for the next three years under a contract signed by workers and Allegany County Thursday evening.
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Some area pools set to open this weekend
The arrival of the Memorial Day weekend also means the unofficial start of the summer season — and a chance to go swimming at area pools.
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City’s historic Gordon-Roberts House appoints new director
Sharon Nealis, who retired Friday after 18 years as executive director of The Gordon-Roberts House on Washington Street, believes the enthusiasm and youth of her replacement will benefit the popular historical attraction.
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Oakland man, 32, charged in blaze at ex’s home
A joint investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of an Oakland man for allegedly setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s home last Sunday.
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Two officer assaults prompt prison lockdown at Somerset
Serious assaults of two correctional officers in the last two weeks prompted a lockdown of the Somerset Correctional Institution for a second day Friday, according to Heidi Sroka, SCI public information officers and superintendent assistant.
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A senior moment
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Inmate confesses to 1982 Morgan County homicide
A Berkeley Springs man serving a 321-year prison sentence following a 1993 crime rampage that included the rapes of two West Virginia women has confessed to strangling a Berkeley Springs woman in 1982 and putting her body in the Potomac River near Berkeley Springs, officials with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
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Women charged in Meyersdale meth case
A methamphetamine dump found last week near Meyersdale has led state police to two women they accuse of helping to supply ingredients to the meth-makers.
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Officials plan for Jamboree traffic
Transportation officials are making plans for the expected rush of traffic during the 10-day National Boy Scout Jamboree in July.
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