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Garrett Co. reviews actions as storm cleanup continues
OAKLAND — Garrett County officials are reviewing their response to Superstorm Sandy, which dumped 3 feet of heavy, wet snow, and caused catastrophic damage to the power system, closed roads […]
Skeptics question Md. elk reintroduction plan
CUMBERLAND — A proposal to reintroduce elk in western Maryland is drawing skepticism from local residents. The Cumberland Times-News reports that more than 40 people attended a meeting in Cumberland […]
Both ends of Maryland still dealing with storm issues
HAGERSTOWN — Potomac Edison say Monday that about 3,900 homes and businesses in Garrett County are still without power, a week after superstorm Sandy dumped up to 2½ feet of […]
Officials: Snow won’t stop voting in Garrett Co.
HAGERSTOWN — Power company and government officials said Friday they are optimistic that the blizzard that paralyzed Garrett County this week won’t prevent residents there from voting on Election Day. […]
Power still out for 19,000 in Maryland after Sandy
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Maryland residents remain without power after Superstorm Sandy, while electricity has been restored to people in Delaware, the District of Columbia and Virginia. On Friday morning, […]
O’Malley calls snowy Garrett Co. ‘my whole state’
OAKLAND — Gov. Martin O’Malley focused resources Thursday on restoring electricity to Garrett County and checking on snowbound residents suffering their fourth day without power after a blizzard spawned by […]
Record-breaking Md. bear hunt nears end
HAGERSTOWN — Maryland’s black bear hunt is a record-breaker. The Department of Natural Resources says the kill total reached 80 Thursday, the fourth day of the season. That compares with […]
Frosh: Majority of Senate would support fracking moratorium
A majority of the state Senate would support a legislative moratorium on hydraulic fracturing if such a bill is released from committee, Sen. Brian E. Frosh said Wednesday.
Raskin, Frosh to join in calling for fracking moratorium
A pair of Montgomery County senators are planning to join a colleague in the House of Delegates in supporting a moratorium on a controversial drilling technique used to extract natural […]
Md. black bear season opens with expanded quota
HAGERSTOWN — Maryland’s black bear hunting season is opening with an expanded kill quota and more hunters to help manage the growing population. The season opens Monday, with hunting restricted […]
Open-records group praises Garrett Co. improvements
OAKLAND — A national open-records group is applauding Garrett County for putting more government information online. The Alexandria, Va.-based Sunshine Review said Wednesday that it’s boosting the county’s transparency grade […]
Gas money may not ripen for farmers
At the highest point atop his 500 acres, Delvin E. Mast points across the valley, where — six generations ago — his family first started farming in Garrett County.
