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Written by Steve Leyh, Vice-President, Allegany Co. Young Dems
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 19:51 |
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The Allegany County Young Democrats recently met to finalize endorsements for federal, state, and local offices for the September 14, Primary Election, and the November 2, General Election. Endorsed candidates are: U.S. Senate -- Barbara Mikulski, Governor -- Martin O'Malley, House of Delegates (1A) -- James "Smokey" Stanton, House of Delegates (1C) -- Ronald Lohr, Allegany County Commissioner -- Bill DuVall and Tom Striplin, Allegany County Board of Education -- Michael Llewellyn and Sara-Beth James, Cumberland City Council -- David Kauffman and Nicolas Scarpelli, Cumberland Mayor -- Brian Grim, and Allegany County Democratic Central Committee -- Meggin Bittner, Max Green, Kate Livengood, Kate Metzger, Keith Mikula, Craig Miller, Jennifer Morder, Kelly ... |
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Written by Jennifer Amendolora, Allegany Charter School Board
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 19:45 |
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 On September 1, 2010, founding board members of Mountain Maryland Public Charter School submitted a proposal for Allegany County’s first public charter school. The proposal was received at the Board of Education building by Sheree Witt, Director of Pupil Services and the Charter School Liaison for Allegany County Public Schools. The 362-page document has been under development since September of 2009.
Public charter schools are tuition-free public schools open to all students. According to the Maryland Charter School Network website, charter schools are created by community members and have greater independence in exchange for high accountability for student outcomes.
Maryland passed its first charter school law in 2003. Since then, 42 public charter ... |
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Written by Richard Kerns
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:30 |
FROSTBURG – Members of the Neighborhood Friends Care Ministry appeared before the Frostburg Mayor and City Council recently to detail a volunteer program that provides assistance for small chores that can loom large for the elderly or disabled.
Neighborhood Friends Care is an ecumenical network of care based at the Frostburg Presbyterian Church, 33 Broadway.
Inspired by the passage from the Gospel of John, 3:16-18, imploring Christians to “let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth,” the organization seeks to help those who have trouble helping themselves.
Volunteers with Neighborhood Friends Care help residents with a wide variety of indoor and outdoor projects at their homes, including maintenance and minor repairs ranging from hanging ... |
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Written by Allegheny Highlands Conservancy
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 22:15 |
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Wastewaters from Marcellus Shale Drilling Topic at AHC September Meeting
The Allegheny Highlands Conservancy (AHC) will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 15th at 7:00 pm in the CAOS building at Garrett College. We will be viewing an archived webinar presented by Bryan Swistock, Water Resources Specialist, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University. This webinar which was originally broadcast on 10-28-09 is titled “Treatment/Disposal Options for Wastewaters from Shale Gas Drilling”. The public is welcome to attend.
Individuals present at the March 2010 AHC meeting, at which the webinar was shown, found it to be quite informative (and somewhat troubling), as this issue has not been adequately covered locally by the media, ... |
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Written by Richard Kerns
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 22:12 |
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September Meetings
Frostburg City Government
Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Community Center on Water Street.
Historic District Commission, 4:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, at the Frostburg Library.
City Council Work Session, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 at City Hall
City Council Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 at the Community Center.
September Special Events
Thursday, Sept. 2, Cruisin Main Street
Monday, Sept. 6, Labord Day and Frostburg Business & Professional Assoc. Crab Feast
Wednesday, Sept. 8, FSU/Community Block Party
Friday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, Sept. 18, the Appalachian Festival at FSU
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