FROSTBURG — Frostburg State University says a study has identified certain types of businesses that could keep graduates of the school employed locally. The next step is to lure those businesses to western Maryland. The school said Friday in a ...

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CUMBERLAND — A laboratory startup business based in the Baltimore area is relocating to the western Maryland city of Frostburg. Allegany County Commissioner Bill Valentine told the Cumberland-Times News Tuesday that Advent Laboratories Inc. will move by October to the ...

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A high school teacher in Frostburg faces allegations he had sexual contact with a second female student.

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The family of a former Frostburg State University football player can proceed with their lawsuit over his death, which followed a head injury sustained during team practices.

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FROSTBURG — The University System of Maryland and the state Office of Legislative Audits are asking the State Ethics Board to review Frostburg State University’s failure to seek competitive bids for a $2 million Sustainable Energy Research Facility that opened ...

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The Maryland Public Service Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal to build a wind power project near Frostburg. The PSC is scheduled to hear the case Wednesday in Baltimore. Fourmile Wind Energy LLC is seeking to build the project ...

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FROSTBURG — A petition for a proposed wind power farm near Frostburg has drawn 127 signatures in support of the project. Maryland Public Service Commission filings also show the commission has received nine letters in support and seven against the ...

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FROSTBURG — Xerox Corp. says it’s adding 375 jobs at its Frostburg call center. The Cumberland Times-News reported in its Wednesday edition that 135 of the positions will be permanent, year-round jobs. The rest will be temporary positions. Xerox spokesman ...

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The movie “Sideways,” an indie smash in Summer 2005, marked the ascendance of Pinot Noir among American wine consumers and coincided with ...

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MOUNT SAVAGE — About 450 people in western Maryland town of Mount Savage are getting more reliable drinking water. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is among the dignitaries scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Monday for the energy-efficient water distribution system. ...

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