Published: October 20, 2009 11:18 pm      

In Brief - October 21, 2009

Greene Street paving begins today

CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Street Department will begin paving Greene Street from Allegany Street to Lee Street today and will continue through Friday, weather permitting.

The work will require Greene Street to be closed from Allegany Street to Lee Street. Traffic will be detoured onto Beall Street. The paving will begin at approximately 7 a.m., and Greene Street will be reopened to through-traffic each evening.



H1N1 flu vaccine clinic in Mineral

KEYSER, W.Va. — The Mineral County Health Department will hold an H1N1 influenza vaccine clinic for all Mineral County health care providers, first responders and pregnant women Thursday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the health department.

The vaccine also will be given during the regular immunization clinic that is held every Tuesday from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

More information is available by contacting the health department at (304) 788-1321.



Fire department will haul water

MOUNT SAVAGE — Mount Savage Fire Department personnel will haul water from the Slabtown area today between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. to fill the town’s reservoirs. This will affect customers of the Borden/Zihlman/Slabtown Water District, according to the Allegany County Utilities Division.

The action may cause some discoloration of water. If discoloration becomes a problem, residents should contact the Bowling Green Service Center at (301) 729-3311 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.



Rx Card available through Med Chi

CUMBERLAND — The Maryland State Medical Society has agreed to work with the Maryland Rx Card Program to distribute cards so that more residents can afford their medications.

The discount prescription drug card program is available to help uninsured and under-insured residents of Maryland afford their prescription medications.

The free program will provide savings of up to 75 percent on prescription drugs, with an average savings of 30 percent. The program has no restrictions to membership, no income requirements, no age limitations and no applications to fill out. Maryland Rx Card is accepted at more than 50,000 pharmacy locations across the country.

The society, known as MedChi, is asking its 7,400 members to make registration forms available in their offices. MedChi will process the registrations and send patients their cards. Applications also can be made at www.medchi.org or www.marylandrxcard.com.





Sand Patch video topic

CUMBERLAND — The Western Maryland Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet today at 7 p.m. in the community room of the South Cumberland Library, 100 Seymour St.

Glenn Stephenson, program chairman, will talk about various development projects centered in the Western Maryland region. A video program that documents CSX freight trains operating on Sand Patch Grade will follow.

This route over the Allegheny Mountains was built by the B&O Railroad in 1871, linking Cumberland with Pittsburgh and points farther west.

CSX Transportation continues to use this main line track to carry cargo over the 2,257-foot high summit of the Allegheny Mountains.

The meeting is open to the public and parking is available near the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.