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Yahoo
27-06-2025
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Frostburg man, 2 city men indicted in separate cases
CUMBERLAND — A Frostburg man and two Cumberland residents were jailed Thursday after they were taken into custody through indictments returned June 18 by an Allegany County grand jury, according to the Allegany County Sheriff's Office. Tavon Terrell, 20, Cumberland, was charged with first- and second-degree assault, use of a firearm in commission of a violent crime and retaliation against a witness. The charges stemmed from crimes that allegedly took place earlier this month, according to Maryland court documents. Benjamin Dakota Smyers, 30, of Frostburg, was charged with drug distribution and possession crimes for alleged crimes in February, according to court filings. Myron Allen Battle, 37, Cumberland, was arrested for drug distribution and possession charges which stemmed from alleged crimes in March and April. Terrell, Smyers and Battle remained jailed Friday in the Allegany County Detention Center, pending hearings in circuit court. The arrests were made by the Allegany County Warrant Unit.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
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Frostburg plans to demolish vacant downtown building
FROSTBURG — A historic building that has been empty for 13 years on Frostburg's Main Street may be demolished in the near future. The property is located at 82, 84 and 86 E. Main St., which was known as the Nickel Building, just beyond Shogun Japanese Restaurant. The location once housed the Au Petit French restaurant, which closed in 2012, and has long been a notable vacant site in the city's downtown area. It was offered a redevelopment opportunity by Preservation Maryland in 2019. The area surrounded by the property is now blocked off from the public, including the sidewalk. Frostburg city officials discussed moving forward with a demolition agreement contract and approving an ordinance to do so during a Tuesday work session. 'They are of the mindset of that they agree that the building needs to come down,' said Hayden Lindsey, the city's acting administrator and director of Public Works. Lindsey said that he met with the owners of the building and composed the terms of an agreement last week. 'The draft agreement is in their court now,' Lindsey said. In the terms of the agreement, the owners would join the city's loan payment program and incur the costs of the demolition over a 15-year period. The city received a low bid of $114,000 to take the building down, according to Lindsey, and the total cost of the demolition would total about $143,000. Mayor Todd Logsdon asked Lindsey about the 'aftermath' of the building coming onto the ground after demolition. 'Our goal is to have it down by July 4,' Lindsey said. It will then be 'screened' by a wooden fence so 'it doesn't just look like a vacant lot.' The mayor and City Council could vote on the ordinance as soon as Tuesday's mayor and City Council meeting. Lindsey hopes that the city could acquire grant funding to potentially revitalize the lot with retail space or a public parking lot.
