Frostburg State University’s annual Relay for Life, with a theme of Knock Cancer out of the Park, broke its fundraising record again this year by raising $63,434.89. This makes a total of nearly $400,000 raised for the American Cancer Society since FSU’s Relay began 12 years ago.

Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that raises money for research and also funds services for people who have cancer and their caregivers. In advance of the Friday, April 26, event, more than 800 people and 54 teams – students, faculty and staff – had registered to walk, with more than 1,000 participants in all coming out on the evening of the event. Chele’s Stars raised the most money at $9,378, followed by the What’s Up Docs ...

Two activities that exemplify the growing collaboration between year-round Frostburg residents and members of the Frostburg State University community, Beautify the ’Burg and the celebration picnic for the Sustaining Campus and Community Dialogue Series, come together on Saturday, May 4. Both events are free and open to the public.

Beautify the ’Burg, formally called the Day of Caring and Sharing, is now in its 13th year. Volunteers will gather at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot of Fat Boys Pizza. From there, participants will fan out across town to plant flowers, paint light posts, sweep sidewalks and perform other tasks to spruce up Frostburg for spring.

The picnic, with lunch by B & B Meats and local leaders as “celebrity chefs,” will begin at noon at City ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. – Allegany College of Maryland’s respiratory therapy class of 2013 is coordinating the area observance of the annual Great Strides walk, which raises funds to battle cystic fibrosis.

The event, scheduled Saturday, April 27, at Mountain Ridge High School, is dedicated to the memory of Mya Harris, a Frostburg resident who lost a life-long battle with cystic fibrosis last year. A Beall Elementary School fourth-grader, she was 9 when she passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital on May 30. She was the daughter of Hope and Jon Harris. CF, a genetic disease affecting children and young adults, leads to chronic and life-threatening lung infections and impairment of the digestive system.

The ACM respiratory students are seeking ...

The Upward Bound Program of Frostburg State University is accepting applications. This pre-college program is designed to assist 89 qualified Allegany County students in developing the skills and motivation necessary for success in high school and college. The program serves rising ninth graders through graduating high school seniors, is funded entirely by the U.S. Department of Education and is free to participants.

Upward Bound offers academic support and enrichment in an environment that helps foster personal growth and development. To accomplish this, Upward Bound is structured as a year-round program that offers an academic year component and a three- or six-week summer residential program. The program’s goal is to help students overcome the financial, social, ...