Oakland NewsLocal news for Oakland, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Property Owners Voice Concerns During Zoning Proposal Hearing- June 28, 2008 About 75 local property owners attended a public hearing Tuesday morning at the Garrett County commissioners' meeting room on a proposed Deep Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance amendment.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/property-owners-voice-concerns-during-zoning-... Bridge Builders- June 26, 2008 After being closed for nearly eight years, the bridge at Third Street is finally being rebuilt after several delays held up the replacement of the condemned bridge.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/bridge-builders?fromrss=1 Hearing Slated On Proposal To Prohibit Turbines- June 24, 2008 The Garrett County commissioners will hold a public hearing next Tuesday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m. in their meeting room at the courthouse on a proposal to amend the Deep Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/hearing-slated-on-proposal-to-prohibit-turbin... Commissioners Asked To Look At Safety Issues- June 22, 2008 Safety was the topic of the public commentary portion of last Tuesday's Garrett County commissioners' meeting.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/commissioners-asked-to-look-at-safety-issues?... Local Artist in Action- June 20, 2008 The opportunity to watch local artists create their various works will be afforded to the public next weekend during a tour of several local studios.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/local-artist-in-action?fromrss=1 Commissioners Still Evaluating POS Allocations- June 18, 2008 The Garrett County commissioners last week received Program Open Space funding requests from nine local groups totaling more than $524,000. But there is only about $234,000, including carry-overs from previous ...http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/commissioners-still-evaluating-pos-allocation... Look Good ... Feel Better- June 16, 2008 Learning how to adapt to what radiation and chemotherapy treatments can do to change a person's body can be a difficult task, but the Look Good ... Feel Better program works to help women going through this ...http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/look-good-feel-better?fromrss=1 After Years of Waiting,- June 14, 2008 AFTER YEARS OF WAITING, anticipation, and yes, occasional irritation, particularly for Oakland residents who live along Third Street and other parts south of the railroad tracks, construction is now well under ...http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/after-years-of-waiting?fromrss=1 Energy procurement seminars set- June 12, 2008 In response to recent rate hikes for commercial customers in the BGE and Allegheny Power service areas, Westminster-based Synergetic Energy Pools Inc.http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/energy-procurement-seminars-set?fromrss=1 As Food Prices Rise, There's No Dancing in the Aisles- June 10, 2008 As the cost of food staples skyrockets worldwide, shoppers in the United States are also experiencing grocery store sticker-shock. Food prices in this country have risen about 5 percent since last year, ...http://www.topix.net/city/oakland-md/2008/06/as-food-prices-rise-theres-no-dancing-in-the-... |