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Road improvements are coming soon to the Town of Somerset, but they won't be entirely at the town's expense. New storm drain inlets will be installed at the intersection of Falstone ...

Credit Laura L Thornton

  Construction of the "Green Mile" sidewalk appears to be a done deal, Town of Somerset Council members agreed at this month's council meeting. To construct a sidewalk along thi...

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Rats, be warned: The Town of Somerset is less likely than ever to be a good place to hide out. An application for a demolition permit in the Town of Somerset must now be accompanied ...

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Trees and zoning are on the agenda of Monday's Town of Somerset Council meeting, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall (4510 Cumberland Ave.). The Maryland State Highway Administra...

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Remember Michelda, one of many children in Haiti whose families have been living in tents since the January 2010 earthquake? Town of Somerset resident Lauren Rubenstein traveled to H...

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If she were mayor, Michaelina Panner—a fourth-grader at Somerset Elementary School—would "focus on the true meaning of community," by "addressing[ing] the challenges elderly people withou...

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Brainstorming for ways to improve the community isn't just for adults and elected officials. In Maryland, kids do it, too. The Town of Somerset is home to one of Maryland's 11 "...

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Men may still outnumber women in the U.S. Congress, but in the Town of Somerset, the town council is made up entirely of women. On May 7, the council swore in Franny Peale to replace...