MetCom has been alerted that some of our customers may have been the target of phone scams. Scammers may identify themselves as MetCom employees and demand prepaid debit cards in order to avoid having water service cut off. These phone scammers can make MetCom’s name appear on a customer’s caller ID. MetCom does not...
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Responding to pleas from Maryland crab processors suffering from a depressed harvest this year, a state advisory group is proposing to relax a regulation that could allow importing nearly twice as many egg-bearing female crabs for crabmeat. But some Maryland crabbers object, warning that the move would undercut their income and endanger the future...
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The following laws approved by the Maryland General Assembly this year went into effect on Sunday Oct. 1, 2017. The list contains bill numbers and links to the legislation and legislative history. PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT: Ban on fracking: After a two-year moratorium, the state will prohibit the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the production of...
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Welcome to the Fall Foliage and Festival Report for the weekend of Oct. 14 and 15, brought to you by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Office of Tourism. Garrett County’s biggest event of the year, the Autumn Glory Festival, is underway in Oakland and other locations throughout the county. Highlights of the festival include the...
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The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season opens statewide Oct. 19. This is one of several deer hunting opportunities offered in the state and typically coincides with pleasant fall weather. The early muzzleloader season runs from Oct. 19-21 in Deer Management Regions A and B. Region A consists of Garrett, Allegany and western...
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Five NAS Patuxent River Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmers, also known as, the SAR Dogs, hit the water Sept. 29 for their annual 1.7 mile swim across the Patuxent River. Following a mandatory safety briefing that covered topics such as water and air temperature, wave height, marine life, the hazards of recreational boats in...
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Maryland State Police computer crimes investigators have arrested and charged a Prince George’s County man with the possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Ronald Williams II, 37, of Suitland. He is charged with five counts of distribution and six counts of possession of child pornography. Subsequent to his arrest...
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Bonnie Harvey Beckett, 74, of Clinton, MD passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017. Born in Salem, VA to the late Iver Gertrude Stuart and Otis Robert Stuart. Beloved wife of the late George Leo Beckett. Formerly married to Frank Everett Harvey. She is survived by her four children, Everett Harvey of Beltsville, MD,...
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John C. “J.C.” Bumpus, 84, of Huntingtown, Maryland passed away on Monday October 9th, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sebree, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Sal and Doris (Fulcher) Bumpus. He was the beloved husband of Mazie (Powell) Bumpus. He was a veteran of the United...
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On October, 9th, 2017. The good Lord called her home to be with the Angels and the comforts of eternal peace. Born to the late Harold and Gloria Davis in Takoma Park, MD. on 10-12-1943. She is also predeceased by her husband Edward J. Gardner III and her beloved grandson Thomas D. Gardner. She...
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Phyllis J. Tyner 91, of St. Mary’s County passed on Tuesday October 10, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital, LeonardTown, Maryland. Born in Binghamton, New York, She was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Madeline (Rotzel) Wood. She was the beloved wife of the late John T. Tyner Jr. who passed in 2004....
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Ana “Waldy” Lopez, 85, of La Plata, Maryland, formerly of Rincón, Puerto Rico passed away peacefully on October 10, 2017 surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be held at Huntt Funeral Home in Waldorf, Maryland on October 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service to follow at 12:00 p.m. under the direction of...
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William Joseph “Billy” Burch, age 45 of La Plata, Maryland, died suddenly on October 9, 2017. Billy was a diesel mechanic with Save More Auto Parts in Accokeek, Maryland. He liked hunting, fishing, and was an avid Redskins fan. He most enjoyed being with family, especially his kids. He was the son of Helmer...
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Kathryn Yoder, age 65, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017 at her residence in Surfside Beach, SC. Born in Traverse City, MI. Kathryn is a daughter of the late Dorothy and William Funderburk. Kathryn was full of life, brightened any room she entered, and never met a stranger. Although her time in South Carolina...
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Earl Raymond Mathews, age 79 of Bryans Road, Maryland, died October 9, 2017 at his residence. Earl was a self-employed carpenter for 60 plus years and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid Washington Nationals and Washington Redskins fan. He liked fishing, was an excellent wood-worker, loved animals and his little car...
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Christopher Gatton, 58, of Lusby, MD, passed away on October 7, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born July 13, 1959 at Andrews Air Force Base, MD he was the son of Margaret Janet (Harris) Gatton and the late Frank Starr Gatton. Christopher graduated from Chopticon High School in...
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John Lee “Johnny” Schneider, 62, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on October 7, 2017. Johnny was born on October 5, 1955 to Charles Raymond Schneider and Pauline Russell Tinsley. Johnny was a long time resident of Bowie, MD and later moved to Huntingtown, MD located in Calvert County. Johnny was worked for Maryland National...
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Erica Michele Killerlane, 24, of Prince Frederick passed away October 5, 2017. She was born December 6, 1992 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring to Michele L. Cooke and Patrick M. Killerlane. Erica was raised in Lusby and attended St. Leonard Elementary, Plum Point Middle, and graduated from Huntingtown High School in 2010....
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Amy Lee Forbes Wolbach, 36, of California, MD died on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, with her loving husband, Steve Wolbach, at her side. Born May 2, 1981 in Leonardtown, MD, she is the daughter of Carolyn Mary “Cookie” Hicks Forbes of Mechanicsville, MD and the late Robert Edward Lee Hall...
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Olive Elizabeth Dyck, 89, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at her residence in Mechanicsville, MD on October 8, 2017 with her family at her bedside. Olive was born in Washington, DC to the late Oliver and Lillie Lee Ford on November 6, 1927. Olive met the love of her life, Harvey Dyck, while he...
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Daniel “Dan” Gerald Bellere, Sr., 67, of Waldorf, passed away on October 8, 2017. Born in Washington, DC on March 20, 1950, he was the son of the late Louis Bellere and the late Mary Alice Bowles Bellere. Dan is survived by his wife, Brenda Lee Graves Bellere, his son, Daniel G. Bellere, II...
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Albert “Al” Saavedra, 90, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on October 7, 2017 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in Charlotte Hall, MD. He was born on January 28, 1927 in Valhalla, NY to the late Segundo Saavedra and Mary Trinkes. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife of...
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Andrew Leroy Cather died suddenly at home on October 5, 2017. He was 57. Born June 25, 1960 in Evanston IL, he was the youngest child of Donald Warren Cather and Maxine Miller Cather. He grew up in Port Chester, NY, and Stone Mountain GA. In 1979 he moved to Colton’s Pt., MD, with...
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