Stephane Georges Jaffres, 54, of St. Mary’s City, MD passed away on July 25, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Born February 21, 1963 in Saint-Jean-d’Angely, France to Andre Georges Jaffres and Pierrette Le Port Jaffres. Stephane was an employee and family member of Café des Artistes of Leonardtown, MD for 15 years. He...
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Marguerite “Margie” Viola Goddard, 97, of Callaway, MD passed away on August 8, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on June 26, 1920 in Compton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude Gladys Moore Taylor and William Shadrick Taylor. Margie was the wife of the late Joseph Allan Goddard, Sr. Margie is survived...
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Clara “Anne” Wathen, 67, of Leonardtown, MD formerly of Bushwood, MD, passed away on August 8, 2017 in Clinton, MD. Born on December 24, 1949 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of Agnes Marie Wathen and the late John Hayden Wathen. Anne is survived by her siblings; Marie Urbanski (Mark) of California, MD,...
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Clara “Nena” Castellon Meizoso, 79, of California, MD formerly from Hamilton, OH passed away on August 7, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on March 23, 1938 in Cienfuegos, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Micaela Gàlvez Prieto Salinas and Roman Castellòn Salinas. Nena was the loving wife of the late Raymond Meizoso,...
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Philip was born August 8, 1921, to the late Louis and Mary (Marshall) Thomas in Compton, Maryland. He was affectionately known as “Phil” or the “Mayor of Chaptico”. He was educated in the St. Mary’s Public School system. He continued his education and earned multiple honorary life degrees in farming, construction, integrity, honesty, faith...
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Margaret Louise Joy, “Grace”, 88, of Hollywood, MD passed away surrounded by her loving family on July 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. Born on June 21, 1929 in Waldorf, MD, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Gertrude Alvey and Carroll George Alvey. Grace was the loving wife of the late Philip Benedict...
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Peacefully on August 9, 2017 Anthony S. Russell departed this earthly life in Annapolis, Maryland. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. until time of service at 12:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church, 9010 Frank Tippett Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Interment to follow at MD...
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Denise Spencer departed this earthly life on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Life in Victories Ministries, 5600 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD.
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Lawrence Nelson departed this earthly life on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville, MD. Interment private
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Albert Little-John, III departed this earthly life on Friday, August 4, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD.
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Aaron Carter passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Family and friends will unite for visitation Friday, August 11, 2017 from 12 noon until 2:00 pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment is private.
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Charlotte Marcum passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 from 11:00 am until time of service 12 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment private.
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Brian Keith Smith, 53 of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on August 1, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Friday, August 11, 2017 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at Our Father’s House, 45020 Patuxent Beach Road, California, MD 20619. Interment to follow at Heritage Memorial Cemetery,...
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On Thursday, July 27, 2017, Gilser Nash passed away. Daughter of the late Floyd and Jane Nash; loving mother of Darnell Nash; grandmother of Kalaya Nash. She is also survived by one sister, Ginger Stedley; four brothers, Jiame Hargrove, Wayne Hargrove, Floyd Nash and Troy Nash. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, August...
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A federal grand jury has charged Nelash Das, age 25, a citizen of Bangladesh previously residing in Landover Hills, Maryland, with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization; attempting to murder a federal employee; and using and carrying a firearm during and...
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Four Maryland residents – two from Baltimore and one each from Hyattsville and La Plata – have joined the list of this year’s Unclaimed Property recipients who have been identified with accounts as part of Comptroller Peter Franchot’s annual publication. The four separate claims total more than $564,000 from a list published this spring...
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John Darling, 58, of St. Leonard speaks to reporters about his son who died of a drug overdose two months. Darling came to the August 9th press conference to ask if cases will be plead down and if they do go to a jury, will the families get to be there and be heard...
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The best way to prevent mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases is to get rid of mosquito breeding habitats. Because it is the height of mosquito season and the area just endured a significant 24-hour rain event, the Calvert County Department of General Services Mosquito Control Program urges residents to assist with mosquito control by...
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This year’s Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Summer Conference will allow county elected officials, county staff, state and federal officials, and business representatives to discuss Maryland’s workforce growth and wealth of opportunities in a variety of industries. The 2017 MACo Summer Conference will be held Aug. 16-19 at the Roland Powell Convention Center in...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Calvert County Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing to consider proposed amendments to several zoning ordinances regarding sign regulations. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at the Calvert Pines Senior Center, located at 450 West Dares Beach Road in Prince Frederick....
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Parole and Probation employees from the Waldorf Field Office held a special ceremony to dedicate an interview room to the late Carlton Bell, Sr. Mr. Bell, a longtime Drinking Driver Program monitor, had just retired when he was murdered earlier this year. Mr. Bell’s wife Lynn, Deputy Secretary J. Michael Zeigler, Special Assistant Martha...
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In one of the largest acquisitions in the State of Maryland in recent history, Lennar Corporation, d/b/a Lennar purchased the membership interest in St. Charles Community, LLC, an entity that owns the St. Charles Planned Unit Development (PUD) in Waldorf, Maryland. The acquisition of the 2,400-acre development, which includes residential, commercial, and industrial properties,...
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On Friday August 4, 2017 at 2:15 p.m., the suspects loaded a cart full of merchandise and pushed it out the exit of the California, Walmart without paying for any of the items. The California, Walmart is located at 45485 Miramar Way. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects and/or about this...
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced numerous record-breaking figures for Fiscal Year 2017. The Maryland Lottery set new all-time marks for total sales, prizes to players, retailer commissions and instant ticket (scratch-off) sales. Meanwhile, the opening of the state’s sixth casino predictably spurred record casino gaming revenues. For the second consecutive year, combined Lottery and casino gaming contributions...
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The Calvert County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that it is temporarily closing its two dog parks effective immediately to mitigate the spread of a reported K-9 disease within the county. Department officials were notified Friday of the presence of Mycoplasma cynos within Calvert County. Mycoplasma cynos is a contagious infection in dogs...
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