On Thursday, September 21, 2017, Robert Jenkins departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Mount Paran Baptist Church, 6413 Old Alexandria Ferry Rd., Clinton, MD. Interment following at Harmony Memorial Park, Hyattsville, MD.
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UPDATE 1:15 p.m.: A preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers from the La Plata Barrack indicates that a 1985 Buick Regal operated by Timothy Moreland, of Waldorf, was traveling in the 1st left turn lane of Westbound Route 228 east of Western Parkway in Waldorf. At the same time, Dwayne Thompson, of Loveville, was attempting to...
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On Friday, September 29, 2017, at approximately 3:55 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Billingsley Road near Leonardtown Road and Piney Church Road in Waldorf for the report of a motorcycle accident. Initial investigation revealed that a motorcycle was traveling west on Billingsley Road when the driver...
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A “fake news” article is spreading like wild fire across Facebook, the headline reads, Saint Mary’s Landing Restaurant To Close! The “news page” the article is on is hosted on is a website who’s sole purpose is to “prank or trick” your friends by putting up fake news articles. The article states: The family run...
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Lena “Peggie” Goddard, age 98 of Piney Point, MD departed this life and met her first Angels on Friday September 22, 2017, surrounded by loved ones at Med Star St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. She was born to Edith Ann and Ernest George Stallwood in Longcot, England. She was a World War II bride,...
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A federal grand jury indicted Isabel FitzGerald, age 47, of Annapolis, Maryland, Kenneth Coffland, age 62, of Riva, Maryland, Steven Maudlin, age 59, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and James Pangallo, age 57, of Greenwood, Indiana, on charges related to a bribery conspiracy involving information technology contracts with the State of Maryland Department of Human Services,...
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The Calvert County Health Department is sponsoring rabies clinics in the coming weeks, offering free rabies vaccinations for county pets. The free clinics are scheduled as follows: • Saturday, Oct. 14, Huntingtown High School, 4125 Solomons Island Road • Saturday, Oct. 21, Huntingtown High School, 4125 Solomons Island Road Clinics will be held from 10 a.m....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints regarding improper use/display of SLOW MOVING VEHICLE signs. In accordance with the Maryland Transportation Code, (Title 21-805), the orange rectangular signs are to be displayed on slow moving farm vehicles ONLY. They are not permitted to be placed along roadways near driveways etc. The proper use of the slow moving vehicle sign is...
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On Friday, September 22, 2017, at approximately 7:40 pm, unknown suspect(s) stole a red, white, and black Trek brand, Top Fuel model 9.9 men’s mountain bike from the rack attached to a gray Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep was parked in the public parking located between The Front Porch restaurant and The Hair Company, in...
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Prince George’s County Police Department, Detectives charged a high school student for bringing a gun to school on Tuesday, September 26,2017, and for assaulting an officer. The suspect is 17-year-old Xavier Matthews of the 2000 block of Iverson Street in Temple Hills. He is charged as an adult. On September 26, around 9:25 am, a...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will hold a joint meeting with members of the St. Mary’s County Legislative Delegation on Tuesday, December 5 at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place in the commissioners meeting room inside the Chesapeake Building, 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. The purpose of the meeting is to consider...
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The joint meeting of NAS Patuxent River leadership and the St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners will be held Oct. 3, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Frank Knox Employee Development Center, Building 2189, Room 100. The meeting is open to the public. Scheduled topics include the Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH)...
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A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), a division, of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (TCCSMD), to select an entity to develop, manage and operate a meat processing facility to service the Southern Maryland region farming community. The facility will be...
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With renovations getting underway in early October, the Atrium dining room within MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital hosted its final event Sept. 26. The Tuesday construction kick-off party included complimentary lunch and dessert for associates — many of whom supported the Atrium renovation through the hospital’s philanthropy efforts. Nearly 400 employees enjoyed burgers, cupcakes and...
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Ruth Catherine Pyles of Solomons, MD, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the age of 87. She was born in Capitol Heights, MD, June 13, 1930 to William G. and Caroline Shumaker Roylance and grew up in Clinton, MD. Ruth married Calvin C. “Hap” Pyles on October 10, 1953, at Bells...
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Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67, of Waldorf, MD died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Fairfax Inova Hospital. Daughter of the late Rodrick E. Thomas and Annabelle Thomas, Linda was born in Spangler, Pa and raised in Bradbury Heights, Md. She was a graduate of Suitland High School and had completed some coursework from the...
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Margaret Frances Thomas, 84, of Upper Marlboro passed away September 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born March 19, 1933 in Croom, MD to James Rudolph and Mildred Gertrude (Vermillion) Brady. Margaret was raised in Croom and attended school in Upper Marlboro. She married John Thomas on July 19, 1952 and they lived...
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Anthony Wayne “Tony” Drum, 56, of Owings passed away September 25, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He was born December 16, 1960 in Washington, D.C. Tony was raised in Kentland, MD and graduated from Largo High School in 1978. He married Eva Kiss on May 23, 1987 and they lived in College...
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Anna Edwina Branan, 93, of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away on September 24, 2017 in Callaway, Maryland. Edwina was born on August 13, 1924 in Clements, Maryland to the late Edwin P. Johnson and the late Agnes F. Raley Johnson. Edwina was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. Edwina is predeceased by...
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Elizabeth “Carola” Estevez, 96 of Waldorf, Maryland, died September 23, 2017. Carola a housewife and mother who enjoyed sewing, quilting, and was a master flower gardener. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Waldorf, Maryland. She prayed the Rosary daily. She also donated to charities all over the world. She was...
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Richard Haines “Pete” Breck, 85, of Leonardtown, MD passed away September 26, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 19, 1932 in Springfield, MA to the late Wilfred Ray Breck, Sr. and Esther Cynthia Burleigh Breck. Pete is a graduate of Western New England College where he earned...
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Dr. Christopher Mogan Wilson, Sr, 92, passed on to his eternal rest in the early hours of Friday, September 22nd, 2017. Born August 6th 1925, in Nashville, TN to Felix Mizell Wilson, Sr and Eleanor Mogan Wilson, he grew up in White Plains, NY Husband, Father, Grandfather, Doctor of Philosophy, Project Manager, Student, Teacher,...
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Roger Winn, of Waldorf, MD, passed away on September 22, surrounded by his loving family. He is now home with the Lord. He was the son of Ursula Mary and Roy Winn and born in Washington, DC. He was an active member of the Moose, belonging to the Mechanicsville Lodge and receiving the Fellowship...
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Fiorino “Tony” D’Onofrio, 86, got called to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 23, 2017. He succumbed to Alzheimer’s/ Dementia in his home in Mechanicsville, MD surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his devoted wife of 59 years, Maria; his 2 daughters: Lucia Curtis (Paul); and Ida Horn (Robert); 2 grandchildren and 4...
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