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St. Mary’s County Museums to Host Free Family Holiday Events & Exhibits

St. Mary’s County Museums to Host Free Family Holiday Events & Exhibits

St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, which oversees Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, St. Clement’s Island Museum, and the Old Jail Museum is pleased to present special events and exhibits during the holiday season at each historic site. Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Holiday Family Open House (Sunday, November 26, 2023, from 10 a.m. – 5...
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CSM Celebrates 25 Adult Graduates for Returning to School to Earn Their High School Diplomas

CSM Celebrates 25 Adult Graduates for Returning to School to Earn Their High School Diplomas

The faculty and staff of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) joined the families and friends of 25 Adult Education Program graduates Nov. 1 to celebrate the students for returning to school and earning their Maryland high school diploma. The CSM Adult Education Program offers fundamental education courses that cover areas such as basic...
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Honoring a Hero: Randy Smith Recognized by Calvert County NAACP for Exceptional Community Service

Honoring a Hero: Randy Smith Recognized by Calvert County NAACP for Exceptional Community Service

By FREMS Division Erin Ward, November 15, 2023 – Surrounded by friends, family, and community leaders on Saturday, November 4, 2023, Randy Smith received the prestigious Malcolm Funn Community Service Award at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Calvert Branch Freedom Fund Luncheon. This accolade reflects Randy’s remarkable contributions and...
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St. Mary’s Ryken Student-Athletes Signed National Letters of Intent

St. Mary’s Ryken Student-Athletes Signed National Letters of Intent

On Wednesday, November 8, three St. Mary’s Ryken student-athletes committed to play their sport at the collegiate level. The students’ accomplishments were celebrated during a ceremony surrounded by their parents, family members, coaches, staff and students. Congratulations to the following students! Dominic Dorwart Mackenzie Gorczyca Cole Kingsbury St. Mary’s Ryken would like to thank...
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Amish Quilt Auction at Grove Farm Lane in Mechanicsville – 11/18/2023

Amish Quilt Auction at Grove Farm Lane in Mechanicsville – 11/18/2023

Amish Quilt Auction @ Grove Farm Lane 37689 Grove Farm Lane, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 on Nov 18 from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Experience a St. Mary’s County tradition that dates back to the first Amish settlers at the 2023 Amish Quilt Auction! Engage with the Amish community and browse the extraordinary hand-stitched quilts...
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Calvert County Public Schools Introduces Innovative Career Advising Program Aligned with Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future

Calvert County Public Schools Introduces Innovative Career Advising Program Aligned with Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) is proud to announce the launch of an innovative career advising program designed to align with the State’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. In partnership with the Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board, CCPS’ transformative initiative empowers middle and high school students by providing dedicated career advisors who teach career and...
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Charles County Public Schools and CSM Expand Early College Program to Include Industry Certifications

Charles County Public Schools and CSM Expand Early College Program to Include Industry Certifications

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is expanding career and technical education (CTE) opportunities for high school students. CCPS recently finalized with the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) three new technical certification pathways that begin next school year. High school students who participate in the new two-year programs will earn certifications in medical coding, pharmacy...
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Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Presents CSM Foundation with $100,000

Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Presents CSM Foundation with $100,000

Educational Systems Federal Credit Union (ESFCU) recently presented the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation with a $100,000 gift as part of a renewed partnership agreement that has the long-standing partner of CSM investing even further in the college’s students, faculty, staff, and college-wide initiatives. As part of the renewed agreement, ESFCU has committed...
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Over 9.1 Millions Acres of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Now Protected

Over 9.1 Millions Acres of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Now Protected

Annapolis, MD— As of 2022, data collected by the Chesapeake Bay Program show that 9.1 million acres of land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—roughly 22% of the total land in the region—are permanently protected from development. The Chesapeake Bay Program works to extend the acres of protected lands through its Protected Lands Workgroup, which is...
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Annual Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown!

Annual Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown!

The Commissioners of Leonardtown and the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County invite the public to salute America’s Veterans at the Annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Leonardtown! The parade steps off from St. Mary’s Ryken High School at 10 a.m., proceeds through Town and is immediately followed by a Memorial Ceremony...
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Maryland Welcomes More Than 43.5 Million Visitors in 2022

Maryland Welcomes More Than 43.5 Million Visitors in 2022

Visitor volume, spending top pre-pandemic levels with more than 43.5 million people visiting Maryland in 2022 and spent $19.4 billion, topping pre-pandemic levels, according to an economic impact report released by the Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Tourism. In total, the economic impact of tourism was $30.3 billion and generated $2.3 billion in...
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The MIL Corporation Gives Back to the Community with $10,000 Sponsorship of Leadership Southern Maryland

The MIL Corporation Gives Back to the Community with $10,000 Sponsorship of Leadership Southern Maryland

The MIL Corporation presented Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) with a $10,000 sponsorship last month, renewing its partnership with the nonprofit community leadership development organization. Based in Lexington Park, Md., MIL provides innovative cyber, engineering, financial, and information technology services to the federal government. MIL Executive Vice President Tom Clark remarked, “MIL has been providing...
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St. Mary’s County Government Veterans Day Operations 2023

St. Mary’s County Government Veterans Day Operations 2023

All St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) administrative offices will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2023, in observance of Veterans Day. The November 10 closure also includes: The Senior Activity Centers (Garvey, Loffler & Northern); with no home-delivered meals All three St. Mary’s County Libraries (closed November 10th and 11th) The St. Mary’s Transit...
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LSM Launches Free Lecture Series with Dr. David Steiner Discussing the Restoration of America’s Schools Nov. 16, 2023

LSM Launches Free Lecture Series with Dr. David Steiner Discussing the Restoration of America’s Schools Nov. 16, 2023

Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) invites the public to join them for breakfast and hear from celebrated scholar, author and executive director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy Dr. David Steiner as he discusses his new book, A Nation at Thought: Restoring Wisdom in America’s Schools. The Nov. 16 free event will be held...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum & Piney Point Lighthouse Museum to Join Sites Nationwide in a “Bells of Peace” Tolling on November 11th

St. Clement’s Island Museum & Piney Point Lighthouse Museum to Join Sites Nationwide in a “Bells of Peace” Tolling on November 11th

The bells at St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, two historic sites overseen by St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, will toll on November 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. to honor the 116,516 Americans, including the 27 St. Mary’s County natives, who died in World War I. The program, BELLS OF...
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Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad to Realign Under Calvert County Government

Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad to Realign Under Calvert County Government

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) announces the realignment of the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad (Company 4) to operate under Calvert County Government, effective Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. This decision was made by the Calvert County Circuit Court on Nov. 3, 2023. Calvert County Government will work with the Fire and...
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October 2023: 40 Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Reported

October 2023: 40 Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Reported

Maryland transportation and safety officials are urging all travelers in the state to rededicate themselves to safety on our roadway as preliminary data for 2023 shows a deadly trend for the year. In October, according to preliminary data, 40 people died in Maryland as a result of motor vehicle crashes. So far in 2023,...
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College of Southern Maryland Once Again Ranks Among Top Community Colleges

College of Southern Maryland Once Again Ranks Among Top Community Colleges

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has once again been found to be among the nation’s and Maryland’s top community colleges, according to Intelligent.com. The website’s rankings for 2024 included CSM on lists of the “Best Community Colleges in Maryland” and the country’s “Best Online Associate in Information Technology and Systems Degree Programs.” CSM...
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CSM Launches Business Speaker Series with Dr. Ronald Rust Discussing “The Future of Service” Nov. 2

CSM Launches Business Speaker Series with Dr. Ronald Rust Discussing “The Future of Service” Nov. 2

Join the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) business honor society, Kappa Beta Delta, as it welcomes Dr. Roland Rust – the David Bruce Smith chair in marketing at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland (UMD) – for an evening discussion on “The Future of Service.” “We are very...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioners to Hold Public Hearing on School Zone Speed Camera Program

St. Mary’s County Commissioners to Hold Public Hearing on School Zone Speed Camera Program

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) will host a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the CSMC meeting room in the Chesapeake Building, located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. This Public Hearing will allow residents to speak directly to the Commissioners on the topic of the proposed...
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Southern Maryland Safe Candy and Trunk or Treat Events for Halloween 2023

Southern Maryland Safe Candy and Trunk or Treat Events for Halloween 2023

CALVERT COUNTY: October 31, 6-8 pm at Southern Calvert Baptist Church (12140 HG Trueman Rd, Lusby, MD) | Join us for games, food, fun-themed trunks, and lots of candy! ST. MARY’S COUNTY October 31, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene | (24704 Sotterley Rd, Hollywood, MD) – We are hosting...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 24, 2023

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 24, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented two proclamations for Red Ribbon Week, one for the St. Mary’s County Health Department and the other for the Southern Maryland Young...
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Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime FCLP Flights Oct. 23, 2023

Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime FCLP Flights Oct. 23, 2023

Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 from 7 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely on an aircraft...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 17, 2023

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 17, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented proclamations for the U.S. Oyster Festival 57th Anniversary and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The CSMC joined the St. Mary’s County Commission...
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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2024 Regular Season Schedule Announced

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2024 Regular Season Schedule Announced

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has unveiled the 2024 Regular Season Schedule. Fans can expect a summer full of fun and entertainment as the Blue Crabs are set to host ten weekend series throughout the 2024 season. These weekend series will be packed full of theme nights, giveaways, and fireworks shows every Saturday...
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