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Three St. Mary’s County Family Members Facing Federal Charges For Stealing Over $820,000 In V.A. Benefits Fraud Scheme

Three St. Mary’s County Family Members Facing Federal Charges For Stealing Over $820,000 In V.A. Benefits Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Angela Marie Farr, a/k/a Angela Pace, Angela Mullins, and Angela Biggs, age 33, of Leonardtown, Michael Vincent Pace, age 39, of Leonardtown, and Mary Francis Biggs, age 62, of Lexington Park, with conspiracy and theft of government property. Farr was also charged with aggravated identity theft...
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CSM Secures Transfer Agreements for CSM Students to 46 Universities for 83 Different Degree Programs Nationwide and Internationally

CSM Secures Transfer Agreements for CSM Students to 46 Universities for 83 Different Degree Programs Nationwide and Internationally

CSM Secures Transfer Agreements for CSM Students to 46 Universities, Including the American Business School in Paris The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues to make it easier, and more affordable, for CSM graduates to continue their academic journey to a four-year institution. CSM graduates who meet certain criteria are now given priority enrollment...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Now Has New Openings for Natural Plant Dyeing Workshop

Historic St. Mary’s City Now Has New Openings for Natural Plant Dyeing Workshop

Historic St. Mary’s City announces openings for their newest workshop that will allow guests to color with natural materials. Using natural dyes is an ancient craft, rich in history and traditions, dating back centuries. Join Historic St. Mary’s City for an informative and fun hands-on workshop that will be full of surprises. Participants will...
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State Says Number of Fatal Overdoses in Past 6 Months Down by 11%

State Says Number of Fatal Overdoses in Past 6 Months Down by 11%

The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) has released its 2019 second quarter report, which shows that Maryland has experienced its first six-month decline in the total number of opioid-related fatalities in at least a decade. Release of the report comes during National Recovery Month, a time to raise awareness...
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No Injuries Reported After School Bus Hits Deer in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After School Bus Hits Deer in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Park Hall Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find the single vehicle, a St. Mary’s County Public School Bus 583...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Hosting Homeschool Day on Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City Hosting Homeschool Day on Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City will host their fall Homeschool Day on Wednesday, September 25 2019, from 10 a.m.—4 p.m. The homeschool day themed Food in the Modern World, invites visitors to learn about early Maryland’s custom creations. Hands-on demonstrations and activities centered around the topic may include: corn grinding; a discussion of sailor’s diet...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Joins The Smithsonian Magazine’s 15th Annual Museum Day on Saturday, September 21, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City Joins The Smithsonian Magazine’s 15th Annual Museum Day on Saturday, September 21, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticket holders on Saturday, September 21, 2019 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington D.C.-based museums. Museum...
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Noise Advisory: NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime Helicopter Test Flights September 17 and 18, 2019

Noise Advisory: NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime Helicopter Test Flights September 17 and 18, 2019

Communities surrounding the NAS Patuxent River airfield are advised that nighttime helicopter testing events are scheduled to take place Sept. 17 through Sept. 18, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing activities on the community. For more information call...
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St. Mary’s County Public School Announces Health Council Meeting Dates

St. Mary’s County Public School Announces Health Council Meeting Dates

The St. Mary’s County School Health Council will meet from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., on the following dates: September 30, 2019 December 5, 2019 February 27, 2020 April 30, 2020 Meetings will be held in the Board of Education Meeting Room at 23160 Moakley Street in Leonardtown. Anyone wishing to propose an agenda...
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Bus 592 Involved in Minor Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

Bus 592 Involved in Minor Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

On Monday, September 16, 2019, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27000 Point Lookout Road and Juniors Court in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find Bus 592 and a van on the shoulder of...
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Annual Cocaine Overdose Deaths on Rise in Maryland

Annual Cocaine Overdose Deaths on Rise in Maryland

Cocaine hasn’t received as much attention in recent years, but it is increasingly playing a role in the opioid epidemic, state data show. Despite some good news from the first quarter of this year, cocaine-related deaths have skyrocketed annually in Maryland since 2015, with nearly half of those occurring in Baltimore. The vast majority...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announce Winners of 2019 Photo Contest

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announce Winners of 2019 Photo Contest

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the winners of the 2019 Natural Resources Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to David Illig of Gambrills for his stunning close-up shot of an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly. This year’s grand prize package includes $500, a Maryland State Parks Passport, a five-year subscription to Maryland Natural Resource...
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Commissioners Appoint Members to YMCA Exploratory Committee

Commissioners Appoint Members to YMCA Exploratory Committee

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County appointed the following persons to the YMCA Exploratory Committee: Catherine Askey, Local Business Leader Captain John Brabazon, Patuxent River Naval Air Station Mike Brown, Citizen-at-large Ashleigh Dufresne, St. Mary’s County Public Schools Jenna Guzman , St. Mary’s County Health Department Tyrone Harris, St....
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CSM Launches Center for Leadership Initiative at Thomas V. ‘Mike’ Miller Jr. Celebration to Help Raise Next Generation of Leaders

CSM Launches Center for Leadership Initiative at Thomas V. ‘Mike’ Miller Jr. Celebration to Help Raise Next Generation of Leaders

Celebrating a legacy of Maryland leadership and decades of strong support of higher education, the College of Southern Maryland Foundation is launching an initiative to establish the Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. Center for Leadership at CSM. The longest-serving state senate president in the country will be recognized on Sept. 26 at the Running...
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Two Motorcyclists Apprehended After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

Two Motorcyclists Apprehended After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

On Sunday, September 8, 2019, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Ostazeski was on patrol in his marked patrol vehicle traveling southbound on Route 4 in the area of Western Shores Blvd. and observed two sport style motorcycles traveling at a high rate of speed. Deputy Ostazeski conducted a traffic stop, activated...
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West Nile Virus Detected in Maryland Resident

West Nile Virus Detected in Maryland Resident

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Maryland this year. The infected individual is an adult living in the National Capital Region in Maryland.  MDH routinely tracks and responds to mosquito-borne infections; no other locally acquired arboviral infections have been identified this year. The number...
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NASA Historians Visiting St. Mary’s College on Tuesday, September 17, 2019

NASA Historians Visiting St. Mary’s College on Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Join NASA Chief Historian William Barry and NASA Preservation Officer Rebecca Klein on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, as they describe some of this nationally significant history. In a panel discussion, Barry will share “Some Things You Probably Don’t Know about NASA History,” and Klein will describe managing this amazing history in “Then and Now;...
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Charges Pending After Caller Falsely Reported Active Shooter at Matthew Henson Middle School

Charges Pending After Caller Falsely Reported Active Shooter at Matthew Henson Middle School

On September 10 at 9:56 a.m., 911 dispatchers received a call stating that there was an active shooter inside Matthew Henson Middle School. Officers responded and determined that there was no active threat. An investigation revealed that two students, who are both 14 years old, had taken another student’s phone and called in the...
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New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands

New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands

New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Public Safety and Preparedness Department launched a new CSM Safe App over the summer – putting critical, real-time information at users’ fingertips and minimizing response times during both emergency and routine security/safety situations....
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland National Public Honors College Ranked as Nation’s Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in United States

St. Mary’s College of Maryland National Public Honors College Ranked as Nation’s Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in United States

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, is ranked as the nation’s fifth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s “2020 Best Colleges” released Monday, September, 9, 2019. St. Mary’s College also ranks 92 on the national liberal arts colleges list, public and private (compared to 95...
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Navy Awards Largest IT Contract to Date in Support of MyNavy HR Transformation

Navy Awards Largest IT Contract to Date in Support of MyNavy HR Transformation

The Navy awarded CACI Enterprise Solutions, Inc., based in Chantilly, Virginia, a $385 million task order September, 6, 2019, in support of MyNavy HR Transformation, the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) efforts to modernize human resource systems. The Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240) will execute...
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National Science Foundation Awards CSM $258,912 to Grow Region’s Cybersecurity Workforce, Boost Students’ Credentials

National Science Foundation Awards CSM $258,912 to Grow Region’s Cybersecurity Workforce, Boost Students’ Credentials

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) a $258,912 grant to support the college’s efforts to grow a cybersecurity talent pipeline in Southern Maryland. The funding will go toward the “Cybersecurity Workforce: Bridging the Gap,” program under the direction of CSM Business Program Coordinator Thomas J. Luginbill, CSM...
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Matthew Henson Middle School Opens with Words of Kindness

Matthew Henson Middle School Opens with Words of Kindness

Words matter at Matthew Henson Middle School, and kindness was the word of the day on September, 3, 2019, as schools opened for the 2019-20 school year. Wearing matching gray shirts with the message “One kind word can change someone’s entire day,” Henson staff gathered at the front of the school and shared kind...
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The Department of the Navy Seeks Public Comment on Porposed Action Plan for Munitions Response Site

The Department of the Navy Seeks Public Comment on Porposed Action Plan for Munitions Response Site

In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Webster Field Annex invites public comment on the Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for Munitions Response Site UXO-0001. During World War II, an aerial bombing target (referred to as the Former Aerial Bombing Range) was located adjacent to and...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Fall Lecture Series to be held on September 19, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City Fall Lecture Series to be held on September 19, 2019

On Tuesday, September, 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., Laura Masur, Ph.D., will give a free, public lecture titled “Why Maryland? A Curious Tale of Jesuit Priests and an Unlikely Mission.” When asked about this topic, Ms. Masur wrote, “The Society of Jesus was among the earliest investors in the Maryland colony. Jesuits established missions...
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