The Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program. The five grants being offered help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas. The deadline...
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William Frasher of Hughesville is one of the luckiest Keno players in the state right now! He claimed a $25,000 prize just 10 days after cashing in an $80,060 winning ticket. The young professional was attending a working lunch with his boss at a family friend’s restaurant when they decided to play a couple of rounds of Keno....
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced that September 2018 gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos totaled $143,780,258, an increase of $9,244,525 (6.9%) compared to the September 2017 total of $134,535,733. Contributions to the State of Maryland from September 2018 casino gaming revenue totaled $59,532,953, including $44,633,988 for the Education Trust Fund. Casino gaming...
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Two St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies graduated the DARE instructor course on Sept. 28, 2018. Cpl. Jaime Davis and DFC Matt Lawrence, who serve as School Resource Officers for Leonardtown Middle School, Margaret Brent Middle School, Esperanza Middle School and Spring Ridge Middle School, completed the two-week long course held in Sykesville at...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Laurie E. Culkin, an attorney and advocate on behalf of human trafficking victims, has been named as Maryland’s first Anti-Human Trafficking Director. This position, which will be housed within the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, will be responsible for coordinating supportive services for victims, as well...
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Calvert Marine Museum Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Stephen J. Godfrey, has edited a multi-authored volume published today. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology no. 100, “The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA,” is online at https://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/book/107. This website has links to access and download the PDF file at no cost. Calvert Cliffs, along the Western shore of...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office is attempting to locate Darius Paul Chew, a 15-year-old male. Darius was last seen in Lexington Park. Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008 with any information
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The St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters and the NAACP held a Candidates Forum at the Lexington Park Library on October 2, 2018. The candidates running for sheriff in St. Mary’s County are incumbent Tim Cameron, a Republican; and Ted Belleavoine, the Democratic challenger.
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We would like to welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol to her new assignment as Barrack Commander of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack. Lt. Rossignol began her career in law enforcement in 2003, as a Correctional Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. In October 2004, Lt. Rossignol applied for and was selected to...
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Scores of laws passed during this year’s General Assembly session go into effect Monday. Some key new laws Oct. 1 include measures to: Ban spoofing phone calls Stop the distribution of electronic cigarettes to minors Create a new extreme risk protective order (red flag) that will take guns away from alleged abusers Shrink the period...
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The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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Residents and visitors in Maryland, like those around the nation. will receive tests of the national cell phone and broadcast alert systems on Wednesday afternoon (October 3). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless...
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Park your phone. Buckle up. Slow down. Be safe. Those were the messages Superintendent Kimberly Hill, Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office shared with Maurice J. McDonough High School student drivers this morning during the kickoff of the 11th annual We Care campaign. McDonough student drivers were greeted Sept....
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The 2018 Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 728 to state that: ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2018, A PERSON MAY NOT SELL A BATTERY OPERATED SMOKE ALARM IN THE STATE UNLESS THE SMOKE ALARM IS A SEALED, TAMPER RESISTANT UNIT INCORPORATING A SILENCE/HUSH BUTTON AND USING ONE OR MORE LONG–LIFE BATTERY. A “LONG–LIFE BATTERY” MEANS...
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Capt. Mary Dempsey is a soldier in the Army Reserve who is deployed as a logistics officer in Kuwait. Prior to her March 2018 deployment, Dempsey was an integral part of the physical education department teaching staff at St. Charles High School. She describes the news of her deployment as a whirlwind of events,...
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Would you like to learn more about preventing substance abuse among teens? Is improving family communication a goal? Do you want your pre-teen and teenager to develop into a healthy adult? Guiding Good Choices® can help! The Guiding Good Choices® program is designed to assist parents with learning specific strategies to help their children...
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On September 27, 2018, the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) approved an agreement with Utility Services Partners, Inc. (USP) in order to help facilitate the repairs to the private side of service lines where MetCom has no responsibility. According to George Erichsen, MetCom’s Executive Director, “Homeowners are often unaware that such repairs are not covered by basic...
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Important deadlines for the upcoming 2018 Gubernatorial General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote, change party affiliation, update an address, and request an alternate polling place for this election is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. To vote in the upcoming general election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are...
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During the week of October 1, to October 5 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Smallwood Drive at Wade Elementary School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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“Allow your folks to fail, learn, then recover,” said Daniel Nega, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for air programs during an industry brief at PMA-209’s Industry Day, September 18-19, 2018. “Don’t just hire more people. Solve within your means.” His challenge to government and industry is to encourage a shift in perspective...
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Join us on October 11th for the “Parenting Again…Stepping In For Parents Who Can’t” dinner and presentation for families who are raising children who aren’t theirs. The event will be held at the Calvert Pines/Office on Aging, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program will run...
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Sheriff Mikes Evans, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to report on September 26, 2018, Deputy Nicholas A. Buckler and Deputy Ryan T. Spalding received awards presented to them by the Maryland Highway Safety Office at its annual awards luncheon at Bayfront Club, in Sparrows Point, MD. The luncheon acknowledged the outstanding...
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St. Mary’s County is set to receive $4.1 million from two separate state and federal grant programs for the construction of the next phase of the Three Notch Trail. The Hogan administration has announced $17,276,154 in grants to support improvements to bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity across the state. St. Mary’s County was...
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On October 27, 2018, the Historic St. Mary’s City Foundation will host an evening of food, drink, and dancing at the Haunted 1676 State House. Tickets are $125 per person and include an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres, as well as a photo booth to commemorate your evening fun. Festivities will feature music...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host a free paper shredding event for county residents Saturday, Sep. 29. The event will be held at Appeal Landfill located at 401 Sweetwater Road, Lusby from 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. The shred event helps prevent identity theft by destroying...
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