On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Mark Travis Bright, 60, of Prince Frederick, was convicted of second degree assault in Calvert County District Court. The assault occurred on the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Bright was operating a school bus when he and an elementary school student had an exchange of words....
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By Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community Outreach – Ensign Justin Dunn was awarded the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Excellence Award during a recent graduation held at the Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS) in Newport, Rhode Island. Dunn received the award for having the highest grade among the battalion in disbursing management. Additionally,...
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The Calvert County Department of Community Resources, Office on Aging, advises residents that the Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick will close temporarily for renovations beginning Tuesday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Sept. 26. Normal hours of operation will resume Monday, Sept. 29. Seniors who receive home-delivered meals will continue to receive meal delivery....
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Levita Almuete Ferrer, 65, of Montgomery Village, Md., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling more than $650,000 from the U.S. State Department over a two-year period, using the funds to fuel her gambling addiction, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Ferrer, aka Levita Brezovic,...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has chosen the winners of the annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Christopher Michael for his fun photo of a river otter, titled “Waterways Wanderer.” This year’s contest received more than 1,800 photo submissions. The grand prize package includes $700, a Maryland State...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the 2025 summer session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring, and summer sessions, full- and part-time time students who have completed at...
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A state audit released on September 12th, 2025, has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration (SSA) repeatedly failed to protect children in its care between May 2020 and May 2024, allowing them to live in unsafe environments, miss essential medical care, and, in hundreds of cases, be placed in hotels under unlicensed supervision. The...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police took action related to alleged violations of criminal and natural resource laws from June through August 2025. The full report regarding all counties can be found here. During those months, individuals were charged for violations including fishing without a license, hunting out of season, weapons charges, oyster and crabbing...
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Maryland Medicaid participants can now more easily access cell and gene therapies for sickle cell disease under Maryland’s participation in the federal Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. Participation in the CGT Access Model ensures better pricing in Maryland for high-cost medications, which helps to reduce costs and strengthen support services for patients...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle that occurred Sunday afternoon. The deceased rider is 54-year-old Jeffrey Glacken of Lusby, Maryland. On September 14, 2025, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Cedarville Road for a collision involving...
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A longtime Maryland Lottery player from District Heights reports that she nearly fell on the floor when she realized she had won $50,000 on the $5 scratch-off Cash Blast. She bought the ticket at the Safeway store at 10276 Southern Maryland Boulevard in the Calvert County community of Dunkirk, she said Sept. 12 when...
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Governor Wes Moore announced Maryland’s first state-sponsored registered apprenticeship program for teaching. The program will enable aspiring teachers to receive more hands-on training, mentorship, and paid work experience while reducing the out-of-pocket cost of earning a degree and license. “If someone is raising their hand to teach our children, they should be rewarded with...
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The U.S. Postal Service has officially kicked off the 2025 season of USPS Operation Santa, inviting children and families across the country to begin writing and sending letters to Santa Claus. The beloved program, now in its 113th year, connects letter writers with generous individuals and organizations who help fulfill their holiday wishes. Beginning...
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Maryland’s courts and cannabis regulators have shut down what many people saw as a “hemp loophole.” The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on September 9 that the state’s cannabis law is valid, that Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC were never legal in Maryland, and that only licensed cannabis dispensaries can sell intoxicating THC products. Days...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. to receive and consider written and verbal public comment regarding the draft Chapter 1: Town Centers and the draft Chapter 2: Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan of the Master Plan of Town Centers....
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The Maryland Environmental Trust in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Agriculture, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust are proud to present this year’s Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2025. About $357,000 is available for this year’s grant round. The Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program...
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The Board of Public Works approved nearly $4.7 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and land trusts for new playgrounds, sports fields, pickleball courts, and land conservation in Allegany, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Talbot, and Washington counties. Nearly $2.9 million in Program Open Space – Local funding was...
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UPDATE 9/15/2025: On September 14, 2025, at approximately 5:59 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering Calvert County. The vehicle, a white Kia Optima, had been reported stolen out of Prince George’s County, MD, and was detected traveling on MD Rt. 260. Deputy MacWilliams located...
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October is packed with fun at the Calvert Marine Museum, with two exciting new events debuting this month: Haunted Water Cruises aboard the Wm. B. Tennison and an Animal Mask-Making Workshop for tweens and teens. The museum will also host the annual Patuxent River Appreciation Day, Homeschool Day in Solomons, and family favorites like...
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Maryland’s September teal-only hunting season will be open from Sept. 18 through Sept. 27 in the September Teal Hunting Zone. Shooting hours are one half-hour before sunrise until sunset, the daily bag limit is six teal (blue or green-winged), and the possession limit is 18 teal, or three times the daily bag limit. Seasons and...
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UPDATE 9/10/2025: The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Division, invites the community to a “Welcome Home” celebration marking the reopening of the Battle Creek Nature Center on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 1-4 p.m. at the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary. The center closed in November of 2022, after it was severely...
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The Capital Region Honor Flight is inviting the community to welcome home and thank the return 24 Veterans on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Huntingtown High School. Community members are invited to gather between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. to greet the veterans when their bus arrives at 7:30 p.m.. Organizers hope to see...
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Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman joined Governor Wes Moore in approving more than $782 million today during a meeting of the Board of Public Works. Treasurer Dereck E. Davis was unable to attend. During the meeting, Governor Moore highlighted his recent executive order directing state agencies to invest in strategies that will increase housing production in Maryland. The Board of...
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Ted William Taylor Jr., 35, of Solomons, is currently wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on charges of first-degree assault and second-degree attempted murder. In addition to these serious allegations, Taylor is facing active theft charges in both St. Mary’s and Calvert counties related to two separate incidents that occurred in late...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) announces the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Armory Pavilion was held on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025. The ceremony represents another milestone in the transformation of the site, honoring the property’s history while starting a new chapter of progress. The former Louis L. Goldstein Armory building stood...
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