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Tiki Bar Opening – Public Safety Announcement – Traffic Alert

Tiki Bar Opening – Public Safety Announcement – Traffic Alert

This weekend, the iconic Tiki Bar located in Solomons, MD will be hosting its 42nd annual opening that will take place on Friday, April 22 – Sunday, April 24. The Tiki Bar draws in hundreds of patrons from around the region to Solomons Island for a weekend of celebration. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting...
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Public Hearing Scheduled for Prince Frederick Wastewater Treatment System Proposal – Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Public Hearing Scheduled for Prince Frederick Wastewater Treatment System Proposal – Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 26, 2022, to receive and consider public input regarding the disposal of wastewater from the Prince Frederick Wastewater Treatment system. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse, located...
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Calvert County Police, Firefighters Rescue Man in Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail Marshlands

Calvert County Police, Firefighters Rescue Man in Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail Marshlands

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at approximately 1:25 p.m., police responded to the Chesapeake Rail Trail, for the check the welfare. The 911 caller reported an unknown aged male was walking in the marsh and then sat down, causing the 911 caller to lose sight of the subject. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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Maryland Wildfires – Safety, Tips, and Tools for Our Citizens as Calls for Brush Fires Increase

Maryland Wildfires – Safety, Tips, and Tools for Our Citizens as Calls for Brush Fires Increase

By Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Scot Best, April 20, 2022. “Every year, wildfires burn across the United States, and a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. In 2018, more than 58,000 fires burned nearly nine million acres across the U.S. More than 25,000 structures were destroyed, including...
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FREE EVENT: The 7th Annual Women’s Health Expo Returns on Tuesday, May 10, 2022

FREE EVENT: The 7th Annual Women’s Health Expo Returns on Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Calvert County Commission for Women, Calvert County Health Department and CalvertHealth Medical Center are teaming up for the 7th Annual Women’s Health Expo, to be held on the medical center campus on May 10 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Many women have put off or delayed annual screenings and wellness exams due to the pandemic. According...
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Calvert County Career Criminal Sentenced to 15-Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Previously Convicted Four Times

Calvert County Career Criminal Sentenced to 15-Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Previously Convicted Four Times

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022., U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Earl Leroy Griffin, Jr., age 45, of Sunderland, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. A federal jury convicted Griffin of that charge on December 17,...
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Calvert Parks & Recreation Announces Modified Services and Operating Hours Due to Seasonal Staffing Shortage

Calvert Parks & Recreation Announces Modified Services and Operating Hours Due to Seasonal Staffing Shortage

Calvert County Government has been experiencing a labor shortage within the Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation; labor shortages are being felt throughout the United States. To provide the best possible experience for facility patrons, the Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation announces that it will adjust hours and services of various...
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College of Southern Maryland Mourns Passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones

College of Southern Maryland Mourns Passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones

The College of Southern Maryland mourns the passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones. Jones, who passed away April 12, had served and led the college and its students since 2013 when he was appointed by then Governor Martin O’Malley. “We are grieving Sam’s passing and share our deepest sympathies with his...
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Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department Congratulates Two Lifetime Members – Past Chief John Pardoe and Past Rescue Chief Karen Pardoe

Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department Congratulates Two Lifetime Members – Past Chief John Pardoe and Past Rescue Chief Karen Pardoe

April brings a special Member Spotlight! Join us in Congratulating two Lifetime Members, Past Chief/Past President John Pardoe and Past Rescue Chief Karen Pardoe. Past Chief/Past President J. Pardoe started in August of 1974 with SVRSFD as a Firefighter. Past Rescue Chief K. Pardoe joined in February 1991 as an EMT. With John having...
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Home-School Numbers Soar in Southern Maryland, CSM Provides Programming to Help Families; Info Session Set for April 29, 2022

Home-School Numbers Soar in Southern Maryland, CSM Provides Programming to Help Families; Info Session Set for April 29, 2022

Home-school families looking for support creating an educational plan that works best for their children can turn to the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for experiences that help students of every age with their academics. In the last five years Southern Maryland has seen a 74 percent increase in home-school students and now has...
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The Beach Boys to Bring “Sixty Years of the Sounds of Summer” to Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, August 20, 2022

The Beach Boys to Bring “Sixty Years of the Sounds of Summer” to Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, August 20, 2022

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history.  The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world — will bring their “Sixty Years...
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Re-Fund The Police: Governor Hogan Announces Nearly $10 Million For Community Safety Works Awards

Re-Fund The Police: Governor Hogan Announces Nearly $10 Million For Community Safety Works Awards

Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, advancing a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Community Safety Works awards...
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Firefighters from St. Mary’s and Calvert Operate on 28 Acre Brush Fire in Lexington Park for Over 8 Hours

Firefighters from St. Mary’s and Calvert Operate on 28 Acre Brush Fire in Lexington Park for Over 8 Hours

On Friday, April 15, 2022, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 47452 Sewell Road in Lexington Park, for the reported small brush fire. Bay District Tanker 34 and Brush 3 arrived on the scene and found approximately 1 acre on fire and requested additional brush trucks, tankers and the tanker...
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Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation Invites Citizens to Breezy Point Blast-Off Event on Saturday, May 21, 2022

Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation Invites Citizens to Breezy Point Blast-Off Event on Saturday, May 21, 2022

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation invites the public to celebrate the opening of Breezy Point Beach & Campground for the 2022 season at the annual Breezy Point Beach Blast-Off event. The all-ages event will be held Saturday, May 21 from 5-9 p.m. Admission will be free and preregistration is not required....
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Road Paving to Begin in Solomons Island on Monday, April 25, 2022

Road Paving to Begin in Solomons Island on Monday, April 25, 2022

The Department of Public Works advises that road paving will begin in Solomons on or about Monday, April 25, 2022. Paving will begin at the causeway and extend to the roundabout at the end of Charles Street. Work will continue, weather permitting, until paving and permanent striping are complete. Work includes paving of multiple...
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Public Hearing Scheduled for Calvert County Public Safety Budget Adjustment – Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Public Hearing Scheduled for Calvert County Public Safety Budget Adjustment – Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 26, 2022, to receive and consider public input regarding a $434,861.50 budget adjustment to forward fund a FEMA acquisition project. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse, located...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Body Recovered in Solomons Island, Two Southern Maryland Men Still Missing

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Body Recovered in Solomons Island, Two Southern Maryland Men Still Missing

4/14/2022: The Maryland State Police has released the identity of the victim recovered near the Thomas Johnson Bridge on April 12, 2022, as Derek Paiz, age 24. Paiz is listed as an active member of the U.S. Navy. Paiz has been missing since Tuesday, March 15, 2022, when at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Maryland...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects in Dunkirk

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects in Dunkirk

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a theft that occurred on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the CVS Pharmacy located at 10095 Ward Road in Dunkirk. Surveillance video shows three subjects entering the store and then concealing cosmetic items on their persons. They were seen entering a white 2015 Dodge Charger...
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UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside her home yesterday, April 6, 2022, in Hughesville. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire...
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Calvert Hospice Announce Two Specialized Grief Support Programs Starting in April 2022

Calvert Hospice Announce Two Specialized Grief Support Programs Starting in April 2022

Healing Hearts is a 4-week program for those who have lost their mothers. The group will be held on Tuesdays starting April 16, and ending May 17 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., at Trinity United Methodist Church (90 Church Street, Prince Frederick). There is a $35 supply fee for the group, but scholarships are...
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Calvert County Government Announces Good Friday Schedule, Friday, April 15, 2022

Calvert County Government Announces Good Friday Schedule, Friday, April 15, 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022, in observance of Good Friday. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be open with normal operating hours Friday, April 15. The...
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Two Injured, One Transported to Trauma Center After Three Vehicle Collision in California

Two Injured, One Transported to Trauma Center After Three Vehicle Collision in California

On Thursday, April 7, 2022, at approximately 7:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and South Patuxent Beach Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. As firefighters from Bay District responded to the scene, 911 Dispatchers upgraded the assignment to a motor...
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UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Victim in Fatal House Fire in Lusby

UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Victim in Fatal House Fire in Lusby

UPDATE 4/6/2022: The victim of Sunday’s afternoon house fire in Lusby has been positively identified as 58-year-old Paul Alan Pinkowski. At around 3:00 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the 12100 block of DoubleTree Lane for a reported house fire with possible entrapment. 911 dispatchers reported the subject was able to...
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St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 20-Years for Armed Robbery, Violation of Probation After Stealing $380 from North Beach Fastop at Gunpoint

St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 20-Years for Armed Robbery, Violation of Probation After Stealing $380 from North Beach Fastop at Gunpoint

UPDATE 4/4/2022: On April 4, 2022, Bryce Everett-Earl Goggins was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court for his role in the October, 2021, armed robbery of the North Beach Fastop. Goggins, 30, received a sentence of 60 years, suspended down to 15 years incarceration, with the first 5 to be served without parole. Goggins...
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Calvert County Parks & Recreation Accepting Applications for the Therman Gray Memorial Scholarship Education Award

Calvert County Parks & Recreation Accepting Applications for the Therman Gray Memorial Scholarship Education Award

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation will accept applications for the Therman Gray Scholarship Education Award beginning Friday, April 1 through Thursday, June 30. High school seniors pursuing a career in parks and recreation or a related field are encouraged to submit an application for consideration to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Scholarships...
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