Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, based on the state’s improving health metrics, Maryland will begin to move into Stage Three of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery,’ with additional safe and gradual reopenings. As with Stages One and Two, Stage Three will be implemented in multiple phases with a flexible, community-based approach that...
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Dylan Michael Smith, 27, of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away on August 29th 2020 in Washington D.C. after a 4-year long battle with brain cancer. Dylan was born at Anne Arundel Hospital to Shari and Carroll Smith on June 20th 1993. He worked as an elevator mechanic for 7 years at Schindler Elevators. He’s...
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SMECO has released a warning to please be aware of incident where people have been posing as workers trying to enter their homes. SMECO says Unless you have an appointment, SMECO representatives will not ask to enter your home. If you live in SMECO’s service area, you may receive a call from Itron asking...
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UPDATE: Dondre returned home this afternoon. Thank you everyone. 9/1/2020: Help Needed Locating Missing Juvenile: The Charles County Sheriff‘s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Dondre Lowell Shaw, 15, of Waldorf. Shaw left his residence in Waldorf several days ago and has had contact with his family since then, but he...
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UPDATE 8/31/2020 @ 11:30 a.m.: On Sunday, August 30, 2020, at approximately 10:26 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 225 (Hawthorne Road) in the area of Adams Road in La Plata. Due to the seriousness of the collision,...
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A federal grand jury has indicted Dennis Mbongeni Jali, age 35, formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland; John Erasmus Frimpong, age 40, of Upper Marlboro; and Arley Ray Johnson, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. The indictment was returned on July 27, 2020, and...
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The Coast Guard has discovered and halted the voyages of at least five illegal charters discovered across the Mid-Atlantic since July. An illegal charter is a pay-for-hire operation where boat owners or someone they hire take passengers on the water without the proper credentials, and in some cases without proper safety gear or inspections....
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Parents who live in Title I school zones with children who are 3 years old by Sept. 1 can apply for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Thriving Threes and Me Early Learning Program. The application launches online Tuesday, Sept. 1 and children must meet certain criteria for program acceptance. The program features a...
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As a result of improved COVID-19 health metrics across the state, Governor Larry Hogan today announced that every county school system in Maryland is now fully authorized to begin safely reopening. The authority and decision making on safe openings continues to rest with county boards of education. Decisions should be based on a set...
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On Friday, August 21, 2020, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Gallant Lane and Gallant Green Road in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving a Freight Train. Crews arrived on the scene to find a freight train struck a concrete mixer as the truck was crossing the railroad...
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., firefighters from Charles, Calvert, and Prince George’s Counties responded to the Regency Furniture Warehouse located at 7900 Cedarville Road in Brandywine, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the first floor of the large commercial warehouse, and a...
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A $103,182 Racetrax win in Germantown and four scratch-off wins of $100,000 each in Capitol Heights, District Heights, Gaithersburg and Hyattsville were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week in the seven days ending Aug. 23. In all, Lottery players won or claimed more than $26.4 million in the seven days ending Aug....
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend a huge thank you to the IAFF Local 4658 Professional Paramedics and EMT’s Charles County, MD and the Charles County Department of Emergency Services, which donated 355 goody bags to our officers. The bags contained drinks, snacks, hand sanitizer, notebooks, pens, and other items. Special...
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On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Maryland Route 2 and Kent Road in Sunderland, MD for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Chevrolet...
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On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Maryland Route 2 and Kent Road in Sunderland, MD for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Chevrolet...
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The Officers and Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department are pleased to announce that we have been awarded an Assistance to Firefighter Grant from FEMA. This Grant will be used to replace our current Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for new NFPA 2019 Compliant SCBA. We will be purchasing approximately 45 complete Scott 5.5...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Charles County Circuit Court, announces it will apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program through the United States Department of Justice. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program...
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UPDATE: On Thursday, August 20 at 4:40 a.m., police responded to the 2600 block of Hamilton Place in Waldorf, for the reported home invasion and stabbing. Police arrived on the scene to find that two male suspects broke into the apartment and stabbed three adults who were inside. One victim was transported to a...
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UPDATE: A gofundme page is raising money for the family of Henry Lent, a loved member of our hockey community, gone too soon. The page states: While at a hockey clinic, Henry collapsed on the ice and suffered a catastrophic brain injury. We don’t know why. He was administered CPR, then lifeflighted to a...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, for the first time, the COVID-19 positivity rate for all 24 jurisdictions in Maryland has fallen below 5%, as the statewide positivity rate continues to remain steady at 3.29%. “We are very pleased to see that, for the first time, all 24 jurisdictions are reporting positivity rates below...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday, August 18, 2020, the State of Maryland applied for additional $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits, and announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has approved the state’s application to provide unemployed Marylanders with an additional $300 per week in benefits under the Lost Wages...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is repairing a section of deteriorated shoulder along southbound US 301 (Crain Highway) in La Plata. This section, which is south of MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road / Charles Street) was damaged during Tropical Storm Isaias. Crews have installed temporary pavement markings to shift...
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LJay Newsome is a 23-year-old La Plata native and current Mechanicsville resident who attended, and graduated from Chopticon High School. In five minor-league seasons, Newsome posted a 30-32 record with a 4.11 ERA, 62 walks and 472 strikeouts in 499 innings. His scouting report puts his stats into view. “The strike-throwing for Newsome is...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held New Teacher Orientation Aug. 17 to 19 — a three-day hybrid of virtual and in-person trainings. Topics covered an analysis of standards, curriculum and instructional resources, classroom management in a virtual world and training on Synergy, the student management system. Other trainings targeted each grade, subject or educational...
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The Maryland State Police Aviation Command Recruiting Staff will host a virtual open house for motivated and qualified paramedics seeking to join our team. On September 8th from 5 to 6:30 p.m., interested paramedics will have an opportunity to get a glimpse into the everyday life of a Trooper Flight Paramedic. Tuning in to...
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