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North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Advises of Misuse of Their Former Brush Truck

North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Advises of Misuse of Their Former Brush Truck

“The North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors is disappointed to learn that a former piece of NBVFD apparatus, a GMC Sierra 2500 formerly Brush-1, is being used in a reckless and potentially fraudulent manner. As is often the case when a piece of equipment reaches the end of its duty period with...
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Charles County Commissioners Meeting Update – March 7, 2023

Charles County Commissioners Meeting Update – March 7, 2023

On Tuesday, March 7, Commissioners approved Charles County’s annual transportation priority letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Staff provided a presentation on transportation priorities, including support for Southern Maryland Rapid Transit, improvements to the US 301 Waldorf corridor, pedestrian safety enhancements at US 301/Smallwood Drive and MD 228/Western Parkway, projects to improve the Hughesville area, and Governor...
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Calvert County Public School Career and Technology Academy Teacher Named CTE Teacher of the Year by the Maryland ACTE

Calvert County Public School Career and Technology Academy Teacher Named CTE Teacher of the Year by the Maryland ACTE

Calvert County Public Schools Career and Technology Academy (CTA) Teacher Scott Owens has been selected as the 2023 Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Career and Technical Administrators chapter of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). Mr. Owens is a 20-year veteran teacher at CTA where...
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Join Coders and Inventors to Transform Problems into Solutions at the CSM Velocity Center’s Climate Change Hackathon March 30-31

Join Coders and Inventors to Transform Problems into Solutions at the CSM Velocity Center’s Climate Change Hackathon March 30-31

Registration is now open for College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Velocity X Climate Innovation Hackathon where participating teams will solve real world challenges by inventing, designing and testing solutions to solve the impact of climate change. Held at the Velocity Center in Indian Head, coders and inventors are invited to join community partners for...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland College Receives $1,000,000 Appropriation for Aquatic Lab Renovation

St. Mary’s College of Maryland College Receives $1,000,000 Appropriation for Aquatic Lab Renovation

Students in the marine science program and related fields of study at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) for years to come will be the beneficiaries of a $1,000,000 federal appropriation secured for the college by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D, 5th), in whose district the College lies. The funds will support a renovation...
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Police Recover Suspected Marijuana Edibles from St. Charles High School Student

Police Recover Suspected Marijuana Edibles from St. Charles High School Student

On March 8, administrators at St. Charles High School recovered a bag of edibles containing suspected marijuana from a 15-year-old student. The School Resource Officer was notified and began an investigation. The State’s Attorney’s Office is being consulted regarding charges and the student faces disciplinary action by CCPS. Parents are asked to talk with...
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St. Mary’s County Camp DARE Applications for 2023 Now Available

St. Mary’s County Camp DARE Applications for 2023 Now Available

Calling all campers and counselors! Applications for this year’s Camp DARE sessions are now live! Get your child signed up before spots run out. The first Camp DARE will be held at Real Life Church in Mechanicsville from July 24 to July 28. The second Camp DARE will be held at Lexington Park Baptist...
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Police Recover Stolen Hyundai and Arrest Two 17-Year-Olds

Police Recover Stolen Hyundai and Arrest Two 17-Year-Olds

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team arrested two suspects who were in a stolen Hyundai. The suspects are two 17-year-old juvenile males of Upper Marlboro. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., WAVE members observed a Hyundai Elantra that had recently been reported stolen in Prince George’s...
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No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Leonardtown

No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Leonardtown

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 5:54 a.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Valley Lee, and Bay District responded to the 24000 block of Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure fire. Volunteer firefighters from Leonardtown was just leaving the scene of a nearby medical call in the Loveville...
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UPDATE: Devonte Arnez Shubrooks Convicted of Felony First-Degree Assault of 11-Year-Old Child

UPDATE: Devonte Arnez Shubrooks Convicted of Felony First-Degree Assault of 11-Year-Old Child

UPDATE 3/9/2023: A St. Mary’s County jury found Devonte Arnez Shubrooks, 29, of California, MD, guilty of Felony First-Degree Assault for the strangulation of an 11-year-old child. Sarah Proctor, Special Victims Unit (SVU) Chief for the Office of the State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, prosecuted the case. She said, “Events of trauma to...
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Firefighters from St. Mary’s, Charles and Prince George’s County Respond to Fire in Charlotte Hall That Sends Victim to Burn Center

Firefighters from St. Mary’s, Charles and Prince George’s County Respond to Fire in Charlotte Hall That Sends Victim to Burn Center

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Hollywood and Charles County responded to 29650 Whalen Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a large shed with a vehicle inside fully engulfed in flames with extensions to a nearby...
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Police Investigating Accidental Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Accidental Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 10:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Harbor Freight parking lot located at 3286 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller stated he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Crews arrived on the scene find an adult male victim...
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Police Investigating Sexual Assault by 12-Year-Old Student at Piccowaxen Middle School

Police Investigating Sexual Assault by 12-Year-Old Student at Piccowaxen Middle School

On March 3, a 12-year-old student at Piccowaxen Middle School entered a classroom that he did not belong in, sat next to another student and tried to grab her hand, which she did not allow. When the teacher dismissed the class, the male inappropriately touched the victim, and then followed her towards her locker....
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Lusby Man Convicted of Firearms Possession After Shooting Gun at Appeal Convenience Center

Lusby Man Convicted of Firearms Possession After Shooting Gun at Appeal Convenience Center

UPDATE 3/9/2023: Following a 2-day jury trial in Calvert County Circuit Court, Patrick Allan Portzen, Jr., of Lusby, was convicted of felony firearms possession and related weapons charges. The jury returned its verdict on March 8, 2023, after 3 hours of deliberation. The jury found Portzen not guilty of 1st and 2nd degree assault....
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AT&T Turns on Six New 5G Sites Across Maryland

AT&T Turns on Six New 5G Sites Across Maryland

AT&T continues its 5G network expansion in Maryland, giving residents, businesses and visitors a big boost in their wireless connectivity. We recently added mobile broadband sites in communities across Maryland, to enhance the coverage and capacity, and help customers unlock the power of America’s Most Reliable 5G Network.1 The new sites are in the...
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PG County Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid in a Scheme Involving Personal Care Services

PG County Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid in a Scheme Involving Personal Care Services

Joseph Tamjong, 51, of Lanham, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for stealing more than $700,000 from the D.C. Medicaid program. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, of the Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division, Special Agent in Charge...
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Daylight Saving Time “Spring Forward” Begins Sunday, March 12, 2023

Daylight Saving Time “Spring Forward” Begins Sunday, March 12, 2023

As the season changes, consumers should replace their batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to ensure they have working alarms throughout their home and to take steps to prevent fires such as cleaning clothes dryer vents. Make these annual habits to help save lives!...
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St. Mary’s Ryken Students Receive Awards for Participation in St. Mary’s County’s History Day

St. Mary’s Ryken Students Receive Awards for Participation in St. Mary’s County’s History Day

St. Mary’s Ryken students participated in St. Mary’s County’s History Day and received several individual and group awards. History Day, an Annual National event, engages students in historical research and discussion around an annual theme. This year’s theme is “Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas.” Regarding the recent event, Mr. Leif Liberg, SMR...
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Lexington Park Attorney Sue Ann Armitage Named to Power List Of Maryland Attorneys

Lexington Park Attorney Sue Ann Armitage Named to Power List Of Maryland Attorneys

Lexington Park attorney Sue Ann Armitage has been named to The Daily Record’s Power List of family law attorneys. Armitage was one of only twenty-five attorneys statewide chosen for this accolade. She has practiced law in Lexington Park for thirty years. The honor is bestowed upon “the most influential figures in law, higher education,...
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Police Investigating Suspect Overdose at La Plata High School

Police Investigating Suspect Overdose at La Plata High School

On the morning of March 8, the nurse at La Plata High School requested the School Resource Officer’s assistance with a student that was hyperventilating and exhibiting abnormal behavior. The officer was able to calm the student down, and the student notified the officer that she had used a vape pen containing what was...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro, 18-Year-Old Victim Identified

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro, 18-Year-Old Victim Identified

UPDATE March 8, 2023: The deceased passenger has been identified as Cayliy Haygood of Upper Marlboro. The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that took place Tuesday morning in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The deceased passenger is an 18-year-old female of Upper Marlboro. On March 7, 2023, at...
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Anne Arundel County Police Department K9s Drax, Yago, Pyro, Havok, and Hux Receive Donated Body Armor

Anne Arundel County Police Department K9s Drax, Yago, Pyro, Havok, and Hux Receive Donated Body Armor

Anne Arundel County Police Department K9s Drax, Yago, Pyro, Havok, and Hux have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vests were embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.”. Vested Interest in K9s,...
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Charges Pending After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park Sends Three to Hospital

Charges Pending After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park Sends Three to Hospital

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 1:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Green Leaf Road in Lexington Park, for the undetermined motor vehicle collision. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole with all...
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St. Mary’s County Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day – April 8, 2023

St. Mary’s County Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day – April 8, 2023

Do you have paper documents with personal information that you’d like to purge? Or do you have unused, unwanted, or expired medications in your cabinets? Dispose of them safely at the Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day! This event will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.,...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – March 7, 2023

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – March 7, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) held a joint meeting with the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, before their regular business meeting. During the joint meeting, the Commissioners and the Commanding Officer discussed: Lowering speed limits on county roads in military family housing developments....
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