On December 16, 2020, County Executive Steuart Pittman announced changes to Executive Order #39, which is effective at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 16. The executive order enacts the new COVID-19 restrictions announced on December 10. The revisions announced today permit outdoor dining, provided that no more than 50% of tent sides are down and...
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Scattered snow showers and flurries have overspread the region, and will linger into the early morning. No significant accumulations are expected, but a light dusting is possible. In addition, wet roads may re-freeze as temperatures fall through the early morning hours. Anyone venturing out early this morning should use caution and assume any surfaces...
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On December 15 shortly after 2:00 a.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center for the report of a woman who arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. During the investigation, detectives learned the shooting occurred in the 3000 block...
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UPDATE on 1/07/2021: The driver at fault in this crash, Matthew Robert Eppley, 22, of Charlotte Hall, MD, was pronounced deceased yesterday afternoon as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. Police have corrected the information released stating the female operator of the Chrysler Pacifica is still being treated at a...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 166,000 Marylanders enrolled in private health coverage for 2021 through Maryland Health Connection—the largest enrollment ever on the state’s health insurance marketplace—which represents a 4.5% increase of about 7,100 enrollees since the previous year. “I am pleased to see so many Marylanders taking advantage of our...
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As announced during a live Department of Defense event, December 15, the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award for Individual Achievement in the Test and Evaluation has been awarded to Mr. Eric Fallabel. As part of the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter program’s test team from 2018 to 2020, Fallabel has guided the test...
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Maryland Diaper Bank (MDB) has partnered with UM Charles Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Labor and Delivery Unit to deliver their Mommy Postpartum Boxes to local moms. MBD is a nonprofit organization founded in 2018 that provides basic diaper needs to stimulate health, growth, and good hygiene for babies in Maryland. “We decided that this...
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UPDATE 12/16/2020: On Tuesday, December 15, at 5:48 p.m., officers responded to the area of St Charles Parkway between Gallery Place and St Thomas Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a hit-and-run crash involving a child. A preliminary investigation revealed three children had just crossed St Charles Parkway, followed by an 8-year-old girl...
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On Monday, December 14, 2020, at approximately 8:55 a.m., firefighters responded to 11338 Tolkien Court in White Plains, for the residential fire alarm. The 911 caller was a Public Works employee who advised he could hear an active fire alarm sounding from a nearby residence and gave the 11338 address. Crews arrived on the...
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Calvert County’s annual Safe Nights program providing winter shelter for the homeless will run January 3, 2021 through February 28, 2021. Safe Nights provides winter protection for Calvert County’s homeless population by offering shelter in a clean and safe environment. The host shelter will provide a warm bed and breakfast, a bag of lunch...
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This is to advise that Commissioner President Randy Guy has ordered the Maryland state flag and the St. Mary’s County flag immediately lowered to half-staff. This action is in honor of former St. Mary’s County Commissioner William Edward “Eddie” Bailey who died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Mr. Bailey served as a Commissioner for two...
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Western Parkway and Shasho Place in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle was involved in the collision, with the 45-year-old operator and 10-year-old...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced the reactivation of the Maryland National Guard to support state and local health officials in the efficient distribution of COVID-19 vaccines statewide. “With vaccine distribution now beginning in our state, we have finally reached a turning point. We are able to see the sun rising on the horizon—even if...
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All Charles County public schools, buildings and administrative offices are closed Wednesday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Jan. 1, for winter break. The closure includes the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. Students and teachers return to virtual learning on Monday, Jan. 4. The following is the indoor pool schedule during...
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The Naval Air Station Patuxent River will begin holiday gate hours starting close of business Friday, December 18, 2020. Normal gate operations will resume Monday, January 4, 2021. NAS Patuxent River: Gate 1 – Pax River Gate 1 will remain open 24 hours. During the holiday period of Dec. 19 to Jan. 4, Gate...
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Kaiser Permanente has purchased a 23-acre site at 4149 Crain Highway in Waldorf, Maryland. The health system plans to build a multi-phase medical center on the undeveloped parcel with the first phase on track to open in the first quarter of 2025 at a cost of approximately $100 million. The facility will be approximately...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their final regular business meeting of 2020 on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. The first order of business for the Commissioners was the approval of a request to amend the St. Mary’s County Code Length of Service Awards (LOSAP) process to award...
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The Charles County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2021 Board of Directors and Officers. A virtual Inauguration Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The event will be shown simultaneously on Zoom and Facebook Live. Outgoing Board Chair Tom Blandford described the juxtaposition of the past year and the...
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Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate yesterday in Anne Arundel County. The deceased is identified as Terry Proctor, 32, of Clinton, in Prince George’s County. Proctor was a state prison inmate serving time at the Dorsey Run Correctional Institution in Jessup Maryland. The cause...
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On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, officers responded for a burglary of a detached garage in the 7900 block of Belhaven Avenue in Pasadena. The investigation revealed an unknown suspect entered the garage and was able to open the locked gun safe and removed/stole twenty firearms. The safe wasn’t pried, only the electronic keypad was...
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UPDATE: On Monday, December 7, 2020, at approximately 1:18 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a multiple motor vehicle collision with injuries in the area of Three Notch Road and Wildewood Boulevard in California. Deputies arrived on scene where five vehicles were involved in the collision....
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has activated a government-wide response to prepare for heavy snowfall and other severe conditions anticipated on Wednesday and Thursday. A winter storm warning is in effect in Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, and Washington counties. A winter storm watch is in effect in Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Howard,...
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As of Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Maryland reports 239,362 COVID-19 cases and 5,039 deaths, an increase of 2,401 cases and 61 deaths over 24 hours. 1,799 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 411 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 239,362 Number of persons tested negative : 2,354,515 Total...
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Deputy D. Smith of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area Upland Drive in Bushwood for the report of animal cruelty. Upon arrival he spoke with a female complainant that lives next door to Conrad Benjamin Morris, 46, of Bushwood, and advised she watched Morris shoot...
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Governor Larry Hogan thanked the first five University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) frontline healthcare workers to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The first recipients include a shock trauma physician, an emergency medicine physician, a nurse, a respiratory therapist, and an environmental services worker. “The historic undertaking to vaccinate Marylanders against COVID-19 is now...
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