With heartfelt sadness the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services and the St. Mary’s County Government mourns the passing of Animal Control Supervisor Antonio “Tony” Malaspina. Tony began his employment with St. Mary’s County on October 6, 1997 and was promoted to Animal Control Supervisor a year later on October 5, 1998, a...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge will be renamed after Charles County Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton. Standing at the base of the 77-year-old bridge, Governor Hogan joined Senator Middleton, Delegate Sally Jameson, and Maryland Transportation Secretary and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Chairman Pete K. Rahn for a ceremony to unveil...
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Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, will host their annual trick-or-treating parade, Halloween in the Garden, on Saturday, October 27 with a new start time of 10:00am-4pm. The community will come together for the 19th year to create this safe and family-friendly Halloween activity! Kids and their families are invited to visit more than...
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On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 11:25 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the 8000 block of Mackall Road, and Cage Road in St. Leonard, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole, with power lines down causing brush fires. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle...
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The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums, the non-profit organization which supports the historic sites overseen by the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, was recently awarded a $2,500 matching Seed Grant for the creation and printing of a new promotional brochure. The new marketing piece will be distributed throughout the region...
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Governor Larry Hogan hosted the first-ever Governor’s Coding Challenge at Bowie State University in Bowie. The event was held in partnership with Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology fields. The governor was joined by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, Bowie State University President Dr....
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Calvert Hospice is pleased to announce our 3rd annual Festival of Wreaths. This fun, family-friendly event will be held November 17, 2018 from 10 am – 3 pm at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick. Admission is FREE! There’s something for every member of the family at the Festival of Wreaths. Beautiful, handcrafted wreaths will be...
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UPDATE 10/21/2018 @ 12:10 p.m.: On October 21, 2018, at approximately 4:10 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle collision in the 28100 block of Mechanicsville Road, in the area of Bet Lane, in Mechanicsville. Upon arrival deputies located a single vehicle, with one occupant that had crashed into...
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On Friday, October 12, 2018, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Washington Avenue, and Kline Drive, in La Plata, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole with wires down. Crews arrived on scene to find a red SUV off the roadway with two occupants trapped....
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UPDATE 10/21/2018: The driver of the white Ford Escape contacted SMNEWSNET and said a Cadillac crossed the median from the northbound lane hit my vehicle and others. 10/21/2018: On Friday, October 19, 2018, at approximately 12:35 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, and Exploration Drive, for the reported motor vehicle...
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A pedestrian is dead this morning after a vehicle crash in Prince George’s County that troopers believe may have involved an impaired driver. The deceased is identified as Samuel Brown, 51, of Clinton. Prince George’s County EMS personnel pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. The driver of the victim’s vehicle, which is a...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on October 18, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Wendy Lynn Moore, 50 of Mechanicsville, to 5 years in prison for the vehicular slaying of Brian Smith. Moore, previously entered a guilty plea to the Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter of Smith on...
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On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road, and Kingston Creek Road for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on find a Dodge Ram pick-up truck with heavy fire showing from the hood compartment. Five firefighters were on...
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Two NAVAIR engineers were recognized for their leadership and technical achievements at the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers National Conference in Chicago Oct. 4. Mini Anirudhan won an Employee Resource Group Leadership Award for her work with NAVAIR’s Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Diversity Advisory Team and Women’s Advisory Group, as well as her...
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On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at approximately 8:50 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46300 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of an assault with a firearm. Investigation determined Marcus Isaiah Peterson, 29 of Lexington Park, brandished a firearm in the area of his...
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On October 14, 2018 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Cpl. Kimberly Austin and Ofc. Emily Beckhart of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, received information regarding a subject shooting a firearm towards a vessel in Persimmons Creek off of the Patuxent River in St. Mary’s County, Police made contact with the four victims on the vessel...
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SMNEWSNET contacted the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, about the online rumor being shared on social media relaying a story that drivers are being attacked on local roads when they stop after being struck with objects or after driving over roadway debris. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office received...
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On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 1:40 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, and Hollywood, responded to 21545 Old Missouri Street, in Lexington Park for the reported townhouse fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a two-story townhouse with heavy smoke showing. Outside the residence they located two children...
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On Friday, October 12, 2018 Deputy Ridgely of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was at the Wawa in Prince Frederick when he was approached by citizens who were concerned about a dog in a truck. Deputy Ridgely approached the owner of the truck, John Kenneth Baione Jr., 33, of Prince Frederick, who became irate...
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On September 20, 2018 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Trooper E. Ruggles from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, responded to Valley Drive Estates, in Lexington Park, for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, Tpr. Ruggles made contact with Tanya Anita Hall, 42 of Lexington Park, who was outside a residential area yelling and...
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UPDATE 10/18/2018: On Monday, October 15, 2018, at approximately 7:30 a.m. a red corvette operated by Bobby Garcia, 45, of Lusby, was traveling northbound on Route 4 in the area of German Chapel Road in Prince Frederick, when he was making a lane change and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle continued across the...
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The Maryland Department of Health today released data for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths through the second quarter of 2018. During this six-month period, which encompasses January through June of 2018, there were 1,325 total unintentional intoxication deaths, a 12 percent increase over the same period in 2017. Of these, 1,185 were opioid-related...
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On October 13, 2018, at approximately 6:45 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department responded to 26460 Three Notch Road, in Mechanicsville for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a Chevrolet Camaro fully engulfed in flames. Five firefighters extinguished the fire in approximately 5 minutes. The estimated loss is valued...
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The Maryland Department of Health announced today the first confirmed cases of the seasonal flu for the 2018-2019 influenza season. Two laboratory-confirmed cases of seasonal influenza have been identified in one adult and one child in the Central and Eastern Shore regions of Maryland. The confirmed flu strains are type A (H1) and Type B (Victoria)....
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For the 2018 General Election, voters may vote in person or by absentee ballot. To vote in person, voters who reside in St. Mary’s County may vote before Election Day at a designated early voting center in St. Mary’s County or on Election Day at the polling place for their residence in St. Mary’s County. Early...
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