On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at approximately 11:13 p.m., the Charles County 911 center received a call from the St. Mary’s County 911 center, reporting a person in the water near the Ledo’s Pizza in Cobb Island. Charles County 911 immediately dispatched the “person in the water” assignment and brought 36 fire and emergency...
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Brian Ganz will offer a series of four recitals over the next few weeks for classical music lovers in the St. Mary’s College of MD community.. Musician-in-Residence Ganz resumes his popular noon concert series with two PianoTalk offerings, the first on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, and the second on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been awarded a $24,000 Chesapeake Material Cultural Studies Grant from The Conservation Fund. The Conservation Fund—a national nonprofit dedicated to providing environmental solutions that make economic sense for communities—presented grants to SMCM and 10 other research, education and historical institutions and specialists to support the conservation, preservation and...
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A Trooper from the Maryland State Police Central South Region Narcotics Division responded to a predetermined location in St. Mary’s County for the purposes of conducting a controlled purchase of heroin from a heroin distributor known only as Josh. Police made contact with a confidential informant (CI) that was able to contact Josh on...
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Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland and Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia today announced a bi-state, bipartisan accord to create a new, unified Capital Beltway, replace the aging American Legion Bridge, and relieve congestion at one of the country’s worst traffic chokepoints. The two governors made the announcement at the annual Capital Region Transportation Forum...
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The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums, the nonprofit organization that supports the historic sites overseen by the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, was recently awarded a $3,400 matching Seed Grant for the Black Diamond Disaster Commemoration Weekend event that occurs in April each year. This event, now in its third...
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joined Rural Maryland Council Board First Vice Chair John Hartline Nov. 5, 2019 to present College of Southern Maryland (CSM) President Dr. Maureen Murphy and the CSM Board of Trustees with a $350,000 Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund award to complete interior renovations and build out of CSM’s Velocity Center....
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On Saturday, November 9, 2019, at approximately 3:15 a.m., ten firefighters from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to 3799 Merseyside Place in Waldorf, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2018 Chevrolet Impala with fire showing from the engine compartment. The owner is identified as Erika Hunter. The...
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On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway with no entrapment....
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On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at approximately 10:55 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Pink Hill Lane in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle into a house with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into...
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On November 8, 2019, at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3300 block of Stump Neck Road in Indian Head for the report of a home invasion and stabbing. The caller advised two males broke into the house armed with a rifle, handgun, and knife and demanded...
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On Monday, November 11, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to 45955 Foxchase Drive in Great Mills, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story apartment complex with smoke showing from the apartment middle of the row. Firefighters...
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On Friday, November 8, 2019, at approximately 8:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Sotterley Road in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle overturned in the roadway, and the second...
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On Friday, November 8, 2019, at approximately 8:55 p.m., firefighters from Charles County, Prince George’s County, and St. Mary’s County responded to the Gallant Green Bar at 14901 Woodville Road in Waldorf, for the reported structure on fire with one person trapped on the second floor. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on the inner loop of I-495 in Prince George’s County. Shortly after midnight, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded on a report of a pedestrian crash in the area I-495 and Allentown Road in Temple Hills, Maryland. According to a preliminary...
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On Sunday November 10, 2019, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Route 2 and Mount Harmony Road in Owings, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. While units were responding, dispatchers upgraded the assignment as an overturned vehicle with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) has opened registration for two different holiday workshops, each focusing on natural crafts. The first invites guests to bundle up, celebrate the season, and join HSMC December 7, from 12:30 p.m., to 2:30 p.m., for the Holiday Craft workshop, featuring crafts from the past. Attendees will be able to...
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The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of another long-time member Jimmy Rye, Past Chief, Past President, Firefighter, and Life Member passed away yesterday evening after a long illness. For many decades, he served our Department and community and held numerous ranks within the Department. His fire service career touched many,...
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Taunese R. Williams, 19, of Great Mills, was charged with two counts of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the household/family member, and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in a continuing course of conduct Trooper First Class D. Brill, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack...
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Calvert Hospice is pleased to announce our 4th annual Festival of Wreaths. This fun, family-friendly event will be held November 23 from 10 a.m., to 4:00 p.m., 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...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured for theft. On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at 9:30 p.m., the suspects removed nine Passport brand external hard drives from a locked display case at the California Walmart store and left the business without paying for the items. Anyone with...
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Indian Head Elementary School launched a new program this school year to focus on social and emotional needs of students. Called “Move This World,” the program provides students with strategies to express emotions in a positive way. Students learn about and use 10 “emoger” strategies to display their feelings. The emogers focus on breathing,...
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The Historic St. Mary’s City invites you to welcome the holiday season with feasting, firelight, and beautiful music in the lavishly decorated reconstructed State House of 1676 with their annual Madrigal Dinners. The dinners are to be held on the first two Friday, and Saturdays in December, on December 6, and 7, and December...
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The U.S. Army and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are scheduled to sign a partnership agreement on Thursday, November 14, 2019 as part of the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters, located at 6915 Crain Highway in...
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It’s not often that a string quartet or vocalist performance opens a formal business meeting. On November 6, 2019, the La Plata Business Association’s (LPBA) monthly meeting began with student performers from La Plata High School showcasing the talents of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students. For the past six years, the LPBA has...
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