On December 14th 2019 Suttler Post Farm held and open house to benefit Hospice of St. Mary’s. This was their first year doing such an open house and benefit. On Christmas Eve 2019, Suttler Post Farm presented a check to Hospice of St. Mary’s for 12,000.00. Thank you to everyone at Suttler Post Farm...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the winter portion of the firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 10, 2020, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The...
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The Hogan administration today announced that the state has completed negotiations and reached agreements with state employee unions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The Maryland Professional Employees Council, the American Federation of Teachers, the Baltimore Washington International Professional Firefighters Local 1742, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have all reached...
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Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman released the following statement today, after learning through media reports of the Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program Director’s remarks walking back the federal commitment to the Bay cleanup effort: On Friday, I spoke to the Chesapeake Bay Commission about Anne Arundel County’s efforts to help achieve a...
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You may have a hidden treasure in your attic or garage and not even know it! Visit with expert appraisers as they determine the value of your prized possessions at St. Clement’s Island Museum. Appraisers for various types of items will be available at the museum. Only items that can be hand-carried will be...
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The holidays may be over, but MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is still celebrating. January marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the hospital’s Grace Anne Dorney Pulmonary & Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. A special open house will be held Friday, January 10, 2020, to commemorate the occasion and the public is invited to attend...
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The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the promotion of Senior Assistant State’s Attorney and Chief of Staff Jaymi Sterling to Deputy State’s Attorney. Ms. Sterling will continue to oversee the administrative responsibilities for the office, including appearing before the County Commissioners on behalf of the State’s Attorney. She will...
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Russell Douglas Sprouse, 69, of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away on December 28, 2019 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. Fondly known as “Doc”, was born on January 25, 1950 in Washington, DC to the late Russell Lloyd Sprouse and Carolyn Faith Sprouse. Doc served in the U. S. Army as a Medic...
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On Sunday, January 5, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Hillside Drive and Poplar Ridge Road in Lexington Park, for the vehicle fire reported out, with one male having active seizures. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway with...
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On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 21600 block of Saratoga Drive and North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported one not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 31-year-old female in the residence not breathing and started CPR. Firefighters...
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A Charles County resident who typically plays Maryland Lottery scratch-offs enjoyed powerful results when he added a jackpot game. In mid-December, instead of purchasing just instant tickets, the 62-year-old bought two Powerball quick-pick tickets and won $1 million! The retired Giant grocery store employee was running errands on December 16, 2019, when he decided...
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The Department of Recreation and Parks invites the community to attend pre-scheduled meetings to weigh in on a potential sports complex building project in St. Mary’s County. These meetings will serve as the market study analysis and are the first in a series of planning steps. Appointments can be scheduled Monday, January 13, 2020...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft case. On December 10, 2019 at 3:20 p.m., the suspect removed a green Apple iPhone Pro Max demo phone and black iPhone 11 Pro demo phone from their tethers and fled the Verizon Wireless store in Charlotte...
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The Calvert-St. Mary’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (C-SMMPO) is holding a Public Open House Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Room A/B of the Lexington Park Library located at 21677 FDR Boulevard, Lexington Park, MD. The purpose of the Open House is to gather feedback on the draft regional Long-Range...
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2020 is an important year for Cedar Point Federal Credit Union. It’s not every year that a credit union turns 75! While Cedar Point spends most of its time looking toward the future, the credit union also believes in reflecting on and learning from its storied past. Originally formed in 1945, Cedar Point Federal...
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The 20th Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, recently honored as the only event in Maryland to win one of four statewide tourism awards for 2019, recently announced popular local artist and St. Mary’s County resident Latrice Carr to open for nationally-known jazz acts at the 2020 event weekend, slated for July 10-12, 2020. Ms....
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Steven R. Schuh Executive Director Opioid Operational Command Center Office of the Governor released the following message: I am pleased to share the Opioid Operational Command Center’s (OOCC) 2019 Third Quarter (Q3) Report. This report outlines Maryland’s most recent intoxication fatalities data, and it provides updates on key elements of our response to the...
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On Monday, December 30, 2019, at approximately 6:10 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Denton Road in Valley Lee, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision, with one vehicle...
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The pier at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park has been reopened to the public. It suffered a partial collapse during the summer due to extensive shore erosion but has been repaired thanks to emergency funding received from the St. Mary’s County Commissioners and work done by the St. Mary’s County Department...
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If your dream is to pursue a career in the healthcare field, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital may be able to help. With the goal of recruiting specially-trained associates, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital awards annual scholarships to candidates pursuing degrees in healthcare related fields such as nursing, imaging, respiratory therapy, laboratory technology, and pharmacists. In...
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On Saturday, December 28, 2019, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and First Colony Boulevard in California, for the report of a vehicle travelling Northbound in the Southbound lanes. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and attempted to locate the vehicle,...
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On Sunday, December 22, 2019, at approximately 11:20 p.m., police and firefighters responded to 22640 Wheatleys Apartment Way in Leonardtown, for the fire reported out. Crews from Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from a 1-story single family residence, and after further investigation firefighters found a fire already...
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“I’ve got a feeling,” a Baltimore man told his sister just last week. “I’m going to win one of these.” In his hand that day, he held a Maryland Lottery Cash Club scratch-off. On Thursday, he held the paperwork for a check for $100,000! The delivery driver found the top prize on the $10...
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On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, for the reported gunshot victim. Police arrived on the scene to find a patient, a male in his 20’s,...
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Ridge Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the death of past Lieutenant Joseph (Joey) F. Angle. Joey passed away yesterday at his home in Calvert County. Joey joined RVFD on October 13, 1987. He was a member from 1987 to 1993 and held the position of Lieutenant in 1992. Joey resigned in 1994 and...
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