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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Food Drive Collects Over 4,100 Food Items

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Food Drive Collects Over 4,100 Food Items

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced the final tally of food items from their Food Drive hosted at Regency Furniture Stadium on Friday, May 8th. The Blue Crabs Food Drive collected 4,106 food items, many monetary donations, and non-food donations such as toilet paper. The Blue Crabs teamed up with The Arnold House, Lifestyles...
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Two Citizens and Charles County Police Officers Rescue Wounded Osprey from Roadway in Waldorf

Two Citizens and Charles County Police Officers Rescue Wounded Osprey from Roadway in Waldorf

On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Officer Chadbourne from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was working patrol in Waldorf, when he observed two people in the roadway tending to a wounded Osprey. The osprey was removed from the road and brought to safety. The Officer helped keep the bird calm until his sergeant responded to...
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Local Makers Join Forces with The Pax Museum to Create Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Community

Local Makers Join Forces with The Pax Museum to Create Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Community

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum may be closed to the public due to the current pandemic, but they’ve opened their doors in a very special way. The museum has partnered with a group of volunteer makers and innovators to provide a space for the collection, assembly, and distribution of community created PPE to...
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VIDEO: Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Proudly Announces New Brush Truck, The First Skeeter Brush Truck in Maryland

VIDEO: Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Proudly Announces New Brush Truck, The First Skeeter Brush Truck in Maryland

Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department has been anxiously awaiting their new apparatus Brush 7, which is going through the final inspections, and will hopefully be in Hollywood and in service in the next coming weeks! Last week members of the Apparatus Committee took part in a Virtual Final Inspection of the new Brush 7. This...
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UM Charles Regional Medical Center Blood Drives Gain Outstanding Community Support

UM Charles Regional Medical Center Blood Drives Gain Outstanding Community Support

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (UM CRMC) partnered with the American Red Cross in April to help the organization fill the need for blood donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancellations of blood drives across the Washington, DC region at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant reduction in blood...
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Large Response to “Pizza Pick Up Special” at Nicolletti’s Pizza in California Backs up Traffic on Three Notch Road for Hours

Large Response to “Pizza Pick Up Special” at Nicolletti’s Pizza in California Backs up Traffic on Three Notch Road for Hours

When Nicolletti’s Pizza on Three Notch Road, in California wanted to thank everyone who had supported them and every other small business through these difficult times. The decided they would make dinner a “little more affordable and easier” for everyone. So on Tuesday, April 28th, they hosted a drive through pizza pick up. It...
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Letter to the Editor: A Thank You to First Responders, From the Historic St. Mary’s City

Letter to the Editor: A Thank You to First Responders, From the Historic St. Mary’s City

Thank you to our First Responders! Though late in sending, this letter is a most sincere thank you to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad (MVRS), the Public Safety Officers at St. Mary’s College and the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad. On December 13, 2019, one of our guests at Historic St. Mary’s City had a...
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Police From Multiple Agencies Prevent a Man From Harming Himself at Convenience Store in Charles County

Police From Multiple Agencies Prevent a Man From Harming Himself at Convenience Store in Charles County

On April 22, 2020, at approximately 6:42 p.m., officers from the La Plata Police Department, Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police – La Plata Barrack responded to the 5900 block of Crain Highway for the report of a possible overdose. While on the scene officers observed an individual, unrelated to the original...
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UPDATED: COVID-19 Response Feeding Programs Offered Through Community Partners in St. Mary’s County

UPDATED: COVID-19 Response Feeding Programs Offered Through Community Partners in St. Mary’s County

St. Mary’s County Public Schools will provide a drive-up lunch service Monday-Friday, from April 27 – May 15, 2020, at the locations listed below from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. Meals will be offered to all children 18 years and younger free of charge. Parents and children can drive up to these locations...
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McDonald’s Gives Free Meals to First Responders and Healthcare Workers in Southern Maryland

McDonald’s Gives Free Meals to First Responders and Healthcare Workers in Southern Maryland

The special meals will be available at no cost for those in uniform, or those with valid ID, during breakfast, lunch or dinner at participating locations, the hamburger chain confirmed in a press release. “In appreciation for the healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who are committed to our health and safety, McDonald’s...
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Governor Hogan Announces State of Maryland Acquires a Half Million COVID-19 Tests From South Korea

Governor Hogan Announces State of Maryland Acquires a Half Million COVID-19 Tests From South Korea

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has acquired 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea’s LabGenomics. The governor was joined for today’s announcement outside Government House by First Lady Yumi Hogan. Following are the governor’s remarks, as prepared for delivery; “From the beginning of this coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest...
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Maryland Natural Resources Police and Firefighters Rescue 12 Ducklings Stuck in Storm Drain

Maryland Natural Resources Police and Firefighters Rescue 12 Ducklings Stuck in Storm Drain

On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the Maryland Natural Resources Police and Maryland NRP Officer Miller, assisted by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Station 23, rescued 12 ducklings that were stuck in a storm drain. Officers responded to the 8000 Block of Ritchie Highway, after a good samaritan reported that she saw a mother...
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Employees from J.F. Taylor, Inc. are Working Around the Clock to Donate Much Needed PPE to Emergency Personnel

Employees from J.F. Taylor, Inc. are Working Around the Clock to Donate Much Needed PPE to Emergency Personnel

J.F. Taylor, Inc. of Lexington Park is leveraging its engineering and manufacturing resources to provide our local emergency management heroes with needed Personal Protection Equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon hearing of the communities need for face-shields, their Additive Manufacturing Team, led by Mr. Doug Sundheim and Mr. Samuel Silva, J.F. Taylor’s 3D printing...
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Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Don and Nam Nguyen from County Liquors and Adam and Kim Dennis of Pawnit both made donations recently to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department. Don and his wife Nam who own County Liquors in St. Mary’s Square moved to Southern Maryland in 1996 from Virginia, they...
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Kidz Meal Bagz Available at Sheetz to Help Feed Children and Families in Need

Kidz Meal Bagz Available at Sheetz to Help Feed Children and Families in Need

Kidz Meal Bagz is a program providing free meals to help children and families in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meals will be available all day starting Thursday, April 2nd and will include a turkey sandwich, chips and a drink. Families interested in taking advantage of the free Kidz Meal Bagz...
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List of Calvert County Stores with Special Hours for Citizens Aged 60 and Up

The Calvert County Health Department does not endorse or promote for profit businesses. We are sharing this information for the sole purpose of keeping the community informed of services that may benefit those in need of specific information. These are the hours specified for senior citizens. It’s probably best to call the store of...
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Feed St. Mary’s Food Bank Opens for Business

Feed St. Mary’s Food Bank Opens for Business

Feed St. Mary’s, a dedicated Food Bank for St. Mary’s County, was established to provide a reliable and sustainable source of food for some 12 operational soup kitchens and food pantries within St. Mary’s County. Feed St. Mary’s officially started conducting business in March 2020. On March 20, Feed St. Mary’s, received its first...
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St. Mary’s County Woman Wins $100,000 with Scratch-off at California Sheetz

St. Mary’s County Woman Wins $100,000 with Scratch-off at California Sheetz

St. Mary’s County woman wins top prize playing Rose Gold game A Leonardtown woman reports having no thoughts of buying a Maryland Lottery scratch-off when she pulled into the gas pumps at a Sheetz store in California last week. However, she quickly remembered that she had a winning instant ticket in her purse to...
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Patuxent Habitat and Home Depot Lend a Helping Hand to Local Veteran

Patuxent Habitat and Home Depot Lend a Helping Hand to Local Veteran

Former Commander Harry Metzler an Army veteran from Vietnam war era has helped hundreds of veterans through his role at the DAV Chapter 26. Recently Mr. Metzler had fallen in his bathroom, when there was no one home to help him get back on his feet. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity had heard about this...
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North Point High School Art Teacher James Ball Named 2020 Charles County Teacher of the Year.

North Point High School Art Teacher James Ball Named 2020 Charles County Teacher of the Year.

North Point High School art teacher James Ball is well known among the school community. As a veteran Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teacher of 26 years, Ball is passionate about art and art education. He is also dedicated to athletics and coaches several sports at North Point. One would not know upon first...
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Pink and Blue Memorial Golf Tournament Raises Funds for the Latest Cancer Treatment Equipment

Pink and Blue Memorial Golf Tournament Raises Funds for the Latest Cancer Treatment Equipment

The CalvertHealth Foundation was recently presented a check from members of the Pink and Blue Committee whose members are from the Cannon Club to go toward cancer care. Funds were generated from the recent Memorial Golf Tournament which celebrated the life of Stanley Rosenbauer and raised $20,000 for the CalvertHealth Foundation to invest in...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Thanks Its Partners in WARM Program

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Thanks Its Partners in WARM Program

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office thanks its numerous community partners for their continued assistance in the WARM program (Wrapping Arms ‘Round Many), a local winter emergency sheltering program. The Mission, Trinity Episcopal Church, the Three Oaks Center, the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary, Texas Roadhouse and Target have all provided additional assistance...
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UPDATE: 17-Year-Old Saved with CPR After Medical Emergency at Great Mills High School During Basketball Practice

UPDATE: 12:15 p.m: A student at Great Mills High School recently collapsed during basketball practice and stopped breathing. Working together, school staff, emergency responders and two deputies of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office successfully revived the 17-year-old student. On the evening of February 4, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Man Saved by His Co-Workers and First Responders with CPR and AED After Medical Emergency in Ridge

On Thursday, January 30, 2020, at approximately 9:50 a.m., police fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the 49500 block of Portneys Overlook Road in Ridge, for the reported one subject not breathing. Firefighters and police arrived on the scene to report CPR in progress. After performing CPR and utilizing an AED multiple times,...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Reflects on the Accomplishments of 2019

As another year has ended and we embark upon a new decade, Sheriff Troy Berry and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office reflect on the successes of 2019. Several accomplishments and events stand out most: crime in Charles County is down; new technology has been implemented to aid in criminal investigations; we continue to make...
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