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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Thieves stole four luxury cars on Sunday, December 29, 2019 from AMKO Auto, in Waldorf . Thieves ransacked the office and damaged a 2015 Dodge Challenger during the burglary. According to the owner, the burglary took place at around 6:00 p.m. Approximately five men spent 30 minutes at the lot before fleeing the scene...
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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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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the members of the CCSO Forensic Science Unit are pleased to announce the Agency is now utilizing the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) – a program managed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The NIBIN program automates ballistics evaluations and provides actionable...
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Calvert Hospice was the grateful recipient of a $10,000 donation from American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach. As a small, nonprofit community-based hospice, we are the only resource for hospice care in Calvert County. Our funding is received from Medicare, donations, fundraising efforts, and grants. This donation from the American Legion will...
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On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 5:35 a.m., the Charles County 911 center received a call stating “their home was on fire and someone was trapped in the basement”. Firefighters from La Plata and surrounding volunteer departments responded to 11345 Dobbins Lane in La Plata, and first arriving units reported a working structure...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police have identified the pilot who was killed in a small plane crash Sunday in Prince George’s County. The victim has been identified as Gordon Allen, 61, of Bronx, New York. According to a preliminary investigation, Allen died when his plane crashed at about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday. Troopers from the...
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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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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Greenbelt early Wednesday morning. The decedent is 37-year-old Jose Galvan-Montesinos of Riverdale. On December 25, 2019, at approximately 2:00 am, officers responded to the area of Kenilworth Avenue and Old Calvert Road for a single-vehicle collision. Upon...
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Detectives arrested a man and charged him with sexually assaulting a woman he had just met on a dating app. The suspect is 23-year-old Michael Crutchfield II of the 6900 block of Halleck Street in District Heights. On December 24th, at approximately 3:30 am, detectives responded to a hospital in Washington D.C., for the...
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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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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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New Year’s Eve is always an exciting night, but for one lucky Maryland Lottery player, it could be life-changing. Five Maryland Lottery winners will be among more than 300 lottery participants from across the nation vying to become the First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year℠. A VIP trip to New York City will culminate with a...
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UPDATE 12/27/19: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested three suspects involved in a shooting which took place earlier this year. On September 27, 2019, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Medinah Street and Mesquite Court in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the...
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On Christmas Eve, Santa and all of his helpers from Bay District loaded up on apparatus and took a trip to Chesapeake Shores to visit with the residents. Santa came prepared with gift bags full of goodies for ALL. Our first stop was the recreation area where the staff had a large number of...
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Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks who patrol every county will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and other violations that often contribute to highway tragedies, especially during the holiday season. Additional troopers will be working overtime assignments funded by highway safety grants...
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For at least the last ten years, Corrections Officers at the Charles County Detention Center have hosted an annual Toy Drive to benefit the Charles County Children’s Aid Society’s Christmas Connection program. Prior to 2019, the Toy Drive’s most successful year raised over $3,000 in donations. However, with help from organizations such as the...
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On Monday, December 23, 2019, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a single vehicle on Maryland Route 234 (Budds Creek Road) in the area of Jenkins Road in Charlotte Hall. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State...
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On December 9, 2019 deputies of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into a reported CDS violation involving a teacher soliciting a student for prescribed medication. The investigation revealed that the teacher, Elizabeth Day, solicited a 16-year-old student to purchase two (2) ADHD pills for $20.00. Day is a...
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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Maryland and its local affiliate, NAMI Southern Maryland, are hosting Voices of Experience: Living Well with Mental Illness for the first time ever in Southern Maryland on January 14, 2020. This free program features trained speakers who share their personal journeys with mental illness and recovery. There will...
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For the second year in a row, Governor Hogan has led a successful bipartisan effort to protect federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration. The U.S. Senate today gave final approval to a government funding bill that includes $85 million for Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, a 16% increase over last year. In Maryland, the Hogan...
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