The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it will invest an additional $22.5 million in conservation assistance in fiscal year 2022 to help farmers boost water quality improvements and conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The new Chesapeake Bay States’ Partnerships Initiative will support Bay-area farmers, building on a $1.1 billion investment made...
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The Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, one of the mid-Atlantic’s signature jazz events held along the shores of the beautiful Potomac River and in the charming Town of Leonardtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, will feature fantastic jazz artists and related events during the three-day jazz weekend in 2022. This popular annual festival, which...
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On Sunday, May 22, 2022, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 5th Street and Chesapeake Street in North Beach, for the report of multiple vehicles stuck in flood waters. Firefighters from the North Beach VFD, Calvert County EMS, Dive Team, and Sheriff Office responded and located...
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Public Hearing: Ollie’s Bar and Grill Post Date:05/20/2022 7:00 AM LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made to the undersigned by Doreen Elizabeth Harris, Ripley, LLC, t/a Ollie’s Bar & Grill 2, 6970 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, Maryland 20646, to redefine the licensed premises to include a defined Outside Service Area. This application is made...
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The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation advises citizens that the Mt. Hope Community Center will temporarily close on Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24, 2022, until 5 p.m. due to construction on the communications tower. Normal hours of operation will resume on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Mt. Hope Community Center is...
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The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees for dogs through Tuesday, May 31. Dogs of all ages and personalities are available for adoption. Regular adoption procedures still apply. “Today is National Rescue Dog Day, and it’s a great time for citizens to observe the day by visiting our shelter to find...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that the State of Maryland will deploy up to $198 million in federal small business relief through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Maryland was the first state in the nation to submit its SSBCI deployment plan to the United States Treasury Department, and today was one of the...
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On Friday, May 20, 2022, at 8:53 a.m., school administrators at Thomas Stone High School were made aware that a student was possibly in possession of what appeared to be a handgun. The school resource officer located the student and found a replica 9mm airsoft gun, which resembles a semi-automatic firearm. The gun was...
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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Hughesville and surrounding departments responded to 3403 Whitefir Court in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene in under 4 minutes and found fire showing from a 2-story residence. The fire started on the exterior of...
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Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack have conducted several criminal enforcement initiatives over the past month as a proactive response to an increase in violent crime in St. Mary’s County. Between April 5 and May 13, 2022, troopers have participated in multiple criminal enforcement initiatives, where they have specifically targeted those areas...
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The Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums present the Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac, on Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park. This event is in conjunction with the nearby Southern Maryland Boat Club’s Piney Point Regatta. RetroFest on...
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Precise Systems announces the award of a 5-year, $41M contract to continue providing project management, acquisition management, and technical support services to PMA-274, the Presidential Helicopters Program Office. PMA-274 is responsible for the life-cycle management of the VH Presidential Helicopters, including the VH-3D, VH 60N, VH-92 aircraft and their support systems. Precise is partnered...
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees Frank Tse and Scott Bumgarner were honored with top civilian service awards on May 12, 2022. Tse, Systems Engineering Department chief engineer, was awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and Bumgarner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer, was honored...
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On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 10:30 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 84 Lumber located at 37675 New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the service call. The 911 caller advised two workers were stuck in a stalled boom truck, approximately 70 feet in the air....
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission at the annual Honorary Awards ceremony, May 17 at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center. “One thing my senior enlisted master chief mentors from my Navy career taught me is the importance...
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A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and first-degree child sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Adventure awaits when Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware returns to Solomons for the first time since 2018 – adventure, fun, and history all in one. From Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June 19, the full-scale replica of the 17th century square-rigged ship will offer deck tours plus 2.5-hour day and evening sails...
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On Friday, May 13, 2022, six Correctional Officers from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, graduated from a 56 hour ERT (Emergency Response Team) training course. This was the first time an ERT course was hosted solely by officers/instructors from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. ERT was established to be the...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) celebrated the groundbreakings for two new commercial projects at Patuxent Business Park (PBP) in Lusby on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Patuxent Business Park was the first comprehensively planned business campus in Southern Maryland. The purchase and development of this property allowed for assistance in getting critical...
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College of Southern Maryland Professor of Philosophy Dr. Richard Bilsker was recognized during the college’s 63rd Spring Commencement, and during the college’s Academic Excellence Awards program, for receiving the CSM Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is bestowed upon a full-time professor by members of CSM faculty. “The faculty excellence in teaching award is...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which one person died early this morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to the area of Interstate 695 and Maryland Route 2 (exit 3B) for a vehicle crash....
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The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) is moving forward with integrating its two key elements—the MQ-25 air vehicle and the MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) at the program’s System Test and Integration Lab (STIL) at Patuxent River. PMA-268 is the lead systems integrator, working closely with its two prime industry partners, Boeing ...
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On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $494,446,200, an increase of 9.8 percent over last year. The adopted budget provides historic funding for Charles County Public Schools, makes critical investments in core programs and services, record-level investments in public safety, and does not increase...
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The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees approved on Friday, May 13, the graduates of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Class of 2022, comprised of 351 Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science degrees, and 24 Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. The Board also approved proposed budgets and greenlit a long-range tuition strategy....
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On May 9, 2022, Deputy Ashely and DFC Idol from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Solomons Island Road at West End Blvd. in St. Leonard, on a vehicle swerving all over the roadway. Contact was made with passenger Taylor Elaine Griffith, 24 of Lusby, who had open warrants and...
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