By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lt. Matthew Eastburg, a native of California, Maryland, serves with Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 45 based out of Jacksonville, Florida. The squadron’s primary mission is to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Eastburg, a 2012 graduate of Great...
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Enrollment for College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) homeschool programming opens July 12, with classes expanding to St. Mary’s County as the educational alternative continues to grow in popularity throughout the region. CSM Kids’ & Teen College has offered families a supportive community along with a customizable experience that includes a wide variety of homeschool...
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On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Lincoln Avenue in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway with one patient with injuries. The operator of...
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Barbara Louise Johnston, 77 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on June 25, 2023 at home with her loving family at her side. She was born on July 24, 1945 in Wilkinsburg, PA to the late Harold Arthur Lersch and Mary Louise Jack Lersch. Barbara worked as an Accountant for the United States Navy at...
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md.: The Navy’s Tomahawk Weapons System program office (PMA-280) welcomed a new program manager during a ceremony July 6 in Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Rear Adm. Stephen Tedford, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO (U&W)), presided over the change of command ceremony where...
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St. Mary’s County banker counts up big win on the $30 Cash is King ticket A St. Mary’s County woman is counting up her own coins after winning a $50,000 prize playing the $30 Cash is King scratch-off game. Kimberly Shaw won the big prize while having a fun night with her husband, Colby,...
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.: For the first time, the U.S. and Royal Australian Navies have successfully demonstrated a periodic maintenance interval (PMI) on a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk in Australia. The milestone demonstrates both countries’ commitment to advancing military readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. H-60 Multi-Mission Helicopter Program’s (PMA-299) Special Projects...
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Chesapeake Life Center invites the community to the 18th annual Emily Schindler Memorial Lecture, “Contemporary Integrative Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders,” presented by Dr. Sally Winston. The lecture will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland. In this workshop, Winston will discuss how to...
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Charles County grocery store manager wins top prize on FAST PLAY Winfall Doubler Martika Savoy of Charles County was excited when she realized she had won $100,000 on FAST PLAY Winfall Doubler. Maybe too excited. “I thought I was going to have my baby on the floor,” said the mom who is expecting her...
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced he has joined a coalition of 26 states and cities in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant standards for light- and medium-duty highway vehicles, model years 2027 through 2032, which include passenger cars,...
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Governor Wes Moore announced that nine Maryland nursing programs will receive $5.8 million to help address the state’s nursing shortage. The FY24 Competitive Institutional Grant funding includes one-year resource grants, multi-year implementation grants, and planning grants to get more students out of the classroom and into the workforce. “This funding will create positive and...
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On Friday, July 14, 2023, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police responded to the Tackle Box located at 22035 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary and glass break alarms. Police arrived on the scene within minutes to find the front door glass shattered with a large brick nearby. Upon further investigation,...
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The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received $3.8 million through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program to assist in strengthening Maryland’s food supply chain between farmers and consumers by investing in infrastructure. The Maryland initiative will begin distributing funds in 2024. “We embrace this opportunity to help our farmers...
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Esther Irene Leftwich, nee Pilkerton, was born and raised in Beltsville MD to Frances Elizabeth (Henton) and Horace Elmer Pilkerton. She was the last surviving sibling of their ten children. She was preceded in death by her husband William Leftwich and her son Gerald Leftwich and her step-son James Leftwich. Surviving are her daughter...
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Margaret M. “Peggy” Buckley, 86, of Owings, MD, passed away July 7, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 22, 1937, in Washington, DC, to the late William E. and Teresa M. (Phelps) Barry. She was preceded in death by her husband, James G. “Jim” Buckley; granddaughter Corey Gilger;...
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Time of Service: July 22, 2023 11:00 AM Service Location: Church by the Chesapeake Justin Dainel Leichtweis, 43, of Lusby MD passed away on July 7, 2023 in Prince Frederick, MD. A full obituary will follow at a later date. Visitation Saturday, July 22, 2023 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Church by the Chesapeake 3255...
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Earl Francis “Frank” Lamb, Sr., 75, of Port Republic passed away July 5, 2023, following a short battle with cancer. He was born on April 13, 1948, in Washington, D.C. to Earl Franklin and Ann Marie (O’Boyle) Lamb. Frank was a proud graduate of DeMatha High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in...
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Diane Elizabeth (White) Cook, 59, of California, MD passed away July 1, 2023, at her home. She was born on July 16, 1963 in Clinton, MD to Francis E. White of Crofton, MD and Joy E. Kroll White of Atlanta, GA. Diane is a 1981 graduate of Surrattsville High School and attended Prince Georges...
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Gay Scott Boecker, 81, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on June 18, 2023 at her home. She was born on July 30, 1941 in Florida to the late John Bernard Scott and Mary Frances (Lanier) Scott. Gay was born in Jacksonville, FL and grew up in Winter Haven, FL. She took pride in being...
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Lieutenant Commander Gary Green USN (Ret.), beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, June 14th surrounded by his family. Gary was born to Carrie Bell (Harper) Green and Herron Green on August 28, 1952, in Houston, Texas. Gary spent his childhood years in the tight-knit Acres Homes neighborhood where he learned the...
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David Arnold Raley, Sr. of Ridge, Maryland passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children on June 28, 2023, he was 75. He was born September 11, 1947 in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late Harry C. Raley and Thelma H. Raley. Dave grew up in Callaway, Maryland. He attended Little Flower...
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Gloria Jean Stanley, age 80, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at The Hospice House of St. Mary’s, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 24, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was one of eight children to the late Harry Tiedemann and Margaret Sturm Tiedemann. After graduating high...
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Thomas Edward Sweeney, 78, known to many as Tom, of Hollywood, MD passed away on June 21, 2023 in Annapolis, MD. He was born on March 20, 1945 in Washington, DC to the late Thomas Irving Sweeney and Theresa Lottie (Kiefer) Sweeney. He was the brother of George Sweeney (Patricia) of Deale, MD. Tom...
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Community members of all ages can now welcome back the summer tradition of roller skating! Join us at the newly renovated Leonard Hall Recreation Center every Friday afternoon from 2 – 4 p.m. for an afternoon of music and staying active indoors to beat the summer heat. Entrance is $5.00 per person and skates...
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The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is at capacity for housing shelter animals. To help unite these wonderful animals with forever homes, the shelter is hosting a “Sweating Off the Shelter Pounds” adoption event and waiving fees for any adoptable animal that has been at the shelter for 30 days or more to qualified...
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