A Prince George’s County grand jury today indicted a suspended patrol officer on one count of misconduct in office. The officer is Corporal Dexter Shin. On March 3, 2024, the officer struck a pedestrian with his cruiser in Laurel. The indictment stems from the officer’s failure to report the collision and failure to ensure...
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Around 300 guests mixed and mingled at the Fluegel Alumni Center to celebrate Hospice of the Chesapeake’s history of caring for life at its 45th Anniversary Celebration on May 11, 2024. The event raised $500,000 to support the organization’s hospice, supportive and grief care programs and services provided to patients and families in Anne...
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Maryland State Police beginning Friday will increase enforcement efforts on impaired, aggressive and distracted driving through the Memorial Day weekend. State troopers from all 23 barracks across Maryland will conduct saturation patrols from Friday to Monday. Increased enforcement efforts are funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office. The...
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On May 22, 2024, the administration at Piney Point Elementary School were informed by a student, that another student had brought a hunting knife to school. The knife was located in the student’s backpack and was confiscated from the student’s locker. Central Administration, Safety and Security were notified, along with the student’s parents and...
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Mary Earleen Bowen of Lothian, Maryland, passed away May 20, 2024. Born on August 13, 1944, to parents Everett Earl and Mary “Mazie” Estelle (Griffith) Tucker. Earleen, along with her siblings William (Billy) Tucker, Robert (Bobby) Tucker and Sue (Tucker) Manifold were raised on the family’s tobacco farm in Lothian. One year after graduating...
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Robert Lee Matteson, “Bob” of Lusby, Maryland passed away on May 20, 2024 in Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Bob was born on March 29, 1951 in Prince Frederick, Maryland to the late Harold Merton, Jr. and Eileen Hutchins Matteson. Bob served in the Army in the Vietnam War from 1971 to 1974. He was...
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Barbara Anne Sturgell (90), of Friendship, Maryland, passed away in the early hours of May 17, 2024. Born in the small town of Hamblintown, Tennessee, on April 7, 1934, to her parents Ben and Dorothy (Hackler) Hamblin, Barbara was the oldest of eight children and was, indeed, a coal miner’s daughter. As the eldest,...
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Shannon Noel Berry, also lovingly referred to as “Boogerita ‘Boogs’” and “Baby Thunder”, passed away in Solomons, MD on May 16, 2024, at the age of 33. She is survived by her parents, Edward and Patricia Berry, children Carter and Charlotte Berry, siblings Clark Gorny, Erin Rogers, Joe Washam, Kelly Arthrell, Mike Gorny, Patrick...
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Franklin Garfield Wood Sr. of Huntingtown, MD, departed this life on May 16, 2024 at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Joan Priscilla (Harrison), daughters Robin Stauffer (Brian) and JoAnn Fauth (Steve) and sons Franklin Jr. “Gary” Wood (Linda) and Bryan Wood (Jeannie). His memory lives on...
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Sharon Ann Williams, 61, of Dunkirk, MD passed away May 13, 2024. She was born June 8, 1962 in Cheverly, MD to James Walter Jameson and Barbra Ann Hardesty. She worked as a server and bartender at Shady Oak Restaurant. Please extend something to her Shady Oak Crew, because that was her whole life...
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Ray Edgar Gaskill, Jr, 66, passed away on May 19, 2024 at his son’s residence in Leonardtown, Maryland. He was a resident of St. Mary’s and Charles Counties for over 50 years. He was born on December 7, 1957 at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and is the son of the late Ray...
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Lawrence (Larry) Angelo Forte, 67, of Drayden, MD, passed away at his home while surrounded by his immediate family on May 12, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Larry was born on September 8, 1956 to Lawrence Joseph and Ellen Josephine Mastrogiacomo Forte in Jersey City, New Jersey. After graduating from Floyd E....
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Pauline Louise Cooke, 89, of Mechanicsville, MD peacefully passed away on May 10, 2024, at the Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center in Lexington Park, MD. Pauline, and her twin sister Patricia Hanger, were born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1934, to the late Francis Edward Stout and Mary Louise Stout. In 1952 she met...
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Marian Ann, 87, of St. Inigoes, MD passed away peacefully on May 10, 2024 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD, with her loving family at her side. She was born on April 6, 1937 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Benjamin Osborne Unkle and Marian (nee: Bohanan) Unkle. Marian Ann was a lifelong...
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Mrs. Janice Adele (Craig) Pitts, 86, passed away peacefully after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease on May 17, 2024. Janice was born in Washington DC to the late Catherine Mildred Craig and James Nelson Craig, Sr. on May 19, 1937. She graduated from Anacostia High School in 1955. Growing up, she was involved with...
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Julian Michael “Mike” Souders, 69, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on May 11, 2024 at Select Specialty Hospital in Richmond, VA with his loving family at his side. Born on July 15, 1954 in Washinton D.C., he is the son of the late Julian Edward Souders and Betty Jane (nee: Hood) Souders. Mike is...
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Damian Broome, 49, of Dundalk, MD, passed away on May 14, 2024. Born on January 16, 1975, to Steven T. Broome and Annette M. Broome, Damian was a carpenter and chef. In addition to his parents, his sister, Sadie Broome-Coombs, and brother-in-law Buster Coombs of Mechanicsville, MD, Damian is survived by his long-time partner,...
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Paul David Summers, 78, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Morningside House of St. Charles in Waldorf, MD. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, April 4, 1946, son of Dempsie Summers and Lucille Rexrode Summers. After graduating from Chillicothe High School in 1964 he went on to attend...
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Robert James “Bobby” Bicknell, Jr., 67, of Lexington Park, MD peacefully left his earthly body, while surrounded by loves ones, on May 15, 2024. He was the eldest child of the late Robert James Bicknell, Sr. and Bertie “Jane” Jackson Bicknell of Callaway, MD. Bobby was born May 19, 1956 in Riverdale, MD and...
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The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) today announced adjusted vehicle registration rates for Fiscal Year 2025 renewals. The new rates are a result of legislation passed earlier this year – the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 – which supports a balanced approach to maintaining the state’s budget and transportation infrastructure. “As directed...
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Something ancient is making its way onto the shores of Maryland – the annual spawning migration of horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus. The migration usually takes place from May through July, and its peak culminates with high tides on or around each full and new moon in May and June. Dating back an estimated 350 million...
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Governor Moore announced $19.6 million in Fiscal Year 2024 awards through a new Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development program to help more Marylanders access high-speed, affordable internet. Home Stretch for Difficult to Serve Properties, administered by the department’s Office of Statewide Broadband, will provide internet access to approximately 2,400 unserved Maryland households...
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On Saturday, May 18, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road. Several witnesses reported the operator of one vehicle had fled the scene of the accident on foot. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a...
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Today, the Maryland State Board of Education and Maryland State Department of Education held a special recognition ceremony for the 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year at the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building. Each of the state’s 24 school systems selects a Teacher of the Year who exemplifies outstanding work as an educator. “So...
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On Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 8:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Highgrove Drive in White Plains for the report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they did not locate anyone with gunshot wounds; however, it was discovered several shots were fired and one of the rounds struck a house with adults...
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