The Calvert Marine Museum invites guests to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities, a special evening dedicated to discovery, accessibility, and community connection. Held in partnership with Calvert County Parks & Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Services, the museum and grounds will open exclusively for individuals with disabilities and...
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NAS Patuxent River, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River, is hosting a routine Potassium Iodide (KI) tablet distribution event. This distribution is specifically for NAS Patuxent River personnel living or working within the 10-mile zone of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant....
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Henry Stephen Adams affectionately known as Radar was born in Cheverly, Maryland on July 05, 1968 to the late Francis and Florence Adams, which Francis preceded him in death. He departed this life on February 16, 2026, at Hospice, Loveland, CO. Henry met and fell in love with his best friend Tiffany Lopez. They...
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A late-night boat fire in Drayden caused an estimated $125,000 in damages and spread heat damage to two nearby vessels, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters responded around 11:06 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2026, to 46555 Dennis Point Way in St. Mary’s County for the reported boat fire....
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Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a leading closeout retailer known for its Crazy Deals®, with 175 locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce it has signed leases for four new store locations expected to open in 2026. The new stores, located in Middletown, NY; Glassboro, NJ; Phoenixville, PA; and Prince Frederick, MD, are targeted to...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will perform routine structural and maintenance work on the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert / St. Mary’s counties line beginning Monday night, May 11, 2026. The night time work will continue through late May, weather permitting. Crews...
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Bonnie Clemmer Trott, age 85, of Lothian passed away May 5, 2026. She was born May 5, 1941in Charleston, WV to Rose Nell (Pauley) Clemmer and James Harold Clemmer. Bonnie graduated with honors from Elkview High School in Elkview WV in 1959. In addition to being a full-time homemaker and mother, she worked as...
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Joyce Broome Morgal, 80, of North Beach passed away May 4, 2026. She was born July 15, 1945 in Washington DC. Joy grew up in North Beach and graduated from Calvert High School in 1963. Shortly after high school, she married Joseph Edgar Fowler and they enjoyed 34 years of marriage until his passing...
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Joan Renee Krell, 95, of Severn, formerly of North Beach, Maryland, passed away on May 4, 2026. Joan was born on July 21, 1930, in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Anna (Leiby) and George Tennant. She grew up in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, where she attended Tamaqua High School, graduating class of 1948. She married her...
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Jon Gilbert “Gil” Clopper, 87, of Solomons, Maryland, formerly of Gambrills, Maryland, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Born on June 15, 1938, in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Gil was the son of the late Leroy Clopper and Anna Elizabeth (Bloyer) Clopper. Gil graduated from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland,...
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Stormi Love Blevins, passed away May 2, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 13, 2024 to Brandy Blevins. The moment Stormi was born, her family’s world changed, Stormi was the center of attention and their world now revolved around her. She was a happy, bubbly baby who was full of...
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Michael Robert Beener, 81, of Dunkirk, Maryland, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away on May 1, 2026, at Calvert Health Medical Center in Prince Frederick. Michael was born on September 1, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, one of three children to Maxine (Mueller) and Robert Beener. Michael grew up in Waterloo and later resided in...
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Joyce Ann Shauver, age 87, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2026, at Hospice House of Charles County. Joyce, affectionately known as “Honey” to everyone who knew her, was born on July 28, 1938, in Washington, D.C., to the late Frank Peter Pirrone and Alberta Agnes Vaccaro. In addition to her...
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Katherine L. Gott, lovingly known to all as “Kitty,” passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30 at the age of 87 at Assisted Living at Yellow Bank. Born on October 3, 1938, Kitty was the fourth of five daughters of William and Elsie (McKenny) Bowen Degenhard. She was raised on the family tobacco farm...
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Stephon Maurice Jones, age 40, of Chesapeake Beach MD, passed away on April 29, 2026 at Washington Hospital Center surrounded by family and friends after a heart transplant that had a lot of complications. Stephon was a volunteer firefighter/EMT for Morningside Station 27 since 2008 and Bowie Firehouse Station 39 since 2016. He also...
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John Jeffrey Posner, Sr. passed away on April 28, 2026 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born May 2, 1960 in Washington, D.C. to Paul and Doris Posner. He grew up in New Carrollton and Bethesda and graduated from Walt Whittman High School in 1978. His family then moved to Severna Park....
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Henry “Hank” Michael Gannon, 76, of Bryantown, MD, passed away on April 21, 2026. On October 20, 1949, Hank was born in Washington, DC, to the late Charles and Leland Gannon. For more than two years, Hank served honorably in the United States Army, specializing as a helicopter technician in Vietnam. Throughout his military...
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On September 14, 2025, James Leo Burke Jr. passed away in Copley, Ohio after a long illness. Born in 1929 to JL and Grace (Cook) Burke, he grew up on the family farm southwest of Hazelton, Iowa. Graduating from Hazelton High School in 1947, he enlisted in the US Navy. Initially trained as an...
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James Edmund “Donald” Dockery, 83 of Glen Burnie, MD (formerly of Lexington Park, MD) passed away on April 26, 2026 at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena, MD. He was born on February 2, 1943 in Washington D.C. to the late Harvey A. Dockery and Maria (Powell) Dockery. Donald attended the Center for Life...
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Margaret “Bea” Beatrice Rippy, 87, of Waldorf, MD, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on April 29, 2026. Bea was born in Bushwood, Maryland, on January 11, 1939, to the late Arthur and Mary Wathen. On June 21, 1958, Bea was married to the love of her life, Tarleton Rippy. They were blessed...
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Regina “Tina” Ann Swan, 78, of Ridge, Maryland, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026. Born on July 14, 1947, in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Carolyn Clark. Tina had a lifelong career in the federal government before retiring to spend time with family. She later enjoyed volunteering...
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On April 28 at 8:46 p.m., officers observed Labrons Edward Butler, age 50, of Nanjemoy, traveling in a vehicle in the area of Bryans Road; he was known to have two active arrest warrants. Officers initiated a traffic stop and arrested Butler. A passenger in the vehicle, Lewis Andrew Washington, age 64, was found...
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Barry Jeremiah Parran, 58, of Prince Frederick, faces multiple criminal and traffic charges after Calvert County deputies responded to a report of a driver slumped over inside a vehicle on Arthur King Road during the early morning hours of May 2, 2026. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County,...
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On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer special cruises to St. Clement’s Island State Park aboard North Star Charters. Visitors are invited to enjoy a scenic trip to the island along with access to the historic Blackistone Lighthouse. Tickets are $7 per person for visitors of all ages...
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Sgt. Kevin Molitor was named Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Police Officer of the Year for 2026 in a special ceremony hosted by the St. Mary’s County Commissioners and Department of Aging and Human Services. Molitor, a Naval District Washington Police Officer stationed at Pax River, joined the air station’s Security Department in January...
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