Due to predicted rainfall and possible flooding conditions resulting from Hurricane Ian, sand and sandbags are available for Calvert County residents who need them to protect property. Sandbags are available at the following locations Appeal Convenience Center (200 Sweetwater Road, Lusby) Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7...
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UPDATE 9/29/2022: The club leadership had a long meeting this evening regarding the Blessing of the Fleet. Cancelling this event is not something we take lightly since it is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It is very hard, almost impossible to post a rain date for the Blessing. We start planning this event...
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United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced that Maryland-based developer Stavrou Associates, Inc. and related entities have agreed to pay $185,000 to settle claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans...
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Francis Ethelbert Dean, “Bert”, 83, of Bushwood, MD, formerly of Clements, MD, passed away on September 14, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1939, in Dynard, MD, he was the son of the late Agnes Loretta Hall Dean and the late James Levi Dean and the youngest of five children....
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Thomas Wade Lambert, Jr., 86, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2022 in Leonardtown, Maryland. Born on March 4, 1936 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas Wade Lambert, Sr. and the late Mary Mildred Johnston. Thomas graduated from high school and went on to work as...
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Catherine Elaine Bowling, 64, of Charlotte Hall, MD, peacefully passed away on September 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Catherine was born on September 6, 1958, to Thomas and Patricia McGlynn in Prince George’s County, MD. After graduating from high school, she worked for the federal government in the Department of Labor. Later, she...
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A lifelong resident of Charles County, Roberta (Bobbie) M. Chichester, 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in Willards, Maryland. Born November 29, 1928, in Washington DC to Robert Jackson Martin and Marie Goldsmith Martin, Roberta was the oldest of 4 children. Educated at the local “Hughesville” School and graduated in 1945, she...
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Deborah Dawn Barker, 49 of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away September 20, 2022 in Rockville, Maryland. Deborah was born December 11, 1972 in LaPlata, Maryland to Thomas and Marilyn Higgs. After graduating high school Deborah worked for the St. Mary’s County Government for 25 years at the Office of Aging. Deborah is survived by her...
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Audrey Marie Raley Norton, of Ridge, MD passed away on September 11, 2022 at Discovery Commons at Wildewood. Mrs. Norton was 100 years old. She was born to William Calvert and Mignonette Marie Raley on November 18, 1921, in Dameron, MD. Mrs. Norton grew up on the Raley family farm in Dameron, MD. After...
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Mr. Francis Rogers Jr, of Bronx, NY, formerly of Bushwood, MD, departed his earthly life on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Francis was born on September 5, 1964, in Leonardtown, MD, to the late Francis Rogers Sr. and Mary Lorraine Rogers. Francis was educated in the St. Mary’s County school system. He graduated from Chopticon...
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Edward “Ed” Rosenberg of Waldorf, Md passed away on September 3, 2022. He was born in Harrisburg, PA to Paul Rosenberg and Yetta Elaine Rosenberg (Stein). Ed served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. He attended The Pennsylvania State University where he made the Dean’s List and obtained a Bachelor’s...
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Steven Wallace Helwig, of Charlotte Hall, MD passed away on September 20, 2022 at Anne Arundel Medical Center at the age of 70 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Monica, his children Stephanie, Jonathan, and Joanna, three grandchildren, and his former spouse, Dora. Steve enjoyed...
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We are sad to announce the passing of Carol Charlene Miller of Lusby, MD. She died at age 75 on September 20, 2022. Carol passed away surrounded by her loved ones after her battle with COPD. She is preceded in death by her father, Louis William Zimmerman and her mother, Betty Jane (McComb) Zimmerman....
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Charles Michael “Mike” Orr, 82 of Lusby, MD formerly of Crestline, CA passed away on September 9, 2022 in Lusby, MD. He was born on August 21, 1940 in Eagle Grove, IA to the late Olive Rosabel and Charles L. Orr. He was the loving husband to Mary Orr whom he married in Las...
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John ‘Jack’ Francis Baggett, passed away peacefully at his home on September 13th 2022, at the age of 92. Jack was born June 3rd, 1930, in the District of Columbia to John and Jessie Baggett . Growing up, Jack lived in Dumfries, VA with his parents and 6 siblings. He was a mischievous little...
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Helen Louise Disharoon, 87 of Lexington Park, MD passed away peacefully at Solomons Nursing Center on September 13, 2022 after battling a long illness. She was born January 3, 1935 in Washington, DC to the late Esther Mae Freeland and Lawrence “Buck” Edward Cox. Helen is survived by her loving husband of 40 years,...
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Violet Adella Summerville Hebele, 94 of Solomons, MD went to be with the Lord after a brief illness on September 12, 2022 with family by her side She always considered Brookville, Pennsylvania, where she was born on February 22, 1928, to be her home. She received her education in Brookville, PA and Maryville College,...
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Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey reports that on September 26, 2022, Jeffrey Scott Osborne, age 50, of Kemblesville PA, received a sentence of 30 years, suspended to 13 years of active incarceration, for the crime of attempted second degree murder. The sentence, imposed by Judge Mark S. Chandlee, was in excess of that...
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For safety purposes, a special traffic plan will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2022 (Youth Day), Saturday, October 1st, and Sunday, October 2nd. No vehicles will be allowed to turn left off of Rt. 231 into the fairgrounds during those hours. An alternate route would be...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is committed to providing the best possible customer service to our community. SMCHD aims to provide constituents, businesses, customers, and stakeholders with services that are courteous, timely, accurate, consistent, accessible, and transparent. SMCHD is seeking input from the community via a short, anonymous survey regarding our customer...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners met with the Maryland Department of Transportation to discuss transportation priorities, including the Thomas Johnson Bridge, MD 5 and Point Lookout...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin a safety and resurfacing project next week on a nearly two-mile section of MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) between the South River Bridge and MD 214 (Central Avenue) in Edgewater, Anne Arundel County. The improvement project will be complete summer 2023, weather...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host a free household hazardous waste collection event for county residents Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The event will be held at the Appeal Landfill located at 401 Sweetwater Rd. in Lusby, from 8:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine. Hazardous household products are...
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U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Larry Clinton Proctor, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, to 87 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and for illegal possession of a machinegun. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney...
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On September 26 at approximately 10:24 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a business located in the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for a report of shoplifting. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. A short time later, officers responded to a robbery at a nearby...
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