The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the award of more than $2 million to 12 climate resilience projects to help communities prepare for, and recover from, climate-related impacts. These competitive grants are designed to help communities plan and design solutions to withstand flooding and other weather-related events. The projects selected will identify and prioritize...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, July 26, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners approved a request from the County Attorney’s Office to hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, to consider the amendment...
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The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by assisting state, local and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence. The Edward Byrne Memorial...
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The Calvert County Department of Community Resources reminds citizens that food and resource assistance is available. Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) will offer children ages 2-18 free grab-and-go meal kits containing five days of breakfast and lunch meals beginning Wednesday, July 27. Meals will be provided drive-thru style. Children do not have to be...
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The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Secretary, Dr. James D. Fielder, announced that $4.1 million was awarded for thirteen Competitive Institutional Grant proposals at twelve Maryland nursing programs by MHEC’s Nurse Support Program II (NSP II). The FY 2023 Competitive Institutional Grant awards, totaling $4,101,847, include one year resource grants, multi-year implementation grants, and...
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A 24-year-veteran of the Maryland State Police is recognized as the emergency medical service Clinician of the Year by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). Lt. Nathan Wheelock was honored during a ceremony on June 6, 2022. The prestigious award was presented by Dr. Ted Delbridge, Executive Director of MIEMSS. Each...
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With prolonged high temperatures in our area, the Department of Emergency Services urges citizens to take precautions: Young children and infants are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illness and death, as their bodies are less able to adapt to heat than are adults. Older adults, particularly those with preexisting diseases, who take certain medications, are...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Harley David Frost, age 33. Frost is wanted for First-Degree Assault. Anyone with information in regards to Frost, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800, Sgt. Phillip Foote (443) 624-7137, DFC J. Murphy (410) 474-4413 and/or DFC Chip...
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The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department released the following statement. “It is with great sadness that our department announces the passing of Past Engineer and Life Member, John “Jay” Johnson, Jr. Jay has been a faithful presence in our department for many years and a valuable senior member we could always count on. Our...
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UPDATE 7/27/2022: On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 1:13 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to 50 Nursery Court in Lusby, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke coming from the a two-story split level residence and upon further investigation, firefighters found a fire on...
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UPDATE 7/26/2022: On Monday, July 25, 2022, at 12:15 a.m., firefighters responded to 6415 Valley Road in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the 2-story residence. The owner/occupant is identified as Harry Hairfield, with the estimated loss of structure and contents valued at...
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Jay Gordon, age 55, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of child pornography. Gordon was identified as a suspect in the trafficking of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”), also called child pornography, during a nationwide investigation involving the receipt and distribution of CSAM via Dark Web sites and forum. The guilty plea...
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On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m., firefighters responded to the 8000 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy, for the reports of a car on fire inside the garage Firefighters arrived on the scene in just minutes and located a detached shed and a car vehicle on fire. Crews determined the fire...
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Glenn Alan Woods, 89, of Lusby, MD and formerly of Rockville, MD passed away on July 20, 2022 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born January 29, 1933 in Panama City, FL, he was the son of the late Lonnie Woods and Jewell (Corley) Harris. Glenn attended Fletcher Boarding School in Fletcher, NC and Washington...
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Francis Elliott “Sonny” Burch, Jr., 88, of Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on July 22, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Sonny was born on February 4, 1934, to Elliott and Elizabeth Burch in Leonardtown, MD. After graduating from Charlotte Hall Military Academy in 1952, he pursued a degree in business...
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Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) today announced $10 million in block and competitive grant awards to help support programs around the state to address the opioid crisis. The grant funding, which will be distributed between July 2022 and June 2023, will be used to support the Hogan-Rutherford administration’s policy...
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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. The bill would protect access to critical reproductive health care services—like birth control, cancer screenings and more—by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the...
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“Every Sailor a Damage Controlman,” goes thee adage for seagoing personnel, referring to every Sailor’s responsibility in responding to emergencies aboard ship. Firefighters at NAS Patuxent River took that to heart when they completed shipboard firefighting training July 13-16, despite being a stationed on a shore-based air installation. “After hearing of the events taking...
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As applications for Maryland Wear and Carry Permits continue to be received in unprecedented numbers, the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) Licensing Division is issuing the following information to help applicants navigate through the online application process on the Licensing Portal. Pursuant to the recent Supreme Court ruling, on July 5, 2022 Governor...
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Olga Hutchins Russell, 81 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on July 20, 2022 in her home. She was surrounded by her five children and her husband of 58 years when she died. Olga was born on January 24, 1941 in Washington, DC to the late Edward I. Hutchins and Lorraine (Langlois) Hutchins. Olga graduated...
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Francis Elliott “Sonny” Burch, Jr., 88, of Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on July 22, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Sonny was born on February 4, 1934, to Elliott and Elizabeth Burch in Leonardtown, MD. After graduating from Charlotte Hall Military Academy in 1952, he pursued a degree in business...
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On July 22, 2022 at 2:33 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the 2900 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. During the stop, a passenger in the car jumped out, grabbed a handgun that was in his waistband, and threw it before fleeing on foot. He was...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the littering of anti-Semitic propaganda in several neighborhoods throughout Calvert County. The flyers are contained in plastic zipper bags and are thrown from cars onto lawns or placed in mailboxes. Deputies have responded and removed materials when the problem is reported. Similar flyers have been reported in...
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UPDATE 7/25/2022: On July 24 at 10:22 p.m. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in the area of October Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they found Tiesha Janae Johnson, 29, of Waldorf, with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced deceased...
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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced legislation to improve and modernize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in order to strengthen gun safety in our communities. The legislation – which follows last week’s Senate confirmation of Steve Dettelbach to serve as ATF Director – would...
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