On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 2:39 p.m., a student at Milton Somers Middle School was riding home from school on the bus when another student produced a knife, pointed it at the student and demanded money. The student replied they did not have money and the student with the knife put the knife...
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On Thursday, October 19, 2023, crews responded around 3:35 p.m. to the two-alarm fire at a two-story brick rowhome in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue in Baltimore City. The fire spread to three other dwellings. Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace stated one firefighter sadly succumbed to their injuries and an additional...
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Calvert County invites all residents and businesses to show support for military veterans during the week of Nov. 6-12, 2023. Join us in lighting buildings and homes in green to raise awareness and express our profound thanks for the sacrifice and service of our veterans. Operation Green Light, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the...
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Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man on Wednesday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Nigel Elijah Roberts, 44, of Bowie, Maryland. Roberts is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and...
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Arthur Donald Marquess, age 90, of Owings, MD passed away October 18, 2023. He was born October 2, 1933 in Calvert County, Maryland to Nora (Cochran) and Lawrence Marquess. He was raised in Owings on his family’s farm and graduated from Calvert High School where he captained the baseball and soccer teams. He served...
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Richard “Dick” Lee Knupp, 88, of Huntingtown, MD passed away October 17th, 2023. He was born in Virginia on October 8th, 1935 to Makle and Ruby Knupp. Richard served in the United States Navy from November of 1952 to September of 1956, and earned the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Navy...
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Randy Alan Harris, 59, of Huntingtown passed away October 17, 2023. He was born October 2, 1964 in Riverdale, MD to Robert Allen and Doris Marie (Rawlings) Harris. Alan grew up in Bladensburg and graduated from Bladensburg High School. He married Marcia Mahan on October 20, 1991 and they have lived in Huntingtown for...
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Its with great sadness to inform everyone “Mary Dawn Gosnell” has passed away. She was surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her sons Ronnie Gosnell & David Wayne Gosnell, her sister Leslie Vannoy and Ex – husband David Gosnell She was preceded in death by her mother Hilda Dohme and brother...
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Austin Matthew McCollum, 24, of Chesapeake Beach passed away October 15, 2023. He was born June 20, 1999 to Joel Barry and Rebecca Jean (Finocchiaro) McCollum. Austin grew up in Chesapeake Beach where he spent his childhood playing football and lacrosse for the Beach Buccaneers. He graduated from Northern High School in 2017, where...
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of Huntingtown passed away suddenly on October 15, 2023. Joey pursued a career in plumbing following in his father’s footsteps. He touched the lives of those around him with his unwavering strength, willingness to help others, and sense of family. He was a man of adventure, hard work, and quick wit. He was passionate...
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Deborah Ann O’Neal, 72, of Owings passed away October 13, 2023. She was born September 4, 1951 in Cheverly, MD to Earl Gordon and Dorothy Ann (King) O’Neal. Deborah grew up in Seat Pleasant, MD and graduated from Central High School. She worked as a secretary for the American Federation of Government Employees for...
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Laura Kay (Sidock) Boone of Lusby, MD went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on October 13, 2023 in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on April 16, 1957 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Joseph Jack Sidock and Catherine Alverta (White) Sidock. Laura graduated in 1976 from Muskegon High School in Muskegon,...
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George Dale Scruggs, Sr. “Uncle G” and “Pop-Pop” 52, of Lusby, Maryland passed away at Calvert Health Medical Center on October 13, 2023, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He was born on August 5, 1971, in Prince Frederick, Maryland to Grady and Agnes Scruggs. George was born and raised in Calvert County, Maryland. He attended...
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Lester Denton, of Sunderland Md., passed away on October 11, 2023. He was born August 31, 1923 to the late Wilburn W. and Louise Ireland Denton. Upon graduating from Calvert High School in 1941 he started a job at the Naval Amphibious Training base in Dowell Md. A year later he attended the University...
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Jeffrey S. Gibson Jr. was born October 8, 1990, in Washington D.C. and passed suddenly at his home in Lexington Park, MD just after his 33rd birthday. He was a brilliant, talented, passionate teacher and a beloved son, brother, and friend. He was loved more than words can express and his absence will be...
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Walter Michael Schleutermann, Sr., 83, of Lusby, MD passed away on October 9, 2023, in Lusby, MD. Walt was a kind and considerate man, known for his contagious laugh and strong faith. Walt was deeply involved in his community and was a nurturing presence to those around him. He was a master handyman and...
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J. Michael “Mike” Kreul, 79, of Shelburne NH, passed away on October 4, 2023. He was born in Baltimore, MD on May 31, 1944, the son of the late John and Mary (Monius) Kreul. Mike was raised and educated in Maryland, graduating high school in 1962 before attending Cornell University, where he earned his...
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UPDATE 10/19/2023: Samuel Tony Bryant, III age 21 of Mechanicsville was arrested on October 9th, 2023, and has been charged with Arson First and Second Degree, Malicious Burning 1st Degree, and Malicious destruction on property $1,000+ and is being held on a no bond status set by Judge Karen Christy Holt. Bryant has a...
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Flora Virginia Norris, 89, of Ridge, Maryland passed away on October 13, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. She was born on January 14, 1934, in Washington D.C. to the late Raymond Crawford Taff and Laura Ann Naomi Funk Taff. The majority of Flora’s life was spent in Ridge, Maryland where she...
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Charles Donald Crofford, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, died October 9, 2023, in the comforting presence of family and the full assurance of Christian faith. He was 94 years old. Don was born September 4, 1929, in Yakima, Washington, to his parents, Abram and Evelyn, one of five children. Abram moved the family to Cutbank, Montana,...
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John was born October 28, 1926, in Norfolk, Va., to Mamie Boone Southall and Arthur Miller Saunders. He has been married to his beloved wife Lois for 28 years. His brothers, Robert and George Saunders, and sister, Katie Robinson, preceded him in death. He has nine children: Arthur T. Saunders (deceased), Kenneth (Sharon), Michel,...
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Roger Louis Combs, 84, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully on October 11, 2023 at Solomons Nursing and Rehab Center with family by his side. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1938 in Great Mills, Maryland, to the late Charles Notre Alexander Combs and Agnes Eva Aud. Roger was a lifelong resident...
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Robert (Bob) Charles Titus, 60, of Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on October 17, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Born on October 24, 1962, to Harold Francis Titus and Marlene Elaine Reinert in Arlington, VA. After graduating from high school, he became a Maryland State Trooper. He served his community in this...
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Donald James Clayton, 70, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on October 12, 2023, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. with his family at his side. He was born on March 13, 1953, to the late James Sidney Clayton and Marie Elizabeth Strotkamp Clayton. Donnie was a lifelong resident of Maryland. He spent...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) will distribute free firearm safety kits to county residents in a community safety initiative. The initiative comes in the wake of Governor Wes Moore signing into law an important piece of legislation in May: Firearm Safety – Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention, S.B. 858, Jaelynn’s Law....
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