On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $494,446,200, an increase of 9.8 percent over last year. The adopted budget provides historic funding for Charles County Public Schools, makes critical investments in core programs and services, record-level investments in public safety, and does not increase...
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The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees approved on Friday, May 13, the graduates of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Class of 2022, comprised of 351 Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science degrees, and 24 Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. The Board also approved proposed budgets and greenlit a long-range tuition strategy....
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On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 10:10 p.m., Southern District officers responded to Davidsonville Road at Kings Retreat Road for a crash involving a pedestrian. The investigation revealed that a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling southbound on Davidsonville Road approaching Palomino Court. Davidsonville Road is undergoing repaving and construction crews were on scene...
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On May 9, 2022, Deputy Ashely and DFC Idol from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Solomons Island Road at West End Blvd. in St. Leonard, on a vehicle swerving all over the roadway. Contact was made with passenger Taylor Elaine Griffith, 24 of Lusby, who had open warrants and...
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On May 10, 2022, deputies the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a theft that had just occurred at the Ulta Beauty store located at 845 N. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick. Deputies learned four females had left Ulta Beauty with stolen merchandise. Investigation revealed two of the females removed boxes of...
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John “Jack” Conlon, Jr. 76 of LaPlata, MD passed away on Thursday May 12, 2022 in LaPlata, MD. Jack was born on April 7, 1946 in Washington, DC to the late John and Leona Conlon. He is also predeceased by his wife, Donna Conlon; their grandson Joshua Michael; and sister Judy Boyden. Jack is...
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Gladys “Marie” Murphy, 88, of Mechanicsville, MD peacefully passed away at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in Charlotte Hall, MD on May 14, 2022. “Marie” was born on August 29, 1933, to the late Joseph Edward Wathen and Martha Gertrude (Pilkerton) Wathen in Newport, MD. She met Thomas Alvin Murphy and they went on to...
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Mary Odessa Curtis “Totsie”, 92, of Chaptico, MD, passed away May 12, 2022, at home, with her loving family by her side. She was born June 28, 1929 in Budds Creek, MD to the late John Francis Middleton and Eleanor Bush. Mary Odessa, lovingly known by her family and friends as “Totsie”, was a...
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Priscilla Duke Wentworth Hall, 92, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, Eldon, on May 16, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born at Eldon, the family home, on December 1, 1929 to her parents Kenneth B Duke and Lorraine Hodges Duke. She was the youngest of...
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James Marty Armiger Jr., 82 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 07, 2022 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s. He was born on January 18, 1940 in Calvert County, MD to the late James M. Armiger Sr. and Lovey Mister Armiger. James worked as a Landscaper for Wentworth Nursery until he retired. He...
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Charles “Chuck” Morgan Burch, 59 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 11, 2022 at his home. He was born on August 13, 1962 in Leonardtown, MD to Norman A. Burch Sr. and Mary Rose Payne Burch. Chuck was self-employed as a waterman and he also enjoyed farming on the family farm raising tobacco. He...
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Elizabeth Ann Clarke, 62, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with her loving husband at her side. Elizabeth (Betty) was born on January 29, 1960 in Baltimore, MD to Mary Catherine Cross Wathen of Hollywood, MD and the late Melvin Aloysius Wathen, Sr. On July...
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Robert Dayton “Smitty” Smith, 90, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully on May 8, 2022 at his home. He was born on April 24, 1932 in Erwin, TN to the late Lum Smith and Dorothy Mae Peterson Smith. Smitty proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War until his Honorable Discharge in...
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Rebecca Lynn Warring (Becky), age 60, of Golden Beach, MD peacefully passed into Heaven on Friday, May 13, 2022, with family by her side. Becky was born December 29, 1961, in Cheverly, MD to Franklin H. Weaver & Patricia A. Weaver. Becky grew up in Clinton, MD, and graduated from Surrattsville High School in...
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Jan Brandstetter, 74, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Callaway, MD on May 16, 2022. Born on June 26, 1947, Jan was the daughter of John M. and Doris A. Sopousek of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jan had a love of reading and spent 40 years working at the various...
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Glenn Robert Hughes, 66, passed away after complications from surgery at the George Washington University Hospital on May 5, 2022. Glenn was born in Washington, D.C on June 3, 1956, to Arthur and Betty Hughes. Glenn was the oldest sibling of four children. Glenn graduated from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, MD. He...
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On the morning of May 12, 2022, Paul Albert Mackert of Waldorf, MD passed away suddenly at age 63. Paul was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Paul G Mackert and Mary Roberts on March 12, 1959. He was employed by Scaffolding Resources for over 20 years. This company was like family to him. He...
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Donald Eric Little, 61, of Hollywood, MD passed away suddenly and peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born on July 16, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Faber Donald Little and Eleanor Ann Pryce Little. Eric was raised in Johnstown, PA and graduated from Mercersburg Academy. He owned and operated J.R.’s...
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Beverly Jean Windsor, 61, of Upper Marlboro, MD, peacefully passed away at her home on May 12, 2022. Beverly was born on September 20, 1960, to James and Mary Spalding in Clinton, MD. She was known for her gentle and compassionate heart. She always had a smile on her face and a kind word...
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Michael Howard Bruner, Sr., 63, of Callaway, MD passed away suddenly on May 8, 2022 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with his loving wife at his side. He was born on September 23, 1958 in Queens, NY to the late Howard Thomas Bruner, Sr. and Marilyn Louise Svoboda Bruner. On November 30, 1976 Mike...
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James Johnson Morgan, 57, of Upper Marlboro, passed away on May 4, 2022. On February 13, 1965, James was born to John and Hattie Morgan in Maryland. He loved anything that had to do with Harley Davidson and was always making people smile. James is survived by his brothers; Dennis Morgan, Joe Morgan, David...
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David Elmer Morgal, 62, of Aquasco, MD, passed away on May 8, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. On February 26, 1960, David was born to Joseph and Gertrude Morgal in Cheverly, MD. He was the youngest of four children. As the son of sharecroppers, David grew up working the land and providing that which...
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Lawrence Jack Van Gilder, 71, of Charlotte Hall, MD, a proud Vietnam veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away on May 3, 2022. Jack was born on July 1, 1950, to William Stephen and Doris Jean Van Gilder in Morgantown, West Virginia. After Jack graduated from Sidney Lanier High School, AL, he...
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Patricia Ann “Patty” Downs, 70 of Avenue, MD passed away on April 26, 2022 at the Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. Patty was born on September 23, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to the late Llewellyn Thomas Reed, Sr. and Catherine Loretta (Murray) Reed. On May 20, 1972, she married James Steven...
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Deborrah Keene Ferguson, 68, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Deborrah was born on April 3, 1954, to Walter and Audrey Keene in the city of Dunn, NC. After Deborrah graduated from Wakefield High School in 1972 in Arlington, VA then pursued a degree in Nursing at Shenandoah University. After graduation, she worked in health care as a registered nurse for over 35 years....
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