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No Injuries Reported After Fire and Rescue Crews Respond to Multiple Vehicles Stuck in Floodwater in North Beach

No Injuries Reported After Fire and Rescue Crews Respond to Multiple Vehicles Stuck in Floodwater in North Beach

On Sunday, May 22, 2022, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 5th Street and Chesapeake Street in North Beach, for the report of multiple vehicles stuck in flood waters. Firefighters from the North Beach VFD, Calvert County EMS, Dive Team, and Sheriff Office responded and located...
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Charles County Public Hearings: Ollie’s Bar and Grill, Lucianna’s Steak House, and Berry Country Market

Charles County Public Hearings: Ollie’s Bar and Grill, Lucianna’s Steak House, and Berry Country Market

Public Hearing: Ollie’s Bar and Grill Post Date:05/20/2022 7:00 AM LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made to the undersigned by Doreen Elizabeth Harris, Ripley, LLC, t/a Ollie’s Bar & Grill 2, 6970 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, Maryland 20646, to redefine the licensed premises to include a defined Outside Service Area. This application is made...
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Mt. Hope Community Center to Temporarily Close May 23-24, 2022 Due to Construction

Mt. Hope Community Center to Temporarily Close May 23-24, 2022 Due to Construction

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation advises citizens that the Mt. Hope Community Center will temporarily close on Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24, 2022, until 5 p.m. due to construction on the communications tower. Normal hours of operation will resume on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Mt. Hope Community Center is...
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Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Waives Adoption Fees for Dogs through May, 2022

Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Waives Adoption Fees for Dogs through May, 2022

The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees for dogs through Tuesday, May 31. Dogs of all ages and personalities are available for adoption. Regular adoption procedures still apply. “Today is National Rescue Dog Day, and it’s a great time for citizens to observe the day by visiting our shelter to find...
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Governor Hogan Announces Plan to Deploy $198 Million in Small Business Relief

Governor Hogan Announces Plan to Deploy $198 Million in Small Business Relief

Governor Larry Hogan announced that the State of Maryland will deploy up to $198 million in federal small business relief through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Maryland was the first state in the nation to submit its SSBCI deployment plan to the United States Treasury Department, and today was one of the...
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Police Recover Replica Handgun from Thomas Stone High School Student

Police Recover Replica Handgun from Thomas Stone High School Student

On Friday, May 20, 2022, at 8:53 a.m., school administrators at Thomas Stone High School were made aware that a student was possibly in possession of what appeared to be a handgun. The school resource officer located the student and found a replica 9mm airsoft gun, which resembles a semi-automatic firearm. The gun was...
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Waldorf Structure Fire Remains Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Waldorf Structure Fire Remains Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Hughesville and surrounding departments responded to 3403 Whitefir Court in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene in under 4 minutes and found fire showing from a 2-story residence. The fire started on the exterior of...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Man Killed After Tree Falls Onto Vehicle in Huntingtown

Maryland State Police Investigating Man Killed After Tree Falls Onto Vehicle in Huntingtown

UPDATE: Troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrick responded and are investigating the incident. Preliminary investigation determined a subject was cutting a tree down in the 2400 block of Smokey Road, when the tree fell onto the occupied vehicle, trapping and killing the victim inside the vehicle. The victim is identified as...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Shooting in White Plains, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Gunshot Wound

AUDIO: Police Investigating Shooting in White Plains, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Gunshot Wound

On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 4:25 p.m., police responded to the area of 3695 Prince Edward Drive in White Plains, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. Dispatchers advised to all responding units, multiple 911 callers reported 10 to 20 shots were fired and advised one subject was possibly shot. Police arrived...
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Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Conduct Increased Enforcement Initiatives Due to Increase in Violent Crime

Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Conduct Increased Enforcement Initiatives Due to Increase in Violent Crime

Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack have conducted several criminal enforcement initiatives over the past month as a proactive response to an increase in violent crime in St. Mary’s County. Between April 5 and May 13, 2022, troopers have participated in multiple criminal enforcement initiatives, where they have specifically targeted those areas...
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VIDEO: One injured, One Arrested After Single Vehicle Rolls Over Multiple Times in St. Inigoes, Maryland State Police Investigating

VIDEO: One injured, One Arrested After Single Vehicle Rolls Over Multiple Times in St. Inigoes, Maryland State Police Investigating

On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 47818 Beachville Road in St. Inigoes, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. The 911 caller reported a single vehicle overturned multiple times and went into the NAS Webster Field security...
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Police Searching for Operator of Vehicle After Striking Two Pedestrians in Piney Point, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Searching for Operator of Vehicle After Striking Two Pedestrians in Piney Point, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Update: Additional photos added on 5/22/2022 5/21/2022: On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Thomas Road in Piney Point, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. Crews arrived on the scene to find two victims in...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Arrest Prince Frederick Man Wanted in Connection with a Shooting in Calvert County

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Arrest Prince Frederick Man Wanted in Connection with a Shooting in Calvert County

UPDATE 5/20/2022: The suspect, Adam Joseph Holland, 20, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, knowingly altering a firearm identification, using firearm in the commission of a violent crime, illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a handgun, illegal possession of a loaded...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested for Distribution of Narcotics

Lexington Park Man Arrested for Distribution of Narcotics

On May 19, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, with assistance from Sheriff’s Office K-9 and the Vice Narcotics Support Team, executed a search and seizure warrant on Michael Dale Wood, age 56 of Lexington Park. Wood was found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected oxycodone...
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Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac Brings All Things “Vintage” to Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac Brings All Things “Vintage” to Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

The Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums present the Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac, on Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park. This event is in conjunction with the nearby Southern Maryland Boat Club’s Piney Point Regatta. RetroFest on...
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Precise Systems Awarded 5-Year, $41 Million Contract to Provide Services for the Presidential Helicopters Program Office

Precise Systems Awarded 5-Year, $41 Million Contract to Provide Services for the Presidential Helicopters Program Office

Precise Systems announces the award of a 5-year, $41M contract to continue providing project management, acquisition management, and technical support services to PMA-274, the Presidential Helicopters Program Office. PMA-274 is responsible for the life-cycle management of the VH Presidential Helicopters, including the VH-3D, VH 60N, VH-92 aircraft and their support systems. Precise is partnered...
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NSWC IHD Employees Receive Top Navy Civilian Service Awards

NSWC IHD Employees Receive Top Navy Civilian Service Awards

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees Frank Tse and Scott Bumgarner were honored with top civilian service awards on May 12, 2022. Tse, Systems Engineering Department chief engineer, was awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and Bumgarner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer, was honored...
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Fire and Rescue Personnel Responding to 84 Lumber in Mechanicsville for High Angle Rescue

Fire and Rescue Personnel Responding to 84 Lumber in Mechanicsville for High Angle Rescue

On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 10:30 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 84 Lumber located at 37675 New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the service call. The 911 caller advised two workers were stuck in a stalled boom truck, approximately 70 feet in the air....
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NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized at Command Honorary Awards Ceremony

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized at Command Honorary Awards Ceremony

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission at the annual Honorary Awards ceremony, May 17 at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center. “One thing my senior enlisted master chief mentors from my Navy career taught me is the importance...
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Child Sexual Abuse and Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minor

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Child Sexual Abuse and Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minor

A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and first-degree child sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel Returns to Solomons Island on June 16-19 at Fisherman’s Wharf

Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel Returns to Solomons Island on June 16-19 at Fisherman’s Wharf

Adventure awaits when Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware returns to Solomons for the first time since 2018 – adventure, fun, and history all in one. From Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June 19, the full-scale replica of the 17th century square-rigged ship will offer deck tours plus 2.5-hour day and evening sails...
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Six St. Mary’s County Correctional Officers Graduate from Emergency Response Team Training

Six St. Mary’s County Correctional Officers Graduate from Emergency Response Team Training

On Friday, May 13, 2022, six Correctional Officers from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, graduated from a 56 hour ERT (Emergency Response Team) training course. This was the first time an ERT course was hosted solely by officers/instructors from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. ERT was established to be the...
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Calvert County Commissioners Celebrate Groundbreakings for Two New Commercial Projects at Patuxent Business Park in Lusby

Calvert County Commissioners Celebrate Groundbreakings for Two New Commercial Projects at Patuxent Business Park in Lusby

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) celebrated the groundbreakings for two new commercial projects at Patuxent Business Park (PBP) in Lusby on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Patuxent Business Park was the first comprehensively planned business campus in Southern Maryland. The purchase and development of this property allowed for assistance in getting critical...
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Peers Recognize CSM Professor Dr. Richard Bilsker With Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

Peers Recognize CSM Professor Dr. Richard Bilsker With Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

College of Southern Maryland Professor of Philosophy Dr. Richard Bilsker was recognized during the college’s 63rd Spring Commencement, and during the college’s Academic Excellence Awards program, for receiving the CSM Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is bestowed upon a full-time professor by members of CSM faculty. “The faculty excellence in teaching award is...
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Dump Truck Driver Charged with Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal Collision in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Dump Truck Driver Charged with Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal Collision in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which one person died early this morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to the area of Interstate 695 and Maryland Route 2 (exit 3B) for a vehicle crash....
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