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GenOn Holdings Announces Retirement of Three Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Charles County Morgantown Site

GenOn Holdings Announces Retirement of Three Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Charles County Morgantown Site

GenOn Holdings, LLC (GenOn) announced on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that it has initiated the process to permanently retire 2,421 MW of coal-fired electric generating capacity at three stations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The three facilities and associated coal retirements are the 627MW Avon Lake Generating Station located in Avon Lake, OH; the...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 10:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21831 Ronald Drive and Watt Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and halfway into the basement of an...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect in California

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect in California

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an unidentified white male broke into a shed located in the 44700 block of St Andrews Church Road in California, before fleeing the area of foot. The suspect stole a lock to the shed and then entered the shed before fleeing the area on foot....
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located and Arrested Bryan Allen Roberts, 33

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located and Arrested Bryan Allen Roberts, 33

UPDATE: On June 10, 2021, Deputy First Class Budd, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22500 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported wanted individual. Contact was made with Bryan Allen Roberts, 33 of no fixed address, who was wanted on numerous warrants. Roberts refused to...
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La Plata Police Department Receives Complaints of Door-to-Door Solicitation

La Plata Police Department Receives Complaints of Door-to-Door Solicitation

The La Plata Police Department has recently received several complaints about door-to-door solicitors. Door-to-door solicitation is not permitted in the La Plata without a permit from Town Hall. If you notice door-to-door solicitors in your neighborhood, please give LPPD a call (non-emergency) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (M-F) call 301-934-1500, all other hours please call –...
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Elizabeth Anne McCoy Hayes, 68

Elizabeth Anne McCoy Hayes, 68

Elizabeth Anne McCoy Hayes, 68, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side in Leonardtown on June 6th, 2021. She was born in Scotland, Maryland of Fred and Beth McCoy, one of 12 children. Married Walter Edwin Hayes in 1976 with three children, Walter Ian Hayes, Matthew Brendan Hayes, and Mary...
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Margaret Ann Long, 80

Margaret Ann Long, 80

Margaret Ann Long, 80, of Avenue, MD, passed away on June 5, 2021 in Solomons, MD. She was born on January 29th 1941 in Washington, DC and was the daughter of the late Margaret Ann Montgomery Huseman and Carl Joseph Huseman, Sr., and the stepdaughter of Thelma Virginia Morris. Margaret was the loving wife...
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Frances Arleen “Frankie” Gass, 78

Frances Arleen “Frankie” Gass, 78

Frances Arleen “Frankie” Gass, 78, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on June 2, 2021 with her family by her side. Born January 2, 1943 in Washington, DC, she was the loving daughter of the late Paul Benjamin Wise and Mable Virginia Holt Wise. Frankie was the loving wife of Robert Merrill Gass, Sr., whom...
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Teresa D. Cusic

Teresa D. Cusic

Teresa D. Cusic passed into eternal rest, in Leonardtown, on June 1st, 2021. Teresa was 93. Teresa was the daughter of Richard and Beatrice Woodburn, one of 13 children, and lived in St Mary’s County all her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, William F. Cusic, Sr. (Bill). She loved the...
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Elizabeth “Ellen” Hewitt, 88

Elizabeth “Ellen” Hewitt, 88

Elizabeth “Ellen” Hewitt, age 88 of Leonardtown MD, formerly of Valley Lee, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 31, 2021 at her residence. Ellen was born on September 4, 1932 in Maddox, MD. She was the daughter of the late Hillary Francis and Lillian Mae (Pilkerton) Hill. Ellen was the...
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Ashley Renee Merkle “Boogey”, 31

Ashley Renee Merkle “Boogey”, 31

Ashley Renee Merkle “Boogey”, 31, of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Hollywood, MD passed away on May 30, 2021. She was born on September 10, 1989 in Leonardtown, MD, and was the loving daughter of Kimberly Ann Mills of Lexington Park, MD, Charles F. Merkle, Sr. of Bushwood, MD, and stepfather Brad Mills of...
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Catherine “Cathy” Annette Lyon Moore, 60

Catherine “Cathy” Annette Lyon Moore, 60

Catherine “Cathy” Annette Lyon Moore, 60, of Loveville, MD, formerly from Hollywood, MD, passed away on May 30, 2021 in Baltimore, MD. Born November 5, 1960 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the loving daughter of Catherine Louise Vandenbos and the late Truman Lyon. Cathy was the loving wife of the late Jackson Howard Moore,...
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Joseph “Joe” Gutman of Hollywood

Joseph “Joe” Gutman of Hollywood

Joseph “Joe” Gutman of Hollywood, Maryland (son of Joseph and Rose Gutman) passed away on May 27, 2021 after complications following a bone marrow transplant through Johns Hopkins Hospital. Despite battling lymphoma years earlier and then leukemia, Joe handled every situation and setback with strength, dignity and even humor. Joe met the love of...
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Dale Darwood Van Meter, 84

Dale Darwood Van Meter, 84

Dale Darwood Van Meter, 84 of Lexington Park, MD passed away peacefully on May 27, 2021 at home with his wife and children by his side after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Dale was born on December 5, 1936 in Petersburg, WV to the late Mary Elizabeth Van Meter. He was preceded in...
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Richard Paul “Ricky” Yeatman, 64

Richard Paul “Ricky” Yeatman, 64

Richard Paul “Ricky” Yeatman, 64, of Ridge, MD, died at home on June 7, 2021. He was born July 28, 1956, in Leonardtown, a twin son of Harry and Margaret Raley Yeatman. He grew up in Dameron and attended St. Michael’s School and Great Mills High School, graduating in the Class of 1974. In...
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Andrew “Andy” Owen Thompson, 35

Andrew “Andy” Owen Thompson, 35

Andrew “Andy” Owen Thompson, 35, of Myrtle Beach, SC (formerly of Mechanicsville, MD), passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2021. He was born on February 22, 1986, in Clinton, MD to Charles Owen Thompson and Brenda Elaine Thompson. Andy was a complicated man who loved his family. He was a devoted husband to Nancy...
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Nancy “Ashi” Sigrit Thompson

Nancy “Ashi” Sigrit Thompson

Nancy “Ashi” Sigrit Thompson, third daughter of David Cáceres and Ana Soler, was born on February 29, 1988, in Bogota, Colombia. Loved by her grandparents Salvador Cáceres, Ana Celia Galindo, Gumersindo Soler and Dovelda Peña, who were fortunate to see her grow up. Nancy had a beautiful childhood full of dancing, games, and fun...
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George Raymond Hayden, Sr., 84

George Raymond Hayden, Sr., 84

George Raymond Hayden, Sr., 84, died on June 3, 2021. George was a lifelong resident of Popes Creek Road, Newburg MD. He was born on May 3, 1937, to the late Robert Kermit and Annie Mae Hayden. He is preceded in death by his wife Jane Margret (Moser) Hayden and sons Everett Ledman and...
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Robert “Bob” Worley Howard, Sr., 96

Robert “Bob” Worley Howard, Sr., 96

Robert “Bob” Worley Howard, Sr., 96, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday, June 4, 2021. Bob was born October 21, 1924 in York, PA to the late Edward Howard Sr. and Mabel Howard (Worley). He was one (1) of seven (7) children. Bob in 1943, joined the...
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Phyllis Ann Daniel

Phyllis Ann Daniel

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our loving and devoted mother. On the eve of May 30, 2021, Momma, peacefully joined our Creator, now living with God, at peace, with her family by her side. She was born June 30, 1937 in Richmond Va., to the late Katherine Amanda Haifleigh and Edward...
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Arthur Lawrence Miller, 80

Arthur Lawrence Miller, 80

Arthur Lawrence Miller, 80, of Lexington Park, MD passed away peacefully on June 3, 2021 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD with his adoring family by his side. He was born on February 6, 1941 in Albany, New York to the late Arthur Lawrence Miller and Blanche Irene (Wintemberg) Miller. A hard-working, driven,...
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John Phillip “Tenny” Morgan, 79

John Phillip “Tenny” Morgan, 79

John Phillip “Tenny” Morgan, 79, of Avenue, MD passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at the Hospice House in Callaway, MD with his family surrounding him. He was born on September 10, 1941 in Clements, MD and was the son of the late Raymond Standly Morgan and Catherine (Gray) Morgan. A proud...
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Tom Tena, 90

Tom Tena, 90

Tom Tena, 90, passed away at his home in Hollywood, Maryland, in complete peace. He was born on March 21, 1931, in Clifton, Arizona to the late Jose M. Tena and Esther (Armendariz) Tena. At the age of 19, Tom enlisted in the United States Navy. He served his country during the Korean War...
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Priscilla Ann Varner, 68

Priscilla Ann Varner, 68

Priscilla Ann Varner, known by most as Ann, 68, of North Charleston, SC, wife of James “Jim” Varner entered into eternal rest Monday, June 7th, 2021. Ann was born March 20, 1953, in Leonardtown, MD, daughter of Priscilla Duke Wentworth Hall and the late Robert Wentworth. As one of seven siblings, family was always...
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Olde Breton Inn and Bailey’s Catering Hosting “Eddies Brunch and Car Show” on Sunday, August 1, 2021 to Benefit Hospice St. Mary’s!

Olde Breton Inn and Bailey’s Catering Hosting “Eddies Brunch and Car Show” on Sunday, August 1, 2021 to Benefit Hospice St. Mary’s!

Olde Breton Inn and Bailey’s Catering will be hosting “Eddies Brunch and Car Show” on Sunday, August 1, 2021 from 9:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m., at the Olde Breton Inn located at 21890 Society Hill Road in Leonardtown. Admission includes one brunch, and proceeds go directly to Hospice of Saint Mary’s! This event is...
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