Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees recently held a fund-raising event and donated $63,000 to three shelters serving Southern Maryland: Lifestyles of Maryland, Inc.—Robert J. Fuller Transitional House of Charles County, Project Echo, Inc. of Calvert County, and Three Oaks Center of St. Mary’s County. “A home is more than shelter from the elements....
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Jill Marie Knittel, 46, of Scotland, and Kevin Bryan Wright, 41, of California, are facing misdemeanor theft charges after store staff reported a shoplifting incident at a grocery store in California in November 2025, according to court documents. In a separate case days later, Knittel is also charged with drug offenses after a Maryland...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Emergency Services encourages all residents to plan ahead and prepare early to ensure they are ready for winter. Prolonged cold conditions and winter storms raise the risk of freezing home plumbing, community water main breaks, automobile failures, transportation interruptions, automobile accidents, power outages, home heating system failures, hypothermia,...
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On Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, an audience of 200+ attended the 3rd Annual TPP Defense Summit, a full-day program of dynamic panels and speakers, including NAWCAD leadership. Ms. Bonnie Green, TPP Executive Director, welcomed everyone and discussed the challenges of organizing the Defense Summit during a government shutdown. Delivering a useful, informative full-day Summit,...
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Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward in reference to a reckless endangerment case that occurred on November 30th, 2025, at 8:15 p.m. in which unknown suspect(s) fired several rounds from a handgun into an apartment in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf. None of the occupants inside were injured....
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The expanded patrols will focus on preventing theft from vehicles, promoting responsible driving, and ensuring residents and visitors feel safe during one of the busiest times of the year. Deputies will be highly visible in commercial areas, particularly during peak shopping hours, and will continue proactive patrols in residential communities. In addition to crime...
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On a chilly fall morning, as fog drifted over the Potomac River, scientists with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources hauled three concrete balls out of the water. Inside each of these 25-pound, thick-walled bowls was a chamber containing several small shells—a group of year-old freshwater mussels. Their concrete shelters, or silos, allowed the...
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On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at approximately 7:10 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the La Plata High School located at 6035 Radio Station Road in La Plata, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. 911 callers reported a crossing guard was struck by a vehicle and was possibly...
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On Monday, December 1, 2025, at approximately 6:55 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to the 9900 block of Bunker Hill Road, for the reported house on fire. 911 callers reported a heater was left on with the room currently caught on fire with one dog trapped in the home. Crews arrived...
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Governor Wes Moore announced that the new feature film “They Fight,” which generated approximately $9.4 million in economic impact and supported 375 jobs while filming in Maryland, will be released next year on Disney+ and Hulu. The film’s production wrapped last month and included Marylanders at all levels, from leadership to cast and crew....
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Dorothy Belle Wood, 87, of Leonardtown, Maryland, formerly of Lusby, Maryland, passed away peacefully at her home on November 27, 2025. Born on January 30, 1938, in Prince Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy and William Tory Bafford. Dorothy was a proud graduate of Calvert High School. She served her...
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Andrew Honore Jazwinski was born on January 11, 1936, in Warsaw, Poland, and passed away on November 21, 2025. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Anita Jazwinski, and his parents, Stanislaw and Helena Jazwinski. Andrew is survived by his daughters, Julie J. O’Dell of Owings, Maryland, and Elizabeth L. Jazwinski of Lusby, Maryland....
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Robert Francis Hardin—Bob to friends, Bobby to his mother, and forever “Daddio” to his girls—went home to the Lord on November 18, 2025, at the age of 77. He spent the second half of his life proving that God really does turn ashes into beauty, and he did it with a “Howdy doody!”, a...
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Herman Bradley Rawlings, “Brad,” 64, of Owings, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025. Born on September 1, 1961, in Prince Frederick, MD, Brad was the son of Everard Lee Rawlings and Madolyn Veronica Rawlings. He grew up in Calvert County, attending Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School in...
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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of the cherished Jeffrey Matthew Jordan, 45, of Lusby, MD, who left us on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Jeffrey was born on October 2, 1980, in Chattanooga, TN. Jeff was a brilliant and resourceful man who took immense pride in his ability to...
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Norman Russell Manifold passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025, at his home in Deale, Maryland. He was born on November 26th, 1935, in Deale, where he was a lifelong resident except for a brief sojourn in Shady Side, MD. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary E. Chaney and James Donald...
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Dorothy Emma Tant, 83, of Falls Church, Virginia, passed away on November 22, 2025, in Solomons, Maryland. Born August 23, 1942, in Camden, New Jersey, Dorothy was the beloved daughter of the late Emma Rainas Callen and Lester Morgan Callen. Dorothy proudly served her country in the United States Army and was an honorably...
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Diane L. Wood, 78, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday November 22, 2025 in Prince Frederick, MD. Diane L. Wood was born on March 3, 1947 at the Annapolis Naval Academy Hospital to Milly and Gene Hromadka. At the age of 5 she was enrolled into the Peabody School of Music, Baltimore...
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On November 24, 2025, Peter Christian Lund, 94, of Waldorf, MD, passed away peacefully at home. Peter was born in Takoma Park, MD, on February 14, 1931, to the late Axel Peter Lund and Mary Evelyn (Marquis) Lund, and raised in Clinton, Maryland. He married the former Betty Louise Snyder of Clinton, Maryland, and...
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Nick Karnbach (38) passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on November 24th, 2025. Nick was born in Glens Falls, NY, where he laced up his first pair of ice hockey skates. He moved to Southern Maryland in 2001 and graduated from Leonardtown High School in 2005. Afterward, he chose to attend Lebanon Valley College...
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Emily Ramos Hosmer, 72, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on November 21, 2025 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C., with her loving husband at her side. She was born on July 16, 1953 in the Philippines to the late Jose Odiamar Partos and Restituta Ollete Partos. On January 29, 1979 Emily married...
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Shelby Palmer Guazzo, 84, of Chaptico, MD, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 24, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospice, in Callaway, MD, with her sons John and Dante Guazzo, and her daughter Shelby Smith Guazzo (David Mattis) with her. Shelby was born on Governor’s Island, NY, on June 7, 1941, to the late Lt. Shelby...
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Southern Maryland residents young and old should look skyward on Tuesday, Dec. 9, between 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. ET as Adm. Saint Nicholas takes to the air on his annual holiday readiness flight. Locals can catch a glimpse of Nicholas — flying under his seasonal call sign “Claus” — as he lifts off...
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The Housing Authority of Prince George’s County (HAPGC) announced that, for the first time since 2015, preliminary applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) waiting list will open on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 12:01 A.M. EST and close on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. EST. Preliminary applications will only be accepted online at: mypgc.us/hcv....
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The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, a Division of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland is calling for letters of participation from one of the five Southern Maryland county school systems to join a new 24-month pilot program aimed at streamlining local food sourcing for school meals, with submissions due by 6 p.m. Dec....
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