John Kenelm “Ken” Cheseldine, 72, of Bushwood, MD passed away peacefully with his family by his side at UM Capital Region Medical Center, Largo, MD on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He was born on August 14, 1949 in Leonardtown, MD to the late John W. Cheseldine and Dorothy C. Cheseldine. Ken was a life-long...
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Gladys Louisa Loverin, 88, of Waldorf, MD, passed away peacefully at Taylor Farm Assisted Living in Bushwood, MD on Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born on January 22, 1933 in Birkenhead, England to the late Edward Lee and Nellie (Smith) Lee. A charming woman with a sunny disposition, Gladys enjoyed every day she...
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Community Cat Advocate Lila Jean Pavelec, 76, of Bowie, MD passed away peacefully at University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson, MD on Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born on March 31, 1945 in Maryland to the late Alvin Tucker and Lila (Jagger) Tucker. A loving, caring, and passionate person, Lila...
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Clifford Eugene Cook, 72, of California, MD passed away peacefully on September 7, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 2, 1949 in Pomona, KS to the late Everett John Cook, Jr. and Emma Mae (Kline) Cook. Cliff was born and raised in Pomona, KS and is a 1967 graduate of Pomona...
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Dolores Lee Shultz, 80, of California, MD passed away on September 1, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her loving husband at her side. She was born on February 25, 1941 in Fredericksburg, VA to the late Charles Paul “Mike” Mattare and Annie Lola Bellamy Mattare. On June 25, 1965,...
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On Tuesday September 7th, Michael L. Prater, a loving husband and father of two children, Sherri and Susan, passed away at age 82. Mike was born on July 9th 1939 in Annapolis Maryland to Miriam and Russell Prater. He served as a Medic in the U.S Air Force for four years and later worked...
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Jane Gertrude Bond, 78, of Brandywine, MD passed away peacefully on September 9, 2021. She was born November 22, 1942 in Washington D.C. She is preceded in death by her mother and father Gertude and John C. VanHoozier as well as her brother Johnny. After Jane graduated high school, she went to college to...
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CMDR Joseph Scott Eversole, USN, (Ret.), 56, passed away on September 10, 2021 in Hollywood, MD with his loving family by his side. Scott, as he was known to his family, was born on July 10, 1965 in Clarksville, TN, to Joseph Eversole and the late Elizabeth Irene Booth Eversole. He grew up on...
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John Edward Leigg, 76, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at his home on August 28, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Diane T. Leigg. John was born on October 12,1944 in Washington, DC to parents James Milton and Erva I. Leigg. John served in the U. S. Army, which included...
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Dorothy Elaine Lambert (Bruton), 88, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away September 2, 2021. She was born March 25, 1933, in Tacoma, Washington, the third of four children born to Homer Edward and Francys Carolyn Bruton. Married in Bladensburg, Maryland, she is survived by her loving husband Willard of 68 years; daughters Lorelei Long (Thomas...
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The Calvert Hospice Board of Directors is pleased to announce Sarah Simmons, MSN, CHPN, RN as the new Executive Director for Calvert Hospice. Sarah has served as the Interim Executive Director since April and accepted a permanent position with Calvert Hospice on September 1. “I’ve been privileged to work alongside our exceptional team for...
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On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of the Burchmart located at 10195 Berry Road in Waldorf, for the report of two armed suspects with firearms, threatening to shoot each other. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a group of people outside the business...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is honoring one of our own – K9 Maximus, for his six years of service to our agency and to the citizens of Calvert County. He began his career with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office in October of 2015 and shortly after, successfully graduated from Narcotic Detection School in...
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On Monday, September 13, 2021, at approximately 12:35 a.m., an officer operating a marked Police Cruiser in the area of Crain Highway and Heritage Green Parkway activated his emergency equipment an attempted to pull over a Hyundai passenger vehicle for traffic violations. The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Youth Gun Violence Task Force recently completed its three-month-long mission, executing more than 100 warrants, affecting dozens of arrests and seizing numerous illegal firearms from perpetrators. The Youth Gun Violence Task Force continued efforts this summer that originally began in July 2020. Since June of this year, the...
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On Sunday, September 12, 2021, at approximately 4:00 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Ridge, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to the 45000 block of Langley Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Engine 32 arrived on the scene with four personnel and found the fire was extinguished...
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UPDATE: On Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at 6:45 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the report of a single motor-vehicle crash in the area of Hollywood Road and Tin Top Hill Lane in Hollywood. Upon arrival, deputies found a single motorcycle had left the roadway. The male rider was located near...
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RAIN OR SHINE! Official Monster Truckz Extreme Tour announced they are coming to St. Mary’s County! “The Most Insane Show on Earth, prepare to have your mind blown away. We have the biggest, maddest and wildest event you will ever witness. This adrenaline filled show features the most massive Monster Truckz destroying cars, flying...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that David Bogdanowicz, 53, of Annapolis pled guilty to one count of first degree assault on Anne Arundel County Detective Kenneth Edmonds, one count of manslaughter in the death of his passenger, Jennifer Patterson, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The state is seeking...
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UPDATE: 9/11/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Thomas Stemen, 52, of Churchton was sentenced to 10 years of active incarceration and five years of supervised probation in the stabbing of a woman with a semen-filled syringe outside of a local grocery store. The defendant entered an Alford plea to...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is leading the investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting on Friday in Oxon Hill. The decedent is identified as 29-year-old Cedric Williams with no fixed address. The incident took place on Friday, September 10, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., in the 1100 block of Owens...
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The 2021 Superchargers Showdown, October 1st through 3rd will go down in history as one of the most unique event during its 36-year tenure. This event will feature the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association, the Warriors Outlaw presented by 1320 Fabrication, Top Sportsman, and the full 1320 Fabrication ET Series. The Eastern Raider and...
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A Waldorf, Maryland man was arrested Friday, September 10, 2021, after spitting on a gas station clerk and fleeing from Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Torrance Fitzgerald Hillard, 34, of Waldorf was charged with battery and fleeing and eluding. BATTERY – TOUCH OR STRIKE RESIST OFFICER – FLEE ELUDE LEO...
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Members from the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Department came to Potomac Heights VFD to award the 2021 MSFA Past President C. Oscar Baker ROOKIE OF THE YEAR to Firefighter Brenden Donais. Firefighter Donais is a graduate of the Charles County High School Fire Rescue Program Class #24 in 2019 and was nominated by Potomac...
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On Monday, September 6, 2021, at 7:02 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area in the 7900 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy for what appeared to be an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers discovered the male was deceased. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, an autopsy was performed and the manner of death was...
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