Ronald Michael “Bose” Denton, 37, of Sunderland, MD passed away December 18, 2019. Ronnie was born August 5, 1982 in Prince Frederick, MD, and was raised in Sunderland. He graduated from Northern High School in 2001, and was employed with the Calvert County Board of Education, and later as a procurement supervisor at Pax...
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Francis Luther Hayden, age 88 of Newburg, Maryland, died December 16, 2019 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Francis was a Korean war veteran in the United States Marine Corps. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Post 10081 where he held numerous...
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Linwood “Pop” Richard Bennett, age 72 of Mechanicsville, Maryland, died December 22, 2019 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Pop was a self-employed painter for 35 years at El/Bees Painting. He enjoyed going to Potomac Speedway to watch his grandson, Dale, race. He enjoyed going to Ocean City, Maryland with...
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Suddenly on December 17, 2019 in Leonardtown, Maryland, we lost Meghan Noel Reid, precious daughter of Denise Lancaster and the late Richard Reid; step-daughter of Danny Carroll; sister of Ashley and Brian Reid and Angie Anderson; mother of Gabriel and Savannah Murphy. She was a seafood manager at Safeway and a restaurant server. She...
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Peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019, Anthony P. Givens, Sr. entered into eternal rest. He was preceded in death by his son, Anthony and siblings John, Lolitha, Dollean and Thelma. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sylvia; loving daughter, Sophia; daughters-in-law, Danielle and Aiyare; grandchildren, Julian, Joshua, Isabella and River LeeAnn; siblings, Brenda...
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Virgil Arthur Dickens, 77 of Great Mills, MD, peacefully entered into eternal rest on December 15, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, December 28, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at St. Mark UAME Church, 45685 Happyland Rd, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment to follow...
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Francis Paul Bonds, Jr., 51, of Great Mills, MD, entered into eternal rest on December 20, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, December 28, 2019 for visitation at 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. Peter Claver Church, 16922 Saint Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684....
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Nacola McFadden entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Family and Friends will unite on Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of Homegoing Celebration10:30 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment immediately following at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MD.
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Juliet Veronica Ross, affectionately known as JC, Aunt Jet, Julie and Jule by family and friends, was born on August 18th, 1944 at Litchfield Village West Coast Berbice in Guyana, to deceased parents Clement and Katie Cummings. Juliet was one of twin girls joining the Cummings family on that August day. Juliet received a...
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Janet was born in 1939 in Belsano, Pennsylvania to the late Russell and Grace Altimus. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital with her family at her side. Janet enjoyed playing bingo, playing slot machines, spending time with her family and friends, and listening to her favorite...
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Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks who patrol every county will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and other violations that often contribute to highway tragedies, especially during the holiday season. Additional troopers will be working overtime assignments funded by highway safety grants...
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Track Santa Claus as he travels around the world delivering presents to all the boys and girls everywhere! Where is Santa now? Is he in Southern Maryland? Check back to find out! TRACK SANTA For 60 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight. The tradition began...
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For at least the last ten years, Corrections Officers at the Charles County Detention Center have hosted an annual Toy Drive to benefit the Charles County Children’s Aid Society’s Christmas Connection program. Prior to 2019, the Toy Drive’s most successful year raised over $3,000 in donations. However, with help from organizations such as the...
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On December 22, 2019, Deputy S. Naughton, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby to assist Deputy Rzepkowski with crowd control. A short time after arriving, Deputy Naughton observed Desam Neri Stewart, 49, of California, enter the DJ booth and begin to play loud music on and off...
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On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Exploration Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three SUVs in the parking lot on Quality Way, and one...
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On Monday, December 23, 2019, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a single vehicle on Maryland Route 234 (Budds Creek Road) in the area of Jenkins Road in Charlotte Hall. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 19, 2019, a Charles County jury convicted Melvin Edward Johnson, 63, of Indian Head, of Home Invasion, First-Degree Assault, Attempted First-Degree Arson, Second-Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment and related charges. On July 1, 2018, officers responded to a residence in the 3300 block...
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Sergeant Anthony Oglesby was killed in a single-vehicle crash on December 18, 2019, when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The tree fell onto the patrol car and caught fire. Sergeant Oglesby died at the scene. Sergeant Oglesby is the 40th law enforcement officer to be killed in a...
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On December 9, 2019 deputies of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into a reported CDS violation involving a teacher soliciting a student for prescribed medication. The investigation revealed that the teacher, Elizabeth Day, solicited a 16-year-old student to purchase two (2) ADHD pills for $20.00. Day is a...
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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Maryland and its local affiliate, NAMI Southern Maryland, are hosting Voices of Experience: Living Well with Mental Illness for the first time ever in Southern Maryland on January 14, 2020. This free program features trained speakers who share their personal journeys with mental illness and recovery. There will...
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For the second year in a row, Governor Hogan has led a successful bipartisan effort to protect federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration. The U.S. Senate today gave final approval to a government funding bill that includes $85 million for Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, a 16% increase over last year. In Maryland, the Hogan...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place December 30, 2019, and January 3 to January 5, 2020 between the hours of 7:15 a.m., to 7:00 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted...
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