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Gene Lorenzo Fenwick, 55

Gene Lorenzo Fenwick, 55

Gene Lorenzo Fenwick, 55, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 21, 1963 in Leonardtown, MD to Daisy Barnes Fenwick of Park Hall, MD and Thomas Leroy Fenwick. Gene is a 1982 graduate of Great Mills High...
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Hal Edwin Cole, Sr., 85

Hal Edwin Cole, Sr., 85

Hal Edwin Cole, Sr., 85, of St. Mary’s City, MD entered into life eternal on Saturday, October 27, 2018 surrounded by family. Ed was born July 23, 1933 in Washington, D.C. to the late Kenneth Cole and Frances Mountcastle Cole. Ed graduated from Suitland High School in 1952 and married his high-school sweetheart, Pat,...
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David Lee Fowler, 70

David Lee Fowler, 70

David Lee Fowler, 70, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at his home on Saturday, October 27, 2018. David was born on February 27, 1948 to the late William H. Fowler and Kathryn L. Fowler in Washington, DC. David served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1971. He later worked as...
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Gaylord “Tom” Lee Thomas, 92

Gaylord “Tom” Lee Thomas, 92

Gaylord “Tom” Lee Thomas, 92 of Charlotte Hall, MD passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD on Friday, October 26, 2018. Gaylord was born on July 15, 1926 to the late George R. Thomas and the late Anna Marie Lee in Wendell, Idaho. Tom enjoyed spending time with family and fishing. He...
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George Peter Wigginton, III, “Pete”, 81

George Peter Wigginton, III, “Pete”, 81

George Peter Wigginton, III, “Pete”, 81 of Bushwood, MD went to be with the Lord and loved ones on October 30, 2018. He is survived by his devoted wife of 52 years, Betsy Reeves Wigginton. Sons: George (Jamie), Tom and beloved daughter Amy (Jamie). Brother: Bob (Sally). Grandchildren: Thomas, Emily, Chip (Sarah), Hunter, Cameron,...
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Josephine “Jo” Holding Ricks

Josephine “Jo” Holding Ricks

Washington, DC: Jo Ricks, current chairman of the D.C. Real Estate Commission, a prominent real estate broker for over twenty-five years, a community activist in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood, and a semi-professional musician for five decades, died October 25 at a hospice facility near her home in Washington. She had fought pancreatic cancer for...
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Joel Thomas “Bubba” Griggs, Sr., 69

Joel Thomas “Bubba” Griggs, Sr., 69

Joel Thomas “Bubba” Griggs, Sr., 69 of Lexington Park MD passed away on October 26, 2018 in Baltimore MD. Joel was born September 25, 1949 in Florence Alabama to Tommie Ruth Seegers and Joe Griggs. He was raised in Bradbury Heights, MD, & graduated from Suitland Sr. High in 1969. He moved from Forestville,...
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Robbery and Assault Reported on Halloween Night in Lexington Park

Robbery and Assault Reported on Halloween Night in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Police responded to the parking lot of Donut Connection, on North Shangri-La Drive, and Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported strong arm robbery. Police arrived on scene to find one juvenile with multiple injuries had been assaulted and robbed by who he...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland #5 in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges: 2018 Edition”

St. Mary’s College of Maryland #5 in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges: 2018 Edition”

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked fifth among 399 most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings features St. Mary’s College in the 2018 edition of its free book, The Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green...
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Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

On Thursday, November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Outback Steakhouse in the Wildewood Shopping Center, for a reported serious motor vehicle crash with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a large box truck had left the roadway for unknown reasons and into the...
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

On November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Thompson Corner Road, and Lockes Crossing Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Police were first to arrive on scene and found a single vehicle in the roadway that had struck a utility pole,...
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Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, police firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the United States Post Office on MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from the outside, and after investigating firefighters found a small fire in a plastic trash container, with no extensions to...
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Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested for Setting Fire to Mothers Home

Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested for Setting Fire to Mothers Home

A 25-year-old female has been arrested and charged with Arson and other related crimes for setting her mother’s home on fire. Prince George’s County Firefighters responded to a fire just before 1:00 am, Monday, October 29, 2018 at a mobile home park in Upper Marlboro. Public Safety Communications (PSC) had initially received a 911...
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Newburg Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for the Vehicular Slaying of 21-Year-Old Hughesville Woman

Newburg Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for the Vehicular Slaying of 21-Year-Old Hughesville Woman

UPDATE 11/1/2018: On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Daniel Juwan Butler, 23 of Newburg, to 6 years in prison and 5 years supervised probation for the vehicular slaying of Taylor Halbleib. Butler, previously entered a guilty plea to the Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter of Halbleib on August 30, 2018....
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Glen Burnie Man Claims $25,000 Keno Prize

Glen Burnie Man Claims $25,000 Keno Prize

A lucky Glen Burnie man will always remember his first big Maryland Lottery win that turned a $2 wager into a $25,000 Keno prize. “As soon as I scanned the ticket I looked down at the screen and immediately said, ‘This has to be a joke,’ ” recalled the Anne Arundel County resident. “Skins,” as he...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

On October 27, 2018, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Deputy Sampson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a black Chrysler 200 in the area of Solomons Island Road and Dares Beach Road, in Prince Frederick, for having multiple windows cracked and the front bumper appearing to be falling off. Police...
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With Kanopy, Calvert Library Customers Will Have Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free

With Kanopy, Calvert Library Customers Will Have Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free

The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy is now available for free at Calvert Library. Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting http://calvert.kanopy.com. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioners Proclaim National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

St. Mary’s County Commissioners Proclaim National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence regardless of age, gender, ability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or religion.  According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in the U.S., nearly 20 people per minute experience intimate partner physical violence. This equates to over 10 million abuse victims annually, 1 in 3 women...
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New Patuxent River Science & Technology (PRS&T) Consortium Scholarship Fund Provides Students with Financial Support

New Patuxent River Science & Technology (PRS&T) Consortium Scholarship Fund Provides Students with Financial Support

St. Mary’s College of Maryland announces the new Patuxent River Science & Technology (PRS&T) Consortium Scholarship Fund. Envisioned and championed by AMEWAS, this scholarship fund is the result of a collaboration among six local government contracting companies and aims to ensure some of Southern Maryland’s brightest students can afford college. Through investments from consortium...
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Police Make Arrest in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Calvert County Woman

Police Make Arrest in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Calvert County Woman

Anne Arundel County Police have made an arrest in the murder of Danielle Valerie Gunson in late September. Anne Arundel County Homicide detectives were able to link the murder of Danielle Gunson to the attempted murder of Terence John Caruso Jr. On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at approximately 12:45 p.m., Terence Caruso was found...
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Margaret “Peggy” Miller Clifton, 96

Margaret “Peggy” Miller Clifton, 96

Margaret “Peggy” Miller Clifton, 96 of Clinton, MD passed peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones on Friday, October 26, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Richard Clifton, Sr.; Dear Mother of Richard Clifton Jr. of Clinton, MD, Catherine Hollar of Woodstock, VA and Rebecca (Richard) Pullman of Owings, MD; loving grandmother of Sean...
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LTC Douglas L. Streeter, 69

LTC Douglas L. Streeter, 69

LTC Douglas L. Streeter, 69, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on Saturday October 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan he was a son of the late Maurice and Dolores (Inman) Streeter. He was the beloved husband of Laurie G. (Begbie) Streeter. He loved the Lord and was guided...
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Donald M. Cornwell, Sr., 78

Donald M. Cornwell, Sr., 78

Mr. Donald M. Cornwell, Sr., 78, of Dunkirk, MD, passed away peacefully in his home after a long illness on Monday, October 29th, 2018. Don was a native of Washington, DC and the tenth of 12 children born to Norman and Mary Rose Cornwell. Don married his wife of 55 years, Toni Lynn (Wimmer)...
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Oxon Hill Man Arrested for Violating Protective Order, Assault and Reckless Endangerment in Mechanicsville

Oxon Hill Man Arrested for Violating Protective Order, Assault and Reckless Endangerment in Mechanicsville

On October 27, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to an assault involving a knife in the 39800 block of Graves Road, in Mechanicsville. Alvarez Simeon Johnson Sr., 46 of Oxon Hill, arrived at the victims’ residence, in violation of a current protective order. Johnson then engaged in a verbal...
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New Lexington Park Police Substation Approved

New Lexington Park Police Substation Approved

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, awarded a construction contract for a new Sheriff’s Office District Office in Lexington Park. The $3-million contract was awarded to Rainbow Construction Corp. of Waldorf, the lowest of six bidders. Construction is expected to start in December and should take 11 months –...
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