Maurice Patrick “Reese” Gray, Jr., 10, passed away on April 2, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on October 31, 2008 in Leonardtown, MD to Maurice P. Gray Sr. and Marylynn Jefferies of Lexington Park, MD. Reese was a vibrant, athletic fourth grader attending Green Holly Elementary School. He...
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Patricia “June” Jones, 86, of Dunkirk, MD (formerly of Piney Point, MD) passed away on April 6, 2019 at Burnett Calvert Hospice House in Prince Fredrick, MD with her loving family at her side. She was born July 1, 1932 in Washington, D.C. to the late James and Mary Verna Huff Ryan. June was...
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Theresa Ann McVerry, 63 of Mechanicsville, MD, died peacefully Friday March 22, 2019, after a sudden, and accelerated battle with Metastatic Liver Cancer. Born September 29, 1955 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of James Michael and Eleanor Ann McVerry of Mechanicsville, MD. In addition to Theresa’s parents, she is also survived by...
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Regina C. Yannayon, 84, of Lexington Park, Maryland passed away on April 4, 2019. Regina was born on September 11, 1934 to the late Charles M. Coleman and Cecelia J. Shea. Regina had 9 siblings and she was the youngest. She joined the Navy in 1953 and married Weldon A. Yannayon in 1954. After...
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Cindy Kruszewski Arnone, 54 of LaPlata, MD, passed away on April 6, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 27, 1964, in Washington D.C. to Donald L. Davis, Sr. and Shirley Ann Davis. She was the fifth (5th) child of six (6) children. On July 16, 1994,...
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Mark Alan Kiger, 57, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on April 5th, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mark was born on July 27th, 1961 in Washington, PA to the late Jerry Marlin Kiger, Sr and Nancy Jane (Harris) Kiger. Mark was the second of five children. Mark attended Great...
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John Wayne “JW” Raley, age 71, passed away in Callaway, Maryland on April 5, 2019. He was born on November 20, 1947 in Leonardtown, Maryland and was a lifetime resident of St. Mary’s County, MD. John Wayne grew up in Ridge, attended St. Michael’s Elementary School, and graduated from Great Mills High School in...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in St. Mary’s County. The deceased is identified as Chrystal Rae Rounds, 33, of Charlotte Hall. She was transported to University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased. Chrystal Rae Rounds was the rear passenger of a 2018 Honda MSX 125...
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On Sunday, April 7, 2019, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Robinson Court in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find one vehicle in the Southbound lanes, and one vehicle in the Northbound...
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Effective March 1, 2019, the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department (“BDVFD”) Public Protection Classification (“PPC”) fire rating was upgraded from a Class 3 to a Class 2 rating. Virtually all U.S. insurers of private and commercial property use the PPC fire rating from the Insurance Services Office’s (“ISO”) to calculate premiums. Generally, the price...
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On Monday, April 1, 2019, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Stoney Brook Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary in progress involving a firearm. An investigation determined James David Thomas II, 50 of Lexington Park, forced entry to a neighbor’s residence, and pointed a shotgun at the victim....
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On Monday, April 8, 2019, at approximately 6:30 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Budds Creek Road, for the reported barn fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a large shed on fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 15...
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In April 1865, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the Quartermaster Corps sent the barge Black Diamond to the lower Potomac to stand on picket duty off St. Clement’s Island. Her main job was to keep John Wilkes Booth from crossing the Potomac River. During the same time, the steamer Massachusetts headed for...
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UPDATE 4/8/2019 @ 11:15 a.m.: The two victims killed in the townhouse fire on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Chesapeake Beach have been identified by friends and family members as Wendy Welch, 52, and Stephanie Link, 13. Welch and Link were grandmother and granddaughter. No official ruling has been given for the fire, but...
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On April 7, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. The operator of the motorcycle was located at the scene with incapacitating injuries and was transported...
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One suspect was arrested and released and state troopers and sheriff’s deputies are continuing their search in St. Mary’s County for two additional suspects wanted for threatening a homeowner with a handgun after he told them to slow down this afternoon. On Sunday, April 7, 2019, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a trooper from the...
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On Saturday, March 30, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to 46358 Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported stove fire in an apartment. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident and upon further investigation, firefighters found a small fire on the stove with...
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On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at approximately 12:50 p.m., firefighters from Indian Head, and surrounding departments responded to 11 Helen Court in Indian Head, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 2-story house with fire showing. Firefighters encountered severe hoarding conditions in the house. More than 60 firefighters responded...
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On Sunday, March 31, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to Great Mills Road in Lexington Park at the Wendy’s, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from all sides of the building, after further investigation, firefighters found a...
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On Thursday, April 4, 2019, at approximately 8:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Bauer Road in St. Mary’s City, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on scene to find a single motorcycle off the roadway with the single occupant/operator...
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Carol Jean Groat, age 74, of Waldorf, MD died on April 3, 2019 at her residence. She was a lifetime resident of Charles County and worked as an Office Manager at R & R Construction for 15 years. Carol loved animals, shopping, and was a Beauty Consultant for Estee Lauder. Family was the most...
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Mrs. Barbara Ann (Guiliani) Campbell, lovingly known as “Nana”, born on January 18th in Washington, DC, to both the late Lela M. Guiliani and Julius C. Guiliani, passed away at age 83 on April 4, 2019 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Earlier in life, she was a Top Producing Avon Consultant for over 20 years...
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William Andrew Giammerino, age 72 of La Plata, Maryland, died April 4, 2019 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland, surrounded by his family. W.A. was a man of many talents. In his youngest years, W.A. started his career in masonry and later moved into what would become his...
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Brian Keith Phipps, Sr., 44, of Brandywine, MD passed away suddenly March 29, 2019 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1975 in Prince Frederick, MD, the son of Charles Edward Phipps, Sr. and Linda Diane Railey Phipps. Brian attended Calvert County schools and was a 1993 graduate...
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