The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces that the two-week firearm hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 8. “The two-week firearms season remains our most popular hunting opportunity in the state,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. “More than one-third of the harvest occurs during this two-week season, which...
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The Leonardtown Rotary Club recently awarded its Paddle for Heroes Scholarship to College of Southern Maryland (CSM) student Stephen Vallandingham. A volunteer with the St. Mary’s County Advanced Life Support, Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) and Seventh District Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Vallandingham is currently pursuing his EMS Paramedic Certificate at CSM. Established...
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A stay-at-home mom from Lusby made the long drive to Baltimore on Thursday to cash in a Mega Millions ticket that had definitely seen better days. Ripped and mangled by a trip through a washing machine, the $10,002 winning ticket was still legible. The third-tier winner was one of several tickets she purchased last month when...
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On Sunday, November 18, 2018 at approximately 3:25 p.m, police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Canopy Liquors, on Great Mills Road, and Saratoga Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles, with one in...
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On Friday, November 16, 2018, at approximately 3:05 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 18371 Three Notch Road, and Hill House Farm Lane, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a large commercial vehicle off the roadway and in a ditch, with the single...
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On November 16 at 12:10 a.m., Correctional Officers at the Charles County Detention Center were conducting routine security checks when they discovered a 35-year-old male, from Lottsburg, Virginia, who was alone in his cell, hanging from a bedsheet. The officers took immediate life-saving actions to include CPR and the activation of an automated external...
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UPDATE 11/16/2018: According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the occupant of the residence at 36817 Sandy Lane, in Bushwood, discovered the fire located in a living space of the residence. The total monetary loss to the structure and contents was estimated at $100,000. The occupant was able to escape without injury; however,...
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Janice Marie Esler passed away in her home on November 13, 2018 in the company of her loving husband Kenneth and four children Tamara, William, Tara and Kenneth, Jr. Janice was born on July 28, 1946 in Hoboken, New Jersey to William and Josephine Adamsky. Janice continued to reside in New Jersey for the...
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Arline Patricia Rowley, 75 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD on November 13, 2018. Arline was born on October 18, 1943 to the late James Eddie Hunter and Louise Roller in Brooksville, FL. Arline loved to go home to visit family in Florida. She was an excellent mother...
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On November 9, 2018 at approximately 8:00 p.m., Trooper J. Powis from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to WaWa located in Mechanicsville for a reported wanted person at the location. Upon arrival, contact was made with the passenger of the vehicle, who identified herself as Tammy Lou Buckler. However, St. Mary’s County...
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On November 7, 2018 Deputy Rzepkowski of the Calvert County Sheriff”s Office responded to the Patuxent Health Center in Prince Frederick to investigate a car alarm. The complainant advised a black male wearing a jean jacket, jeans and a dark shirt was seen walking away from the vehicle. The subject was located hiding behind...
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The Board of Education at its November 13 meeting honored four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students for accomplishments in the areas of academic achievement, career readiness and personal responsibility. Honored were Adebola “Addie” Oluyede, Pamela Rentz, Nathan Schuessler and Donovan Smith. Oluyede is an eighth-grade student at Theodore G. Davis Middle School and...
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The Board of Education honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) employees at its November 13 meeting for their dedication and commitment to teaching and learning, and for making a difference in the lives of students. Honored were Teresa Higgs, a special education teacher at Westlake High School; Toni Kim, a third-grade teacher at...
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On October 19, 2018 at approximately 1:00 a.m., Trooper T. Howard from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop in the California, area. Upon contact with the operator of the vehicle, later identified as Gohar Tarek Shaaban, 25 of Callaway, a strong odor of marijuana was detected. A probable cause search revealed...
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G. Tharon Anthony, 85, of Huntingtown passed away November 13, 2018 at Calvert Health Medical Center. He was born November 15, 1932 in Hickey, AR to Burl Lord and Mary Rebecca (Waldo) Anthony. Tharon was raised on a farm in Oran, MO and graduated from Oran High School. He was drafted into the United...
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Lester L. Ward, Sr., 90 of Annapolis, MD and formerly of Deale, MD, passed away on November 14, 2018 at Solomons Nursing Center, Solomons, MD. Born July 14, 1928 in Tracy’s Landing, MD, he was the son of the late Luther Leroy Ward and Alice Lillian (Clark) Ward. Lester graduated from Southern High School...
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Annabelle Rebecca Morrison, 92 of Huntingtown, MD passed away November 11, 2018 at Calvert County Nursing Center. She was born June 11, 1926 in Paris, MD to J. Horace and Margaret Elizabeth (Norfolk) Ward. Annabelle was raised in Calvert County and moved to Washington to attend school and work for the U.S. Government. While...
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Bryan Edward Redshaw, Sr., 71, of Port Republic, Maryland passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, ironically the Marine Corp birthday, after losing his battle with a long-time illness. A true, full-blooded Irishman, Bryan was born in Montreal Quebec Canada to Albert and Kathleen Redshaw. At a young age, his parents brought him to...
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Warren Eldridge “Bud” Shields, 87, of Lusby, Maryland passed away on November 8, 2018, at the Burnett Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick. Born April 29, 1931 in Fosteria Seneca, Ohio to the late Robert G and Virginia Shields. Bud entered the Army upon completion of High School and finished his tour of duty...
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On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Firefighters from La Plata, Bryans Road, Bel Alton, Waldorf, and surrounding Departments responded to the Chicken Rico Restaurant, located at 3310 Crain Highway, in Waldorf for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find the two-story restaurant being evacuated with black smoke, and...
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On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hollywood Road, and St. Johns Road, in Hollywood, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Ranger in the roadway on its roof, with...
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On November 1, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m., Trooper First Class B. DiToto from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop in the Great Mills area. The vehicle was occupied by the driver, identified as Erica Katherine Dayton, 27 of Lexington Park, and a small child in the rear seat. While...
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On November 14, 2018 at approximately 5:57 p.m. members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to Southern Maryland Blvd (MD 4) and Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, for a motor vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation of the collision revealed a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by a...
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On November 7, 2018 Deputy Rediker of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wawa in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. Roberta Claire Duran, 59, of Huntingtown, was confrontational and uncooperative as Deputy Rediker attempted to speak with her. She continued to touch his arm and approach him in an...
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