Carol Ann Bradford (Parsons), 68, of York, PA and formerly of Chesapeake Beach passed away January 15, 2019. She was born January 21, 1950 to Clarence and Mae Lucille (Brady) Bradford. Carol primarily lived in Chesapeake Beach and North Beach until moving to York, PA in 2015. She was employed as a secretary with...
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Alvin E. “Skeeter” DeAtley, 99 of Lusby, MD passed away peacefully on January 15, 2019 at Solomons Nursing Center. He was born on April 13, 1919 in Carbon Hill, AL to the late Eula Ann (Tucker) DeAtley and Norman Price DeAtley. He was the loving husband to Dorothy Marion (Gartner) DeAtley whom he married...
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Harrietta Estella Keller,” Jadwiga”, 90, of Lusby, Maryland passed away on January 15, 2019 in her home. She was one of thirteen children born to Victor and Johanna Zak in Chicago, Illinois on March 29, 1928. She was the Matriarch of her family, who loved her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren...
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John Preston Keaton, 52 of Leonardtown, MD passed away at St. Mary’s Nursing Center on January 19, 2019. He was born in Georgetown on July 16, 1966. In 1970 he became the son of James Rudolph (Rudy) Pilkerton and Linda Mae Adams Pilkerton. John is survived by his brothers; Thomas (Tommy) James Pilkerton, Kimberly...
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Israel Z. Swarey, Jr. “Iz”, 80 of Ridge, MD formerly from Mechanicsville, MD passed away on January 18, 2019 in Lake Suzy, FL. He was born on August 15, 1938 in Allensville, PA to the late Gertrude Nancy Peachy Swarey and Israel Zook Swarey, Sr. Iz was the loving husband of Linda Knott Swarey...
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Susannah May Dresser Boss, “Susie”, 80, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on January 19, 2019 in Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. She was born on March 8, 1938 in Prince Frederick, Maryland to the late Susannah Shelton and Joseph Robert Dresser. Susie worked for 24 years as a clerk for the Social Security Administration,...
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On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Cpl. C. Beyer of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Korner Karryout on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, after a witness reported what looked like a woman smoking crack in the parking lot. When police arrived, they found the driver of a Silver Hyundai Sonata slumped...
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UPDATE 1/22/2019 @ 9:00 a.m.: On January 18, 2019 at approximately 2:07 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood and surrounding companies responded to Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood, for the single family home structure fire. The owner and occupants have been identified as John and Tracey Russell, Sr., John Russell, Jr., and Heather Payton. The estimated loss...
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On Monday, January 21, 2019 at approximately 8:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to First Colony Boulevard and FDR Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a t-bone style collision with one vehicle in the roadway, and one vehicle...
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at approximately 5:25 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 called dispatch requesting a working fire to be dispatched, after looking over at the building next to the firehouse and seeing fire showing from the top of the building. Crews advised they had fire showing from the 4th...
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UPDATE 1/20/2019: According to a Staff Directory on the Leonardtown High School website, Dwayne Ronald Dyke, 58 of Issue, is employed as a physical education teacher. Dykes Employment status is unknown at this time. A spokesman for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Dyke is a teacher at Leonardtown High School, and that the...
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at approximately 2:25 a.m., fire and rescue personnel from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge, for a water rescue investigation. At approximately 2:15 a.m., police requested a boat to investigate under the bridge after finding an unoccupied vehicle still running on the bridge. Shortly...
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James “Alan” Burch, 46, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 4, 1972 in Leonardtown, MD to Elizabeth “Betty” Lacey of Hollywood, MD. Alan was a life-long resident of St. Mary’s County and a 1991 graduate of Leonardtown High School....
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Nancy Louise Colandrea, 73, of Ridge, MD formerly from Washington, DC passed away on January 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 19, 1945, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Eulma Duvall Durham and John Clide Durham. Nancy was the loving wife of William Andrew...
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Joseph Leonard Thompson, Sr., 97 of Loveville, MD, passed away on January 17, 2019 with his loving family at his side. He was born on June 7, 1921 in Loveville, MD and married the love of his life, Mary Theresa (Mamie) Guy, on September 7, 1946. He was the loving son of Joseph Gervase...
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Harvard H “Tuddy” Hohensee Sr, 79, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland passed away on January 5, 2019 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Born on July 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Ervin and the late Maria (Voytko) Hohensee. Tuddy proudly served in the US Air Force from 1960 to 1964. He worked...
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Kelly Jo Buckler, 73, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on January 17, 2019 at Suburban Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 19, 1945 in Radford, Virginia to the late Eugene Wood and Jerusha (Huff) Wood. Kelly attended LaPlata High School. She married her husband, Kenneth Buckler in 1963...
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Ruth Gilstrap Graham, 97, of Silver Spring, MD, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at St Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Lowney, her son, Joseph Graham, Jr., and her grandson, Vincent Graham. She was active for many years at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. She is...
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On Saturday, January 19, 2019 at approximately 1:45 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Wildewood Parkway and Cherry Laurel Parkway in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end style collision. One patient was transported to an area hospital...
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On Saturday, January 19, 2019 at approximately 3:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the boat ramp parking lot below the base of the Thomas Johnson Bridge for a subject with traumatic injuries. 911 callers reported the subject had what looked like multiple serious injuries and fire personnel responded asking for a...
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Senator Jack Bailey released the following statement today after the Governor’s inclusion of $11,953,000 in Maryland’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget to complete the design and begin construction of the University of Maryland Academic and Research Center at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, also known as the ‘Third Building’ at the Regional Higher Education...
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On December 17, 2018 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff Office observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop in the area of Nursery Road, on Maryland Route 4, in Lusby. When police approached the vehicle, they noticed that the driver and the...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department and the Seat Pleasant Police Department have both issued press releases on the investigation of an officer-involved shooting involving on-duty City of Seat Pleasant police officer, and St. Mary’s County Commissioner, John E. O’Connor. Prince George’s County Police, Press Release: Prince George’s County Police Detectives with our Criminal Investigation Division along...
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The St. Mary’s County Animal Control Division has many faces. One area they work on which traditionally goes unnoticed is animal rescue. On January 18, 2019, Animal Control Officer Christy Hoover rescued an injured owl after responding to a location in Wildewood. Upon arrival she found a Barred Owl which appeared to be unable...
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UPDATE: 1/18/2020: U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Justin Paul Keener, age 31, of Patuxent River, Maryland, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on each of two counts of abusive sexual contact with a child, to be served concurrently. Judge Hazel also ordered that, upon his release from...
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