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Oliver Nophlin

Oliver Nophlin

Oliver Nophlin departed this earthly life on Monday, September 24, 2018. Family and friends will unite for visitation on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Friends may share Memorial Tributes with the family on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from...
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Rebecca Morgan

Rebecca Morgan

Peacefully on Thursday, September 27, 2018 Rebecca Morgan departed this earthly life in Callaway, MD. Family and friends will gather on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 12 noon until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. at St. Georges Catholic Church, 19199 St. George’s Church Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment will...
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Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74

Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74

Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, in Charlotte Hall, MD. Joe was born in Washington D.C., on February 22, 1944 to the late Joseph and Elouise Vestraci. He grew up in South East Washington D.C. and Oxon Hill, MD....
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Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53

Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53

Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53 of Hughesville, MD passed away at his residence in Hughesville, MD. Charles was born on September 29, 1964 in La Plata, MD. He was the son of the late James Henry Thompson, Jr. and Betty Lea Hartman. Chuck loved working on cars, going to the beach, camping, doing almost...
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Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly”., 91

Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly”., 91

Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly” (Age 91) passed away at her home of 61 years in Waldorf, MD on September 27, 2018. She was born October 25, 1926 in Washington, DC, to the late Joseph Walter and Regina Lillian Smith. Upon graduation from Notre Dame Academy, she married her husband of 55 years, the late...
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Sue Magee Purcell, 81

Sue Magee Purcell, 81

Sue Magee Purcell, 81, was born in Washington, DC on April 18, 1937 to Robert Aler Magee and Mary Elizabeth Jones Magee. She moved with her family to Locust Grove Farm in Drayden when she was in high school. She graduated from Great Mills High School, where she met her husband of 60 years,...
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Lois Ann (Pettit) Chilcoate, 77

Lois Ann (Pettit) Chilcoate, 77., March 3, 1941 – September 29, 2018., Lois passed peacefully at home following a 4 month battle with cancer. Currently living on the water in Tall Timbers, MD, she was originally from Stanley, VA and spent most of her life in Beltsville, MD. She spent her career as an...
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Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park is Wanted for Armed Robbery

Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park is Wanted for Armed Robbery

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park. Bush has an open warrant for Armed Robbery, and is known to frequent the Columbia Commons and Patuxent Homes areas in Lexington Park. is 5’11” in height, weighs 147 pounds, and has black hair and brown...
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Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

UPDATE 10/1/2018@ 3:30 P.M.: On October 1, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 18000 block of Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies located the vehicle on top of an embankment with the operator of the vehicle...
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Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

On Tuesday, September 25, at approximately 11:55 p.m., La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to the 700 block of Edelen Station Place in La Plata, for the reported garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the first floor garage and after investigation, found a vehicle on fire...
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Sheriff, Superintendent Remind Student Drivers to be Safe

Sheriff, Superintendent Remind Student Drivers to be Safe

Park your phone. Buckle up. Slow down. Be safe. Those were the messages Superintendent Kimberly Hill, Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office shared with Maurice J. McDonough High School student drivers this morning during the kickoff of the 11th annual We Care campaign. McDonough student drivers were greeted Sept....
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New Law on Smoke Alarm Sales in Maryland Goes into Effect Oct 1

New Law on Smoke Alarm Sales in Maryland Goes into Effect Oct 1

The 2018 Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 728 to state that:  ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2018, A PERSON MAY NOT SELL A BATTERY OPERATED SMOKE ALARM IN THE STATE UNLESS THE SMOKE ALARM IS A SEALED, TAMPER RESISTANT UNIT INCORPORATING A SILENCE/HUSH BUTTON AND USING ONE OR MORE LONG–LIFE BATTERY.  A “LONG–LIFE BATTERY” MEANS...
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Police Seek Information In Pedestrian Hit And Run In Prince George’s County

Police Seek Information In Pedestrian Hit And Run In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police investigators are seeking additional information from the public as the investigation continues into a pedestrian hit and run in Prince George’s County this morning. The victim is identified as Johnathan Wright, 53, of Bealeton, Virginia. He was transported to University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. this...
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Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at approximately 6:40 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3725 Dr Samuel Mudd Road, and Maple Leaf Place in Waldorf, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with subjects trapped. Dispatchers advised the responding units the 911 caller reported it was a single vehicle...
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Conley, School Staff Recognized for Supporting Colleague During Deployment

Conley, School Staff Recognized for Supporting  Colleague During Deployment

Capt. Mary Dempsey is a soldier in the Army Reserve who is deployed as a logistics officer in Kuwait. Prior to her March 2018 deployment, Dempsey was an integral part of the physical education department teaching staff at St. Charles High School. She describes the news of her deployment as a whirlwind of events,...
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Guiding Good Choices Parenting Workshop Being Offered in Calvert County

Guiding Good Choices Parenting Workshop Being Offered in Calvert County

Would you like to learn more about preventing substance abuse among teens? Is improving family communication a goal? Do you want your pre-teen and teenager to develop into a healthy adult? Guiding Good Choices® can help! The Guiding Good Choices® program is designed to assist parents with learning specific strategies to help their children...
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Emergency Repair Assistance Program to be Offered to Metcom Customers

Emergency Repair Assistance Program to be Offered to Metcom Customers

On September 27, 2018, the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) approved an agreement with Utility Services Partners, Inc. (USP) in order to help facilitate the repairs to the private side of service lines where MetCom has no responsibility. According to George Erichsen, MetCom’s Executive Director, “Homeowners are often unaware that such repairs are not covered by basic...
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stolen Trailer and Lawn-Care Equipment

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stolen Trailer and Lawn-Care Equipment

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a trailer and the lawn-care equipment that was stored inside. The theft occurred sometime between Monday, September 3, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 8 a.m. from the rear of 46920 Bradley Blvd. in Lexington Park. The trailer is...
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Important 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Deadlines

Important 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Deadlines

Important deadlines for the upcoming 2018 Gubernatorial General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote, change party affiliation, update an address, and request an alternate polling place for this election is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. To vote in the upcoming general election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 10/1/2018 to 10/5/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 10/1/2018 to 10/5/2018

During the week of October 1, to October 5 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Smallwood Drive at Wade Elementary School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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18-Year-Old Missing Calvert County Woman Found Dead in Baltimore City

18-Year-Old Missing Calvert County Woman Found Dead in Baltimore City

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at approximately 9:20 a.m, the Anne Arundel County Police along with the Baltimore City Police responded to a call for a deceased female. The female was located in the area of the 100 block of Riverside Road, Baltimore City, Maryland which borders Anne Arundel County.  The unidentified adult female...
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NAVAIR Industry Day Seeks Partnership, Electronics and System solutions

NAVAIR Industry Day Seeks Partnership, Electronics and System solutions

“Allow your folks to fail, learn, then recover,” said Daniel Nega, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for air programs during an industry brief at PMA-209’s Industry Day, September 18-19, 2018. “Don’t just hire more people. Solve within your means.” His challenge to government and industry is to encourage a shift in perspective...
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Fall Foliage and Festival Report for September 30

Fall Foliage and Festival Report for September 30

Welcome to the Fall Foliage and Festival Report for the first full weekend of fall, Sept. 29 and 30, 2018, brought to you by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. As September comes to a close, it appears the rain will diminish and we’ll have some partly cloudy to sunny days to look forward to...
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Local Agencies to Host the “Parenting Again…Stepping In For Parents Who Can’t” Workshop

Local Agencies to Host the “Parenting Again…Stepping In For Parents Who Can’t” Workshop

Join us on October 11th for the “Parenting Again…Stepping In For Parents Who Can’t” dinner and presentation for families who are raising children who aren’t theirs. The event will be held at the Calvert Pines/Office on Aging, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program will run...
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Deputies Receive Awards From Maryland Highway Safety Office

Deputies Receive Awards From Maryland Highway Safety Office

Sheriff Mikes Evans, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to report on September 26, 2018, Deputy Nicholas A. Buckler and Deputy Ryan T. Spalding received awards presented to them by the Maryland Highway Safety Office at its annual awards luncheon at Bayfront Club, in Sparrows Point, MD. The luncheon acknowledged the outstanding...
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