Summer is only getting hotter, so why not cool down at the Calvert Marine Museum! Visit special exhibits like the new Megalodon jaws or Working the Water: Photography by Jay Fleming. On the weekends, cruise around the boat basin in a row or pedal boat, or go beyond the basin on the historic Wm....
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The popular annual event for all ages returns to Leonardtown Square on Saturday, August 3, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Splash into fun at the 17th Annual Leonardtown Beach Party on the Square. No need for tickets; all event-sponsored activities are FREE – Visit with real-life super heroes – Transformers Optimus Prime...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners has authorized a property tax credit for disabled law enforcement officers, rescue workers, and surviving spouses. “When first responders give themselves to serve and protect their community, they knowingly put themselves into high-risk, dangerous situations on a daily basis,” said Commissioner President Thomas E. “Tim” Hutchins. “The...
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The Leonardtown Business Association and The Commissioners of Leonardtown invite you out to their monthly First Friday event. August First Friday is all about our dedicated First Responders. Bring the whole family for a wonderful free community event, Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Ambulances and more will be on display for you to see and...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has released its open house schedule for the 2019-20 school year. Listed below are open house dates and times, and other activities for schools. Please call the specific school with questions about open house events. Elementary Schools C. Paul Barnhart, open house, Sept. 19, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.; Berry,...
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The American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT) in Prince Frederick is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority (MHAA) for research to be conducted as the initial phase of the “Parkers Creek Heritage Trail”. According to the grant application: “For more than 10,000 years,...
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On Saturday, July 27, 2019 at approximately 5:35 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to Ben Creek Road in the area of Williams Wharf Road in St. Leonard, for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV / four-wheeler). Preliminary investigation...
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On Friday, July 26, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Leonardtown, Valley Lee, Seventh District, and Calvert County responded to 45200 Clarkes Landing Road in Hollywood, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story detached garage with fire throughout, with a pick-up truck fully engulfed...
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UPDATE 7/28/19: A spokesperson from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Ofice told SMNEWSNET.com that the adult male that crashed on Saturday, July 27, 2019, was flown for precautionary reasons and suffered only minimal injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening. The male is approximately 40 years of age from New Jersey. On Saturday, July...
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UPDATE 7/27/2019 @ 3:oo p.m..: Maryland State Police from the LaPlata Barrack continue to investigate a two-vehicle crash on Crain Highway this morning that killed two people including a 15-year-old in Charles County. The two deceased were passengers in a vehicle involved in a crash around 7:30 a.m. on southbound Crain Highway near Mount...
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On Thursday, July 25, 2019, at approximately 7:30 p.m., A 2002 Honda Accord struck a marked St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office police car and continued driving erratically. The driver of the Honda Accord was identified as Jeannette Evelyn Saenz Bonilla, 34 of Fort Washington. According to court documents, St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Deputy Wynnyk...
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Wendy Sue Milam-Tucker of Nanjemoy, Maryland passed away suddenly on Tuesday July 16, 2019 she was 50 years old. Wendy grew up in Upper Marlboro MD and went to Douglas High School. Wendy attended Washington School for Secretaries and went on to work for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Washington DC. Wendy was a...
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Curtis (“Curt”) Fletcher Campaigne, a resident of Asbury Solomons Retirement Community in Solomons, MD since 2014 and a resident of Calvert County since 1988, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the age of 77 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD, with his son (David Campaigne) and daughter (Christina Campaigne Watson)...
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Steven “Stevie” Marcus Gilmore, 22, of Hollywood, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2019. He was born on September 8, 1996 to Marcus Alfonso Gilmore and Brooke Leigh Crist. Stevie graduated from Chopticon High School in 2014. He recently achieved his goal of securing a mechanic job with the International Union of Elevator...
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Charles David Kuhn, 42, of Annapolis, MD, formerly Owings, MD, passed away suddenly on July 24, 2019. He was born February 4, 1977 to Lynn and Charles Kuhn. He was a 1995 graduate of Northern High School and went on to receive his Bachelors Degree in Digital Arts from the University of Maryland Baltimore...
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On Thursday, July 25, 2019, at approximately 8:35 p.m., 80 firefighters from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George, and the City of Annapolis responded to 5512 Greenock Road in Lothian, for the reported structure fire. Dispatch advised they received multiple 911 calls from passersby and neighbors stating smoke and fire was showing from the residence....
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Gregory Cook, 48, of Waldorf, was found guilty by a jury of four felony narcotics charges in regard to a conspiracy to traffic narcotics in Northeast, D.C., and Maryland. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Cook was tried before U.S....
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The Maryland State Police are warning the public about telephone scams in which the caller has cloned, or, “spoofed” a Maryland State Police telephone number and requested personal information from people as part of a so-called “criminal investigation” or asked for money in the form of gift cards to avoid being arrested. A complainant...
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Comptroller Peter Franchot announced that his agency has processed more than 3 million state tax returns for the 2018 tax year, with more than 2.6 million, or 87 percent of returns filed electronically. So far, the total amount of refunds issued to Maryland taxpayers is nearly $2.2 billion. “I’m happy to return this money...
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Charles Thomas Caywood, 70, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 11, 1948 at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Leonardtown, MD to the late Thomas Theodore Caywood and Helen Louise Farrell. Charles proudly served...
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Richard “Rick” Dean Evans, of Waldorf, MD died in the early morning of July 23rd, 2019 at the age of 66. Born on November 8, 1952 in Washington DC, son of Margaret and James Evans. Rick graduated from DuVal High School in Seabrook, MD, Class of 1970. Rick met and married Cheryl Ann Peacock...
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Charles Edgar Christman, 68, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on July 22, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, with his loving wife by his side. Born on October 1, 1950 in Leonardtown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Julian Hackney Christman and Catherine Just Christman of Hollywood MD. Charlie attended Hollywood Elementary School,...
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Ronnie David Tippett, 29, of Hughesville, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Ronnie was born on August 16, 1989 to Ronald David Tippett, Jr., of Waldorf, MD and Candice Ann Richards, of Hughesville, MD. Ronnie loved his family and friends. He always said Kristen Beall was his best friend and the love of...
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Anna Beatrice “Anna Bea” Copsey, 75 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on July 20, 2019 in Leonardtown, MD. Anna Bea was born to Everard and Virginia Farrell Ryce. Anna Bea is survived by Crystal (Joey) Gant and Lawrence (Sissy) Copsey, a brother David “Sonny” (Evelyn) Ryce, a sister, Agnes Jameson, five grandchildren: Desirae, Willie,...
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Mary Elenoria Sandidge, 82, of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Morgantown, WV passed away on July 21, 2019 at her home. She was born on January 11, 1937 in Morgantown, WV, and was the daughter of the late Rosalie Cooper Lundy Smith and Okie Jeremiah Smith. Mary was the loving wife of Billy W....
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