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Dr. Mildred Elaine Ohler, 69

Dr. Mildred Elaine Ohler, 69

Dr. Mildred Elaine Ohler, 69 of Port St. Lucie, Florida, formerly of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on March 12, 2019. She was born to the late Luis A. and Elsa M. Castilllo on January 4, 1950 in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Crossland High School in Temple Hills, earned her...
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Dewey Lee Cecil, Jr. 53

Dewey Lee Cecil, Jr. 53

Dewey Lee Cecil, Jr. 53, of Brandywine, MD passed away March 9, 2019 in Lothian, MD. He was born on November 8, 1965 in St. Augustine, FL to the late Dewey Lee Cecil, Sr. and Lucille Pauline Osteen. Dewey was employed in construction for many years. He was an outdoorsman, and loved horses, spending...
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Frances Idalia Cusic,”Teenie, 90

Frances Idalia Cusic,”Teenie, 90

Frances Idalia Cusic,”Teenie, 90, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on October 11, 1928 in Leonardtown, MD. She was the daughter of the late Mary Frances Pillsbury Hazel and Joseph Matthew Hazel. Teenie was the loving wife of the late Benjamin “Lester” Cusic, whom she...
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Shirley R. Ramsey, Jr.

Shirley R. Ramsey, Jr.

Peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019, Shirley R. Ramsey, Jr.,, went home to be with the Lord. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Lozetta Ramsey; five loving children, Sheila Jackson, Wayne (Juanita) Ramsey, Shirley Perkins, Michael (Wanda) Ramsey and Tawanda (Patrick) Rooney; siblings, Linda Fitzgerald and Michelle Ramsey and a...
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Elsie Catherine “Lucy” Carter Lawrence, 79

Elsie Catherine “Lucy” Carter Lawrence, 79

Elsie Catherine “”Lucy”” Carter Lawrence, 79, of Callaway, MD, went home to be with the Lord on March 10, 2019. She was born on January 5, 1940 in Bushwood, MD to the late Mary Catherine Thomas Carter and Joseph Ignatius Carter. She attended Fenwick Elementary School in Bushwood, MD, then Banneker High School in...
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Henry Dupree, Jr

Henry Dupree, Jr

Peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2019 Henry Dupree, Jr. departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00am at Greater Revelation Church, 7617 Allentown Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744. Interment will follow at National Harmony Memorial Park...
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Jameson Jamal Parker

Jameson Jamal Parker

On Friday, March 8, 2019, Jameson passed away in Waldorf, MD. Friends may unite with the family on Saturday, March 16, from 1pm until Celebration of Life Service at 2pm at the BRISCOE-TONIC FUNERAL HOME located at 2294 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment is private.
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VIDEO: Help Identify Male Suspect in Motor Vehicle Breaking & Entering Case in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Help Identify Male Suspect in Motor Vehicle Breaking & Entering Case in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person seen in the video below. On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 2:35 a.m., the suspect entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle in the 46100 block of Nancy Court in Lexington Park. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at 7:50 p.m., the suspect placed a can of beer and bottle of alcohol inside of his coat and left the Canopy Liquors store in Lexington Park without paying for them. Anyone with information about...
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K9 Brock to be Memorialized in May

K9 Brock to be Memorialized in May

Along with several other fallen police canines across the country, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s K9 Brock will be honored at the Second Annual Police K9 Memorial Service in Washington D.C. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. K9 Brock’s watch ended on Jan. 18, 2018 after a training accident. A four-year-old German Shepherd, Brock served...
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MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has added hours, staff and appointments at its offices to cope with the increased volume of drivers who must present four or more different documents to obtain a Real ID drivers license that complies with federal law. Drivers must get the compliant licenses by October 2020 in order to...
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Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at approximately 1:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Willows Road and Meadows Way in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and on its side with multiple utility...
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One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Chancellors Run Road and Buck Hewitt Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a traffic signal pole. One occupant...
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Waldorf Man Facing Federal Charges for Falsifying Urinalysis Results to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

Waldorf Man Facing Federal Charges for Falsifying Urinalysis Results to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

Michael Andre Brown, age 47, of Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested on federal charges alleging that Brown accepted bribes and illegal gratuities, in connection with his employment with a federal contractor in which he administered urinalysis tests to individuals on federal probation, supervised release and pre-trial supervision.  The criminal complaint was filed on March 11,...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

On Saturday, March 9, 2019, at approximately 11:55 a.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Bay District and Mutual aid from Charles County responded to 40460 Frederick Lane in Loveville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story single family residence with smoke and fire showing from...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Police Car After Vehicle Chase

Leonardtown Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Police Car After Vehicle Chase

On March 11, 2019, Deputy Shelko responded to the 41500 block of Fenwick Street in Leonardtown for the reported hit and run vehicle collision. An investigation determined the victim made contact with Doug Delahay Woodburn, 18, of Leonardtown, in a parking lot. The victim was standing at the driver’s side window of Woodburn’s vehicle...
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Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

On Monday, March 11, 2019, at approximately 9:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 23000 Block of Pine Bark Lane in California, for the reported fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from all four sides of the residence, and upon further investigation, firefighters found...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 6:50 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find Ford a pick-up truck and a Toyota Prius in the roadway with the single occupant...
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Drunk Dunkirk Woman Arrested at Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for Disorderly Conduct

Drunk Dunkirk Woman Arrested at Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for Disorderly Conduct

On March 4, 2019, Deputy Parks of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. Upon arrival, Deputy Parks made contact with a person in the area who stated a woman was walking around screaming, yelling, and talking to herself...
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Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Unable to text this morning? Turns out Verizon is experiencing an outage, concentrated along the east coast. As of 8:15 a.m., the company says it is working diligently to resolve the issue but says “the estimated resolution time is unknown at this time.” @verizon So….anyone else having problems with text messages this morning? —...
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Mary Louise Barnes, 81

Mary Louise Barnes, 81

Mary Louise Barnes, 81 of Lexington Park, MD, departed this earthly life on March 7, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park, MD. Interment to follow at First...
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Gertrude Perry

Gertrude Perry

Peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2019, Gertrude was called home. She is survived by her loving children, Thomas Green, Barbara Jean Lyles, Mary Ziglar, Dr. Ignatius Perry and Marie Perry, 29 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and 10 great –great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by...
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Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., 79

Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., 79

Mr. Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., age 79 years, of Hernando, Florida passed away Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 in Lecanto, Florida. He was born April 25, 1939 in Plains, Pennsylvania to Joseph Tolarski and Julia (Goncherowski) Tolarski. Joe and Barbara moved to Hernando, Florida in 2005 from La Plata, Maryland. Joe Tolarski retired after 20...
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Gretel Zale, 77

Gretel Zale, 77

Gretel Zale, 77, of Fort Washington, Maryland, passed away on March 4, 2019 at Sage Point Senior Living in La Plata. Born on March 20, 1941 in Mu ̈lacker, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ana and Theodor Sta ̈hle. Gretel came to the United States in 1971 and worked as a...
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Somber House Narrowly Pass Suicide Option for Terminally ill

Somber House Narrowly Pass Suicide Option for Terminally ill

Shuffling papers. Murmured conversations. The tap-tap-tap of people using laptops. There’s a certain amount of ambient sound on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates when the legislature is in session. But on Thursday, a somber silence descended on the chamber as delegates listened to one after another of their colleagues stand and...
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