On Thursday, September 5, 2019, at approximately 4:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Tackle Box on Three Notch Road and FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in...
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The Ruddy Duck Brewery and Grill is proud to announce our Fourth Annual DuckFest on Sunday, September 29th from 1pm to 6pm. DuckFest is a fundraising event based on the German celebration of Oktoberfest, complete with live music, craft beer from various Calvert County breweries, authentic scratch made German cuisine and a variety of...
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Barbara Whipkey is pleased to announce the newest Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop will be opening on September 11th at 58 Shining Willow Way, La Plata, Maryland. Barbara and Chip Whipkey also own the Wild Birds Unlimited in Lexington Park, Maryland. “We’re the new home of the best bird food in town,” said Whipkey,...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is seeking contractors for two positions within their Local Behavioral Health Authority Prevention Services. An evaluator is needed to provide services supporting public health prevention grants, assisting communities with efforts to reduce substance misuse, and underage and binge drinking. This process requires a significant evaluation effort by...
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On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at approximately 5:05 p.m., firefighters from Charles, Calvert, Prince George, and St. Mary’s County responded to the area of La Plata Road and Hawkins Gate Road in La Plata, for the reported large fire involving power lines. Firefighters reported an estimated 19 acres were on fire. Charles County Volunteer...
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On Sunday, September 8, 2019, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Ostazeski was on patrol in his marked patrol vehicle traveling southbound on Route 4 in the area of Western Shores Blvd. and observed two sport style motorcycles traveling at a high rate of speed. Deputy Ostazeski conducted a traffic stop, activated...
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UPDATE 9/11/19: On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at approximately 2:40 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville and surrounding departments responded to 25680 Grandiflora Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family home with fire showing. The owner/occupant has been identified as Rae Costanzo....
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Maryland this year. The infected individual is an adult living in the National Capital Region in Maryland. MDH routinely tracks and responds to mosquito-borne infections; no other locally acquired arboviral infections have been identified this year. The number...
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On September 3, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46200 block of Mako Way in Lexington Park, for the reported injured/unconscious subject. A 31-year-old male victim, from Lexington Park, was discovered in a residential parking lot with blood coming from his mouth and ears....
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Maryland has assembled and mobilized a crew of wildland firefighters to help battle ongoing wildfires in northern California as part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. It’s the first out-of-state deployment for a Maryland crew this season. The 20-person crew assembled this weekend at the Madonna Ranger Station...
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The Department of the Navy and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3, with concurrence from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), completed the Fifth Five-Year Review of existing Record of Decision (ROD) documents and ongoing remedial (environmental cleanup) actions at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in St. Mary’s County,...
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Join NASA Chief Historian William Barry and NASA Preservation Officer Rebecca Klein on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, as they describe some of this nationally significant history. In a panel discussion, Barry will share “Some Things You Probably Don’t Know about NASA History,” and Klein will describe managing this amazing history in “Then and Now;...
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Roger Lee Sipe, 72, of Middletown, DE and a longtime resident of Calvert County, passed away September 5, 2019. Roger was born December 2, 1946 in Prince Frederick to William Cecil and Sadie Mae (Brightwell) Sipe and was raised in Owings. He was a lifelong tobacco farmer working with Wilson Dowell for over twenty...
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Kenneth Wayne “Kenny” Ferguson, 85, of Salisbury and formerly of Friendship passed away September 6, 2019 at his residence. He was born November 28, 1933 in Camp Creek, WV to Clarkson Lacy and Essie Grey (Reed) Ferguson. Kenny was raised in Camp Creek, WV and graduated from Spanishburg High School in 1951. He married...
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Robert Burton “Bob” Brown, 83, of Huntingtown passed away September 9, 2019 in Annapolis. He was born November 26, 1935 in Syracuse, NY to Allen W. and Ruth Elizabeth (Hyatt) Brown. He was raised in Marcellus, NY and graduated from Marcellus High School. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Army and...
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Lillian Deloris Moore, 85, of Huntingtown passed away August 23, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born August 8, 1933 in Washington, D.C. to George Henry and Gladys Beatrice (Beall) Pixton. Lillian was raised in Washington, D.C. and married William Lynn Moore, Jr. on August 8, 1949. She lived in...
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Charles Ray “Butch” Kissinger, Jr., 75, of Mechanicsville passed away September 4, 2019. He was born October 23, 1943 in Washington, D.C., to Charles Ray Sr. and Agnes Maria (Johnson) Kissinger. Butch was raised in Clinton and graduated from Surrattsville High School. He joined the United States Army on April 1, 1965 and was...
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On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Shirley Dolores Harper-Bellamy departed from this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Macedonia Baptist Church 3412 South 22nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204 . Interment immediately following at Pleasant Valley Memorial Park 8420 Little River Tpke, Annandale, VA 22003.
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Ruby Hewitt Cheseldine, 97, of Bushwood, MD died September 7, 2019 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on March 4, 1922 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Hiram Hewitt and Madeline Long Hewitt. Ruby was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. On November 6, 1962 she married her...
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Rita “Alyce” Jarboe, 101, of California, MD passed away September 7, 2019 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. She was born on September 17, 1917 in Scotland, MD to the late James Parran Tennyson and Susan Maria Ridgell Tennyson. Alyce is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was born...
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Connie Lynn Shepherd, 70, of Lexington Park, MD died September 7, 2019 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born on July 9, 1949 in Muskogee, OK to the late Louis Moore and Clarice Neff Moore. Connie worked in the retail industry for over 50 dedicated years. She spent...
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On Sunday, September 8, 2019, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Lawrence Hayden Road and Airport View Drive in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned off the roadway. Two patients refused medical...
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On September 10 at 9:56 a.m., 911 dispatchers received a call stating that there was an active shooter inside Matthew Henson Middle School. Officers responded and determined that there was no active threat. An investigation revealed that two students, who are both 14 years old, had taken another student’s phone and called in the...
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As part of our ongoing efforts to improve customer service, the Maryland State Police is proud to announce that the application process for a Maryland Wear and Carry Permit will be transitioned from a hand-written paper application to the online Licensing Portal. Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, those applying for a Maryland Wear and Carry...
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