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Anne Arundel Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Drug Dealer After Shooting at Basketball Court in Pasadena

Anne Arundel Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Drug Dealer After Shooting at Basketball Court in Pasadena

On Sunday, September 8, 2019 at approximately 4:10 p.m., officers responded to 8100 Tower Bridge Drive in Pasadena for a report of shots fired in the area. The caller reported that 10 minutes earlier, he heard a gunshot. Thinking it was fireworks, he approached the basketball court in the park. Several juveniles told him...
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New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands

New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands

New CSM Safe App Features Real-Time Notifications, Puts Campus Security in Palm of Students’ Hands The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Public Safety and Preparedness Department launched a new CSM Safe App over the summer – putting critical, real-time information at users’ fingertips and minimizing response times during both emergency and routine security/safety situations....
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Annual Harvest Taste of Solomons on Saturday, October 12th, 2019, Restaurants Offer Tastes of Fine Food and Beverages

Annual Harvest Taste of Solomons on Saturday, October 12th, 2019, Restaurants Offer Tastes of Fine Food and Beverages

New tastes abound in the historic Solomons Town Center as restaurants showcase selected food and beverages during the one-day food festival, The Harvest Taste of Solomons 2019 from 11:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 12th, 2019. The event is one of the yearly signature events designed and sponsored by the Solomons Business Association,...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland National Public Honors College Ranked as Nation’s Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in United States

St. Mary’s College of Maryland National Public Honors College Ranked as Nation’s Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in United States

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, is ranked as the nation’s fifth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s “2020 Best Colleges” released Monday, September, 9, 2019. St. Mary’s College also ranks 92 on the national liberal arts colleges list, public and private (compared to 95...
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UPDATE: Driver of the Ambulance that Struck Another Vehicle on Thomas Johnson Bridge Issued Two Traffic Tickets for Incident

UPDATE: Driver of the Ambulance that Struck Another Vehicle on Thomas Johnson Bridge Issued Two Traffic Tickets for Incident

UPDATE 9/10/2019: Brian Patrick Bowen, 35, of Lusby was issued a traffic citation for failing to drive an emergency vehicle safely ($50 fine) and driving left of roadway center in overtaking and passing when unsafe ($90 fine) The traffic citations were issued on September 5, 2019, by Deputy A. Budd of the St. Mary’s...
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Lexington Park Woman Wins $50,000 at McKay’s in Hollywood

Lexington Park Woman Wins $50,000 at McKay’s in Hollywood

A woman from Lexington Park plans to keep her $50,000 Maryland Lottery score a secret from everyone but her husband and her mom. “Because if you don’t,” she said, when claiming her prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, “you get all these friends that you didn’t know about!” Her $50,000 second-tier win came on...
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Navy Awards Largest IT Contract to Date in Support of MyNavy HR Transformation

Navy Awards Largest IT Contract to Date in Support of MyNavy HR Transformation

The Navy awarded CACI Enterprise Solutions, Inc., based in Chantilly, Virginia, a $385 million task order September, 6, 2019, in support of MyNavy HR Transformation, the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) efforts to modernize human resource systems. The Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240) will execute...
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National Science Foundation Awards CSM $258,912 to Grow Region’s Cybersecurity Workforce, Boost Students’ Credentials

National Science Foundation Awards CSM $258,912 to Grow Region’s Cybersecurity Workforce, Boost Students’ Credentials

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) a $258,912 grant to support the college’s efforts to grow a cybersecurity talent pipeline in Southern Maryland. The funding will go toward the “Cybersecurity Workforce: Bridging the Gap,” program under the direction of CSM Business Program Coordinator Thomas J. Luginbill, CSM...
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Matthew Henson Middle School Opens with Words of Kindness

Matthew Henson Middle School Opens with Words of Kindness

Words matter at Matthew Henson Middle School, and kindness was the word of the day on September, 3, 2019, as schools opened for the 2019-20 school year. Wearing matching gray shirts with the message “One kind word can change someone’s entire day,” Henson staff gathered at the front of the school and shared kind...
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No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Bel Alton

No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Bel Alton

On Friday, September 6, 2019, at approximately 9:45 a.m., firefighters from Bel Alton, Newburg, Waldorf, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 9340 Crystal Lane in Bel Alton, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story residence with smoke showing, and upon further investigation, firefighters found a room...
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One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Crash in La Plata

One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Crash in La Plata

On Friday, September 6, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Mary’s Avenue and Glen Albin Road in La Plata, for the motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crew arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in a T-bone style collision. Fire and rescue reported...
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Sprinkler Systems Save Apartment After Kitchen Fire in La Plata

Sprinkler Systems Save Apartment After Kitchen Fire in La Plata

On Saturday, September 7, 2019, at approximately 12:45 p.m., firefighters from La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 600 Edelen Station Place in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to a 3-story apartment complex with nothing evident. Upon further investigation, firefighters found a microwave on fire in the...
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Hughesville Man Arrested After Driving Stolen Truck in Multi-State High Speed Police Chase

Hughesville Man Arrested After Driving Stolen Truck in Multi-State High Speed Police Chase

The suspect who drove a stolen vehicle at a police officer attempting to arrest him in Cecil County on Friday, September 6, 2019, has been arrested in Virginia. The suspect is identified as William H. Galvin, Jr., 29, of Hughesville. He was arrested at a trailer owned by his mother in Front Royal, Va.,...
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42nd Patuxent River Appreciation Day Coming to Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, October 12, 2019

42nd Patuxent River Appreciation Day Coming to Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, October 12, 2019

Patuxent River Appreciation Day (PRAD), one of Southern Maryland’s longest running festivals, celebrates its 42nd year on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Calvert Marine Museum. All members of the family can enjoy the fun from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Museum admission is FREE all day. This year’s event will feature a weekend’s-worth...
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The Department of the Navy Seeks Public Comment on Porposed Action Plan for Munitions Response Site

The Department of the Navy Seeks Public Comment on Porposed Action Plan for Munitions Response Site

In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Webster Field Annex invites public comment on the Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for Munitions Response Site UXO-0001. During World War II, an aerial bombing target (referred to as the Former Aerial Bombing Range) was located adjacent to and...
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The Last Historic Sailing Bugeye in the World, Visiting Historic St. Mary’s City at the RiverFest on September 28, 2019

The Last Historic Sailing Bugeye in the World, Visiting Historic St. Mary’s City at the RiverFest on September 28, 2019

Edna Lockwood, the last historic sailing bugeye in the world, will be visiting Historic St. Mary’s City on September 28 during the RiverFest celebration as part of a National Park Service-funded heritage tour around the Chesapeake Bay. Owned and operated by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Edna Lockwood recently underwent a two-year restoration of...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Fall Lecture Series to be held on September 19, 2019

Historic St. Mary’s City Fall Lecture Series to be held on September 19, 2019

On Tuesday, September, 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., Laura Masur, Ph.D., will give a free, public lecture titled “Why Maryland? A Curious Tale of Jesuit Priests and an Unlikely Mission.” When asked about this topic, Ms. Masur wrote, “The Society of Jesus was among the earliest investors in the Maryland colony. Jesuits established missions...
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Detectives in Calvert County Arrest Suspect Linked to Multiple Thefts from Vehicles

During the timeframe of August 27 and August 29, 2019, there were numerous occurrences of thefts from motor vehicles in several neighborhoods located near Little Cove Point Road in the Lusby, MD area and in the Mount Harmony area of Owings, MD. Detectives within the Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) canvassed neighborhoods and located additional...
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Motor Vehicle Accident on Patuxent Beach Road Sends Two to Area Trauma Centers and Three to Hospital

Motor Vehicle Accident on Patuxent Beach Road Sends Two to Area Trauma Centers and Three to Hospital

On Friday, September 6, 2019, at approximately 4:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway. Three patients were transported to area hospitals...
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The Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department Sadly Announces Passing of Life Member Charles “Mike” Wills

The Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department Sadly Announces Passing of Life Member Charles “Mike” Wills

The Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc. regrets to announce the passing of Active Life Member Charles “Mike” Wills. Mike passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Mike joined our station on February 14th, 1980 at the age of 15. Including this year, Mike has had 39...
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Robert Randall Smith “Randy”, 60

Robert Randall Smith “Randy”, 60

Robert Randall Smith “Randy”, 60, of North Beach, MD, passed away on September 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 2, 1959 in Charleroi, PA to Robert “Rusty” and Norma Jean Smith. Randy was raised in Arlington, VA and graduated from Yorktown High School. He was married to his beloved Adrienne who...
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Angela Denise O’Dell Seward, 32

Angela Denise O’Dell Seward, 32

Angela Denise O’Dell Seward, 32, of Lusby, MD passed away on September 1, 2019 in West Virginia. Born on August 7, 1987, in Clovis, New Mexico, she is the daughter of David Ray O’Dell and Vickie Luvonne Spencer. Angela graduated from Chopticon High School and went on to receive her License in Cosmetology. She...
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Willie Matthew Taylor, 83

Willie Matthew Taylor, 83

Willie Matthew Taylor, 83, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, (formerly of Park Hall, MD) peacefully passed away on 3 September, 2019 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD. Willie was born on April 07, 1936 in Park Hall, MD., to the late Samuel C. Taylor, Sr. and Mary Luvenia Matthews Taylor. Willie graduated from Jarboesville...
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Sheila Bernice Powell

On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, Sheila Bernice Powell departed from this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, September 12, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at From the Heart Ministries,4949 Allentown Rd, Suitland, MD 20746. Interment to follow at National Harmony Memorial Park, Hyattsville,...
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David Bush

On Friday, August 30, 2019, David Bush departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 11:00 am until time of service 12:30 pm at Camp Springs Community Baptist Church, 8040 Woodyard Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. The interment is private. David Bush was born on March 3, 1963,...
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