George Broughton Spence, Jr., 81, passed away on September 15th, 2018. The cause of death was leukemia, which had only been diagnosed three weeks before. George, known as GB to his siblings, was born in 1937 on a farm in Lillington, North Carolina. He was the sixth of nine children born to Broughton Spence...
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Laura Jessie Heidelmark, 93, of Mechanicsville, MD (formerly of Rensselaer, NY) passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center of Leonardtown, MD. She was born on March 3, 1925, in Odgensburg, NY to the late Alfred Jacob Laraby and Agnes Bell Riddle Laraby. Laura is a graduate of Fort Covington...
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John Andrew “Jack” Bowes, 68, of Tall Timbers, MD died on September 27, 2018. He was born on September 21, 1950 in Washington, D.C., to Joseph Ford Bowes and Helen Audrey Cranston Bowes. Jack was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and a graduate of Little Flower School (1964) and St. Mary’s Ryken...
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On Monday, October 1, 2018, Catherine Hanna Grant (Kitty, Kitten), mother, daughter, and sister, passed away at the age of 83. She will be forever and lovingly remembered by her family and friends. One of her many qualities was that she loved her family and friends fiercely and unconditionally. She was preceded in death...
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Jean Beverly Nertney, of Leonardtown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2018 at the age of 92. She was born on March 20, 1926 in Wilmington, Delaware, to James Stoddard and Irene Stoddard. She was their only child. Jean raised her daughter, Linda, in Wilmington, Delaware and then moved to Hallandale, Florida upon...
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Mary Agnes Weasenforth, 86, of Ridge, MD passed away on October 3, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on September 22, 1932 in Point Lookout, MD. Mary was the loving wife of the late Lawrence O. Weasenforth, Sr. who preceded her in death on May 19, 2009 and who he married on July 23, 1949...
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Peacefully on Monday, October 1, 2018 Walter Luck, Jr. went home to be with the lord. Family and friends will gather for memorial service on October 10, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will be private
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Two St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies graduated the DARE instructor course on Sept. 28, 2018. Cpl. Jaime Davis and DFC Matt Lawrence, who serve as School Resource Officers for Leonardtown Middle School, Margaret Brent Middle School, Esperanza Middle School and Spring Ridge Middle School, completed the two-week long course held in Sykesville at...
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On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at approximately 3:55 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, and NAS Patuxent River Fire Department, responded to the Hampton Inn, located at 22211 Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for a fire alarm. Crews arrived on scene as the 5-story commercial building that was being evacuated, and after...
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On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at approximately 3:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Second District and NAS Patuxent River, responded to the 21600 Block of Liberty Street, and Pegg Road, for the reported kitchen fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a second floor apartment with smoke showing, and after further investigation, firefighters...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Laurie E. Culkin, an attorney and advocate on behalf of human trafficking victims, has been named as Maryland’s first Anti-Human Trafficking Director. This position, which will be housed within the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, will be responsible for coordinating supportive services for victims, as well...
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Calvert Marine Museum Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Stephen J. Godfrey, has edited a multi-authored volume published today. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology no. 100, “The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA,” is online at https://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/book/107. This website has links to access and download the PDF file at no cost. Calvert Cliffs, along the Western shore of...
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On July 18th, 2018, members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit were conducting surveillance in the North Beach area when they observed a hand to hand transaction. Members of the CCSO DEU recognized the hand to hand transaction as being consistent with an illegal drug transaction. Members of the Calvert County...
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Firefighters located and removed a female occupant out of her burning Fort Washington house on Thursday, October 4, 2018. Just before 8:30 pm firefighters were alerted by a 911 caller reporting smoke was coming from a house in the 9000 block of Old Palmer Road. Upon arrival firefighters found a 1-story house with smoke showing from...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office is attempting to locate Darius Paul Chew, a 15-year-old male. Darius was last seen in Lexington Park. Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008 with any information
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On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the 22700 Block of Bayside Way, and FDR Boulevard, for the reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Crews arrived on scene to find the vehicle involved in the crash, was parked in a townhouse garage, with two injured...
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The St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters and the NAACP held a Candidates Forum at the Lexington Park Library on October 2, 2018. The candidates running for sheriff in St. Mary’s County are incumbent Tim Cameron, a Republican; and Ted Belleavoine, the Democratic challenger.
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UPDATE: On October 3, 2018 at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriffs Office responded to the 11200 block of Wildmeadows Street in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located a 17-year-old male, Elisha Amon Cole, of Waldorf, deceased from a gunshot wound. Detectives are working to identify a...
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We would like to welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol to her new assignment as Barrack Commander of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack. Lt. Rossignol began her career in law enforcement in 2003, as a Correctional Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. In October 2004, Lt. Rossignol applied for and was selected to...
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Scores of laws passed during this year’s General Assembly session go into effect Monday. Some key new laws Oct. 1 include measures to: Ban spoofing phone calls Stop the distribution of electronic cigarettes to minors Create a new extreme risk protective order (red flag) that will take guns away from alleged abusers Shrink the period...
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The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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On Monday, September 24, 2018, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Trooper Backus of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Industry Lane in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Several criminal indicators were observed and a K-9 scan was requested. K-9 Reaper from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office gave a...
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Residents and visitors in Maryland, like those around the nation. will receive tests of the national cell phone and broadcast alert systems on Wednesday afternoon (October 3). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless...
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer met with representatives from the Maryland chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). “Today, I was pleased to meet with members of the Maryland chapter of NARFE to express my gratitude for their service to our country and discuss some of the most important issues facing...
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