Leonard L. Lanham, 90, son of the late Frank M. and Mary E. Lanham, died October 27, 2018 at home. He was born April 18, 1928 in Washington, DC. He attended McKinley High School before joining the U.S. Navy. He served during the Korean Conflict, stationed in Bermuda and Rhode Island. He received an...
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Major Leslie Clinton Slaybaugh (USAF Retired) age 87 of Brandywine, MD died October 21, 2018 at the Charles County Hospice House. He was born October 14, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the son of the late Virginia D, Shoemaker and Leslie Johnson Slaybaugh. He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife...
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Laura Montgomery Williams departed this earthly life on Saturday, Ocober 27, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Friday, November 2, 2018 from 10:00am until time of service at 11:00am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment is private.
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Garyton Colvard Echols, Jr., 85, of LaPlata, Md. passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, surrounded by family at Hospice of Charles County. Born October 17, 1933, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Garyton Colvard and Christine Combs Echols. He moved to LaPlata in 1958 with his wife Carol raising...
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Dr. Guillermo E. Sanchez, 82, of La Plata, MD, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. Dr. Sanchez was born and raised in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His father, Jose Sanchez was a lawyer and newspaper editor, and his mother, Aida Sanchez, was a homemaker. He graduated from...
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Donald Gregory Sinsel, 51, of Port Tobacco, MD passed away on October 20, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Greg was born on June 16, 1967 in Fairfax, VA to Bonnie Sinsel and the late Donald Sinsel. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his...
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UPDATE 10/29/2018: Joseph L. Greenwell, 39, of Dameron plead guilty to impersonating a police officer and second-degree assault. On Monday, October 22, 2018, Judge M. Brooke Murdock, imposed an 18-month jail sentence, suspended to 3 months of home detention and two years of probation. Greenwell was sentenced to home detention for his guilty plea to...
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On October 28th, 2018 at approximately 10:07 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a single vehicle crash on Catalina Drive located in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Preliminary Investigation of the collision revealed a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Bobby Price Jr, 57 years...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, October 25, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Marcus Darnell Johnson, 34 of Nanjemoy, to 64 Years for the Second-Degree Murder of Wayne Proctor, Jr. and 6 counts of reckless endangerment. Covington, commenting on the case, said, “I’ve been...
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UPDATE: On Friday, October 26 at 9:12 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Poplar Hill Road at Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf for the report of an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located the bus which had 17 students on board as well...
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On Saturday, October 27, 2018, at approximately 8:40 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Solomons, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to 23703 Bill Dixon Road, and North Patuxent Beach Road, in California for the reported boat fire. Dispatch advised responding units they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a medium sized boat in the...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that killed one person early Sunday morning in Prince George’s County. On October 28, 2018, shortly before 4:00 a.m., troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to eastbound Route 50 in the area of Maryland Route 410 on a report of two crashes. The first occurred...
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Abuse of alcohol and other drugs nationwide has reached epidemic proportions. It is imperative that visible, unified prevention education efforts by community members be launched to eliminate the demand for drugs. To kick off a campaign to offer citizens a chance to demonstrate their commitment to a drug-free lifestyle, the St. Mary’s County Health...
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The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Music Department will present The Clazzical Project in a Halloween Eve concert featuring spooky classical themes and jazz renditions on Tuesday, October 30 at 7 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. Highlighting music by Saint-Saens, Mozart, and others, the concert is free of charge and...
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On Friday, October 26, 2018 at approximately 6:25 a.m. officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles on Solomons Island Road near Virginia Avenue in Edgewater. A Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling southbound on Solomons Island Road when the driver, Heather Waibel, 44, of Annapolis, lost control and crossed...
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On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police fire and rescue responded to the area of 2290 Mattawoman Beantown Road, and Substation Road, in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find the vacant house fully engulfed in flames, approximately 20 firefighters controlled the fire in 15 minutes....
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On Friday, October 26, 2018, at approximately 11:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Fairgrounds Road, and Clay Hill Road in Leonardtown for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford pickup truck off the roadway and into a tree with one...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development will host a public information session on Thursday November 8, from 10 a.m. until noon, regarding a new, federally designated Opportunity Zone in Lexington Park. The meeting will be held at Precise Systems’ Curtiss Room, 22290 Exploration Drive, Suite 300, in Lexington Park. Frank Dickson, Director...
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Students interested in applying for one of 17 career and technology education (CTE) programs at North Point High School will complete a shorter application process this year. In prior years, eighth graders were required to participate in a face-to-face interview with CTE staff and submit letters of recommendation by teachers. These steps have been...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held its annual fall chess tournament on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Thomas Stone High School. A total of 125 students participated in the event, which is open to any student in kindergarten through Grade 12. The tournament follows a Swiss-style format in which each student plays four games. Students...
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The output of funds have risen as the Gott Company continues to support charities through its “Got To Give” program at the Fastop locations throughout Calvert and St. Mary’s counties. After providing continuous support for Calvert Hospice over many years, the company decided to take their support one step further and raise funds for the Burnett Calvert...
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Peacefully on Friday, October 19, 2018, Ethel went home to be with the Lord. Friends may unite with the family on Saturday, October 27, from 10 am until time of service 11 am at LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH located at 3150 Middleton Road in Waldorf, MD. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD.
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Ida Elizabeth Plater departed this earthly life on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Ida was preceded in death by her mother and father; husband, George Plater; son, David Holt; two sisters: Mary Medley, Laura Butler; brother, Albert Holt; daughter-in-law, Gloria (Ann) Holt; two nephews: Joseph (Junior) Holt, Joseph (Cornell) Butler; niece, Barbara Holly; grandson, Dennis...
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Antonio Joseph “Tony” Malaspina, Sr., 71 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on October 21, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born June 10, 1947 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Norma Pauline and Leon Antonio Malaspina. Tony is survived by his children; Dawn Stroud of Mechanicsville, MD, Marisa (John) Surdick of Odenton,...
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