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Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Culinary Event Raises $100K for Care in Calvert County

Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Culinary Event Raises $100K for Care in Calvert County

The Calvert County community came together to enjoy fine cuisine, local wines and spirited dancing, helping to raise more than $100,000 for Hospice of the Chesapeake at the 11th annual Culinary Event held March 22 at The Hall at Huntingtown. All proceeds will be used to grow and strengthen programs in Calvert County and...
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Calvert County to Host Free Paper Shredding Events

Calvert County to Host Free Paper Shredding Events

The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host free paper shredding events for county residents and businesses. Shredding documents helps prevent identity theft by destroying confidential and/or sensitive information. The following shred events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Northern Middle School...
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Virginia Woman Killed After Collision in Prince George’s County, Police Investigating

Virginia Woman Killed After Collision in Prince George’s County, Police Investigating

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Laurel on Sunday. The deceased passenger in one of the involved vehicles is 45-year-old Parbati Sharma of Herndon, Virginia. On March 24, 2024, at approximately 6:00 pm, officers responded to...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Prince George’s County Involving Off-Duty MPD Lieutenant

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Prince George’s County Involving Off-Duty MPD Lieutenant

March 28th, 2024: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in Prince George’s County. Around 5 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of U.S. Route 301 (Crain Highway) at Village Drive for a report of a two-vehicle crash. The driver of a...
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UPDATE: Two Injured After Ambulance is Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

UPDATE: Two Injured After Ambulance is Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

On Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 11:01 a.m., Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Ambulance 796 advised they were involved in a head-on collision and needed fire and rescue. Police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to Point Lookout Road in Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision involving an ambulance. The...
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U.S. Navy Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Increment 3 Block 2 Modifications

U.S. Navy Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Increment 3 Block 2 Modifications

The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27, enabling the fleet to be outfitted with the full anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities outlined in the P-8A program’s evolutionary acquisition strategy. The...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf That Killed 22-Year-Old Accokeek Man

UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf That Killed 22-Year-Old Accokeek Man

UPDATE – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release – 3/28/2024: On March 27 at 11:17 p.m., officers responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed a passenger car was traveling southbound on St. Charles Parkway when it...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Impaired Driver Checkpoint Today

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Impaired Driver Checkpoint Today

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Traffic Operations Unit is conducting an impaired driver checkpoint on March 28, 2024, as part of an ongoing effort to educate and remind people about the dangers of impaired driving. The initiative is funded in part by the Maryland Highway Safety Office Impaired Driving Enforcement grant.
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Former Maryland International Raceway Track Owner, Larry Clayton, Passes Away

Former Maryland International Raceway Track Owner, Larry Clayton, Passes Away

What a rough week for Maryland. It is with great sadness that we announce former Maryland International Raceway (MIR) track owner, Larry Clayton, passed away Sunday night at his home in Las Vegas, NV where he lived with his loving wife, Nancy. Larry would have been 77 years old in June. He had been...
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 4:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Callaway, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck into a utility pole and a sedan off the roadway...
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Celebrating Success: New Graduates from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit!

Celebrating Success: New Graduates from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit!

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is thrilled to announce the graduation of three incredible K9 officers and their partners! Join us in congratulating: Charles County Sheriff’s Officer PFC John Fromme #543 and K9 Tango Forest Heights Police Department Corporal Khari Grooms and K9 Diesel Forest Heights Police Department PFC Jeremy Nugent and K9 Pyro...
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PG County Man Arrested for Burglaries in Charles County with Nearly $25,000 of Merchandise Stolen

PG County Man Arrested for Burglaries in Charles County with Nearly $25,000 of Merchandise Stolen

Detectives have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with four commercial burglaries that occurred at two Waldorf businesses. The burglaries occurred between March 17 and March 20th, 2024; one of the burglaries occurred in the 2300 block of Crain Highway and three others occurred in the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. In the...
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Waldorf Native Serves with U.S. Navy Aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story

Waldorf Native Serves with U.S. Navy Aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story

Petty Officer 1st Class Elantra Robinson, a native of Waldorf, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. Robinson graduated from Westlake High School in 2010. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Waldorf. “Being a hard worker and being dependable...
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Calvert County Parks & Recreation Announces Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, 2024!

Calvert County Parks & Recreation Announces Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, 2024!

The Calvert County Parks & Recreation is excited to host our annual Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, 2024! Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Therman Gray Memorial Scholarship. Calvert County Parks & Recreation operates this program in memory of the late Therman Gray, a former Calvert County Government employee...
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Native Tree Coupon Program Open for Calvert Residents Through Nov. 20, 2024

Native Tree Coupon Program Open for Calvert Residents Through Nov. 20, 2024

The Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning announces the reopening of its “Spread Your Leaves” tree coupon program to help residents expand forested areas in Calvert County by planting native trees on their property. Now through Nov. 20, residents can obtain a coupon to purchase native trees at a discount from participating nurseries. Residents can...
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Thomas Stone High School Senior Dejah Bishop Receives Maryland Emerging Scholars Award

Thomas Stone High School Senior Dejah Bishop Receives Maryland Emerging Scholars Award

Dejah Bishop, a senior at Thomas Stone High School, was recently named a Maryland Emerging Scholar by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) in collaboration with The Daily Record, a news media company in Maryland. MBRT recognizes 24 high school students out of nearly 300 applicants across the state to represent their school...
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Upcoming Solar Eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 – Information and Safety Tips

Upcoming Solar Eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 – Information and Safety Tips

A partial solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024. In Calvert County, the eclipse will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. and end just after 4:30 p.m., with maximum coverage at 3:20 p.m. During the eclipse, there will be 86−88% coverage during which it will get darker outside, but there will not...
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Theodore Magnus “Ted” Tennyson, 97,

Theodore Magnus “Ted” Tennyson, 97,

Theodore Magnus “Ted” Tennyson, 97, of Lusby, MD passed away on March 24, 2024 at his residence. Born March 14, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Theodore M. Tennyson, Sr. and Gertrude (Rauh) Tennyson. Ted graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC. He served in the U.S. Army...
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David Michael Green

David Michael Green

David Green ended his journey after 78 years on March 23, 2024, at his home in Harwood, Maryland. He was born in post-war England in 1946 to Vera and Bill Green. Like many who survived the brutal Nazi Blitzkrieg of London, David’s parents left the bombed-out city for a new beginning in the countryside....
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Karen Ellen George, 63,

Karen Ellen George, 63,

Karen Ellen George, 63, of St. Leonard passed away March 21, 2024. She was born October 13, 1960 to Linden Harrison, Sr. and Judy Ann (Millard) Welch. Karen grew up in Oxon Hill and graduated from Friendly High School. She has lived in Calvert County for 45 years. Karen married David George in 2006....
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Sydna Buckmaster,78,

Sydna Buckmaster,78,

Sydna Buckmaster,78, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 20th 2024 in Fairfax, VA. She was born September 15th 1945 in Oswestry, England to Robert & Edith Wholey. She graduated from Duval High School in 1963. Sydna married Sam Buckmaster May 16th 1964 and raised her family in Calvert County....
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Gregory (Greg) Paul Cameron

Gregory (Greg) Paul Cameron

Gregory (Greg) Paul Cameron of Huntingtown, MD passed away on March 16, 2024, in Rural Retreat, VA. He was born on September 30, 1961, in Johnstown, PA. to Margaret “Peggy” Cameron. He was raised in Nanty-Glo, PA, and attended Blacklick Valley High School where he was an honor student and an excellent athlete. He...
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Elizabeth (Betty) Catterton

Elizabeth (Betty) Catterton

Elizabeth (Betty) Catterton Norfolk passed away on March 16, 2024, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was born June 8, 1935, in Greenock, MD to Robert Francis and Elizabeth Nutwell Catterton. Betty graduated from Southern High School in 1953. She married Kenneth Norfolk on August 4, 1956. They built a home and raised their...
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Deborah Kathryn “Kathy” Vassallo, 69,

Deborah Kathryn “Kathy” Vassallo, 69,

On March 15, 2024, Deborah Kathryn “Kathy” Vassallo, 69, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Deale, MD, with her family by her side. After a 2.5-year battle with cancer, Kathy’s strength and grace throughout her illness were an inspiration to all who knew her. Born...
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Helen May Holler, 94,

Helen May Holler, 94,

Helen May Holler, 94, of Solomons, Maryland, passed away on March 15, 2024. She was born on May 31, 1929, in Cumberland, Maryland, to Chancey and Retha (Bennett) Lewis. Helen was raised in Cumberland and graduated in the class of 1947 from Fort Hill High School. She lived in various places throughout Maryland and...
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