Monthly Archives: October 2023

Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime FCLP Flights Oct. 23, 2023

Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime FCLP Flights Oct. 23, 2023

Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 from 7 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely on an aircraft...
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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., rain or shine: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at...
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The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Celebrates Five Years of Service to Calvert County

The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Celebrates Five Years of Service to Calvert County

On November 1st, 2023, the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter will celebrate five years of service to Calvert County. The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is named in honor of former County Commissioner Linda L. Kelley, who was widely known as a vocal animal rights advocate. On Nov. 1, 2018, the shelter opened its...
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Wanted Lexington Park Man Previously Arrested and Released This Month is Arrested Again Following Weekend Stabbing

Wanted Lexington Park Man Previously Arrested and Released This Month is Arrested Again Following Weekend Stabbing

UPDATE 10/23/2023: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 46800 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park, MD, for a reported stabbing. Deputies located a 36-year-old male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was flown to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (UMMC)...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 17, 2023

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – October 17, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented proclamations for the U.S. Oyster Festival 57th Anniversary and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The CSMC joined the St. Mary’s County Commission...
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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2024 Regular Season Schedule Announced

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2024 Regular Season Schedule Announced

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has unveiled the 2024 Regular Season Schedule. Fans can expect a summer full of fun and entertainment as the Blue Crabs are set to host ten weekend series throughout the 2024 season. These weekend series will be packed full of theme nights, giveaways, and fireworks shows every Saturday...
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Police in Calvert County Seeking Driver in Solomons Hit-and-Run

Police in Calvert County Seeking Driver in Solomons Hit-and-Run

Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to search for the driver involved in a hit-and-run collision involving a bicyclist. On September 27, 2023, at around 7:56 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Patrol Bureau responded to the area of S. Solomons Island Road in the area of Langley Lane in Solomons, for the report of...
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Warm Winters, Low Water Flow Are Leading Factors in Poor Striped Bass Spawn

Warm Winters, Low Water Flow Are Leading Factors in Poor Striped Bass Spawn

Environmental factors such as warmer, drier winters and decreased spring water flow rates are likely driving forces behind the diminished spawning success of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, according to Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientists. Striped bass, or rockfish, have had low spawning success numbers for five consecutive years. DNR’s juvenile striped bass...
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Highest Number of NAVAIR Employees Ever Recognized in The Women of Color STEM Awards

Highest Number of NAVAIR Employees Ever Recognized in The Women of Color STEM Awards

Thirteen employees from across Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) – the highest number of employees ever awarded – were recognized at the annual Women of Color (WOC) STEM Conference awards ceremony Saturday, Oct. 14. The awards recognize outstanding women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. “Women of color have been trailblazers in...
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Chesapeake Bay 2023 Young-of-Year Striped Bass Survey Results Announced

Chesapeake Bay 2023 Young-of-Year Striped Bass Survey Results Announced

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced results of this year’s juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of Maryland’s state fish in the Chesapeake Bay. The 2023 young-of-year index is 1.0, well below the long-term average of 11.1. “The warm, dry conditions in winter and spring during the past several years...
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Navy Assessing New Aircrew Survival Vests Improving Safety, Readiness

Navy Assessing New Aircrew Survival Vests Improving Safety, Readiness

The Naval Aircrew Systems Program Office (PMA-202) aircrew survival vest team is testing new rotary wing and tilt aircrew survival vest systems that will optimize aircrew performance with a lighter, less bulky and more ergonomically suitable solution. The team is evaluating the new vest systems for their ability to reduce instances of overheating, increase...
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No Injuries Reported After Corvette Overturns Leaving Car Show in Ridge

No Injuries Reported After Corvette Overturns Leaving Car Show in Ridge

On Saturday, October 21, 2023, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the American Legion Post 255 located at 13390 Point Lookout Road in Ridge, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one for checkup. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single Corvette off the roadway and overturned...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Critical Missing Lusby Man Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, age 67

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Critical Missing Lusby Man Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, age 67

Calvert Deputies are searching for a missing adult male by the name of Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, 67 of Lusby. Pickeral is described as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 250 lbs., with long white hair with a goatee. He was last seen in the Lusby area wearing a white/gray long sleeve...
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Linda’s Cafe Announces Relocation and New Features!

Linda’s Cafe Announces Relocation and New Features!

Dear friends, family, and loyal customers of Linda’s Cafe, We have some BIG news to share with all of you! After much consideration and planning, we are thrilled to announce that Linda’s Cafe is moving to a new location! We will be setting up shop at the previously known location of “Days Off Deli”...
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Charles County Officers Arrest PG County Man and Recover Stolen Vehicle, Loaded Handgun

Charles County Officers Arrest PG County Man and Recover Stolen Vehicle, Loaded Handgun

On Monday, October 16, 2023, at 3:27 p.m., a patrol officer responded to Western Parkway in Waldorf after a vehicle owner called 9-1-1 and reported seeing their car, which had been reported stolen earlier in the day, in the area. The officer observed the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled....
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Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 3, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the two pictured subjects stole a 2014 Hyundai Sonata from the St. Mary’s Landing Apartments parking lot in Lexington Park. The suspects started and drove the vehicle a short distance before an alarm started flashing; the suspects then fled from the vehicle. Anyone with information...
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Police Investigating Attempted Armed Robbery of Student on Milton Somers Middle School Bus

Police Investigating Attempted Armed Robbery of Student on Milton Somers Middle School Bus

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 2:39 p.m., a student at Milton Somers Middle School was riding home from school on the bus when another student produced a knife, pointed it at the student and demanded money. The student replied they did not have money and the student with the knife put the knife...
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Baltimore City Fire Department Suffers Yet Another Tragic LODD That Injures Four Additional Firefighters

Baltimore City Fire Department Suffers Yet Another Tragic LODD That Injures Four Additional Firefighters

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, crews responded around 3:35 p.m. to the two-alarm fire at a two-story brick rowhome in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue in Baltimore City. The fire spread to three other dwellings. Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace stated one firefighter sadly succumbed to their injuries and an additional...
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Shine a Light to Support Veterans with Operation Green Light – November 6th – 12th, 2023

Shine a Light to Support Veterans with Operation Green Light – November 6th – 12th, 2023

Calvert County invites all residents and businesses to show support for military veterans during the week of Nov. 6-12, 2023. Join us in lighting buildings and homes in green to raise awareness and express our profound thanks for the sacrifice and service of our veterans. Operation Green Light, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man on Wednesday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Nigel Elijah Roberts, 44, of Bowie, Maryland. Roberts is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and...
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Arthur Donald Marquess, age 90,

Arthur Donald Marquess, age 90,

Arthur Donald Marquess, age 90, of Owings, MD passed away October 18, 2023. He was born October 2, 1933 in Calvert County, Maryland to Nora (Cochran) and Lawrence Marquess. He was raised in Owings on his family’s farm and graduated from Calvert High School where he captained the baseball and soccer teams. He served...
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Richard “Dick” Lee Knupp, 88,

Richard “Dick” Lee Knupp, 88,

Richard “Dick” Lee Knupp, 88, of Huntingtown, MD passed away October 17th, 2023. He was born in Virginia on October 8th, 1935 to Makle and Ruby Knupp. Richard served in the United States Navy from November of 1952 to September of 1956, and earned the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Navy...
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Randy Alan Harris, 59,

Randy Alan Harris, 59,

Randy Alan Harris, 59, of Huntingtown passed away October 17, 2023. He was born October 2, 1964 in Riverdale, MD to Robert Allen and Doris Marie (Rawlings) Harris. Alan grew up in Bladensburg and graduated from Bladensburg High School. He married Marcia Mahan on October 20, 1991 and they have lived in Huntingtown for...
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Mary Dawn Gosnell

Mary Dawn Gosnell

Its with great sadness to inform everyone “Mary Dawn Gosnell” has passed away. She was surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her sons Ronnie Gosnell & David Wayne Gosnell, her sister Leslie Vannoy and Ex – husband David Gosnell She was preceded in death by her mother Hilda Dohme and brother...
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Austin Matthew McCollum, 24,

Austin Matthew McCollum, 24,

Austin Matthew McCollum, 24, of Chesapeake Beach passed away October 15, 2023. He was born June 20, 1999 to Joel Barry and Rebecca Jean (Finocchiaro) McCollum. Austin grew up in Chesapeake Beach where he spent his childhood playing football and lacrosse for the Beach Buccaneers. He graduated from Northern High School in 2017, where...
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