Monthly Archives: June 2024

Benjamin (Ben) Todd Eyster, 49

Benjamin (Ben) Todd Eyster, 49

Benjamin (Ben) Todd Eyster, 49, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away suddenly at his home on May 30, 2024. Benjamin was born on August 8, 1974, to the late Harry Otis Eyster and Michele Andrea (Zepp) Eyster of Sykesville, MD. After graduating from Liberty High School in 1992, Ben went on to work for the...
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Alexander Michael Hamilton, 32,

Alexander Michael Hamilton, 32,

Alexander Michael Hamilton, 32, of St. Mary’s County, MD. Passed away at home on Memorial Day May 27th 2024, He was born on Thanksgiving Day November 27th 1991, Alex was raised in Great Mills and attended the St. Mary’s County Public Schools, graduating from Great Mills High School. Alex was a hard dependable worker...
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Patricia “Pat” Wormwood Hall, 87,

Patricia “Pat” Wormwood Hall, 87,

Patricia “Pat” Wormwood Hall, 87, of California, MD passed away peacefully on June 1, 2024 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born March 13, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY. She had a special relationship with her mother the late Rita Crowley Wormwood and was devoted to her father the...
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Michael Allen Byrne, 58,

Michael Allen Byrne, 58,

Michael Allen Byrne, 58 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on May 21, 2024 at UM Capital Region Medical Center surrounded by loved ones.Michael was born November 23, 1965 in Rota, Spain to Gregory Lodge Byrne and Elva Mae Jones Byrne. He grew up in Orange Park, FL and St. Mary’s County. After graduating...
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Kyle Nicholas Yeitrakis, age 32,

Kyle Nicholas Yeitrakis, age 32,

Kyle Nicholas Yeitrakis, age 32, passed away peacefully May 27, 2024. He was born April 3,1992 in Leonardtown, Maryland to Dawn and Nick Yeitrakis. Kyle worked for many years in the family business at Dean’s Service Center then as an electrician and was always appreciated for his strong work ethic. He loved to play...
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Richard “Pop” Henry Boone, Sr., 90,

Richard “Pop” Henry Boone, Sr., 90,

Richard “Pop” Henry Boone, Sr., 90, of Bryantown, Maryland, passed away on May 26, 2024. He was born, grew up, and spent most of his life on his family’s farm in Bryantown and, like generations of Boone men before him, was a tobacco farmer. After retiring from farming, he rented his land out and...
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Pax River Extends Hours, Lanes to Aid Traffic Flow Beginning June 5

Pax River Extends Hours, Lanes to Aid Traffic Flow Beginning June 5

Effective Wednesday, June 5, 2024, NAS Patuxent River NAS Patuxent River will open Gate 2 to traffic starting at 5:30 a.m. Non-commercial vehicle traffic will also be able to utilize the Commercial Vehicle Inspection (CVIS) lane at Gate 1 during high traffic hours of 6 a.m.-9 a.m. Sentries at the CVIS lane will be...
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Demolition of South Coral Drive Begins The End to An Era for Lexington Park

Demolition of South Coral Drive Begins The End to An Era for Lexington Park

The end of an era has begun today. Demolition of the old Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department / Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 on South Coral Drive has started this morning to make room for future development. The entire row of buildings are planned to be demolished in the coming months. Bay...
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UPDATE: Man Charged After Setting Motel Room on Fire That Injures 2 and Displaces 46

UPDATE: Man Charged After Setting Motel Room on Fire That Injures 2 and Displaces 46

UPDATE 6/4/2024 – Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal Press Release: A Leonardtown man was arrested after setting a hotel room on fire yesterday evening, displacing 46 guests and causing three-quarters of a million dollars in damage. Just after 8:00 p.m. on June 3, 2024, St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance Identifying Suspects in Credit Card Skimming Case at Dollar General Store in Charlotte Hall

UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance Identifying Suspects in Credit Card Skimming Case at Dollar General Store in Charlotte Hall

UPDATE 6/3/2024: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance identifying and locating the individuals shown in these pictures in connection with the discovery of a card skimming device found at the Dollar General Store in Charlotte Hall in May. If you know who these individuals are, please contact Deputy Anthony Cucinotta at [email protected]...
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UPDATE: Animal Breeder Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case

UPDATE: Animal Breeder Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case

UPDATE 6/3/2024: Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty today to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act. Both pleas are in relation to a dog breeding facility located in Cumberland County, Virginia, from which the...
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Trail Life USA Troop MD-0513 Celebrates Freedom Award for Three Rangemen

Trail Life USA Troop MD-0513 Celebrates Freedom Award for Three Rangemen

Zachary Van Ryswick, Joseph Cress, and Noah Foster, members of Trail Life USA Troop MD-0513, will be awarded the Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the highest award in the Trail Life program, which recognizes the many traits a young man must gain to excel in life as a man of integrity and courage....
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Man Charged After Child Finds Loaded Gun and Accidentally Shoots Herself While Playing Hide and Seek

Man Charged After Child Finds Loaded Gun and Accidentally Shoots Herself While Playing Hide and Seek

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit charged a suspect with multiple firearms offenses after a child accessed a loaded firearm and suffered a gunshot wound. This incident occurred in the town of Cheverly on Sunday night. The victim, a female under the age of five, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening. The...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. The operator of a Suzuki motorcycle, identified as Johny Carrasco, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was pronounced deceased on the scene. No other injuries were reported at the scene. Shortly after 3 a.m., on Monday, June...
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Family Displaced After Large House Fire in Hughesville, Fire Marshal Investigating

Family Displaced After Large House Fire in Hughesville, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., firefighters from Charles, St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Prince George’s County responded to the 6900 block of Bucktown Court tin Hughesville, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene and immediately requested a working fire dispatch and reported fire showing from a 2-story...
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Hollywood Man Arrested After Pointing a Gun at a Group of People at George B. Cecil Park in Valley Lee

Hollywood Man Arrested After Pointing a Gun at a Group of People at George B. Cecil Park in Valley Lee

On Saturday, June 1, 2024, police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man with a gun at George B. Cecil Park in Valley Lee. Witnesses stated that following an altercation, a male subject pointed a firearm at a group of people gathered at a pavilion in the park. The suspect, identified as Javonte...
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ALERT – St, Mary’s and Calvert Counties to Test Alert and Notification System Sirens TODAY

ALERT – St, Mary’s and Calvert Counties to Test Alert and Notification System Sirens TODAY

The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management will conduct a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout Calvert, St. Mary’s and Dorchester counties Monday, June 3, 2024, at noon. The full-cycle test includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power...
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Owings Man Arrested for Kidnapping After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

Owings Man Arrested for Kidnapping After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

On Sunday, May 26, 2024, Deputy First Class Hendrickson from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office observed a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Route 4 in the Prince Frederick area. A traffic stop was initiated, and the motorcycle rapidly accelerated traveling at speeds over 100 mph. Deputies initially lost sight...
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301 Derby Dames To Host Patuxant Roller Derby

301 Derby Dames To Host Patuxant Roller Derby

On Saturday, June 15th the 301 Derby Dames will host Patuxant Roller Derby at the Charles County Fairgrounds Grand Hall located at 8440 Fairground Road, La Plata. This marks the second bout between 301 and Patuxant, the first on 301’s track. When these two teams met before on July 8, 2023 in Columbia, Maryland...
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CSM Faculty Welcomes 59 Graduates to Nursing Profession at Pinning Ceremony

CSM Faculty Welcomes 59 Graduates to Nursing Profession at Pinning Ceremony

The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Spring 2024 nursing graduates celebrated their achievements at the La Plata Campus with a time-honored pinning ceremony that allowed CSM faculty to welcome 59 of their now former students as peers and colleagues in the field of nursing. The graduating class chose the theme “Leave the World a Better Place than You...
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La Plata High School’s 290 Graduating Seniors Collect More Than $25 million in Scholarship Offers

La Plata High School’s 290 Graduating Seniors Collect More Than $25 million in Scholarship Offers

The 290 graduating seniors of La Plata High School streamed into Regency Furniture Stadium Wednesday morning for commencement exercises led by valedictorian William Alcorn and salutatorian Alan Sebastian. Sebastian plans to attend the University of St. Thomas to study philosophy. “We share a common goal today to celebrate our graduation,” Sebastian said in his...
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Henry E. Lackey’s Graduation Celebrates History and Small Moments That Create A Life Well Lived

Henry E. Lackey’s Graduation Celebrates History and Small Moments That Create A Life Well Lived

Henry E. Lackey High School’s Class of 2024 charged into Regency Furniture Stadium Thursday, May 30, for commencement exercises. The class of 257 members was led by valedictorian Isabel Raleigh and salutatorian Anna Martin. Martin’s history with Lackey goes back generations. Family legend has it that her great-grandmother was alive while Henry E. Lackey...
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Maurice J. McDonough High School Confers 252 Diplomas, Earn More Than $19 Million in Scholarship Offers

Maurice J. McDonough High School Confers 252 Diplomas, Earn More Than $19 Million in Scholarship Offers

With all the pomp and circumstance benefitting graduates, the Class of 2024 of Maurice J. McDonough High School marched to the field of Regency Furniture Stadium Thursday, May 30, one last time together as classmates. The class of 252 graduates was led by valedictorian Noah Cusack and salutatorian Aiden Gibney. Gibney, who will attend...
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​​​​​​​North Point High School Leaders Urge Peers to Appreciate the Present and Share Their Talents

​​​​​​​North Point High School Leaders Urge Peers to Appreciate the Present and Share Their Talents

The North Point High School Eagles landed Friday, May 31, at Regency Furniture Stadium for their graduation ceremony. The 429 graduating seniors were led by valedictorian Samuel Stine and salutatorian Shreeya Chada. Stine, who will attend the College of Southern Maryland in the fall and plans to study engineering, started his address showing off...
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One Child and One Adult Flown to Trauma Centers After Golf Cart Crash in Ridge

One Child and One Adult Flown to Trauma Centers After Golf Cart Crash in Ridge

On Saturday, June 1, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 49021 Wynne Road in Ridge, for a motor vehicle collision involving a golf cart. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single golf cart overturned with all occupants conscious. A helicopter was requested to...
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