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St. Mary's commissioners designate nonprofit funding
County nonprofits received a glimpse of what their checks from the government might be next fiscal year during Tuesday’s county commissioners’ budget work session. County Administrator David Weiskopf and an internal group drafted recommendations for fiscal 2025 nonprofit funding. These include the following: agencies that received a grant in fiscal 2024 will receive the same amount for fiscal 2025; new grant applicants approved will receive $2,500 for fiscal 2025 (not 10% of their request); agencies that are entering their second year will receive their 2024...
LSPAC discusses “Goosebumps: The Musical” on Good Morning Delmarva
47ABC – This Morning, Robert Forester, Director for the Lower Shore Performing Arts Company (LSPAC), returned to Good Morning Delmarva to tell us more about their upcoming show “Goosebumps: The Musical.”. This spooktacular show will be filled with a few musical numbers. We even got to see a...
Spalding Consulting Seeks To Fill Over 40 Open Positions In Southern Maryland
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – Spalding Consulting, a leading provider of software development, information technology (IT), and engineering services to the defense industry, today announced it is actively recruiting to fill over 40 open positions in its Southern Maryland offices. Following its acquisition by Saalex Corporation in January 2024, Spalding...
Hollywood couple charged with sign thefts
A real estate agent best known for his colorful antics at the local minor league baseball stadium has been charged along with his wife for stealing a competitor’s signs, according to police. According to documents on file in district court, a Hollywood couple is charged with the thefts of several real estate signs in St. Mary’s County. Deputy J. Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reported the incident...
Lexington Park resident honored for 50 years with the DAV
Ralph Gough began working with the Disabled American Veterans when he was medically discharged from the military in 1974, and last month — a half century later — he was recognized for his work. The Lexington Park resident, who serves as a judge advocate, received an award on April 27 for his 50 years of service with the St. Mary’s DAV Chapter 26 in Lexington Park. “It’s a wild moment,”...
St. Mary's marriage licenses
Monday, April 1 Annalea Nicole Cascio, 25, of Lexington Park and Sean Michael Short, 24, of Lexington Park Tuesday, April 2 Emily Victoria Thompson, 24, of Mechanicsville and Jacob Matthew Vallandingham, 25, of Mechanicsville Thursday, April 4 ...
As early voting wraps up, the big day looms
With the primary election looming early next week, mail-in ballots that have been received and counted in the Southern Maryland counties are surpassing the number of voters who have shown up in person during the first several days of early voting. Data from the Maryland State Board of Elections shows that as of Wednesday with one more day of early voting remaining, 2,465 people, or about 3.5% of eligible voters in Calvert, voted early in person compared to over 5,000 mail-in ballots received. In Charles,...
St. Mary's County commissioners move bond bill funds
Leftover funds from bond bills are headed toward three projects, the St. Mary’s County commissioners announced at Tuesday’s meeting in Leonardtown. The $30 million consolidated public improvement bonds were closed in 2022, and identified projects to receive the bond proceeds. A total of 13 projects did not require the use of a total of $1,524,038, which will now be put toward airport Improvements ($998,588), recreational facilities and park improvements ($394,656)...
Patuxent uses pitching, defense to claim baseball title
Heading into its SMAC championship game, Patuxent’s mantra was “One Inning at a Time,” and they followed that to a tee with a 2-1 win over La Plata Tuesday night at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park in Great Mills. The Panthers (16-2 overall) relied on offense for two runs in the first inning and then defense to shut down a La Plata threat to win the team’s second SMAC title in three years. ...
St. Mary's briefs
Two museums free for moms this Sunday On Mother’s Day, May 12, St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum in Piney Point will offer free museum admission for moms from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission prices apply to others in the party. For more information on this promotion, hours of operation, programs, prices and more, go to Facebook.com/SCIMuseum and Facebook.com/1836Light. Animal shelter reopens ...
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