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PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — A new count of mail-in ballots moved two candidates into second place in Calvert County’s at-large races and narrowed the race for District 3 county commissioner to 306 votes, according to unofficial results the Calvert County Board of Elections provided directly to The BayNet following its Nov. 10 mail-in ballot canvass.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — With only a handful of ballots left to count in Calvert County, updated numbers show key races remain close. The Calvert County Board of Elections added 903 provisional ballots to the count. An election official told The BayNet over the phone that there are 64 ballots left and they can accept mail-in ballots up until 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, as long as they are postmarked Nov. 3 or earlier.
Nineteen WCPS graduates at SU get $42k from state for returning to teach here. (Nov. 12, 2026) As part of a statewide effort to shrink teacher vacancies, 19 Worcester County Public Schools graduates received hefty scholarships last week to minimize tuition costs as they work toward degrees in education. The...
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Along Three Notch Road, where CMA’s Toyota of Lexington Park and CMA’s Hyundai of Lexington Park already welcome neighbors, a third showroom is getting ready to open its doors. Carter Myers Automotive will open CMA’s Honda of Lexington Park on Tuesday, Dec. 15, bringing a new Honda franchise to St. Mary’s County and adding a third store to the company’s Three Notch Road presence.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) has three policies currently up for review. The policies, covering political activities on school campuses, groundbreaking ceremonies, and use of copying equipment, will be posted for 30 days and are open to public comment. The policies are as follows:. Policy...
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Mike Hewitt remembers his father asking why St. Mary’s County needed another road when the one in front of his business worked fine. It was the 1970s, Hewitt recalled, and a county commissioner had stopped by to tell his father about a road planned behind the business. The idea was to give drivers somewhere else to go when a crash backed up traffic.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — St. Leonard Elementary School is getting a major playground update. Calvert County’s Board of Education (BOE) approved a $534,443.56 contract at its Nov. 5 meeting for a new playground at the school with GameTime c/o Cunningham Recreation. The proposed project includes demolition and removal...
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County Public Schools reported promising improvements in school safety at last week’s Board of Education meeting. Representatives for the district’s Student Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee presented a 2026 draft report that highlighted a 43% drop in bullying incidents that led to a referral and a 27% reduction in reported school safety incidents between the 2021-22 school year and the present.
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — A 5,000-square-foot renovation at the historic Carver Recreation Center is bringing a new community arts center and makerspace to Lexington Park, featuring woodworking, welding, pottery, 3D printing and plans for 24-hour access for qualified members. The Carver Community Arts Center & Makerspace will hold a...
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — The Calvert County Planning Commission will take public testimony Nov. 18 on a proposal to prohibit data centers in every county zoning district. If adopted, the ban would remain in place after the county’s six-month moratorium expires. The proposal, Text Amendment 26-31, would retain...
Friday night: *Freeze Warning* Any showers ending, then mostly cloudy. Lows in the low 30s. Winds from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny and windy. Cold. Highs around 50°F. Feels like low to mid 40s. Sunday: Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the...
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County commissioners will hear public testimony Nov. 17 on how the county reserves water and sewer capacity, what it requires of property owners and how it would pay for work at two public facilities. A fifth hearing concerns a proposed private recycling facility and transfer station in Prince Frederick.
SALISBURY, Md. – In this week’s edition of Chamber Chat, WMDT’s Haley Rae spoke with Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) President Bill Chambers about SACC’s upcoming luncheon, featuring key speaker Maryland Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey (R-District 36). At the upcoming luncheon, Senator Hershey will...
