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New Lexington Park Arts Center To Offer 24-Hour Access, Welding, Pottery, 3D Printing And More

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...

Lexington Park, MD · 1d
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Talbot County Approves Emergency Funding as Homelessness Needs Grow

The Talbot County Council has approved $172,000 in emergency funding to help protect vulnerable residents from homelessness this winter, responding to a sharp reduction in federal assistance and growing demands on local service providers. The unanimous decision came during the council’s November 10 meeting, when Andy Hollis, executive director of...

Talbot County, MD · 2d
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A Familiar Name, A New Dream: McKay’s Celebrates Its Next Chapter In Charlotte Hall

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Long before Tommy McKay was sketching plans for his newest business, he was a second grader responsible for keeping the Campbell’s soup section stocked at his family’s supermarket. By age 10, he was drawing supermarkets of his own, imagining how a store could...

Charlotte Hall, MD · 3d
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Planners to hold hearing on data center revision in Calvert

The next step in Calvert County’s push to ban data center development will take place Nov. 18 as the local planning commission will hold a public hearing. The hearing will start at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building in Prince Frederick. In documents posted by county government, the revised amendment on industrial zoning in Calvert defines data centers as “an established facility, building or series of buildings which are part of a unified development and arranged in a campus setting engaging in the storage, management, processing or transmission of digital datas, and housing computer or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances and other associated components related to digital data operations.” The revised amendment will add, “This use is not permitted in any zoning district in the county.” Also to be considered by the planning commission is an accompanying resolution to revise Calvert’s Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in February 2025. On Aug. 18, the Calvert County commissioners voted unanimously to impose a six-month moratorium on data center development. At the hearing’s outset, Commissioner Catherine M. Grasso (R) asked Jason Brinkley, the county’s planning and zoning director, to provide the board with options for revising the zoning regulations that would have

Calvert County, MD · 1d

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Ford Wins Appeal, $5.8 Million Jury Verdict Over La Plata Dealership Sale Overturned

LA PLATA, Md. — A Maryland appeals court has overturned a nearly $5.8 million jury verdict against Ford Motor Company in a yearslong legal battle over the sale of Hunt Ford, a longtime La Plata dealership, ruling that Ford had the legal right to intervene in the proposed sale.

La Plata, MD · 3d

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$534,000 Approved For St. Leonard Elementary’s New Playground

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 · 20h

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Chesapeake Beach Businesses Could Face New Sign Rules By May

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. — Chesapeake Beach businesses could have until May to bring certain signs into compliance with proposed town rules, while a separate ordinance would change how Board of Appeals members participate in zoning hearings. The Town Council discussed both proposals at its Nov. 10 work session. The...

Chesapeake Beach, MD · 20h

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Calvert High School Gets Approval For $200K Grant For Parking Lot And Stadium Lighting Upgrades

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) can move forward with a grant for parking lot and stadium entrance lighting improvements at Calvert High School. Presenting at the Nov. 5 Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Chief Financial Officer Christine Jewett said that the project will replace existing lighting with more modern LED technology. It will improve lighting around the parking lot, the stadium entrance and pedestrian accessways.

Prince Frederick, MD · 1d

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Dorchester County seeks state money to expand cancer screenings for firefighters

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – A simple blood test could give firefighters a heads up on their risk of being diagnosed with cancer, and Dorchester County is asking the state for money to help more of them get it. The county’s finance office, on behalf of the Dorchester County Volunteer Firefighters...

Dorchester County, MD · 1d

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Talbot Council grants Neighborhood Services of Talbot contingency funding

EASTON — The Talbot County Council granted a $172,000 request from Neighborhood Services of Talbot during its meeting Tuesday night, compensating for a significant federal cut to the nonprofit’s budget. Andy Hollis, the director of the nonprofit, told the council this “unfortunate” request is the result of federal cuts to funding used to aid the homeless during the winter months. As a result, Neighborhood Services will see a loss of $142,000. “That’s a 50% reduction in the amount of homelessness funds we use for eviction prevention and for putting people up that are homeless in our local hotel,” Hollis told the council. Hollis stressed that this is not a permanent solution to homelessness, but these services save lives when temperatures drop. An estimated 30 people used the resource last winter to avoid the cold. “This is a band-aid,” Hollis said. “This is not the way to solve homelessness, this is a way for us to put people up, especially in extreme weather conditions…that don’t have any other place to go and in freezing temperatures would run the risk of hypothermia or death, plain and simple.” The answer to a problem like this long-term, Hollis explained, would be a low-barrier homeless

Talbot County, MD · 1d

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Waldorf, Newburg Tracts Win 2027 Opportunity Zone Status, Indian Head Left Out

Morgantown Generating Station — Planned TeraWulf Redevelopment Site. Two census tracts in Waldorf and one covering the Newburg/Morgantown area will become Charles County's newest federal Opportunity Zones starting January 1, 2027, part of a statewide list of 114 tracts Maryland selected for the program's second round. The designations run for ten years, and they notably leave out Indian Head, a tract that qualified under the new eligibility rules but didn't make the final cut.

Charles County, MD · 2d

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Historic Cambridge school reopens as Boys & Girls Club and community center

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – A historic Cambridge school has a new purpose: giving young people in Dorchester County and beyond a place to go after the school day ends. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore celebrated the opening of its new Club at Mace’s Lane Community Center on Thursday. The center is in the former Mace’s Lane school, built in 1952 as an all-Black high school that served African American students from across Dorchester County during segregation.

Cambridge, MD · 10h

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From Westlake High To Heavy Is The Crown: Cordae’s Journey From Charles County To Hip-Hop

WALDORF, Md. — Before Cordae’s name appeared alongside Anderson .Paak on an album cover, it appeared on a basketball roster at Westlake High School in Waldorf. At the time, he was Cordae Dunston, a student whose connection to Charles County would eventually become part of his music. According to MaxPreps, Dunston played guard on Westlake’s freshman basketball team. The sports website lists his graduation year as 2015. Years later, after establishing himself in hip-hop, Cordae gave his former school a different kind of recognition. He named a song after it.

Charles County, MD · 3d

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Rabid Raccoon Sparks Health Warning In Waldorf After Testing Positive Near Homes

A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Maryland, prompting a warning from health officials for anyone who may have come into contact with the infected animal. The Charles County Department of Health confirmed that the raccoon tested positive on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the area of Poplar Hill Road …

Waldorf, MD · 1d

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Willing Helpers Society Gets $250,000 To Grow Its Reach In Charles County

LA PLATA, Md. — Food, warm clothing and help with everyday necessities have long been part of the Willing Helpers Society’s work. Now, a $250,000 state grant will help the La Plata organization expand the space supporting that community mission. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the...

Charles County, MD · 3d

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Gov. Moore Designates Three Charles County Opportunity Zones Including Morgantown Power Plant Site

LA PLATA, Md.– Governor Wes Moore recently announced that Maryland selected 114 census tracts for designation under the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program. Charles County will have three designated Opportunity Zones under the new program: two in Waldorf and one in the Newburg/Morgantown area. Opportunity Zones 2.0 incorporates changes made to the federal program in 2025 to encourage long-term private investment in communities with strong growth potential.

Charles County, MD · 3d

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‘Home For The Holidays’ Brings Santa And A Lighted Car Show To Leonardtown Dec. 5

LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Santa is set to make his grand entrance at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds on Dec. 5, and The BayNet is giving away four family ticket packs to “Home for the Holidays.” Each pack includes two adult tickets and two children’s tickets.

Leonardtown, MD · 1d

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The Unknown Hero Who Helped Stall a $5 Billion Data Center Plan

Prince George's County tenant Taylor Frazier McCollum fought a $5 billion data-center plan, sparking a moratorium and national attention.

Prince George'S County, MD · 3d

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Sardi’s Peruvian Chicken Opens Today At Waldorf’s Fairway Village

WALDORF, Md. — If dinner at your house starts with a debate over plantains or fries, there’s a new stop to put on the list. Sardi’s Peruvian Chicken is scheduled to open Thursday, Nov. 12, at Fairway Village in Waldorf, according to an opening flyer shared on Facebook.

Waldorf, MD · 21h

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North Point girls flag football falls in semifinals; Calvert High headed to finals

One year after its inaugural season could be largely described as patently mediocre, the North Point High School girls flag football team was clearly among the most improved squads in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference this fall. On Tuesday evening, the Eagles came painstakingly close to completing an improbable journey when they suffered a 32-26 setback against defending 4A/3A state champion Clarksburg High in one of two state semifinals. North Point (12-2) had actually scored first on Tuesday then the Eagles countered a Coyotes’ answer with one of their own for a 12-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. One year earlier the Eagles endured a modest 4-6 regular season then won a pair of regional playoff games before falling to Wise in the region final. This year North Point was the SMAC regular season champion and later upended Wise in the region playoffs and Tuesday it hosted the state semifinals against the two-time defending state champions. “We’re definitely heading in the right direction,” said North Point second-year coach Davon Muhammad, a Gwynn Park High alum who is also the College of Southern Maryland women’s basketball head coach. “This team improved considerably from last year when we only

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