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Calvert Community Welcomes Home Local Veterans
DUNKIRK, Md. – On Thursday, April 25th, crowds gathered to applaud 24 distinguished war veterans (aged 71-102 years old) at the Dunkirk District Park in Calvert County. It was the Capital Region Honor Flight Operation “Welcome Home” 2.0 ceremony. Before the arrival of the veterans, families, and...
Proposed Conversion Of Open Space For YMCA Sparks Community Support
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their April 23, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners conducted a public hearing regarding the conversion of open space for the construction of the YMCA in Great Mills. This proposal involves the conversion of approximately 5.1152 acres of open space,...
Champion Used Auto Parts Burns Down In Drayden
The Maryland Fire Marshal says that an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Used Auto Parts in the 45000 block of Usher Lane in Drayden when a fire ignited, leaving him with burns to his upper body. He was airlifted by a State Police helicopter to Washington Hospital...
1968 cold case: Police still searching for Maryland boy who went missing over 55 years ago
CALVERT COUNTY, Md. - Maryland State Police say they are still searching for leads in the case of a boy who went missing from Calvert County more than 50 years ago. On Dec. 26, 1968, 10-year-old Bob Boyes was walking home from a friend's house on Wash Hance Road in Port Republic with his pet deer. Police say the deer made it back to Boyes’ home, but the little boy was never seen again.
One Airlifted To Trauma Center Following Serious Collision In Loveville
LOVEVILLE, Md. – On April 22, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Sunnyside Road in the area of Pin Cushion Road. Crews arrived to find two vehicles involved in a collision with a pole and wires down in the roadway....
Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Tall Timbers Fire
Firefighters were called to battle a blaze shortly before 4 a.m. on April 24 in the 17500 block of Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, when smoke detectors alerted the sleeping residents to a fire that had broken out on the front porch. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, they were...
Teachers, others come out in droves to St. Mary's budget hearing
Educators and school administrators wanted to make their voices heard during a public hearing about the recommended budget Tuesday night at Great Mills High School. Mission accomplished. An estimated 700 teachers, support staff and administrators attended the meeting with almost all of them wearing red to signify “Red for Ed” in support of education. They...
PAX River Traffic Affected By Security Procedures
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – There has been mounting frustration about traffic surrounding the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Base (PAX) in the past few weeks. It has led to speculation, aggressive driving, and critiques of how the base is handling this issue. After speaking with Patrick Gordon, the NAS...
St. Mary's child care facility hits inflation speed bump
Despite escalating costs, St. Mary’s County government workers who need day care for their children will soon see an option close to work. The county commissioners heard an update Tuesday about developments for a child care facility that will be next to the Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy on the county’s governmental campus. A 6,347-square-foot modular trailer is expected to be constructed at the site and be able to hold...
The BayNet Daily Newscast: Proposed Conversion Of Open Space For YMCA Sparks Community Support (April 25, 2024)
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A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
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