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Heads Up, Commuters: Overnight Solomons Bridge Inspection Starts Sunday

SOLOMONS, Md.– The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will inspect the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert/Saint Mary’s County line beginning Sunday November 15. The overnight work will continue through Thursday, November 19, from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting.

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Honda Is Opening In Lexington Park Dec. 15, And CMA Is Hiring

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.

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Building Bridges Gala Highlights Support For St. Mary’s County Children And Families

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Cory Somerville wanted his grandson to finish his last year at the elementary school he had attended for four years. When bus service to his previous after-school program ended, Somerville sometimes had to bring him to work at the library. Then he found an after-school program through Building Bridges that his grandson could get to by bus.

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Tom Clancy Sold Insurance In Calvert County Before Writing “The Hunt For Red October”

OWINGS, Md. — Tom Clancy was selling insurance in Owings when he found material for his first novel among his own customers. Some were former submariners who worked at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, and Clancy listened as they explained how the reactors worked and what the missiles could do.

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Pedersen, Stueckler Maintain Narrow Leads For Calvert County Commissioners As Final Ballots Are Counted

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.

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Pump Your Septic, Win Up To $500: Calvert County’s “Pump For The Bay” Contest Is On

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.– The Calvert County Environmental Commission encourages residents to participate in the “Pump for the Bay” contest for a chance to win prizes, including up to $500 in reimbursement for pumping out or upgrading a septic system. The contest is open to Calvert County residents...

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Nadia Phillips’ Maryland Crab Cakes Steal The Show On ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

WALDORF, Md. — There were violinists outside the kitchen and caviar on the dinner agenda, but it was a plate of Maryland crab cakes from Waldorf chef Nadia Phillips that won over the judges at the “Hell’s Kitchen” 25th-season gala challenge. Phillips, 24, a North Point...

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FDR Boulevard Reaches Pegg Road After Years Of Construction

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.

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Calvert’s Tristan Thomas Draws Nearly 30 College Offers While Building Football Legacy

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — With approximately 28 college offers, including opportunities from nationally recognized programs, Calvert High School junior Tristan Thomas has developed into one of Southern Maryland’s most heavily recruited football players. But beyond the attention from college programs, Thomas is focused on building a lasting legacy with the Cavaliers.

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Calvert Mail-In Count Shifts Commissioner And Board Of Education Races

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.

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Looking For Thanksgiving Pies? Here Are 8 Places To Buy Them In Southern Maryland

SOUTHERN MARYLAND — No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without dessert, and for many families, that means making room for a slice of pie. Whether it’s a traditional pumpkin pie, a sweet pecan filling, a fruit-filled favorite or something a little different, local bakeries and small businesses across Southern Maryland offer plenty of options for the holiday table.

Southern Maryland, MD · 2d

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9 Grocery Stores in Maryland Famous for Their Quality Meat Departments

One Maryland grocery store makes its own country sausage and will even prepare custom cuts of beef for your freezer. The meat counter also carries stuffed pork chops, porterhouse steaks, and fresh poultry. That’s a lot more tempting than grabbing the first plastic-wrapped package you see. At another family-owned...

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Student Athlete Spotlight: Great Mills Quarterback Kian Bush Leading A Cultural Change

GREAT MILLS, Md. — Great Mills High School senior quarterback Kian Bush was supposed to be in eighth grade when he arrived at Great Mills as a freshman, having skipped a grade academically. Four years later, he has emerged as one of the Hornets’ leaders while playing an important role in the program’s cultural transformation.

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See The Calvert County Public School Policies Up For Review This Month

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...

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New stretch of FDR Boulevard opens in St. Mary’s

The new phase of FDR Boulevard might just be the best one yet, according to project engineer Allen Settle. On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Mary’s County commissioners and representatives from the department of public works and transportation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newest extension of FDR Boulevard, which officially opened to drivers the following day. “Today is an opportunity to recognize just how far we’ve come,” Commissioner President Randy Guy (R) said. “The vision for FDR Boulevard has always been about more than building another road. It’s about creating a strong, more connected transportation network that meets the needs of our residents today while preparing our community for the future.” The roadway, which starts at St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, now stretches down past Buck Hewitt Road to Pegg Road in Lexington Park. A separate portion of the road from Great Mills Road to Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park does not currently connect to the newest extension at Pegg Road. This most recent phase involved adding a new traffic light at the intersection of FDR Boulevard and Pegg Road and building new entrances at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Plaza Azteca restaurant and the Hampton Inn Hotel,

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Pet Of The Week: Meet Poppa, A St. Mary’s County Shelter Dog Looking For A Home

CALIFORNIA, Md. — A few steps into a walk, Poppa turns his head. His forehead wrinkles bunch up as he looks over his shoulder to see if you’re still there. Then he carries on, only to check again a little farther along. During The BayNet’s Nov. 7 visit...

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New Northern Middle School Opens in Owings After $60M, 22-Month Build

Calvert County has a newly occupied school building. The new Northern Middle School on Chaneyville Road in Owings has opened its doors to families, with staff moving into the building on November 2 and students following soon after, roughly 22 months after a January 2025 groundbreaking ceremony. The three-story, 109,237-square-foot...

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Patuxent Boys Basketball Aims Higher After First Playoff Win In 12 Years

LUSBY, Md. — After making a breakthrough in the postseason last winter, Patuxent High School boys basketball coach Nathaneal Exume and the Panthers enter the upcoming season looking to take another step forward while developing a young group of players. The Panthers are coming off a season in which...

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