The residents of Lusby's massive subdivision, Chesapeake Ranch Estates (CRE, aka The Ranch Club), were given the opportunity to weigh in on a fee proposal Tuesday, May 14.

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A proposed increase in the monthly charges for a St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) average customer of almost nine percent elicited negative comments at a public hearing Monday night. The proposal raises the monthly total for a customer using no more than 18,000 gallons of water

1 Comment as of 5/7/2013 6:01 PM, Last Comment by

jimmy5

The Calvert County Commissioners have decided to wait and see how the Town of Chesapeake Beach resolves its controversial water rate structure modification before it acts on a resolution to sell bonds for a joint venture.

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A panel that oversees the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied an appeal from applicants for a third reactor at a Lusby plant challenging an earlier Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) ruling on the application...

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The Charles County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, Jan. 22 to request funding from the Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration.

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The Commissioners of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission announce that Jacquelyn Meiser will be stepping away from her duties as the executive director effective January 14, 2013. As of that date, Meiser will fill the position of general counsel/public & government affairs officer.

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fire101

The Calvert County Commissioners recognized three employees from the Department of Public Works who are retiring from county government this year. The recognition took place at the board's Dec. 18 meeting.

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Despite the challenging fiscal times, the staff of Calvert County Government's Department of Public Works is plowing, digging and moving ahead with numerous infrastructure projects. Department officials provided the Calvert County Commissioners with an overview of the capital projects during the boa

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Ckeck out where the power outages are?

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As Hurricane Sandy continues on its path toward landfall, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has assembled, pre-storm,;the largest group of linemen and service restoration personnel in our 75-year history.

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Southern Maryland Electric Co-op (SMECO) has the lowest average duration of power outages for each customer in the course of a year of any electric utility in the state. And SMECO has the second lowest number of interruptions experienced in a year, bested only by Potomac Edison.

2 Comments as of 10/24/2012 1:17 PM, Last Comment by

amarquis

Officials from Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) made a presentation at the Thursday, Oct. 11 meeting of the North Beach Town Council to explain the utility's plan to install "smart meters" to customer properties throughout their service area.

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Officials from Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the utility that provides electricity to nearly 8,000 customers in the northeastern area of Calvert County, presented a report on the response to a destructive summer storm.

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Captcha

A three-judge panel has given the foreign owned company seeking to build a new nuclear reactor in Calvert County 60 days to identify a U.S. partner.

2 Comments as of 9/14/2012 9:12 AM, Last Comment by

lewbrown

Southern Maryland Electric Co-op continued its 75th anniversary celebration with the members' annual meeting Thursday at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. Almost a thousand people showed up in person to vote for new board members, enjoy entertainment and games, and have an opportunity

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The first unit at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby was shut down Sunday, Aug. 12 due to a control rod that dropped into the reactor core, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported.

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PhatDaddy

A five-member panel appointed by President Obama to oversee the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recommended the agency not make any final decisions on 22 nuclear reactor projects, including Calvert Cliffs 3, a spokesman for the NRC reported.

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frogballz

Some new single-family homes in St. Mary's County will continue to be exempt from a requirement to have sprinkler systems. The county commissioners at their Aug. 7 meeting approved the extension of the existing exemption to the county's building code for new homes not served by central water.

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smibtard

SMECO restored electric service to all of its customers in Calvert and St. Mary's counties who were affected by Friday night's power outages as of Tuesday, July 2. Some additional outages in those counties have occurred today following the storm restoration.

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The Charles County Department of Public Works would like to announce that all Charles County water systems are back to normal operations.

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