A Waldorf man was killed Saturday morning when his van failed to stop for a red light and was struck by a tractor-trailer. According to the Maryland State Police, the van driven by William Mitchell, 59, failed to stop at a red light westbound at VFW Road at the U.S. 301 intersection.

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lou45

"We need to trumpet all of the good news coming out of the College of Southern Maryland CSM)," was the reaction of St. Mary's County Commissioner Cynthia Jones (R: 1st) to the State of the College Address Tuesday.

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Health can be fun was the message at the 2nd Annual Fit and Healthy Expo Sunday at Chancellor's Run Regional Park in Great Mills. The expo was sponsored by Health Connections at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital and the Fit & Healthy St. Mary's Coalition.

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Victoria Kelly, the Parent-Teacher-Organization (PTO) President and parent of two students at Mary H. Matula Elementary School, was recently selected as Charles County's 2013 semifinalist in the Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award program.

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An Esperanza Middle School teacher has been named the Chesapeake Bay Trust's 2013 Teacher of the Year. Emily Meny will receive the award at a ceremony in Annapolis in January.

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A small assembly of St. Mary's College students on April 17 prompted a lively and contentious discussion between two members of the area's legislative delegation about the just completed 2013 Maryland General Assembly. Delegates John Bohanan (D: 29-B) and Anthony O'Donnell (R: 29C)

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taymandm

On April 10, Calvert County Election Board Registrar Kristen Scott visited the new Calvert Republican headquarters in Prince Frederick and trained 11 people as certified voter registration (VR) volunteers.

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As could be expected, there were dramatically different takes released today on the just concluded Maryland General Assembly session.

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Condolences are extended to Tim Wood and family on the death of his wife, Mary Ann. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church at P.O. Box 783, California, MD 20619.

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MrJoeDonBake

It's an annual rite of spring in Southern Maryland, and the weather sure cooperated for the first really perfect day of the season. Hundreds of cars and motorcycles and thousands of spectators packed onto the Charlotte Hall Park and Ride lot and adjacent areas Sunday for the 26th annual

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Are we really in such bad shape? Is America on an unsustainable path from which we can't recover? So much media attention is given to the bad things that happen on a daily basis that it is hard not to think our days are numbered and America is no longer the greatest nation.

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knaber4

St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cpl. Ross responded on March 17 to a residence on Charles Way in Lexington Park for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Roland Louis Fenwick, 49 of Lexington Park was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated

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Outspoken

Community Bank of Tri-County announced today that James M. Burke, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, has been named Chief Risk Officer. In this position, Jimmy will be responsible for the oversight of the risk management process for the bank and is the executive liaison to the Board

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St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) have instituted an emergency policy that changes the ";Best Practices on School Visitors" for elementary schools. The practices were developed by a committee of parents and principals.

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smibgem

After months of careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has entered into an agreement to purchase 50 acres in Hughesville for the college's fourth campus.

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Justme59

A routine engine inspection revealed a crack on an engine blade of the F135 engine installed in F-35A aircraft AF-2 operating at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Engineering teams are shipping the engine's turbine module and its associated hardware to Pratt & Whitney's Engine Fac

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SpecOps

To All Department of Defense Personnel: For more than a year and a half, the president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have repeatedly voiced our deep concerns overthe half a trillion dollars in automatic across-the-board cuts

5 Comments as of 2/22/2013 6:35 PM, Last Comment by

lou45

To my knowledge, no media outlet has mentioned the Three Stooges-like opening of Obama's State of the Union Address. Was I the only one who noticed? Our President handed envelopes to Biden and Boehner, seated behind him, but he mixed them up. (I'm assuming these were copies of his speech

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St. Mary's County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano has presented a revised budget from the one he gave to the school board just a little over a month ago. The revision doubles the amount of money set aside for pay increases for employees and it eliminates 18 new positions.

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FYOU

It is the second oldest continuous sporting event in the country (after the Kentucky Derby). The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, now in its 137th year, is the World Series and Super Bowl of dogdom. And, a local dog has made the final cut and will appear in the Best in Show competition tonight

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