July 7, 2026

  • Volunteer

    County to Host Volunteer Expo Aug. 1

    The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services will host the Volunteer Expo from 9am to 1pm Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department in Lexington Park.

  • Frost

    SBA Offers Frost, Freeze Low-Interest Disaster Loans

    Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Maryland to offset economic losses caused by frost and freeze occurring on April 21, 2026.

  • Torch Run

    Save the Date for Sheriff’s Torch Run

    Community members are invited to participate in the 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at Leonardtown High School.

  • Uncertainty Is Exhausting, for Kids Too

    Uncertainty is exhausting. Kids feel it too. The background noise of grown-up stress. The questions about their world.  We can’t promise stability in everything, but WaldenWise has some easy activities to give kids a steady presence to help them make sense of it all.

  • Public Reading

    Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence Set July 8

    The St. Mary’s community is invited to a public reading in Leonardtown of the Declaration of Independence at 6pm Wednesday, July 8, 2026, as part of the nationwide “Sharing the Spirit of America” initiative.

Leader Exclusives

Uncertainty Is Exhausting, for Kids Too

Jul 6, 2026

Uncertainty is exhausting. Kids feel it too. The background noise of grown-up stress. The questions about their world.  We can’t promise stability in everything, but WaldenWise has some easy activities to give kids a steady presence to help them make sense of it all.

MATRIX Lab

Open House Set @ UMD MATRIX Lab

Jul 1, 2026

The University of Maryland MATRIX Lab’s Industry Open House will be held from 9am to 3pm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building in California, MD.

2021-1: A Telescope, Anthropomorphism

Jul 1, 2026

A telescope on the Island Creek Ospreys in 2021 led to anthropomorphism, specifically, snarky names to the 10 in the nests lined up in front of the island house.