May 16, 2024

Limited Public Opening of St. Mary’s Libraries

3-D Printer

St. Mary’s County Library will begin welcoming customers back into the Library buildings Monday, August 3, 2020. This initial phase of opening to the public will be limited and will maximize safety for both staff and customers.

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Naval Aviation in Wartime Pax River

A lot more than naval aviation was going on around Southern Maryland during World War II. Bob Tourville of the Pax River Naval Air Museum has photos and footage to prove it — flying boats, drones from the 1940s, and blimps retrieving torpedoes in the Potomac River.

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Exhibit at Pax Museum Is Out of This World

Exhibit

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum’s newest exhibit, Naval Aviation in Space, features a piece of moon rock on permanent loan from NASA.

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Sea Nettles Never Leave, Message From the Cap’n

Sea nettles

Condensed milk will neutralize a sting in the eye, or elsewhere, from sea nettles, says Cap’n Jack Russell. Watermen, he claims, wouldn’t go crabbing without a can along side ’em.

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2 Public Cooling Centers in St. Mary’s

Cooling

With extreme warm temperatures forecast for this week, there are two public locations now open for cooling in St. Mary’s County at Three Oaks Center and The Mission.

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House Dems Step Up Online Presence

Online Social Media

The 2020 House Democrats’ Member Online All-Star Competition is underway. The annual three-week competition for House Democrats to gain new followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube and be creative in digital outreach to constituents kicked off July 8, said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.

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Students Can Access Online Resources With SMART Card

SMART

St. Mary’s County Public Schools and St. Mary’s County Library are launching new student library cards called St. Mary’s Access to Research & Technology, or SMART cards. The cards offer access to all of the library’s online resources.

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Special Opening Weekend for Pax Museum

Pax Museum Naval Air Museum

The Pax River Naval Air Museum is excited to open its doors to the Test and Evaluation Hall this holiday weekend. Come visit and enjoy the indoor exhibits and the Flight Line.

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Summer Grab & Go Meals Program Starts July 6

Summer Meals

The St. Mary’s County free summer meals program begins Monday, July 6, at Lexington Park and Greenview Knolls elementary schools.

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In Lex Park, COVID Testing Without Appointment

Walk-Up COVID Testing in Lex Park

The St. Mary’s County Health Department is offering daily appointment-free COVID-19 testing from 8 am to 11 am Monday through Friday at the health department’s Harm Reduction Program Office at 46035 Signature Lane in Lexington Park.

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