Touch a Truck @ Calverton Nov. 4
SMECO will join more than a dozen community supporters of Touch a Truck from 10am to noon November 4, 2023, at The Calverton School, in Huntingtown, MD.
New Speaker Has Mixed Record on Defense
New Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), who represents a military-heavy district on the Armed Services Committee, could help ameliorate some of the budget uncertainty generated by the recent turmoil within the GOP conference. He also opposed the sweeping toxic exposure bill for veterans and the Pentagon’s abortion policy.
First Friday Weekend in Leonardtown Nov. 3-5
First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening, and invite visitors to join in the fun! The town’s business community will be open Friday and will continue with the fun all weekend.
Tribute to Freedom Seekers on Nov. 1
The public is invited to a November 1 celebration of equity and justice for the unveiling of brass “stopping stones” commemorating five local freedom seekers who risked their lives attempting to escape bondage in St. Mary’s County in the 1800s.
County Museums’ Winter Hours of Operation
The St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, the Old Jail Museum & Visitor Center in Leonardtown, and the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum in Piney Point will continue to be open daily from 10am to 5pm, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day when they are closed.
Free Document Shredding Event Planned
Cleaning out file cabinets, closets, and desks to get rid of old documents you no longer need to keep? Let the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works & Transportation help with its free community shredding event October 28, 2023.
STE(A)M Fest: Fun Activities Under One Roof
The Patuxent Partnership reminds students that the 2023 Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics STEAM Festival will be held Saturday, October 28, at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown, MD.
Uptick in Attacks on US Troops in Middle East
As the US continues to move its assets around the Middle East to support Israel in its war against Hamas, the number of attacks on US troops nearby has increased.
Companies Sought to Host Internships
The Patuxent Partnership will hold a virtual information session for local companies interested in hosting 2024 summer internships for college students. Join the SoMD 2030 session at 10am Friday, October 27.
Lawmakers Talk Jobs With Space Industry Leaders
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined members of the Maryland congressional delegation to meet with stakeholders in the space industry — leadership of NASA Goddard, as well as Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Relative Dynamics.
