Environmental Health Team to Meet
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Environmental Health Action Team will meet 10 to 11am Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
TPP Presents Dynamic Program on Naval Aviation & National Security
The Patuxent Partnership held its 2023 Defense Summit last month with an audience of 250-plus attending the program of dynamic panels, as well as speakers from NAWCAD and NAVAIR leadership discussing naval aviation and national security. This was TPP’s first full-day program since fall 2019.
AeroPark Farmer’s Market on July 16
The AeroPark Farmer’s Market, hosted by Historic Sotterley, will be held from 9am to 1pm Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.
Military Struggles to Reach Recruitment Goals
US DefSec Lloyd Austin swore in new military recruits last week. As DoD marked the 50th anniversary of the country’s all-volunteer force, the armed services are struggling to meet recruitment goals.
New History Social Hour Events for Kids
A new children’s activity, “Historic Skill Set Social Hour: Kids Sewing,” is being offered at the Old Jail Museum in Leonardtown. The program will be offered 11am to 12:30pm July 13 and August 3, 10, and 17.
Nearly 400-Yr.-Old Remains Found at HSMC Dig Site
The Historic St. Mary’s City Department of Research and Collections uncovered the human remains of a young European man, believed to have been buried in the late 1630s. The discovery might be one of the oldest colonial burials found in Maryland.
New Tree-Planting Incentive Underway
Maryland has pledged to plant 5 million trees by 2031. To help reach that goal, the Maryland Department of Agriculture has a new tree-planting bonus for farmers and landowners who install qualifying conservation practices financed through a state cost-share program.
Historically Speaking: MD’s Role in Religious Liberty
The St. Mary’s County Historical Society will present Kenneth Lasson, professor of law emeritus at the University of Baltimore School of Law, speaking on “Free Exercise in the Free State: Maryland’s Role in Religious Liberty and the First Amendment” on July 19.
State Fallfish Record Has Been Broken
For the second time in a month, the state record for fallfish has been broken. Bryson Meyers of Oakland has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a new state record holder for fallfish – Semotilus corporalis — in the state’s nontidal division.
Pax Firefighter Buried Today
Naval District Washington Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach died fighting a house fire in Leonardtown on June 27. His services will be streamed live this morning at 10am. Expect traffic delays around and on NAS Pax River through the 12:30 to 2pm funeral procession.
