July 16, 2026

Be Prepared. Hurricane Season Begins

Hurricane

St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services urges community members to be prepared for the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, 2023, and goes through November 30, 2023.

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New Date for Hoyer’s Bull Roast – Sept. 8

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has rescheduled his annual Bull Roast for September 8, 2023, at the Newton White Mansion in Mitchellville, MD.

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Time of Dissolution for Chesapeake Osprey

Disastrous weather, dreadfully timed, destroyed much of the nesting season on the lower end of Island Creek on St. George Island. The shrinking number of offspring suggests the Osprey Baby Boom of the past few decades is winding down.

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Flying Taxi Maker Joins Paris Airshow

While the world’s largest air show typically focused on military and commercial planes, flying taxi maker Volocopter showed up at the Paris Airshow to show it is on track to ferry customers around Paris Olympics next year. Other 2023 newcomers to the world’s largest air show included electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

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‘Into the Woods’ Next Play at Three Notch

Three Notch

The Newtowne Players will perform “Into the Woods” from June 30 through July 23 at Three Notch Theatre in Lexington Park, MD.

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Five Nights of Concerts by the River

Concerts

Dates for the 2023 River Concert Series in St. Mary’s City, MD, are June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, and July 21.

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Lawmakers Secure Funds for Mallows Bay Projects

Heritage Area

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined Maryland’s US senators to announce a $5 million investment for Mallows Bay in Charles County, MD.

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Walden Wise’s Summer Reading List

Walden Wise’s CoCreator Summer Reading List has been curated for 2023 to help you read alongside the children in your life who will be including reading in their summer schedules. CoCreators invite you to make the most of this opportunity, download a reading list, and enter to win a copy of one of the highlighted books.

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Report Osprey Nests on Utility Poles

Osprey

If you spot a nest on the crossarm of a Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative utility pole, or a bird attempting to build a nest, let SMECO know.

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Global Aviation on Display This Week

Aviation

The 2023 Paris Air Show opens today. Among the US military aircraft on display will be the F-25, F-15E, and F-16. Here, an Air Force F-15 and two F-35s in a training exercise May 17. (US Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. The Paris Air Show opens this week after a four-year hiatus. At this event, all things global aviation take…

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