Local Events Set for Armed Forces Day
Some local museums will offer free admission for military members on Armed Forces Day Saturday, May 20, 2023. Leonardtown will host a free US Navy Band Country Current concert.
Hoyer Visits CSM Hughesville Campus
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer visited the College of Southern Maryland’s Regional Hughesville Campus for the grand opening last month of the new Center for Health Sciences building.
New Navy Dive Suit a ‘Game Changer’
The US Navy has completed tank tests of its new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system. The service says the suit is light, flexible, and maintains sea-level internal pressure around the wearer even when hundreds of feet underwater. The DSEND demos took place at NSWC Carderock Division in Maryland and at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Florida.
Quilts on Display at Lex Park Library
The Pax River Quilters Guild currently has a show at the Lexington Park Library. Quilts made by members will be on display throughout May.
Lawmakers Push for UMD-Led Microtech Initiative
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined a bipartisan group of more than 20 of his congressional colleagues in writing to US DefSec Lloyd Austin in support of the University of Maryland-led Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Collaborative proposal to contribute to the Department of Defense’s Microelectronic Commons initiative.
More Troops Head to Southern Border
The Biden administration plans to send 1,500 more active-duty troops temporarily to the southern border to assist agents ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum.
See Live Amateur Boxing on Saturday
The Knowledge Boxing Center will host its 10th Live Amateur Boxing event in St. Mary’s County on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Willows Recreation Center in Lexington Park, MD.
Wildewood Parkway Improvements Planned
Improvements will be made to a portion of Wildewood Parkway, from Maryland Route 4 to Rolling Oak Lane. Weather permitting, the roadwork will be performed Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5, 2023, between 9am and 3pm.
College to Host Free Concert of Trios
St. Mary’s College of Maryland music faculty members — violinist José Cueto, cellist Amy Smith, and pianist Brian Ganz — will perform their final concert of the season at 7pm Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Community Garden Coming Soon to Lex Park
A Lexington Manor Passive Park community garden project has received funding for development. Construction will begin soon, according to the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership.
