SMECO’s Math Challenge Winners
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative co-sponsored the annual Elementary Mathematics Challenge Competition for fourth- and fifth-graders in March 2023.
DoD: Atlantic Wind Projects ‘Highly Problematic’
The Pentagon is sounding alarms over the Biden administration’s plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic US coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations.
A Forgotten Tragedy of the Civil War
Head to St. Clement’s Island Museum on April 22-23, 2023, for a weekend commemorating a forgotten tragedy of the American Civil War — the Black Diamond Disaster.
VA to Host Town Hall Meeting April 22
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer reminds veterans to visit the Charlotte Hall VA Clinic to learn about expanded VA health care and benefits available to vets under the PACT Act. A town hall meeting will be held April 22, 2023.
Artists Sought for Plein Air Paint Event
Local plein air artists are invited to join an evening of creativity at the Leonardtown Wharf in celebration of Earth Day from 4:30 to 7:30pm Saturday, April 22, 2023.
NAS Pax Noise Advisory April 18-June 1
Residents of The Woods community are advised that nighttime flights are scheduled to take place in your vicinity April 18 – June 1, 2023.
March ’23 Report: Job Growth Continues
The monthly US Labor Department jobs report shows the country’s steady economic recovery and growth continued in March, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said, with 236,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 3.5% – near its lowest point in more than a half century.
Inaugural Spark! Career Fair a Success
By all accounts, the inaugural Spark! Student Career Awareness Fair was a success. More than 440 students from the tri-county area participated in The Patuxent Partnership event March 30, 2023.
DoD to Troops: Don’t Share Classified Info
The Defense Department is moving to tighten rules over who is allowed to access the most sensitive intelligence after last week’s arrest of a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman in connection with the leak of Pentagon intelligence.
Hearing on Excise Tax Ordinance Set
The St. Mary’s County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:30pm Tuesday, April 18, 2023, to hear input on the proposed county building excise tax ordinance.
