Aeropark Farmer’s Market: Nov. 20
Historic Sotterley will sponsor the next Aeropark Farmer’s Market November 20th from 9am – 1pm, just in time to shop for Thanksgiving.
DoD $1.4B Short on Next F-35 Contract
The Pentagon is $1.4 billion short for its next major F-35 contract with Lockheed. If more money isn’t found, the pending three-year contract, valued at as much as $30 billion, will yield fewer aircraft for the US’s costliest weapons program, which is now estimated at $412 billion.
LP Health Hub Temporarily Closes Drive-Thru
The drive-thru operations at the St. Mary’s Health Department’s Health Hub in Lexington Park will temporarily close November 16-18 for maintenance. The Health Hub is at 21625 Great Mills Road. Normal drive-thru operations at the Health Hub will resume on Monday, November 21.
Enroll by Dec. 15 for Affordable Health Care Plan
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer reminds Americans that the 2023 open enrollment period to select your affordable health care plan will close Dec. 15, 2022. “I encourage Americans to visit www.HealthCare.gov to browse affordable, quality health-care plans for 2023. Everyone can use the website to compare plans, estimate premium costs, and register for coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
US Ships Seize Explosive Mix in Gulf of Oman
The US Navy and Coast Guard have intercepted a fishing boat headed to Yemen carrying 180 tons of Iranian explosive material – urea fertilizer and ammonium perchlorate. The USCGC John Scheuerman and Navy guided missile cruiser USS The Sullivans came across the dhow in international waters of the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 8.
Expect Signal Outage at FDR Blvd. Intersection Nov. 17
Motorists should expect traffic pattern changes at the Chancellor’s Run Road/FDR Boulevard intersection between 9am and 3pm on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Pax CO Briefing: Thurs. Nov. 17
The Patuxent Partnership presents a briefing with NAS Patuxent River Commanding Officer CAPT Derrick Kingsley, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, 8 – 9am, at the University System of MD at Southern MD – Building 1, Multi-purpose Room.
Space Troopers Name Reflects Calvary
Perhaps the name sounds like something out of a space opera, but ‘space troopers’ were actually named to reflect similar jobs as those carried out by trooper in the cavalry: ‘offensive security operations, deep reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition, and executing screening actions in support of friendly forces’.
No Votes Lost, Lots of Vets Elected
The government’s cyber-security agency found no evidence of any voting irregularities across the nation during the 2022 midterm elections held last week. With some race not yet called that could add more veterans to the 118 Congress in January 2023, there are already more vets elected to Congress than in more than a decade.
2022 Rockfish Young-of-Year Survey Results
MD DNR released this year’s juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of the iconic rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay. The 2022 young-of-year index is 3.6, which is slightly higher than last year’s result, but remains below the long-term average of 11.3.
