Senators Urge DoD to Act on PFAS
Forty-two senators have signed a petition urging DEFSEC Lloyd Austin to treat PFAS chemicals on military installations with greater urgency, and set aside higher funding for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances testing and remediation.
Release the Peace, Oct. 9, Lex Park Baptist Church
Concerts, activities, health and community information, and, of course, prayer will fill the lawn of Lexington Park Baptist Church on Oct. 9 from 2 to 5 pm at the inaugural Release the Peace collaboration of local clergy and police, a community event to bring clergy, churches, cops and community together to promote peace in our county.
Golf Tourney to Benefit Youth Programs
St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament (formerly known as the Scott Verbic Golf Tournament) to be held Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course.
DoD Reviews Its Online Psych-Ops
The Pentagon has instructed the military commands that engage in psychological operations online to provide a full accounting of their activities by next month. Complaints about the US military’s influence operations using Facebook and Twitter have raised concern in the White House and some federal agencies.
FREE Physical Activity Classes for New & Expecting Moms
For a limited time only, there will be FREE physical activity classes offered for pregnant and postpartum women. Three local organizations are offering free exercise programs:, Peaktop Wellness; Willows Recreation Center, and The Synthesis Center of St. Mary’s at the Real Food Studio.
DoD Has $1B Catalyst for Bio-Industry
Deputy DEF SEC Kathleen Hicks says the $1 billion is to be invested over five years to work as a “key catalyst for a domestic bio-industrial manufacturing base, and more quickly turn basic and applied research into operational prototypes and reliable, reproducible products that can be made at scale.”
Southhampton Slated for New Roads, Water & Sewer
St. Mary’s County and the Metropolitan Commission will be displaying their plans Sept. 29, 2022, from 6 to 8 pm, for a revitalization project in Lexington Park’s Southhampton Neighborhood, across Rt 235 from Pax River. The project includes reconstruction of roads, sidewalks, driveway aprons, storm drainage system, new stormwater management facilities, and improvements to the public water and sewer systems.
Vet Suicides Could Be Double Earlier Reports
A new analysis of data from 2014 through 2018 has found the federal government is under-counting the number of veterans committing suicide each year the result of under-counting drug overdose deaths and service record errors.
Bates Says TJ Bridge Top Concern of 29C
Bill Bates has seen the underside of the Thomas Johnson Bridge and believes it is District 29C’s most important issue.
DoD Report: Birth Control Ed – Not Abortion Access
As Democrats and Republicans in Congress begin to battle over the Pentagon’s ability to provide abortion access to troops, a DoD commissioned study concludes there is little recourse to assure abortion access to its female troops and suggests more birth control education.
