The Arc Honors Volunteer of Year
David “Scott” Mellinger was honored as The Arc Southern Maryland’s Volunteer of the Year.
Tobacco-Free Action Team Meets July 17
MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team, which will meet 10 to 11:30 am Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
Residents Named to Boards, Commissions
In June, the St. Mary’s County commissioners voted to name several individuals to boards, commissions, and committees. The terms are effective July 1, 2018.
Harwood, Bates Re-Appointed as CSM Trustees
The College of Southern Maryland Board of Trustees at its June 21 meeting re-appointed Theodore L. Harwood of St. Mary’s County as the board’s chair and Bradley O. Bates of St. Mary’s County as vice chair, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Online All-Star Competition Gearing Up
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer has announced the 2018 House Democrats’ Member Online All-Star Competition, an annual three-week competition created to help House Democrats get new followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Russia Bolsters Military Base at Poland’s Border
In advance of this week’s NATO summit in Brussels and ahead of US President Trump’s planned visit with Russian President Vladmir Putin, Russia has been building up the infrastructure and bunkers at one of its military sites at the Polish border.
MedStar PR Team Earns Aster Awards
The Marketing, Public Relations & Philanthropy Department at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has been honored with 10 awards from the Aster Awards Program and the Healthcare Marketing Report.
TPP to Welcome Undersecretary Griffin
The Patuxent Partnership has arranged a briefing by Dr. Michael D. Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, from 8 to 9:30 am Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.
Can FY19 Budget Staunch R&D Spending Decline?
Congressional and Pentagon leaders are concerned that the steadily declining portion of the military budget spent on research and development is exacerbating the threat that the US is losing its technological edge against its competitors and enemies. The Senate Appropriation Committee looks to boost R&D spending in the FY19 budget.
College Is Certified as a Bee Campus
All four College of Southern Maryland campus sites enjoy beautiful landscaping with carefully tended shrubs, flowers, and more. From now on, though, the college is being more intentional with how it fills out its landscape as it is a newly certified affiliate of the Bee Campus USA Program.
