Military Aviation Crashes See Big Spike
US Navy aviation mishaps have increased 82 percent in the past five years, the biggest spikes in accidents among all four services. Mishaps involving the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet have jumped 108 percent over the same time period.
CSM to Present an Evening of Art, Poetry
The College of Southern Maryland, in collaboration with the Arts Council of Calvert County and the calvART Gallery, will host an evening of artworks and poetry readings to celebrate the value of art in our lives. The event will be held from 5 to 8 pm April 14.
National Guard Begins Deployment at Border
National Guard troops are being deployed to the US border with Mexico. DefSec Jim Mattis has specified that the Guard will assist the Department of Homeland Security but not perform law enforcement missions and will be armed only when necessary for self-defense.
Higher Ed Center to Host Open House
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center will hold an open house from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Meet the center’s university partners and program coordinators and learn about the more than 80 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, and graduate certificates that are offered.
Brush Up Resume for Job, Career Fair
The 2018 Tri-County Job and Career Fair will be held from 10 am to 2 pm April 10 at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus Center for Business and Industry (BI Building) at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata.
Catch Some Tunes at Barbershop Extravaganza
The College of Southern Maryland will present a barbershop concert at 4 pm April 14. CSM’s Barbershop Extravaganza will feature catchy tunes performed by Southern Mix, a men’s barbershop chorus that rehearses and performs at the college, and special guest barbershop quartet Gimme Four.
Cherry Blossoms! Just in Time for Festival
The cherry blossoms are in bloom and just in time for the second annual Lexington Park Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The festival is free and opens at noon with the Great Mills High School Hornets Marching Band and opening remarks by CAPT Jason Hammond, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Newtowne Players Present ‘God’s Favorite’
Spring is finally here as well as The Newtowne Players’ latest production of “God’s Favorite,” written by celebrated playwright Neil Simon and directed by Rick Thompson. The show runs April 6-22, 2018, at the Three Notch Theatre in Lexington Park.
Bartilson to Head TechPort at the Airport
Brad Bartilson has been hired by the commissioners of St. Mary’ County and the University of Maryland to be the director of the county’s new TechPort at the Airport business incubator.
MedStar’s Red Hats Campaign a Success
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital put out a call earlier this year for red hats for babies born at the Leonardtown hospital. The results were tremendous.
