Hill, Bogie Honored for Saving MetCom Employee
Amanda Hill and Charlie Bogie of the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission were honored recently for saving the life of a fellow MetCom employee.
Commemoration Event Selected for Grant Funding
The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums organization has received a $3,400 matching grant for the Black Diamond Disaster Commemoration Weekend event held in April each year.
Hoyer: Slower Wage Growth Continues
The November 2019 jobs report continues to show slower wage growth, though it reflects steady employment gains that reach back more than nine years, well into the Obama presidency, said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.
Little League Launched in Lex Park
“Baseball has long been a staple of entertainment and recreation in St. Mary’s County,” finds Historical Society writer Pat Woodburn, but to get the sport into the hands of youth took the US Navy and Lexington Park Lions.
Space Force, Parental Leave & More in NDAA
The National Defense Bill authorizes Space Force in a compromise exchange for paid parental leave and also contains a requirement the VA answer up on what medical conditions are linked to Agent Orange … and quite a bit more in the $738B budget attached.
MedStar Accepting Scholarship Applications
Interested in pursuing a career in a health care field? MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital has designed a scholarship program for those who seek an educational degree, license, or certification that is essential to the care of its patients. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2020.
DoD Gets $738B of $1.3T Budget Bill
$1.3T budget deal avoids a government shutdown giving $738B to defense and $632B for non-defense spending into the coming year.
Hoyer Applauds Parental Leave Legislation for Federal Workers
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer praised the inclusion of the paid family and medical leave for federal employees legislation in the recently passed 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
Luginbill Takes the Helm at TechPort
Innovator Thomas Luginbill, new director of TechPort UAS Business Incubator, has a vision to bring large companies with billions of dollars to the table with the entrepreneurs developing the ideas needed to carry aviation and technology itself into a successful future.
Shooting Sparks Call for Concealed Guns on Bases
Some Navy pilots want to be able to carry arms on military installations. The request comes in the wake of the deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida by a Saudi Arabian aviator training there.
