Pax Partnership Hosts Canned Food Drive
The Patuxent Partnership is leading a canned food drive to help increase donations of non-perishable food items for a local food pantry.
Border Wall Gets $3.6B MILCON from DoD
DoD will move $3.6 billion out of 127 projects next year to build 175 miles of border wall. Pentagon officials began identifying potential projects to cut earlier this year.
Winners in 5th District Art & App Contests Honored
The winners of the annual Fifth District Congressional Art and App Competitions wre honored at a reception Aug. 20 in Waldorf hosted by Congressman Steny H. Hoyer.
Deadline Nears on Top Opportunity Zone Returns
Opportunity Zones are complicated and the window for maximum tax benefits is closing the end of 2019. Cathy Askey of Askey, Askey & Associates unpacked the basics and some of the details of the tax deferral, tax reduction, and tax elimination opportunities in the Opportunity Zone.
Dorian Threatens East Coast Bases
Hurricane Dorian continues up the East Coast as Navy and Air Force bases pull their resources inland and batten down in preparation.
Lexington Park Buses Add New Routes to Leonardtown
New St. Mary’s County Transit bus routes from Lexington Park to Leonardtown include express service and Sunday service. Links to some of the Lexington Park routes are included here.
Technovation Opens AI Opportunities
Parents and children can learn about artificial intelligence by participating in Technovation Families, a free, hands-on artificial intelligence education competition. The program is sponsored by The Patuxent Partnership.
Esper: There’s Progress Filling Pentagon Vacancies
Congress and the White House are working to fill senior vacancies at the Pentagon. Five nominees will face Senate hearings in the coming weeks, while eight are undergoing White House vetting, DefSec Mark Esper says.
Tobacco Town Hall Focuses on New Law
A new law goes into effect Oct. 1, 2019, that prohibits the sale of tobacco to anyone younger than 21. On Sept. 26, the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will hold a Tobacco Town Hall to address the new law and discuss tobacco issues and ways to quit smoking.
Have a LunchBox Talk with TechPort
TechPort is holding a LunchBox Talk from noon to 1:30 pm Sept. 19, 2019.
