2018 Spring Home Buying Starts Early
With interest rates still at historic lows and the supply of homes for sale at record lows as well, buyers are leaping early into the spring home sales season, including making sure their financing is ready to go when they find the home they want.
VADM Suggests Incentive Pay, Bonuses to Keep Pilots
VADM Robert P. Burke believes the Navy may need to offer aviation incentive pay and aviation bonuses to help retain pilots. “We continue to face challenges within some historically retention-challenged communities, particularly among aviators in specific model/type/series platforms,” Burke told Congress.
CSM Hosts Night of Engineering
The Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Division of the College of Southern Maryland is hosting a Night of Engineering on Feb. 21, 2018.
Clients Can Access Social Services Info Online
St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services is expanding accessibility to information and services through its longstanding community partnerships in areas in the county where its constituents live and work, as well as at Three Oaks Center, which is a DSS partner agency.
Sheriff Offers Safety, Security Training
Places of worship and faith-based service providers are becoming more and more concerned with safety and security. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is offering a training session in Lexington Park for these communities.
Hoyer on 2nd Make It In America Tour
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer will spend the Presidents Day weekend traveling to Pittsburgh, Toledo and Indianapolis for his second Make It In America Listening Tour.
Rogers Drive in Lex Park to Be Extended
Rogers Drive will be extended from Missouri Avenue in Colony Square to Willows Road. The St. Mary’s County Commissioners recently signed a contract with the St. Mary’s Community Development Corporation (CDC) to design and construct the extension.
Nonprofit Institute Conference Set Feb. 22
With a theme of fostering relationships, College of Southern Maryland’s Nonprofit Institute is planning its eighth annual conference for 8 am to 1:30 pm Feb. 22, 2018, at the La Plata Campus in Center for Business and Industry.
MedStar Celebrates a Century of Caring
Five years ago, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown celebrated a Century of Caring. The hospital has been a part of the Southern Maryland community for 105 years now, and the goal has always been the same — caring for neighbors, friends, and family members.
Jobs Report Shows Weekly Earnings Fell
The Department of Labor recently released its January 2018 jobs report. The unemployment rate was 4.1 percent for the fourth consecutive month.
