TPP Recruits Science Fair Sponsors & Volunteers
Sponsors and volunteers are needed to sign-up by Jan. 6, 2017 to support the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair, coming up Jan. 20 and 21 at Great Mills High School in Lexington Park, MD.
Cybersecurity Programs Start in January at SMHEC
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center recruits a new MA degree and graduate certificate program in cybersecurity.
Hospital Foundation Gala Raises $150,000
“Viva! A Night in Old Havana” brought out hundreds of guests and raised $150,000 for the foundation at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. The 29th annual St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation Gala was held in November and will help fund health care scholarships, capital projects, and new equipment.
MD Gives Biggest Deal Ever to Keep Northrop
State lawmakers are closing in on a $57 million deal to keep Northrop Grumman in Maryland if the company retains 10,000 jobs and proves it spent $100 million buying facilities in the state.
Whitten Turns Skeptic Into Fan With Improved Vision
Two concurring second opinions convinced a doubtful Barbara Ives she had the top diagnostician and surgeon for her eyesight, Dr. Mark Whitten.
Defense Stocks Tumble After Trump F-35 Tweet
Trump tweets F-35 costs “out of control,” Lockheed stocks tumble, shares of General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, BAE, and Raytheon fall as well.
Michaels, Brewster to Lead Healthy Partnership
Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership selects new steering committee at annual meeting.
CSM Honors Scholarship Recipients
The College of Southern Maryland honored the donors and the recipients of the 2016-17 CSM Foundation scholarships at a reception Oct. 21 at the Physical Education Center on the La Plata Campus.
Trump Keeps Attention on Defense Industry
President-elect Donald Trump is taking aim at the defense industry: saying the industry should be banned from hiring former Pentagon contracting officials and criticizing the cost of the F-35 JSF program and the Air Force One contract.
Lexington Park Joins Public Mural Revival
St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. to launch a competition for an artist to paint the first public mural in the “Lexington Park Comes Alive!” series.
