June 29, 2026

Big Winners at Halloween in the Garden

Halloween

Every October, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center in Solomons brings the region’s children and families together at Halloween in the Garden. This year, more than 80 community businesses and organizations helped make the event a safe and fun afternoon of trick-or-treating for more than 4,500 guests on Oct. 29.

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Sheriff’s Office, Young Marines Host Event on Addiction

Opioid Addiction

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Southern Maryland Young Marine Units collaborated to offer the first local screening of “Chasing the Dragon,” a documentary about opioid and heroin addiction, on Oct. 18.

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Names Floated for New DefSec

DoD Fails Audit

Among those whose names are being floated for secretary of defense are Duncan Hunter, Stephen Hadley, Pete Sessions, Jim Talent, and Mike Flynn.

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Climate Change Talk Fills the House

“I’ve seen enough evidence.” It’s no hoax, climate scientist John Walsh tells to a packed Auerbach Auditorium at The Patuxent Partnership and SMCM Center for the Study of Democracy event.

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CSM Brick Ceremony Honors Community

Brick

A new set of bricks have been set into the walkways of the College of Southern Maryland La Plata campus, each engraved with the names of people who are important to the community. On Sept. 16, a ceremony was held to honor those being recognized through the placement of the bricks.

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Forbes on Short List For NavSec

Randy Forbes

Randy Forbes, a Republican congressman from Virginia and a military adviser to Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, is the man likely to be the next Secretary of the US Navy.

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Celebrate Cuba at CSM in November

Cuba

It’s International Week at the College of Southern Maryland. Celebrate the culture, sounds, and sights of Cuba on Nov. 15 and 16 at CSM’s La Plata and Prince Frederick campuses.

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SlackWater Explores Bay Oyster’s History

SlackWater Explores Bay Oyster's History

Once strictly utilitarian in value, these oyster cans — part of James Banagan’s collection — are now prized for their aesthetics and historic meaning.

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Photography Exhibit Set at CSM La Plata

Photography

Photographer Gregory T. Davis will show his “Impermanence of Knowledge” exhibition starting Nov. 14 and running through Dec. 8 at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus.

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Hoyer Meets with NARFE Representatives

NARFE

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer made time to discuss ways to support the federal workforce at a meeting with local representatives of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.

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