Reps. Applaud Nat’l Security Academy
A new National Security Academy has been announced, and several members of the Maryland congressional delegation are excited about the new partnership.
Rosetta Mission Comes to An End
Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, is dead, setting down Friday on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Radio signals from Rosetta flatlined at 7:19 am after it did a soft belly-flop.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms Get a Leg Up
The College of Southern Maryland and SBDC will help Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms that have had limited success in obtaining work on highway construction projects.
Elections Board Will Lead Accuracy Demo
The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections will conduct a Public Logic and Accuracy Demonstration on the DS200 Ballot Scanner and the Express Vote voting units at 10 am Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Lexington Park.
Young Marines, Sheriff’s Office Working Together
Two organizations that actively work to improve the lives of young people and reduce crime in the county have come together to form a partnership, doubling their efforts to create better lives for teens in St. Mary’s County. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Southern Maryland Young Marines have found a way to combine their efforts.
Waterline Project Topic of MetCom Meeting
The St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission is gearing up for the proposed St. Clements Shores Water System Replacement Phase 1 Project No. 2101WR by scheduling a public meeting to notify and inform the community at 6:30 pm Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. The meeting will be in MetCom’s main conference room at 23121 Camden Way in California, MD, and presenters will discuss replacement of the waterline system.
Chili, Cars, Scarecrows, and More at Annmarie
It’s going to be an exciting, creative weekend at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, starting Saturday, Oct. 1, with the Chili in the Garden Classic Car Show, Chili Cook-off and Maker’s Market, and then wrapping up Sunday with Cardboard Day.
Smoking Cessation Classes Start Oct. 11
Get help to quit by attending free smoking cessation classes at the St. Mary’s County Health Department in Leonardtown, MD, from 6 to 7 pm each Tuesday starting Oct. 11, 2016. The program is supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital and a grant from the Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund.
MD Fracking Rules Proposed
Maryland’s fracking ban expires in October 2017, legislative opponents will try to prohibit the practice altogether before the ban expires, but the Maryland Department of the Environment has rolled out fracking regs which would ban drilling in three watersheds in Western Maryland and require extensive safeguards around drilling sites.
Poets Read Their Work at CSM
See two nationally recognized poets at the College of Southern Maryland’s annual Connections Literary Series, starting with Evie Shockley on Sept. 30 and Rick Benjamin on Nov. 4.
