CSM, County List Winter Break, Holiday Closings

The College of Southern Maryland will be closed from 3 pm Thursday, Dec. 22, for its winter break. All offices and facilities at all campuses will be unavailable until the college resumes normal operations Tuesday, Jan. 3, including continuing education courses. CSM’s January term for credit courses begins Jan. 4 and concludes Jan. 23.

Over the winter break, registration and access to all online services is available through my.CSMD services. The following offices will monitor email during the break: Admissions at [email protected], Bursar’s Office at [email protected], Continuing Education at [email protected], Financial Assistance at [email protected], Registrar at [email protected] and Veterans Benefits at [email protected].

A complete calendar for CSM is available here.

Other St. Mary’s County closings

All St. Mary’s County government administrative offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen Tuesday, Dec. 27, at their normal time. Offices will also be closed Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, for the New Years holiday and reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3.

In addition to holiday closures on Dec. 26, 2016, and Jan. 2, 2017, all St. Mary’s government administrative offices will close at noon Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.

The St. Mary’s County Treasurer’s Office is extending the due date for tax payments (due Dec. 31, 2016) to Jan. 3, 2017. Payments may be remitted online, by mail or walk-in service. Payments submitted by mail must be postmarked by January 3, 2017.

The treasurer’s office will close at noon Dec. 23 and 30. The office will be closed all day Dec. 26, 2016, and Jan. 2, 2017.

The St. Andrew’s Landfill, six convenience centers will be closed and St. Mary’s Transit System will not operate Sunday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas and Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 in observance of New Years.

Additionally, the six convenience centers will open at 8 am Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22 and 23, as well as Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 26 and 27. This early opening serves as a convenience to citizens and accommodates the expected increase in usage of the facilities during the holiday season. Landfill hours of operation will remain at 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm. STS will operate until 6 pm Dec. 24. Regular schedules resume Dec. 26.

The St. Andrews Landfill, six convenience centers and St. Mary’s Transit System will operate under normal business hours Dec. 31 and Jan. 2.

The St. Andrew’s Landfill and six convenience centers will serve as Christmas tree collection points. Citizens can drop off trees free of charge. Undecorated trees may be placed in the designated areas at these sites Dec. 26 through Jan. 31, 2017. Last year, nearly 4 tons of Christmas trees were collected. The trees are mixed with collected yard waste and ground into mulch. A little more than 6,000 tons of mulch is made available annually at the St. Andrew’s Landfill site and provided to the St. Mary’s County citizens at no charge while supplies last.

St. Mary’s County Library locations (Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, and Lexington Park) will be closed Dec. 23 through 26 for Christmas and Jan. 1 and 2, 2017, for New Years.

Senior Activity Centers (Garvey, Loffler, and Northern) will be closed Dec. 26 for Christmas and Jan. 2, 2017, for New Years. There will be no Meals on Wheels deliveries on these dates. Additionally, the senior activity centers and administrative offices will close at noon Friday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 30. Lunch will not be served at the centers on these four dates.

All St. Mary’s County Public Schools and Offices will be closed to the public from Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.  All schools and offices will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.