March 28, 2024

MET Volunteer Land Stewards Needed

Land Stewards

Maryland Environmental Trust is looking for volunteers who are passionate about land conservation to work in the field as volunteer land stewards. Two virtual training classes are being offered in January and February.

Pax Honors 2020 Sailors of the Year

Sailors

ASW1 Jonathan Smitherman, ABH2 Iris Aquino, and ABH3 David Miller have been honored by the NAS Patuxent River Sailor of the Year program.

Members Sought for Redistricting Board

Redistricting

The St. Mary’s County commissioners will appoint five county residents to serve on the new Redistricting Board. Application deadline is Jan. 21, 2021.

Community Health Assessment Report Available

Community Health Assessment

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership has released the 2020 Community Health Assessment for St. Mary’s County and it is now available to view online. 

Health Department Offers Virtual Programs

Health Department

Registration is open for virtual programs on pregnancy, tobacco cessation, diabetes prevention, and drug overdose response being offered by the St. Mary’s County Health Department.

St. Mary’s Residents 65 & Older Can Register for Vaccine

Test Sites

The St. Mary’s County Health Department has opened COVID-19 vaccination registration for St. Mary’s residents 65 and older in preparation for the next phase of local COVID vaccination efforts.

Fallabel Earns DoD Workforce Award

Fallabel

NAVAIR’s Eric Fallabel has received the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award for Individual Achievement in the Test and Evaluation.

Schedule Changes for School Meal Distribution

Summer Meals

Changes in the St. Mary’s County Public Schools schedule of curbside meal distribution, beginning with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the month of February, have been announced.

County Offers Relief Funds for Restaurants

Relief Funds Rastaurants

St. Mary’s County has approved a second round of relief funds for food service establishments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses.

St. Mary’s Sees Surge in COVID Cases

vaccines COVID

COVID-19 cases in St. Mary’s County surge after the holidays, the St. Mary’s County Health Department reports.