April 25, 2024

HSMC Earns Md. Preservation Award

The Historic St. Mary’s City Education Department earned a 2019 Historic Preservation Award for Excellence in Public Programming for its Adults Only tours.

Dispose of Needles, Syringes Safely

St. Mary’s County now has three locations where community members may safely dispose of medical sharps — syringes, lancets, and auto-injectors — as well as expired, unused, and unwanted medications.

Get Documents Shredded at Event

Shred

It’s almost time for spring cleaning. Get your papers shredded. Don’t let old documents put you at risk for identity theft. St. Mary’s County’s Department of Public Works is planning a document shredding event for Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 8 am to noon at the St. Andrew’s landfill.

Storm Spotter Training Will Be Offered

The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services & Technology will host a SKYWARN Basics training session from 6 to 8 pm April 25, 2019, in Leonardtown.

‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ on Stage

Brighton Beach Memoirs

The Newtowne Players will present “Brighton Beach Memoirs” from March 29 to April 14, 2019, at the Three Notch Theater at 21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park.

TEDx Spotlights Community Connections

Community Connections

An all-day event on March 23, 2019, will focus on the importance of Community Connections. TEDx Great Mills will offer speakers and performers who will discuss why these connections are imperative in every region from 9 am to 4 pm that day at Great Mills High School, located at 21130 Great Mills Road in Great Mills, Md.

Community Involvement Plan Gets an Update

Community Restoration Plan

The Environmental Restoration Team at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is in the process of updating the base’s Environmental Restoration Program’s Community Involvement Plan.

St. Mary’s Inventor Recognized for Work

Inventor

The founder of Jordan Research and Development and resident of St. Mary’s County was one of the 11 innovators from across the county who were recognized on Capitol Hill in February.

Pax Complex Preparing EIS; Open Houses Set

A series of public meetings will be held starting March 4 until March 7 regarding the Patuxent River Complex Testing and Training Environmental Impact Statement. The March 5 open house will be at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

GM Pool to Host Mardi Gras Party

Great Mills Pool

If celebrating Mardi Gras while perfectly dry seems boring, St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks has a solution. The department is planning a Mardi Gras Pool Party from 6 to 9 pm Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Great Mills Swimming Pool.