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Virginia Girl Scouts help sew heart-shaped pillows for cancer patients | Get Uplifted
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A group of young women doing their part to spread joy and healing is helping us get uplifted. Back in April we featured volunteers who have gathered to sew heart-shaped pillows for some hospital patients. For nearly a decade, volunteers from the Woodbridge Women's Club have gotten together to craft pillows for cancer and surgery patients at the Sentara Cancer Network Resource Center in Woodbridge.
Harm Reduction Services Now Offered At SMCHD Leonardtown Office
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is expanding its Harm Reduction Program (HRP) services to the SMCHD Main Office in Leonardtown at 21580 Peabody Street. Services will also continue at the Health Hub in Lexington Park. Community members can now access Harm Reduction services...
New Member Sought For St. Mary’s County Planning Commission
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) are seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving as a volunteer member of the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is charged with reviewing certain development applications and plans for consistency with the...
St. Mary’s County Caregivers’ Support Group Meetings Begin July 23
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – The St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Aging & Human Services (DAHS) is pleased to welcome caregivers in our community to the St. Mary’s County Caregivers’ Support Group. The St. Mary’s County Caregivers’ Support Group is designed to be a safe space...
St. Mary’s County Recreation And Parks Announces Open Spots For Summer Sports Camps
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – The St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks has announced that spots are still available for the final weeks of their summer sports camps. These camps present a fantastic opportunity for children and teens to engage in various athletic activities, enhance their skills, and make lasting memories:
Classic Collision Acquires First Location in Maryland
Classic Collision has announced the acquisition of Two Guys Collision Center in California, Md. Two Guys Collision Center has provided high-quality collision repairs and superb customer service in St. Mary’s County for several years. The team consists of expert technicians with extensive knowledge and years of training to ensure that only the best repairs are completed daily.
Georgetown’s Iconic Bank Dome to Be Restored
It is one of the most photographed and recognized sites of Georgetown: the iconic golden dome that caps off the PNC Bank at the busy intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW. The bank building is more that a century old and was famously occupied by Riggs Banks for...
JMU grads filling key roles in teaching, nursing throughout Virginia
James Madison University graduates are helping Virginia meet the need when it comes to careers that are significantly understaffed including teachers and nurses. JMU’s annual career outcomes report found that more than 200 graduates from the class of 2023 found jobs in the teaching profession in Virginia, and another 167 reported that they were working in nursing in the state.
MPD Provides Rapid Response to Spike in Georgetown Crime
The week of July 15 saw unusually high levels of criminal activity in Georgetown. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District rapidly mobilized to address the short-term spike in crime head on with a significant increase in officer presence and the ongoing dispatch of its Mountain Bike Unit. MPD Commander Savoy, Captain Haskis and Lieutenant Merzig have been extremely responsive to community groups, such as the Citizens Association of Georgetown, ensuring the neighbors and other stakeholder in the community are aware of any updates in real time. Community groups are working with MPD to support additional safety measures to deter, prevent and prosecute criminal activity.
Dunkin’ Donuts to award 50 DMV students with college scholarships
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Fifty high school and undergraduate students in the D.C. area will be recognized at Nationals Park on Thursday as recipients of Dunkin’ Donuts’s annual scholarship program. In partnership with Scholarship America, Dunkin’ will award 50 students a $2,500 academic scholarship to the undergraduate institution of their choice. This is the […]
Defendant Deemed Competent for Trial In Domestic Shooting
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein deemed a shooting defendant competent to stand trial on July 19. Keith Robinson, 58, is charged with assault with intent to...
The push to make Friendship Heights a ’15-minute neighborhood’
D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland, businesses in the Friendship Heights corridor were “on their own” before Montgomery County’s Friendship Heights Urban District was created, according to Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson. Friedson said the district and the nonprofit Friendship Heights Alliance are working together with D.C....
Central Pa. man who drove vanload of rioters to Jan. 6 attack sent to prison
A Dillsburg man will spend 10 months in federal prison for helping to storm the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, per an order handed down by a federal judge Friday. 57-year-old Lynnwood Nester, owner of an archery shop, drove himself and eight other people — five of whom have been convicted of offenses related to Jan. 6 — to Washington D.C. that day.
Delicious Meals Are Plentiful During Black Restaurant Week
@bcscomm A diverse list of local establishments are featured during National Black Restaurant Week, which runs until July 28. This is the fifth year that Black-owned eateries in the metro D.C. area and Baltimore have participated in this business event. Specially created menus and reduced-priced options for lunch and dinner will be offered. “Through collaborations […] The post Delicious Meals Are Plentiful During Black Restaurant Week appeared first on The Washington Informer.
From shelter life to youth advocate: A woman's quest to end youth homelessness
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Daejanae Day spent time in a shelter in her early twenties. “I became homeless in 2015 after being put out,” she said. Now, at the age of 27, Day works to end youth homelessness as Acting Chair of the Youth Action Board in Prince George’s County.
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