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Huntingtown girls lacrosse outlasts Northern
Players from both the Huntingtown High School and Northern High girls lacrosse teams often have to avoid looking past their early opponents to their annual showdown typically on the latter portion of the schedule. But last Friday, March 15, the squads met in their respective season openers and host Hurricanes withstood a late furious Patriots’ rally for a 10-8 victory on a chilly, breezing evening. Huntingtown (1-0) owned a modest 6-3 advantage at the intermission and extended the margin to 10-4 heading into the fourth...
Northern softball upends Thomas Stone
One day after falling to Washington Catholic Athletic Conference power Bishop O’Connell in its season opener, the Northern High School softball team rebounded in a big way by upending Southern Maryland Athletic Conference foe Thomas Stone 26-2 on an overcast, chilly Friday afternoon. Northern (1-1) opted to play a number of its reserves last Friday in the lopsided affair against Stone, with junior pitcher Miranda Twigg taking the ball in the circle. The Patriots gave Twigg ample run support early, getting 10 runs in the...
Vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore has been suspended indefinitely
Vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore has been suspended indefinitely after the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning, per a statement from the Maryland Port Authority. The port is not closed and trucks are still being processed at the marine terminals, the MPA noted in its statement. “We want to express our deepest thoughts to the individuals and families involved in this morning’s...
Author discusses new Black folktale, history book
Caitlyn Hunter is interested in folktales and she discussed that fact along with her new book “Power in the Tongue” during a virtual lecture March 20 at Historic Sotterley. The discussion kicked off the Hollywood plantation museum’s annual People & Perspectives Series. “I grew up reading Greek mythology and dreaming of heroines and minotaurs and gorgons, but then my mother got me a book called ‘The People Who Could Fly,’”...
Calvert Marine Museum celebrates Otter Mania
Calvert Marine Museum staff and guests celebrated two otters’ birthdays on Saturday at the annual Otter Mania event. Calvert County residents of all ages attended the March 23 event despite heavy rain, but the weather didn’t affect river otters Chessie Grace and Calvert’s celebration of their eighth birthday. The chilly rain was “otter weather,” museum employees said, perfect for the otters’ thick fur. ...
Seahawks men's lacrosse upends Messiah
While their classmates on the women’s lacrosse team had to endure a brief spell of inclement weather during the early stages of their contest, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s lacrosse team faced visiting Messiah under ideal conditions Saturday evening and weathered an early proverbial storm for a 19-15 victory. St. Mary’s College (6-2) had actually led on only a few, spotty occasions during the first half and faced a 9-7 deficit at the intermission and still trailed 14-12 at the end of the...
Key Bridge hit by cargo ship, collapses
BALTIMORE — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors. The operators of the ship issued a mayday call moments before the crash that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor said. ...
St. Mary's College women's lacrosse earns conference win
On the day in which they celebrated their annual ‘Gold Rush’ game, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s lacrosse team got a modest reprieve from the elements on Saturday afternoon when heavy rains eventually gave way to misty, breezy conditions and the host Seahawks overcame a slow start on the dampened terrain to upend Bryn Athyn 21-7 in their United East Conference opener. St. Mary’s College (5-5 overall, 1-0 in the UEC) actually trailed on three different occasions in the first quarter and the...
Planning commission OKs review for Dunkirk expansion
The vote wasn’t unanimous but a request to add less than 20 acres to the Dunkirk Town Center map is moving to its next stage following the March 20 meeting of the Calvert County Planning Commission. The proposed designated planning category change would annex just over 17 acres into the town center and would give owners of the Dunkirk Gateway Shopping Center some additional land for its septic facility. The...
A friendly encounter
The Easter Bunny poses with Pinch, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs mascot, at an Easter celebration hosted by Pinder Productions at Grace’s Event Center in Waldorf on March 23. The event had competitions for children, games, an egg hunt, a live DJ and photo stations.
Senior NCO reflects on ups and downs of her career
She took one last lingering look at her reflection in the mirror as she pulled her thick black curls into a tight bun. “This is it,” she said to herself. “This is my only way out.” She leaned down to grab the backpack full of her belongings and flung it over her shoulder. She pushed open the door of the bathroom and stepped out to meet the Air Force recruiter...
New wheels steeped in old tradition: Joint Base Andrews fire truck push-in ceremony
Base leaders and community members gathered at Fire Station 2 earlier this month for a fire truck push-in ceremony, celebrating the arrival of two new firefighting assets. The tradition of the push-in ceremony dates back more than a century in the fire service when equipment was horse-drawn, and communities came together to physically push the equipment back into the bay. As technology improved, this tradition remained as it symbolized good luck for the new equipment and as a demonstration of community pride. The 316th Logistics...
Three middle schoolers in Calvert County face hate crime charges
According to the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office, three 13-year-old students at Plum Point Middle School in Huntingtown have been charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes. The state’s attorney’s office released the information Friday afternoon. According to charging documents filed by the Maryland State Police, the students displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs. ...
316th Medical Group introduces ScriptCenter to Joint Base Andrews
In an effort to enhance the pharmacy experience for beneficiaries, the 316th Medical Group unveiled the new ScriptCenter at the Base Exchange on Monday. Distinguished guests including U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Corby, 316th Medical Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Arwa Cavender, 316th Medical Group senior enlisted leader, attended the ceremony. The ScriptCenter, a fully automated pharmacy experience, boasts 116 lockers for patients to conveniently pick up their prescriptions, with plans to expand to 160 within the calendar year. Its introduction aims to extend...
Calvert law enforcement mourns Cameron's passing
In a career that spanned five decades, Greg Cameron was well-known and well-liked among Calvert County’s law enforcement community. Cameron, who retired last September, died suddenly March 16 while on a fishing trip in Virginia. He was 62. The Johnstown, Pa. native who resided in Huntingtown, arrived in Calvert County in 1984 after graduating first in his class at the Maryland State Police Academy. According to his obituary, prior to...
Unbalanced budget brings talk of tax hikes in Calvert
The reality that Calvert County’s next budget will need more money, or less spending, to balance was evident in the commissioners’ hearing room Tuesday. During the board’s session with department heads prior to the weekly meeting, Commissioner President Earl F. “Buddy” Hance (R) noted the budget that would be presented to the public later that day contained a bottom line of about $3 million less. “I don’t think the cutting’s...
Patterson town hall dives into budget and economic development
Commissioner Ralph E. Patterson II (D) held a town hall on March 18 with Acting Director of Fiscal and Administrative Services Jacob Dyer to help add additional transparency to where the county is allocating its budget and economic development initiatives. “The budget process for Charles county really never ends,” Dyer said, starting off the town hall. Even in the months after submitting the budget, the county works on creating its...
State prepares to celebrate annual Maryland Day
It started with two ships sailing out of an English port in 1633 and led to the founding of Maryland on March 25, 1634. St. Mary’s County Museum Division manager Karen Stone discussed the first Maryland colony as well as those in Virginia and Massachusetts during a “Maryland Day History — Who Knew Who?” presentation Tuesday at the Leonardtown library. “It is [overlooked] and it’s actually the most important day...
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