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Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Garner Of La Plata Dies, 61: 'Invaluable Leader'
Flags across the county will be flown at half-mast to honor Jeff Garner, 61, a longtime member of the Charles County Volunteer Fire and EMS agency who spent nearly 40 decades as a popular civil servant in his hometown of La Plata. "Jeff dedicated his life to serving our town,...
St. Mary's commissioners, delegates meet with transportation officials
mreid@somdnews.com It’s been about a year since the St. Mary’s County commissioners last met with state transportation officials but the big question remained the same. Maryland Department of Transportation officials also visited Calvert and Charles counties as part of a statewide transportation tour to discuss the department’s Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal years 2025 to 2030. ...
Calvert commissioners, superintendent request state fund restoration
Formal requests to restore the $22.5 million cut from the state of Maryland’s annual allocation to Calvert County Public Schools have been sent to Gov. Wes Moore. Two missives sent to Moore (D) were forwarded by the Calvert County commissioners and public schools’ Superintendent Andraé Townsel. The commissioners noted in their letter about “the end of the payment in lieu of taxes agreements with both Constellation Energy Generation’s Calvert Cliffs...
Lusby grocer's proposed gas station get concept approval
Weis Markets, with three locations in Calvert County, is seeking to give a few of its grocery chain competitors a run for their money in the retail gasoline business at its Lusby location. During its Sept. 18 meeting, the Calvert County Planning Commission gave conceptual site plan approval to Weis Markets Inc. for the location of a “Gas-N-Go” at Lusby Center. “The site plan application proposes to develop a portion...
State transportation brass notes budget challenges
The big wheel in the state transportation’s annual road show was missing Tuesday in Prince Frederick. However, other highway and transit officials briefed the Calvert commissioners on what the county can expect funding-wise from Maryland’s revised, six-year consolidated transportation program. Samantha Biddle, the department’s deputy secretary, led the team as secretary Paul Wiedefeld was absent. Biddle said the department “continues to face significant budgetary challenges because of the state’s slow economic growth, the rising costs labor and materials, and revenues coming in lower than projected.” ...
St. Mary's commissoners finalize wish list for 2025 General Assembly
mreid@somdnews.com Maryland’s General Assembly will be back in session in a few months, and to prepare the St. Mary’s County commissioners held a vote at Tuesday’s meeting in Leonardtown on legislative proposals they want to move forward. A total of 15 requests for legislative action in the 2025 General Assembly were presented to the commissioners at the Sept. 17 meeting, including one each from Director of Emergency Services Jenn Utz,...
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