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Calvert business leaders meet with commissioners, sheriff
As the current board of Calvert County commissioners and incumbent sheriff approach the halfway point in their tenures there is an air of confidence that everything in Calvert is under control. However, it’s always good to get other opinions, and on Sept. 26 that is just what Commissioner Catherine M. Grasso (R), Commissioner Todd Ireland (R) and Calvert County Sheriff Ricky Cox (R) did as they fielded questions during the annual “state of the county.” ...
Five Lusby residents request judicial review on Lusby apartment complex
The wheels are now in motion to take town residents’ grievances to court concerning a plan to build a large apartment complex. According to documents on file with the Maryland court system, five Lusby residents have filed a request for judicial review of a recent decision by the Calvert County Planning Commission approving a 276-unit apartment complex. The Lusby Town Center project — Lusby Villas — is to be constructed...
West End sewer project showing improvements, completion expected in January
CAMBRIDGE — With the West End sewer project more than halfway complete, the city and its residents are noticing improvements. The project aims to address sanitary sewage overflow in the lowest lying area of the city at Water Street and Hambrooks Boulevard. Lou Hyman, a resident of Ward 1 — the ward in which the project is located — said that sewage overflows mean brown water flooding the streets and...
Regal Rexnard, Chesapeake Housing Mission, ramp up hope in Cambridge
Cambridge resident Ben Parks, 76, a Hooper's Island native, was raised to do things for himself. But medical issues have left him less steady than steady on his feet, unable to safely navigate the front steps to his Nathans Street home. For the past four months, Parks has been homebound, receiving medical care via telehealth appointments and receiving daily visits from his son who stops in on his way to work.
Cambridge Election 2024 - Candidate for Mayor Lashon Foster
What inspired you to run for Mayor in 2024? My father, a POW raised us to not talk about a problem and cheer from the sidelines but step up and be a part of the solution. It is easy to recognize the good, the bad, and the ugly, but it is empowering to stand up and say I want to help solve the problematic areas in our city
Cambridge commission president graduates from Academy for Excellence in Local Governance
Cambridge City Council Commission President Lajan Cephas graduated from the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance on Sept. 22 at the Memorial Chapel on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. One hundred thirty-nine public officials from across the state received an Academy certificate in the presence of family and friends. All Academy fellows completed a robust program, which included core and elective classes designed to meet their professional needs as municipal or county officials in local government. Through the program, the graduates not only...
Oxford commissioners discuss amending meeting procedures resolution at workshop
OXFORD — During a Commissioners of Oxford workshop Wednesday morning, the three town commissioners presented their recommendations for amending a recently passed resolution establishing town meeting procedures. By the end of the workshop, the commissioners agreed to have an amended resolution drafted for the next town meeting on Oct. 8. The commissioners also agreed to continue the discussion at that meeting before taking a vote. The current resolution in place,...
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