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Respect for Law Awards and Dinner

Part II Law enforcement, Public Safety, State's Attorney Honored On May 17, 2018, the Optimist Club-Calvert and the Solomons Optimist Club held their 49th annual Respect for Law Awards and Dinner at St John Vianney Family Life Center in Prince … Read Full Article

Public Hearing on Proposed FY2019 Budget

Public Hearing Scheduled to Discuss the FY 2019 Commissioners’ Proposed Budget The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to consider and receive comments regarding the Fiscal Year … Read Full Article

Natural Resources Division “Tree Farmer of Year”

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Division has been named Maryland’s 2018 Calvert County Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year for its oversight of the land and tributaries at the Bennett O. Hughes Memorial Tree … Read Full Article

Bill Signed Designating CMM as Paleontology Center

Governor Larry Hogan Designates Calvert Marine Museum as Maryland State Paleontology Center The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today … Read Full Article

‘Out of the Darkness’ Campus Walk at CSM

Supports Efforts to Prevent Suicide ‘There’s Always Hope’ Scores of people who have lost someone in their lives to suicide — a high school classmate, a fiancé, a son, a friend, a parent — as well … Read Full Article

Pax River Air Expo 2018 Spectator Information

What to Know Before the Expo As NAS Patuxent River gears up for the Pax River Air Expo 2018, June 2-3 featuring the world-famous Blue Angels, Pax River wants everyone coming to the event to know … Read Full Article

Green Expo to be Held June 2 at Annmarie Garden

The Calvert Green Expo & Craft Fair, Southern Maryland’s leading sustainability event, will be held on Saturday, June 2 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center … Read Full Article

Blue Crabs Drop Game 6 Against Skeeters

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (7-13) dropped game six against the Sugar Land Skeeters (14-7) 10-4. With the help of an error, the Blue Crabs took an early lead in the game. Johnny Bladel led off … Read Full Article

Blue Crabs Joey Wong Signed by Mets

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced Saturday that infielder Joey Wong has been signed by the New York Mets organization. Wong will report to the Double-A affiliate Binghamton Rumble … Read Full Article

Road Work Affecting Commutes in Calvert

Eastbound MD 402 (Dares Beach Road) at MD 2/4 (Solomons Island Road) – Storm drain/pipe work – Eastbound MD 402 traffic to be shifted with nighttime single lane closures guided by flaggers until … Read Full Article

Seat Belts Look Good on You

“Click It or Ticket” Seat Belt Enforcement Effort Begins May 21 As summer approaches, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office, … Read Full Article

Hogan Signs Tax Relief & Job Creation Legislation

Bills Expand More Jobs for Marylanders Program; Provide Tax Relief for Families, Retirees & Small Businesses; Aid Bay Restoration Efforts Governor Larry Hogan was joined today by Senate … Read Full Article

Gov Hogan Announces $2 Million for Biomedical Sciences

Governor Larry Hogan Announces $2 Million in New Funding for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Programs at The Universities at Shady Grove Will Enhance State’s Workforce as Science, Engineering, … Read Full Article