From Cargo Ship “Capri” In The Chesapeake Bay Friday, April 12 at approximately 12:46 p.m., personnel from the Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) received a request from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department requesting a helicopter to assist them with the extraction of a medical patient from a cargo ship. Anne Arundel County Fire […]
Veterans’ Compensation COLA Adjustment Act of 2019
On February 13, 2019, Representative Elaine Luria (VA), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Ranking Member Michael Bost (IL), introduced H.R. 1200, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019. This bill, if enacted, would authorize a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for veterans in receipt of compensation and […]
Gov Hogan Declares April Work Zone Safety Awareness Month
Drive Like You Work Here: Construction Season Requires Driver Partnership for Work Safety Zone April 10 was Go Orange/Roadway Worker Appreciation Day Calling on Marylanders everywhere to promote safety for highway workers, drivers and passengers, officials with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) kicked off […]
Statewide Spring Turkey Season Set to Open
Youth Hunters Get First Opportunity This Weekend The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the statewide spring turkey season will kick off Saturday, April 13 with Junior Turkey Hunt Day. All hunters can try to bag a bird during the regular statewide spring turkey season, April 18-May 23. For the first part of the […]
Free Seedlings for Wicomico Property Owners
Orders Taken Until April 26 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to Wicomico County landowners who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers program. Trees and shrubs planted along waterways help improve water quality by absorbing excess nutrients, lowering […]
Spring Wildfire Season in Maryland Calls for Precautions
Maryland Forest Service Prepared for Wildfire Activity Spring wildfire season has begun in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources urges residents across Maryland to prepare and help prevent wildfires. “Wildfire occurrence is highest in the spring when forest fuels are the driest and weather conditions are at the optimum for fire spread,” Maryland […]
Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2019 April 15-26
Naval installations in the National Capital Region will participate in the annual Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2019 (HURREX/CG19 April 15 – 26. These Naval installations include Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Naval Support Activity Washington, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Naval Activity Annapolis, and Naval Support Activity Bethesda. This annual exercise, led by […]
DNR Secretary Haddaway-Riccio’s Message: April 2019
Honor the Past by Investing in the Future This past month marked the passing of a friend and mentor — former Governor Harry Hughes. I feel privileged to have known Governor Hughes, a fellow Eastern Shore resident, who was a man of integrity. He was also a leader who greatly influenced the mission of the […]
Donate Life Maryland and MDOT MVA Team Up
To Promote Donor Registrations Donate Life Maryland, the state’s leading nonprofit dedicated to saving and enhancing lives through organ, eye and tissue donation, has announced a campaign with the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) to register 100,000 new organ donors by 2020. The Donate Life Maryland initiative was announced Friday with […]
Owner Indicted on Charges of Setting Fire to Business
A federal grand jury has indicted Demetrios Stavrakis, a/k/a Jimmy, age 53, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, for an arson conspiracy to allegedly damage his business by setting it on fire in order to obtain insurance proceeds. The indictment was returned on March 28, 2019 and unsealed today. Stavrakis was arrested and had his initial appearance today […]