Congratulations to Calvert History Fair Winners! Celebrate Harriet Elizabeth Brown with Us on July 13th! Calvert County students have a strong record of creating excellent History Fair projects. They dig into the details, document their work, and develop compelling projects that make history come alive. As Chair of the Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force, […]
Letter from Calvert Coalition for Smart Growth
Consultant’s Future Land Use Plan-Not Off to a Good Start! Future Land Use Plan from Planning Commission Meeting 6/28/17 We have reviewed the first draft of the Consultant’s Land Use Plan for the new Comprehensive Plan, and it is very disturbing. It proposes a substantial amount of new areas called “Suburban Residential”, where sewer is […]
Letter to the Editor from Patuxent Habitat
Dear Editor, Thank You for Participating in Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s THE ART OF RECYCLING SHOW & AUCTION June 4th at Annmarie Garden & Arts Center Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s staff and Board of Directors would like to thank everyone that contributed to making The Art of Recycling Show & Auction on June 4th at […]
Letter to the Editor
Unveiling Portrait of Harriet Elizabeth Brown Please join Calvert County dignitaries, community leaders, friends and neighbors to celebrate the unveiling of the portrait of Harriet Elizabeth Brown next Tuesday, May 23rd, at 1:30 p.m. at the Calvert County Court House in Prince Frederick. This event is jointly hosted by the judges of the Circuit Court […]
Letter to Editor from Calvert Hospice
Thank You for Your support of the 4th Annual Calvert Hospice Culinary Event On behalf of the staff and Board of Directors of Calvert Hospice, I would like to express our endless appreciation to those who helped make our Fourth Annual Culinary Event our most successful ever! We owe much of the evening’s success once […]
Letter to Editor from Christmas in April*Calvert County
Thank You for Your Compassion and Support, Calvert County The Southern Maryland community has again demonstrated outstanding compassion by joining together with Christmas in April Calvert County to improve the lives of our neighbors in their time of need. Volunteers whose skill levels ranged from novice to master craftsmen used materials donated by local businesses […]
Letter to the Editor on MDE Meeting on Dominion
At the April 12th Maryland Department of Environment hearing 13-NT-0137-2013-60606 regarding making a temporary easement into a permanent one, there were about 100 concerned citizens attending and many spoke. I was pleasantly surprised that the MDE officials allowed public comments regarding more than the quarter acre that is actually being considered. The actual stream crossing […]
Letter to Senator Steve Waugh from David Hardy on Fracking
Your vote on the Hydrofracturing Ban I’m one of your constituents, living in Chesapeake Ranch Estates near the Dominion LNG Export Refinery. I am disappointed in your sponsorship of the fracking moratorium and your voting against the fracking ban. Please reconsider your stance. The process of fracking is not what we want in Maryland. If […]
Letter to Editor on Fracking from David Hardy
Good morning. My name is David Hardy from Chesapeake Ranch Estates in Lusby and I am authorized to speak on behalf of the 534 members of the Southern Maryland Sierra Club. Thank you for allowing me to take the floor on their behalf. I would like to speak on the subject of hydraulic fracturing, commonly […]
Rebuttal Letter to the Editor from Rosa E Hance
Response to Dominion CP rebuttal of 2/14 letter published in the Calvert Beacon I hereby submit my response to the Dominion CP rebuttal of my previously published letter on Feb. 14 about the risks to Southern Maryland if fracking is happening anywhere in the state. First of all, I’d like to be clear up the […]