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Letter To The Editor on St Mary’s Zoning & Subdivision Ordinance

My name is Sandie Greene and I am a Senior Administrative Coordinator with Land Use and Growth Management.  I will be assisting Bill Hunt, Director, Land Use and Growth Management in the Revision of the St. Mary’s County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. The St. Mary’s County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance will be revised. […]

Letter to the Editor from Calvert Hospice

Thank you from Calvert Hospice! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fourth Annual Festival of Wreaths! This year we not only featured wreaths, but also lots of holiday activities for the whole family! With nearly 600 in attendance, we raised over $16,000 to support our Burnett Calvert Hospice House and the patients who […]

Letter to the Editor from Heather Fretz on PHS

Maryland High School Students Compete in Statewide Financial Literacy Challenge High school students from across Maryland competed in the Personal Finance Challenge Bowl on April 10 at the Red Lion North Baltimore, demonstrating their knowledge of economic and financial topics to compete for cash prizes. The Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE), a nonprofit organization […]

Letter from CAASA on Alcohol Awareness Month

Dear Editor: April is Alcohol Awareness Month.  Founded and sponsored by Facing Addiction with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), this year’s theme is:  “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.” No other substance is more widely used by American’s youth than alcohol, making alcoholism and alcohol-related problems the number one health problem […]

Letter to the Editor from Jennifer Horsmon

I was thrilled to hear legislation that will finally end the blatant cruelty to performance Tennessee Walking Horses known as “soring” was reintroduced in the 116th Congress by Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon and a strong bipartisan team. The bill, H.R.693, was renamed the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) […]

Letter from Keep Calvert Country on Moving Offices

Thank you to the new Board of County Commissioners for taking the time to consider all options. The Prince Frederick Master Plan & Zoning Ordinance states that the Old Town District (courthouse area) “is intended to remain the center of County government”. So if they move County offices outside that District, they’ll need to revise […]

Letter to the Editor From PFVRS

On Saturday, December 9th the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad (PFVRS) sponsored an event “Breakfast with Santa”!  Over 50 volunteer members and their families served an old fashion home cooked breakfast to the public. They served breakfast to at least 299 adults and at least 239 children consisting of bacon, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, waffles, […]