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Calvert’s New, Expanded and Relocated Businesses

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Calvert County Congratulates New, Relocated and Expanded Businesses Calvert County continues to prosper as businesses small and large open in the thriving economic climate. With the ability to purchase anything and everything at your fingertips, local businesses are sometimes overlooked, but the Calvert County Department of Economic Development aims to help businesses of all sizes […]

May is National Preservation Month in Calvert County

Every May, GSA celebrates our historic buildings, which serve tenant agencies across the country. These federal buildings – more than 500 – are living parts of their communities, and collectively illustrate the social, economic, and physical growth of our nation. As a forward-thinking and innovative steward, GSA continuously rehabilitates these buildings constructed by preceding generations […]

April Proclaimed Month of the Young Child in Calvert

The Interagency Council for Families and Children, Calvert County Public Schools, the Calvert County Early Childhood Advisory Council, and other local organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, are celebrating the Month of the Young Child. By calling attention to the need for high-quality, early childhood services for all […]

AAA Credit Ratings for Fourth Consecutive Year

Major Rating Agencies Affirm County’s Strong Budgetary Performance and Growing Economy The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) announces the county has, for the fourth consecutive year, received AAA credit ratings from three independent credit rating agencies. Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Services and S&P Global Ratings assigned Calvert County their highest ratings due to […]

Road Repairs Continue in Calvert County

Motorists Should Expect Single Lane Closures Overnights in May Starting early May, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin improving ride quality and paving in both directions of MD 2/MD 4 (Solomons Island Road) between Coster Mill Bridge Road and Calvert Cliff Parkway and between MD 264 (Broomes Island Road) […]

DNR Offering Free Seedlings to County Landowners

Backyard Buffers The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Calvert Master Gardeners with its partner the America Chestnut Land Trust are offering free tree seedlings to help improve water quality in Calvert County. County landowners who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream or other waterway on or near their property are eligible for free […]

Improvements to “Prepare Me Calvert” Mobile App

Calvert County Announces Improvements to “Prepare Me Calvert” Mobile App The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, announces the launch of the improved Prepare Me Calvert mobile app. It puts critical, real-time information at users’ fingertips in the unlikely event of a regional emergency and helps residents stay prepared. Some of […]

CSM Announces Fall Session Dean’s List

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the fall session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring and summer sessions, full- and part-time students who have completed at least six credits […]