Two Men Arrested in Dog Fighting Incident
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U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Joins
Columbian Navy
BALTIMORE- Colombian
Navy sailors and guests enjoy the ceremony held aboard
the Valle Del Cauca after the Coast Guard cutter Gentian
was transferred to the Colombian Navy. The vessel was
renamed the San Andres at the ceremony held Oct. 16,
2007. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class
Ayla Stevens.
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History
in Photos
Bell Motor Co
Used Car &
Truck Selections
all about cops
SEE MOST WANTED BY FBI FOR TERRORISM
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Gunfire at Dameron!
Police responded to an
emergency call for a man who allegedly fired four times
at the complainant's vehicle. There was no word on
how many of those shots hit the mark....the target in
this shooting was meeting the cops at Carroll's
Equipment...which the business ought to appreciate.
The Appeals
Case from Hell:
Big
surprise for Land Use and Growth Management staff of St.
Mary's County at Board of Appeals meeting.
see story in this weekend's print edition.
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The Old Soldiers Home
Blood
Drive:
December's blood drive was
moved up a week because of Christmas Eve. So it will
be
Dec. 17th at the Ridge fire house from 2 - 6:30pm.
Blood Bank is very low so please pass
this along to one and all. --- Ann Raley |
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Great Mills
Boys Wrestling, lose a
tight one to Patuxent 42-34
Right, 171lbs Andrew Bodgan, Great Mills, gets two
more points to add to his score with a win, 13-5 over
John Nice from Patuxent.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by Frank Marquart
More photos
in print edition
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New Years Eve Will Ring All Night!
LEONARDTOWN
--- The St. Mary's Alcoholic Beverage
Board approved at their meeting on Thursday approval
for more than a dozen local bars to stay open all night
on New Years Eve, providing that they provide prepared
food for their customers. Chips and dip were
specifically
ruled as not being enough to qualify. The normal closing
time is 2 am, this means that the bars which applied
won't
have to close at all. There was nothing mentioned
at the
meeting about how the customers will get home or if cots
will be provided.
Cops Snare Hunters Shooting
Deer from a Truck
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Finally: A Fair Deal for
Marquerite Barnes
St. Mary's
Commissioners, left to right, Larry Jarboe (R. Golden
Beach), Dan Raley (D. Great Mills) and Kenny Dement (R.
Piney Point), form the basis for most changes to zoning
laws which aid individuals and limit the restrictions of
government on the homeowner while also opposing
intrusions into the Rural Preservation District by large
developers, such as the latest proposal by Chaney
Enterprises to be able to develop a gravel mine in
Loveville into a large tract of new homes.
Right, photo of the home of Marquerite Barnes, located
on Millstone Landing Road, where she wanted to replace
this old early 60's model single wide home with a new
double-wide home, on her own land. Under the
county's zoning ordinance she was forced to pay $600 for
the privilege to appear before the Zoning Board of
Appeals to request a variance. That panel, despite
the advise of the land use director, passed on their
authority to grant the variance and told her no, as the
new double wide she had contracted to buy from Lord
Calvert Homes was slightly larger than a 50 percent
increase. Other such examples of homeowners being
forced to stay in old and unsafe housing exist around
the county.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
Raley, Jarboe Promote Change in Zoning Laws to Allow
Upgrade of Mobile Homes
Critters:
Harvest Records for First Days of
Firearm Season
A Senator who holds the Senate
accountable!
Coast Guard responds to multiple
emergencies
Maryland State Trooper Injured in Saturday Crash with
Deer
LEONARDTOWN ---
Sgt. Canfield of the Maryland State Police reports that
Trooper Bodnar, while on his way to in-service training,
was hit by a deer on Rt. 235 on Saturday morning and
suffered only minor injuries.
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Man who attacked troopers dies in
hospital
Dangerous Decision by
Court of Special Appeals Upholds
Abrams and Puts St. Mary's Planning
Ordinance in Peril |
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PRA
activist seeking new members to perpetuate Southern
Maryland's
oldest environmental action group
PRA former president Jack Witten
ST. MARYS TODAY photo
HOLLYWOOD ---
Longtime Potomac River Association leader Jack Witten
says he is determined to make sure that organization
doesn't go into the grave along with it's elderly
membership and that he is seeking the participation of
those who are committed to guiding growth in an
intelligent way and safeguarding the rural areas along
with air and water quality. The PRA has
successfully taken various governmental agencies to
court to protect the environment and to make St. Mary's
County follow land use laws. Call Jack at 301 373 5445.
Man Indicted in Scheme to Sell
Prescription Drugs
Wesley Leonard Morris
No Christmas at Waldorf Mall
Give
to the Salvation Army
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Drudge report that McCain is
trying to spike Times story disputed by Senator
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Commuters jam parking
lots for MARC buses going to the Washington area from
Charlotte Hall. The lot has been expanded several
times and hundreds more cars are left each day as the
demand soars along with gas prices.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos |
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Throw all the 'Wetbacks'
on a train!
Reader proposes America renew
Eisenhower's "Operation Wetback" to
solve illegal
immigrant problem
This program may not be
what the politically correct might assume. It was
1954 and there was a breakdown in law and order as
millions of Mexicans poured through the border. The
greed of American farmers for low-wage workers was the
root cause of the illegal immigrant problem.
Learn more about the history of
Operation Wetback. President
Eisenhower took quick action to stop the exploitation of
Mexican workers, reign in corrupt US officials and kick
out illegal immigrants.
Report from Christian Science
Monitor
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Sen. Roy Dyson, a
tireless advocate for commuter rail into the So. Md.
region, is ready to help the Governor keep his promises
to put trains on the tracks to this area. Right,
MARC train, one of many that serve every region of
Maryland except So. Md.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
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Police have
identified the man found dead as George Robert Haynes,
50, of Mechanicsville, who is listed on the Maryland Sex
Offender Registry as a child sex offender from rape
conviction.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
Dead man found hanging from Charlotte Hall tree
was a
convicted child molester
Suicide or
execution?
EXCLUSIVE REPORT:
CHARLOTTE HALL (Dec. 7, 2007) A local farmer who took
off work from his job as a sawmill operator went deer
hunting this morning behind the Charlotte Hall Lumber
sawmill yesterday morning and when he followed the
tracks of several deer back to a wooded area not far
from the sawmill, he discovered what he thought was
either a body or a dummy hanging from a tree stand.
MORE
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos |
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Omaha serial killer threatened to
kill his stepmother but was released by
state mental
health officials anyway
Parallel
to Valley Lee teen,
Cory Ryder, who was
recently sent to prison for attempting to hire someone
to kill his mother; begs the question: will Maryland
mental health officials keep him locked up ?
His mother wanted him to face
serious prison time instead he will get out
of a state mental hospital at age 21, or sooner, and
then....
No Medic Unit Available
See
exclusive report on the state of emergency services in
St. Mary's County this weekend on newsstands
Woman badly beaten by wild gang of
teen middle school students on
Baltimore City bus
because she wanted a seat
Firefighter stabbed in Boston;
told no gringos wanted...
Romney swears his oath will be to
lead America not his church
Zogby poll shows Hillary will lose
against every top Republican candidate
Charles County Commissioners
Meetings Agenda for Dec. 10th, 11th, 12th
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Christmas in
Hollywood
--- Motorists
were driving past this snowy Christmas tree on Wednesday
evening, located at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire
Department.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
El Toro Disaster Still Tortures
Those Who Lost Loved Ones
14 Years After Lore's Took 21 Others Out to Fish for
Rock & 3 Died, St. Mary's County Still Recommends Them
for Charter
   
The
US Coast Guard boat commander who refused the help of: a
commercial tugboat crew, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's
Dive Team, two Maryland State Police Med-Evac
Helicopters while he fought his way through rough seas
to get to the area so he could have the glory of
rescuing the 23 people tossed into the cold waters of
the Potomac River on Dec. 5, 1993.
STORY
Mr. Tire clerk was also Mr. Robber
Clinton stays on top of
polling in New Hampshire
Black KKK Claims Another Victim
Man killed 8
shoppers at mall, then self
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Keep Calvert Country...continues
to be the battle cry of those trying to stem development
in the north end of Calvert County...is it better to
have stores and services available close to where people
live? This group doesn't think so, ...
Fire in
Bedroom at
Beach
Started by kid playing with
lighter
Fire
Marshal Bomb Squad Called for Suspicious Package
No damage...home in Waldorf torched....
Chavez defeated in attempt to launch Venezuela into
dictatorship
Man killed wife with
sword at Clinton martial arts studio
DC tax employees scammed pubic for
more than $44 million
Maryland House Majority Leader Arrested for DWI
Del. Kumar Barve,
(D. Gaithersburg) No winner here, he lived too!
Boozing Democrat has record of
supporting tough drunk driving laws
Cops
Trying to Catch a Killer
ATTENTION
OF THOSE WHO HANG WITH WALDORF RIFF-RAFF, DIRTBAGS AND
MURDEROUS SCUM:
Rat out a killer and have big bucks for Christmas, a
vacation or even use it for buying booze and cocaine...
Reward Upped to $56,000 for
someone to rat out the dirtbag who murdered
Chris Mader
3 years ago on Thanksgiving
Do you know
who shot this man in the wee hours of Thanksgiving day 3
years ago? Chris Mader was shot as he drove home
down Rt. 301 to Smallwood Parkway from his job as a
bartender and he died. One person called police from Rt.
301 but then disappeared.
Call the
cops and give up the dirtbag who murdered this man and
make lots of money from the reward.
Girl, 4, Kicked Off Bus by Driver
School principal
at Carver Elementary failed to put 4-year-old on correct
bus as she promised, bus driver dumped the
child off with no adult present; parent complained to St. Mary's 's
officials who allegedly said the driver would be
disciplined if it ever happened again...why not mete out punishment for
the driver now?
Details
coming along with comment from the School system...
Pervert
Parade
Why would this parent be concerned if her 4-year-old
daughter was put of off the school bus without an adult
there to receive her? How about the 28 child sex
offenders who live within a 2 mile radius of this
child's home, all of them in the Lexington Park area and
not even counting the dozens more in St. Mary's County.
Another 9 live in the California area.
List of Lexington Park child sex
offenders with photos and addresses
List of
California child sex offenders
with photos and addresses
List
of 7 offenders who reside in Great Mills
 
Carver Elementary
School, Lexington Park.
ST. MARY'S
TODAY photo
Michael Quesenberry, right, one of nearly 50 child sex
offenders who live within 15 minutes of the home of a
child who was let off a school bus without an adult
being present to receive her.
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Single Vehicle into a Utility Pole on Rt. 5
REDGATE (Nov. 25, 2007)
--- A vehicle has broken off a SMECO pole and knocked
down wires, making it a bit colder for many area
residents while police and fire and rescue respond to
assist the injured driver. Of course, the wreck
took place just after the 2 am closing time for bars,
surely a coincidence...the dancing live wires set off
some grass on fire in the area.
Driver charged with DWI after
leaving Buffalo Wings and Beer in
Leonardtown and on his way to Green Door in Park Hall
GREAT MILLS
--- Wayne K. Behm, 24, was arrested while operating
a white Mitsubishi Eclipse on Rt. 5 after he was stopped
by Deputy Joe Labrack. Behm failed a field sobriety test
and was placed under arrest. He told the deputies that
he was traveling south from BWB in Leonardtown headed to
the Green Door. He also informed the deputies that the
vehicle he was traveling in was a rental car. Behm
possessed a Nebraska license but currently resides in
St. Mary’s County.
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MARY'S TODAY photo by Matthew Ivancie |
The Face of Arson
CHAPTICO ---This look back at fires of the past is of
the Loretta House Arson, where a teen started his third
fire in this old Jesuit quarters at Our Lady of Wayside
Church in Chaptico. Alternatives for Youth ran the
program in this building and when they moved to Prince
Frederick, the firebug struck again.
ST. MARY'S TODAY
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Developer Had
Molester on Payroll
Neighbors report that child molester worked as cleanup
man at
county-effort to clear out tenants from trailer
park
 
Vernon Jon
Gifford, rearrested for child molesting while on work
release after being released by the Whacky Judge Karen
Abrams. Residents of the White Oak trailer park
report that Gifford worked at the park, which is being
cleared out by a developer and being assisted by the St.
Mary's County government. St. Mary's Sheriff's
spokesman Sgt. Steve Hall confirmed that Gifford had
been working at White Oak prior to his incarceration and
during his work release prior to being rearrested after
he allegedly assaulted another child.
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Kid Shot by Neighbor After Bike
Tires were Slashed
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Are employees of Building 588 getting the run-around
over Asbestos leak at Pax River NAS?
Is this building safe, if so, why have employees been
given contradictory information? In the past week,
employees say that they have been told the building is
safe in spite of a bag of asbestos leaking from a hole in
the bag inside that building, with a temper tantrum by
one employee causing the bag to be slammed onto a desk,
causing it to leak significantly, with asbestos flying
through the air. Then a private firm was brought in to
conduct an assessment of the contamination, then today,
the building was evacuated. What should employees
believe? Safe? Then why are there armed
guards at the entrances to the building? A meeting
was held to clear the air prior to the weekend, what
steps are being taken now?
Details developing...
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Grinch Stole Grinch
CHESAPEAKE BEACH --- An inflatable 8 ½ foot Christmas
Grinch valued at $50 was stolen from a side yard of a
home on F Street in Chesapeake Beach on November 30
between 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. If you have any
information, please contact Dep. Kevin Hall at
410-535-3723.
Away Went
the
Manger
ST. LEONARD --- Dep. Jason Dean responded to a home on
St. Leonard Road in St. Leonard for a theft report. The
victim reported that between 10:00 p.m. on November 26
and 7:00 a.m. on November 27, unknown suspect(s) entered
the yard and stole 2 inflatable Christmas yard
decorations. One is an inflatable train set valued at
$150 and the other is an inflatable Nativity scene
valued at $75. Please contact Dep. Dean at 410-535-2800
if you have any information regarding the theft.
Baby Jesus stolen in Florida
President Bush's Looney press conference explaining
how his administration has lost it when it comes to
intel
US jet intercepts missile for
first time, says officials
Cold dry air of winter responsible
for flu season, says study
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