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Woman reported robbery
LEXINGTON PARK (Dec 1, 2006)---  A black male dressed all in black, with a black scarf around his face is reported to have robbed a woman getting out of her car at an apartment on Great Mills Road just after midnight.  The man may have been armed with a gun.

Record Buck taken in Charles County
A new state record buck was taken by Bill Crutchfield, Jr. of Charles County near his home in Newburg, Maryland.
Pedestrian hit on Golden Beach Road was struck by hit and run driver, four days later, St. Mary's Sheriff's Dept. still has yet to release a description of the vehicle...

This scene from Sunday shows patient being treated at the scene on Golden Beach Road prior to being flown to a trauma center.  Photo courtesy of Mechanicsville VFD

St. Mary's Commissioners Likely to Block Land Use,
METCOM Proposals details


Editorial: if we are winning the war in Iraq
Are they 1/16 Latin American Indian, 1/28th Mexican or...just maybe...a Native American (Injun)... is someone is an American?  Not when it comes to counting noses for the census....story
Bureaucratic delays of more than six months finally ended with start of Family Violence Coordinating Council.  This high powered group included Circuit Court Judge Karen Abrams, left, District Court Judge John Slade, incoming St. Mary's Sheriff Tim Cameron and Sue Sabo, Human Resources Director for St. Mary's County.   Others include State Police Barrack Commander Lt. Brian Cedar, Rena Harding, John Helldorfer, Laura Joyce, Lanny Lancaster, Kathleen Lyon, Kathleen O'Brien of the Walden Drug Counseling Center was elected the chairman.  Ella Mae Russell, Elizabeth Schaeffer and Assistant States Attorney James Tanavage are also members.  They will meet monthly and were formed in the wake of the murders of two women killed by men in St. Mary's.  One woman was pregnant.  O'Brien told ST. MARY'S TODAY that the group may not be able to stop a murder but "we will do our best to try".
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by Ahmar Khan
Military Jet
Crashes in California
F-18 Marine jet at Miramar down....pilot ejected as plane went down, pilot safe.
details

Bandit Robs McDonalds 

Charlotte Hall  (Nov.  30 1:15 am) Black male wearing a black hood, pushed employee down, indicated knowledge of the store... police were called to this latest Christmas Robbing Visit by local hoodlums....possible weapon, bandit is a short story, about 5'8" tall....fled towards Charlotte Hall motel on foot....

The Battle for the Hispanic Vote
By John Zogby


Is Christmas Really Under Attack?
An exploration of what this alleged holy war on Christian holiday season really means:
by guest columnist Dave Vaughan of Leonardtown

Bridge back up, shown here on Rt. 235...traffic waiting to pass over the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge is backed up each day for about 4 miles, no wrecks were on the bridge, the heavy traffic is simply choked due to only two lanes on the bridge.  Sen. Roy Dyson, who has made the bridge a priority, gained the support of Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley for his plan to add a second span to the bridge.  Dyson will once again put his bill into the General Assembly requiring that the State DOT make this bridge a top priority.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photo



White Oaks Residents Anguish Over Future as Holidays Approach


Not too late to protect against the flu; clinics for December announced
Air Rag-Head
Should Muslims out to create a political debate be allowed to travel on passenger planes or should they simply hire a charter flight if they want to play musical chairs and chant anti-American slogans? 

Report: Air Marshals say Muslims lying about incident, warn passengers and crews to stay vigilant


Muslims file complaint over being tossed off the plane

'Cut off the Jew's head'  a special report by CNN looked at views preached by radical Islamic leaders out to wipe Israel off the map

More Muslims Gaining Political Ground


President Bush said that he would "understand" if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear installations.

American tells off Iran madman
 
Bay Restoration Group Reaches $20 Million Mark

Out of 87 Local Businesses Tested, More than
Half Sold Tobacco to a Minor in St. Mary’s


O'Malley Names Top Staffers

Hit and Run Driver Drunk But Still Knew Way Home

Fowler Proposes Making Patuxent a National Treasure River

Captain Will Be Horne
Lt. John Horne Will Be Appointed New St. Mary's Sheriff's Captain, Assume Post of Assistant Sheriff on December 4th along with swearing in of all deputies under new Sheriff Tim Cameron....Horne briefly served once before as Captain for several months when Capt. Steven Doolan was demoted as the infamous Loot investigation heated up...Horne was diverted back to his permanent rank when Sheriff David Zylak reached down in the ranks to Sgt. Kenny Cusic and appointed him as his captain in Dec. of 2002.  Zylak attempted an end run around the personnel rules this past week when he tried to give Cusic a promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, but no such position existed and the move was blocked.  Cusic now will return to a posting as a squad sergeant. 
Details developing....

New Leadership Posts Decided in Annapolis   Story
Letter to the Editor
Environmentalists will draw the line on developers damaging Patuxent River tributary


Red Hot Mama
Nailed by Fire Marshal
Lusbian arrested for Arson


Blimpie Bandits Linked to Mailbox Robberies
Hambone's
New Job! 
Story
Southern Maryland Police Briefs
Woman robbed at
 St. Charles Mall (little Anacostia)  ....Story
Developer's Deal to Dump Water Fees
on Mohawk Drive Residents Defeated
Planning Commission turns down plan in setback for Land Use Director Canavan
Vehicle Crashed into
 7-11 Again
LEXINGTON PARK (Nov. 28, 2006) Not the first time a vehicle has plowed into this building, with the last time being just two years ago when a driver drove through the front door of the attached Tri-County Glass.  No major structural damage to the building, the clerk refused orders from the 911 operator to evacuate the building.  First report from responding firefighters was that there was simply broken glass and the vehicle was already backed up and sitting in the parking lot.  The driver refused treatment and the conveniently located glass company next door might have some more work. 
Hundreds of new drunk driving arrests for 2006 now posted online....As many as 47,500 DWI arrests in Southern Maryland have been published in the DWI Hit Parade since 1990 in an effort to save your life and the lives of your family....don't drink and drive this holiday season, give a ride to those who are drinking...call a cab or call a friend and don't turn your party into a funeral..
Read more about
Seth Thomas Houseman, 21, of St. Mary’s City who was arrested on 11/5/06 by Maryland State Trooper TFC M. W. Laney.  He has been arrested for DWI in 2003, in 2005 and again this year.  Last year he was reported by police to be kicking at Sheriff's deputies during his arrest.  This is the latest in a series of arrests for DWI by this young man and a profile will look at what has happened to him on his prior arrests, how the charges were disposed of and what, if any, consequences were administered by the Judges of St. Mary's County.  Is it just a matter of time before this fellow kills someone?
 

 

Slate Reports on The Post Exodus What it means for political journalism.

House to avoid 'extreme'

Calls for calm as crowd stones Iraq PM

Plane crash kills 28 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, state TV reports

Police responded to a call for a man on the beach at the Piney Point Lighthouse yelling and screaming in Arabic.
...gee, maybe he missed his tanker at the nearby Valero Oil Terminal pier which is just a short walk/swim away from the lighthouse...at any rate, it's Greek to us...police responded to a crowd at the Shell station open all night at the north gate of the Pax River NAS.   A special squad of cops was on the prowl to provide a fast response to such incidents, a far different police response to previous incidents in which large crowds of bar-flies left local bars and then swarmed over all-night gas markets resulting in shootings and fights.

Piney Point Lighthouse ST. MARY'S TODAY photo

Officer in Bush Motorcade Accident Dies

U.S. Involved in Iraq Longer Than WWII

Will smokers be forced to leave Baltimore bars by new law?

Expectations High for New
St. Mary's Board

Divine pigs hoofin' it to a polka beat.
Listen and watch Hambone and friends do the polka! 
We Three Kings of Unordinary Realm of St. Mary's grant all a happy holiday season....School board president Sal Raspa, St. Mary's Commissioner President Hambone McKay and St. Mary's Commissioner Larry Jarboe pose together for a special occasion, assisted in this photo by various enhancements....singing pigs
Stinnett Edges Out Frazer in Calvert Commissioner Race

Hambone Cleans Out His Office:
See the newest Hambone cartoon by Billy Woodward Jr. and read all about Hambone's new job in Annapolis... all in Cheap Shots in this week's print edition now on newsstands....other toons from past editions

Two Injured When Car Went Into Ditch, Hit Utility Pole on Mechanicsville Road

Stranded boat rescued from cold dark Potomac....a small boat ran aground on Heron Island, a submerged island in the Potomac River south of St. Clements Island late on Friday and signaled their position with flares. The boaters also had a cell phone on board to use to call for help. An emergency response was alerted to Cobb Island and Seventh District VFD's and two fireboats rushed to the scene where the stranded boat was assisted at about 11 pm.
Drunk Driver Wrecks Motorcycle
CALIFORNIA ---  St. Mary's Sheriff's patrol officers responded to a call early on Saturday morning, Nov. 25, for a motorcycle which had run off Esperanza Drive and hit a mail box.  The driver fled but was captured after a search and charged with DWI.
Smoking Starts Fire


Rail fans wanted for national security
Most Wanted Terrorists...have you seen these killers?

Report due Dec. 30th on proposed $400 million LNG facility on the site of  the former Sparrows Point shipyard.  The plant will send more LNG tankers up Chesapeake Bay.

Emergency transport and medical assistance fee in Charles County explained in detail...
The D. B. Cooper Mystery now 35 years old....
St. Mary's Sheriff's Deputies Required to Contain
Rowdy Christmas Crowd at Wal-Mart & Best Buy

Line Buster Bully at Best Buy
This cool cat got up early to be rude to other shoppers, shown at right, at the Best Buy in California, Md.  The man at left is told by the store manager David Caron to take a hike and respect those who had stood in line for at least six hours earlier than him.  He argued with the manager and failed to move to the rear of the line. The Line Buster Bully said "don't publish my picture", indicating that he has another occupation besides that of cutting lines.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photos by Ahmar Khan
CALIFORNIA ---  Two shoppers at Wal-Mart got in line on Thanksgiving Day at 7:15 pm in order to be first in line on Friday. Some kids at Best Buy were acting like punks, but not all, and manager had to call police to get the rowdy line cutters out of the line.  But the guy who cut the line allowed his friends to join him and they were allowed to stay in line.  They were in line to get one of 18 laptop computers at Best Buy for a mere $250.   At 5 am when the store opened there were 1200 people outside according to Sheriff's Lt. Dan Alioto, commander of the patrol division.
Staples and Target were opened at 6 am to a much better organized sale, much neater and well managed than Wal-Mart and Best Buy due to the smaller crowds. Del. John Bohanan, a noted thrifty shopper, was one of those present doing shopping for Christmas at Staples. 
One deputy told ST. MARY'S TODAY that once the new super Wal-Mart gets open that things might get better at the store, which now is a mess with construction debris and closed off parking lots.
Police report that there was fighting at Wal-Mart.
 More

Black Friday marks start of Christmas shopping season as shoppers flock to the malls....
Wal-Mart sees weak sales as holiday season starts

 
 

Spy poisoned by radiation says Kremlin got him...


Police beat items include armed robbery,
drug arrests


Child Sex Offenders Go
Scot Free in
St. Mary’s

Parents make home schooling work for their children;
opinion divided

 

GET READY FOR DEER FIREARMS SEASON

Flat Iron Farm Becomes
North Pole for Christmas
story

Veterans honored

More bombs as Iraqis urge unity after worst attack



Annapolis Report by Sen. Roy Dyson
Task force to assist farmers on taxes finally underway

Leonardtown Report by
St. Mary's Commissioner Larry Jarboe
A Full House United

Washington Report
Taking America in a New Direction
Congressman Steny Hoyer, in his own words, penned this column today for
 ST. MARY'S TODAY after his election as Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives
A few ideas for
a great gravy:
Spiced fig and
 pear gravy

Grill your turkey

Caribbean Sweet Potato Cups With Poached Eggs and Mango Hollandaise
Frying Turkey
Fires Up House

HOLLYWOOD (Nov. 23, 2006) ---  Fire in an attached garage at 2 story home on Little Cliffs Road in Hollywood brings out array of fire engines and 38 firefighters for a fire which was started by a turkey cooking in a fryer, which started a fire which went up into the attic of the garage.  Heavy smoke was reported to be showing when the first firefighters arrived just after midnight.  Firefighters from Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Bay District worked to find the extensions of the fire and to put it out.  Fire was found in a room overtop of the garage.

Lexington Park Vol. Rescue Squad On Way to Record Number of Calls
Drunk Drivers Slammed into Two State Troopers
State Police Top Cop Assigns All Available Officers to Road Patrol
 for Holiday Season
Metro News Desk:
PG Cops Say Latest Rape not Necessarily Work of Serial Rapist But Urge Caution Just in Case
Business convicted of illegal dumping

Attorney General Warns of Marketing, Pyramid Schemes

 

  St. Mary's Board Votes to Approve New
 Meeting Hall
Its the Christmas Robbing Season
...
give thanks if you get to serve on a jury and send these cats to prison....
Bonnie and Clyde Commit St. Mary's First Mailbox Robbery
GOLDEN BEACH ---  Police were looking for a black man wearing a ski mask, at least he had it on when he robbed a woman on Arlington Drive in Golden Beach, as she had gotten out of her car to get her mail.  The bandit, armed with a long gun, either a rifle or a shotgun, took off in a dark blue SUV with Bonnie at the wheel.  The Getaway Momma was reported to be a black female, who has evidently decided that a life of crime is better than flipping burgers at McDonalds. The PG County Police reported a similar robbery a couple of hours later.  
Cops Nab Blimpie Gang
HERMANVILLE --- Sometime near 2 am on Tuesday another armed robbery occurred, this time at a convenience store where such robberies belong.  A gang of three black males and one black female robbed the Quik Mart Blimpies located at Rt. 235 and Hermanville Road in Hermanville.  The store is normally locked, but the gang gained access and robbed the store of scratch off lottery tickets, Newport cigarettes and cigars.   The Maryland State Police responded to the store while various deputies and troopers spread out in the area looking for the gang in a small black car.  Within an hour, a deputy found the gang and arrested them all, with one reported to be a juvenile.  More details coming up...
Soldier Killed in Iraq Died for Freedom of Others

Sports Beat
Jason Campbell could be a hero or just another “Hogette”.

Police Seek Help in Finding Waldorf Shooter
WALDORF-- The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Charles County Crime Solvers are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect involved in a shooting which occurred in the parking lot of Village Square Shopping Center on Oct. 26.
The Sheriff’s Office is releasing a sketch and surveillance photograph of the suspect and his female acquaintance and is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers, which is offering a reward. At 6:47 p.m. on Oct. 26, officers responded to a parking lot in the 3600 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, and found the victim, a 34-year old Waldorf/Suitland man who had been shot multiple times.
He was flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to Prince George Hospital Center, where his condition is improving. The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20s and was wearing dark clothing.
He was accompanied by a black female and they may have been operating a blue or dark-colored Chevrolet Trailblazer. Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment. Anyone with information about this incident may contact Crime Solvers at 1-866- 411-TIPS or Det. J. Elliott at 301-609-6515.
 
Election Post Script: O'Malley promised to get to work immediately on next year's state budget
Letters to the Editor

Where is My Parade?

Why Won't McKay Obey Sign Law?

Larry Jarboe Instrumental
in Rebirth of Leonardtown


Lackluster Zylak
Needs to Exit as Sheriff


Arnold Urges Vote for
Williams as Clerk

An Old Favorite in New Hands

SOLOMON'S ISLAND: Blue Heron Bed & Breakfast Under New Care

 

   
Woman Charged with Arson of Boyfriend's Home After He Gave Her the Boot  Story Pyromaniac Kid Charged with Arson
SMECO Announces
Power to the People!

SMECO Update as of Tuesday, Sept. 5th 2:46 am

Road Closure update
Free dumping of yard debris at two sites in southern St. Mary's County

Flooded homes on St. Georges Island should boil their water, disinfect wells
Point Lookout State Park closed for Labor Day weekend due to storm damage
Metcom dumped raw sewage during storm due to power outages
Food safe handling tips for power outage areas

Ernesto started the day on Friday with this crash in Hughesville, leaving two persons injured.  Photo courtesy of Hughesville Vol Fire and Resque


O'Malley gets endorsement of prison guards
Election Central....news of the 2006 election


Whitbeck Wins Labor Endorsement
Over Incumbent Del. Johnny Wood
Endorsements from teachers in both St. Mary's & Charles topped off with new labor endorsement
The Galloping Gas Gauge:
Big Changes on Gas Prices Bring City Slickers from DC Area to Suck Up Cheap Gas in St. Mary's County
Liquor Store Held Up in Broad Daylight on Rt. 301; Employee Forced Back in Wendy's at Gunpoint
Waldorf ---  Gunmen brazenly robbed two Waldorf businesses in the last few days, with one robbery taking place just before noon....

Man Dead Under Wreckage
DAMERON ---- Booze may be to blame for the latest fatal wreck in St. Mary's County.  Ridge VFD firefighters responded to assist a man pinned under an overturned vehicle on Rt. 235 at Park Pines in St. James just about 11:15 pm on Monday.....story
Vehicle Overturned Near Webster Field
ST. INIGOES ---  In the area of Grayson Road on Villa Road, just before noon Tuesday, Aug. 29th, a vehicle has overturned.  The road which leads to Webster Field was blocked as Ridge VFD and NAS firefighters respond.    Two persons are reported to have signed refusals to be transported by rescue squad personnel. 

Career Criminal Makes Joke Out of Law & Order
Ernesto May Drown DC Area with Rain, Cause Flooding

Zogby Polls Place Senate Within Reach of Democrats

Guest Commentary:

A Short Trip from Red to Green for Many Enviro-Whackos

Violent Night
Man Shot in Stomach, Shoved Out of Vehicle and Dumped at Solomon's 7-11
 

 

 
Bombs go off at
Ranch Club beach
Story
Simms Gathers Support in St. Mary's Visit

Josh Rales buses into Leonardtown for ice cream social; finds parking space saved for pricey tour bus
U. S. Senate candidate Josh Rales, running a spirited and expensive campaign for the Democratic nomination to succeed Paul Sarbanes, visited Leonardtown on Monday.  
  More Mayhem at Monk's Inn on Friday night draws police response; what will happen to this outlaw bar?  Check next edition for more


Travel

Bay Travel to Ocean City
A trip to Ocean City used to mean taking a steamboat from Baltimore to Salisbury and then boarding a train for the rest of the trip or in later years a car ferry to the Eastern Shore.
Story

The War Against America
Photo of American Killed by Terrorists
Paul Johnson, the American who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Warning: these are graphic photos

Photos
Politics
Richard Fritz Campaign Donors from races for States Attorney and Judge
Story

Features
Helping the Red Cross Help the Hurricane Victims
story
Tomato Tips
from The Old Farmer's Almanac
Story

Maryland's Bridges Guarded by Transportation Authority Police
stories and photos
Maryland to Compete in
Great American Seafood Cook-off

Story

Rastus "Smokey" Holcomb Dies at age of 90; Was on USS Arkansas at Normandy on D-Day
This interview with Smokey Holcomb was printed in ST. MARY'S TODAY  in 1998.
Smokey Holcomb's story
A Visit to St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
in Ridge
Story
Historic Markers Will Sprout
in St. Mary's

Story

Former Potomac River Association President Preps for Battle Over Myrtle Point Park
Story

Business Trends
--- BJ's, Wawa to Fight for Gas Bucks:
Super Wal-Mart May Cause Local Grocery Stores to Close

--- Town Finally Getting Started on Reclaiming Port Status
El Toro II Charter Boat Disaster
El Toro II Disaster Ten Years Later, Part I
They Gave Their Lives to Save Others When El Toro II Sunk, Part II
Coast Guard Cited Rescue Swimmer for Heroism
Court News
New study shows more use of mediation to settle disputes
Commentary
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-Statehouse Report by
Sen. Roy Dyson
Senate strengthens Maryland Open Meetings Act



Drugs in Southern Maryland
Supreme Court Case involving Lexington Park resident Kevin Dyson
Ruling



Tornadoes No Stranger to Region

Story


Maryland has been trampled, whipped and whacked by Hurricanes over the years...this NOAA map shows the various storms and the year in which they visited Maryland.

Hurricane History

August Obituaries

Raymond Vincent Anderson



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Check here for when Santa Claus will be making his rounds with the Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Dept. in the Mechanicsville area.

What now for transportation in Southern Maryland?
 

Events
It's Christmastime and events  celebrate the season

CHECK HERE for where to find Cheap Gas!!!
Gas Prices Down for Now
2006 News Archive
September 2006 News
October 2006 News

More October 2006 News
November 2006 News
AG00113_.gif (2541 bytes)Letters to the Editor:

Obits June thru August 2006


Deaths
William Earl Hindle
Margaret Elizabeth Gardiner
Benjamin Andrew Garner, Jr.
Maryland National Guard

Herman Elwood Taylor
Lucienne Carmen Wagner
John Ignatius Frederick
Raymond Paul Weigand
Mildred Hester Joy Crichfield
James Henry Quade
Elinor Burke Cofer
Mary Joan Long
Peggy Jean Morgan
James Eugene Shook
Nancy Shugart Stewart
Mary Edna Smith
Annie O. Williams Cradle
Dietrich Henry Steffens
US Army WWII Veteran

Hurley Francis Offenbacher
US Army WWII Veteran

Dwayne Edward "D. J." Parker
Joseph William Banks
Kristen Anne Boecher
Margaret Ann Gardiner
Alice Isabel Rigby
William Andrew “Boat” Bolt,
James Maguire Mopjack Nelson, Sr.
US Army Vietnam Veteran

Margaret Louise Peggy Carroll
Charles Edwin Harris, Sr
James William Swales
Leonard Stanley Rebarchick
US Army WWII Veteran
Jeffrey James Marshall
Jeffrey Ross Obney, Sr.
Paul Matthew Servaty
US Navy Veteran
James Ignatius Owens
US Navy WWII Veteran
Lawrence Edward Buckler
Darlene Marie Koehler
Walter Mitchell Norris
John David Beavan
Anganeta Klassen Harder
James Edwards Hicks, III
John Benjamin Heiston, Sr
William Aloysius Scott
Doreen Alice Green
Pamela Denise Simon
Paul Vincent Somerville
Glenn Bernard Delahay
Lois Mary Shuffle
Elizabeth Victoria Jenkins
Harry Ernest "Moses" Rice
US Army Korean War Veteran
Walter Vernon Gray, Jr.
US Navy WWII Veteran
Ronald Paul Clarke
US Navy Veteran

Jessie Olive Healey Porter
US Army Nurse WWII Veteran
Ann C. Whalen
Helen Mae Holt
Edward Erle Ray, III
Ellen Jane Seeman Booker
Johnny Jenkins
US Navy WWII Veteran

Joyce Ann Hammett
Agnes Mary Shaikewitz
Judith Marie Taylor
Mary Catherine Abell
Kimberly Lane Flowers
Louis E. Yates
Wilbur Lee Harman

US Navy WWII Veteran
Charles Michael Gerek
April Ann Lowe
Marie Virginia Dyson


Carryout hotline...call 888-205-1311
for the new Mama Leone's Brick Oven Pizza at the Callaway Village Center, Callaway.
Announcing our new

Pizza lunch buffet
from 11 - 1:30 pm weekdays. 
Only $5.75, all you can eat.
Spaghetti Spectacular
Our famous homemade sauce over a generous portion of pasta served with garlic bread for only
$2.49, from 5 pm to closing Mondays, dine in only. 
Half Price Family
Pizza Night

Half price on our family size large pizza from
5 pm to closing on Tuesdays, dine in only, for a limited time only. 

 



Checkers  
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Critters special edition

Solomon's Island fire

Editorial Endorsements 2006:

Editorials

Kennedy Assassination
 Anniversary


Lest We Forget...



Traffic Cams,
Beach Cams,
Sidewalk Cams
in Maryland and around the World

New!  Check here for St. Mary's public schools bus routes and school lunch menus....

Fish & Steak Night

American Legion Post 221 Join us for  a Fish and Steak Night on the third Friday of every month. Rt. 242 Avenue.




Steve Uhler   ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
The Pickle Barrel

A Charles County waterman working with hand tongs during oyster season.  Photo from Library of Congress
Go Now, in
the Name of God!

The Country Philosopher
By Stephen G. Uhler


History in Photos: Leonardtown



October 2005 news

November 2005 news
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund


The Churches
of Southern Maryland

Holy Face Church is located on Rt. 5 in Great Mills.  Copyright ST. MARY'S TODAY 2005
Holy Face Church,
Great Mills, Md. 
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo

Community Calendar
St. Mary's



Status of the Navy:
149 ships are currently underway....see more


The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group Warms Up for Deployment

DoD Announces Recommended 2005 Holiday Mail Dates
 


Reader Reaction: 
Crashes on Death Boulevard (Rt. 235/Rt. 5) and on Budd's Creek Road present danger to kids waiting for school bus.  Viewpoint




 
Toonville
now a glimpse at some of the many whacky cartoons of the past over the last 16 years of ST. MARY'S TODAY, more added each week...
 

Honoring Our Heroes

special series
Our Veterans:


Views on the News
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
by Ronald Reagan

Plight of the Whistleblowers
Opinion
by Teresa Chambers
former Chief
of United States Park Police


Searching for a rental
or to buy a house?

 

Scan police calls
anywhere in the USA

New Police Car
 

Maryland Sex Offender Registry
Is a convicted sex offender living in your town?  
Look it up here

How to fix Soft Crabs;

if you don't know how, go see PeeWee at Leonard Copsey's
Seafood Market or Paul Thompson at Thompson's Seafood Corner, buy a dozen or two and
try these recipes.

Time to take the family out to see a big piece of American history ---
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore City...



Chopper Crash in Patuxent Claimed life of Army Pilot
read this first hand account by Noel Garland of the crash of a Navy helo in to the icy Patuxent River and his remarkable rescue during a test on Jan. 22, 1971.  Story


Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Seeks New Volunteers

Redneck Girls and
Southern Belles


Dispatches from
Little Dixie
by Joyce Bennett



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History in Photos

Presidential Inaugurations
from the past....

Waldorf in the 1930's


Visit the Library of Congress Special Exhibit:
"I Do Solemnly Swear" in person at the Library or here online

The Great Baltimore Fire
Photo of harbor, 1904

Downtown Baltimore after fire

Bush Family Photo

Local reporter announces two books being published

Ronald Reagan's Last Words

America Needs A
Cowboy to Come Back


Prize hunting photos

Facts about the United States Capitol Building
www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol

We've got the Beef...
Its steak night at the Ridge American Legion..
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AMERICAN LEGION POST #255 RIDGE, MD.
Will hold a Steak Night on various Saturdays, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, at the post home in Ridge. Menu includes: New York Strip Steak, Baked Potato, Vegetables, Fresh Bread, Salad, Coffee/Tea, with Desserts available. Price is just $12.00. The Public is welcome. More info. call: 301-872-5349. Reservations for 8 or more call please.

New Maryland Sex Offender Registry...search your zip code for convicted sex offenders

New Sex offender registry listing for Leonardtown zip code as of
Jan 1, 2005


Louisiana's Wetlands
Sinking Under Pressure --- losing 1 acre of land every 35 minutes!



DWI Hit Parade:

The names of more than 32,000 motorists in Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles Counties in Southern Maryland who were arrested for DWI have been printed and posted in ST. MARY'S TODAY since 1990 in an effort to convince those who drink to not drive drunk.  This effort is dedicated to those who have lost their lives.
New DWI arrest listings now posted online...more on the way


America Wants You  to
Call for a Cab!


History abounds in Maryland
 





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Now Appearing Weekly in the print edition with commentary on education, the irresistible Clare Whitbeck...her votes keep growing as more and more people trust Clare to tell them what is going on in government

Come to Waldorf and Save Big Bucks on 3 Big Rooms of Furniture for only $1799
See us at
Carolina Furniture
Rt. 301
Waldorf
301-870-8700

Hurricane Isabel Aftermath in
St. Mary's County

Photos & stories


Number of Hurricanes to strike East Coast by decade since 1900
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Most intense hurricanes to hit U.S.
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Prepare for a hurricane before it gets to your front door.
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Storm Surge...the real danger...
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Hurricane Isabel Cut New Inlet on Outer Banks above Hatteras Village
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The photo at left shows the island in 1998 and the photo at right shows the island just after the hurricane came and went.
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Atlantic Hurricanes (Tropical Cyclones) Which Have
Taken 25 Lives or More
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Fishing, Crabbing and Shellfishing the Tidal Potomac
tips on what you can fish for,
what are the rules

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Join Waterway Watch
-- The U.S. Coast Guard needs your help with Homeland Security in the marine environment.  That's why WATERWAY WATCH was established and 1-877-24 WATCH is the number to call when you see something suspicious on our waterways (Call 911 directly in the event of immediate threat or danger!).  In this post-attack atmosphere, we can no longer say, "That could never happen."  We don't know what can happen and what can't - even at a quiet marina or serene waterway. 

Today in History
Visit your Library of Congress online
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Help the FBI capture this man who has been on their Ten Most Wanted List for a decade
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Tide Tables  


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A message to the men and women of the
Armed Forces of the United States:

Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice for the cause of freedom and working to defeat terrorists at home and abroad.
      

 

 


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The
Galloping
Gas Gauge

by Tim Wurmlinger

 







 

 

 

 







 



 






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the late Jeanne Mandel, First Lady of Maryland, hailed from St. Mary's County, a photo from the collection of First Ladies  from the Maryland Archives

Texas Rangers have a rich history of law enforcement dating back to the days of the Texas Republic prior to statehood
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ST. MARY'S TODAY
Top Cops at work
This week's top cops:


St. Mary's Sheriff's
Dfc. Wayne Milam



St. Mary's Sheriff's
Sgt. Andrew Cusick

ABC7
Live Super Doppler
 

ABC7 live roof cam this view of DC is from ABC7's rooftop in Virginia

Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department's Early Days Rich with Resolve and Resourcefulness

Leonardtown VFD History is really a story of the people who built a town as well as a fire company...Ed Stokel's account is well worth the time to read
 

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