Great Mills Pool to Open May 25
The Great Mills swimming pool will open Saturday, May 25, 2024. A Splash Bash Pool Party will be held May 26.
3 Students Earn Prizes in Poster Contest
The top three prizes have been awarded for the 2024 Maryland Fifth Grade Arbor Day poster contest, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Hoyer Gives SMCM Commencement Address
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer delivered the commencement address May 11 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The National Public Honors College graduated 356 students.
Register for TPP NAE 3-Star Summit
Register now for the May 29 The Patuxent Partnership/Association of Naval Aviation/Marine Corps Aviation Association panel Naval Aviation Enterprise 3-Star Summit.
Message from the Cap’n – The Poetry of Trot-lining
Trot-lining is a method of catching Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs by tying hunks of bait (eels chopped into 2-inch to 3-inch pieces, or bull lips, are especially favored) and netting the crabs as they munch away at the delicacy. For the Cap’n, trot-lining is pure poetry.
Restrictions Limit How Ospreys Can Operate
Despite the V-22 Ospreys being given the OK to fly again, there are still restrictions that limit the tiltrotor aircraft’s ability to operate.
Blue Star Museum Program Begins May 18
Historic St. Mary’s City and St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Lighthouse museums will join the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving US military personnel and their families. The 2024 program runs May 18-September 2.
WOLF Five-Year Review to Begin
A five-year review of existing Record of Decision documents and ongoing environmental cleanup actions at Webster Outlying Field in St. Inigoes is set to begin, while the sixth five-year review at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is completed.
Hoyer: Historic Job Growth Continues
The US Labor Department’s April 2024 jobs report is more good news on the economy, says Congressman Steny H. Hoyer — continued job growth, increases in real wages, record applications for small businesses.
Congress Considers Slashing F-35 Orders
A proposed House policy bill would slash the number of F-35s the Pentagon would buy in fiscal 2025 as lawmakers’ patience with the program and Lockheed Martin wears thin.
