21 Earn Appointments to Service Academies
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer honored the 21 Fifth District students appointed to the US Service Academies at his annual Academy Tea at the Library of Congress.
Juneteenth Celebration June 15 in Lex Park
Make plans to join the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions for its Juneteenth celebration on June 15 at John G. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park.
AeroPark Farmer’s Market Set Later in the Year
Historic Sotterley has announced that it is unable to continue to host the AeroPark Farmer’s Market every month in 2024. Instead, the markets will be held in November and December with the dates to be announced later.
Defense Budget Boosts Funds for New Tech, Innovation
US House lawmakers want to allocate more than $1.3 billion for the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, part of a continued push by Congress to develop commercial technology at a faster pace.
Beach Monitoring Continues in Maryland
The Maryland Department of the Environment is urging the public to use its online water quality tool before jumping into your favorite natural waters.
School Summer Lunch Program Begins June 10
St. Mary’s County children and their families will be able to access free and nutritious meals Monday through Friday for 10 weeks during the summer. Meals for children 18 and younger are free.
Register for Summer Fun Camp at Carver
Summer Fun Camp will be offered at Carver Recreation Center beginning the week of June 24 and will run for one-week sessions through August 9, 2024, from 7am to 5:30pm. Camps will also be held at the Hollywood and Margaret Brent rec centers.
Cap’n Jack Gets Fishing Tips from Cap’n Orem
Here are some tidbits for fishermen in the Chesapeake. We all can all use some help. And this comes from experience, from 100-year-old Cap’n Orem Hammett. Orem, a softspoken man of few words, has a unique outlook from fishing over his years.
Handful of D-Day Vets Attend 80-Year Anniversary
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II. Don’t forget what we did, say the handful of living veterans of D-Day, now mostly centenarians. “They probably wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t be successful,” says WWII bomber Bill Wall, 101.
Pax Sets Noise Advisory June 5 – 14
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field are advised that noise-generating, low-altitude testing events are scheduled to take place June 5 to June 14, 2024, from 11am to 3pm.
