First Friday April 7 in Leonardtown
First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening, and invite visitors to join in the fun! This Friday is Sip, Shop & Hop First Friday; the town’s business community will be open from 5 to 8pm April 7.
Deadline April 6 to Apply for SMECO Scholarship
Each year, the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative awards four $2,500 college scholarships to high school seniors who live in the co-op’s service area. The application deadline is Thursday, April 6, 2023.
New FDR Blvd. Roundabout Construction Begins
The St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works alerts motorists that beginning April 3, 2023, travel lanes in each direction of Buck Hewitt Road at the FDR Boulevard intersection in Lexington Park will be diverted to allow for construction of a new roundabout intersection.
Pendleton Detects PFAS in Drinking Water
Camp Pendleton is the latest installation to find elevated levels of PFAS in drinking water, and is not alone in the Southern California region to discover the forever chemicals in the groundwater supply.
SMECO Nominating Committee to Meet
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors has appointed 10 members to the 2023 Nominating Committee scheduled to meet Wednesday, May 10. The committee will review candidate applications for the five board positions to be elected this year.
NAS Pax, Sierra Club Sustainability Award Winners
NAS Patuxent River’s Public Works Environmental Division and the Southern Maryland Sierra Club are the winners of the annual St. Mary’s County Sustainability Awards.
Food Drive Planned at Easter Egg Fest
Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will hold a food drive at the Easter Egg Festival from 11:30am to 4pm Saturday, April 1, at the county fairgrounds in Leonardtown.
Navy League’s Free STEM Expo Returns to National Harbor
The Navy League of the United States is bringing its annual STEM Expo back to the Washington area April 2 at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort in Oxon Hill.
Sidewalk Construction Update at Pax
Naval Air Station Patuxent River has announced that sidewalk construction outside of Pax River gates 1 and 2 has begun and will conclude on April 7, 2023.
Hoyer: Close the Gender Pay Gap
As the US observes Equal Pay Day, lawmakers must recommit themselves “to closing the gender pay gap that has long held America, and our economy, from reaching our full potential,” Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said.
