July 23, 2026

New FDR Blvd. Roundabout Construction Begins

FDR

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.

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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.

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SMECO Nominating Committee to Meet

Meeting

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.

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NAS Pax, Sierra Club Sustainability Award Winners

Sustainability

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.

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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.

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Navy League’s Free STEM Expo Returns to National Harbor 

STEM Expo

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.

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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.

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Hoyer: Close the Gender Pay Gap

Equal Pay Day

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.

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A Debut for Blue Angels’ 1st Female Pilot

Blue Angels

The US Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration team has its first female pilot — LT Amanda Lee. LT Lee flew her first public show earlier this month at the Naval Air Facility El Centro Air Show.

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Remembering John Hanson Briscoe

John Hanson Briscoe

Join Historic Sotterley for a virtual program, “Forward Together: The Legacy of John Hanson Briscoe,” at 7pm April 19, 2023.

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