STEM-ING Is Back in 2022
NAWCAD and The Patuxent Partnership announce the Inspiring the Next Generation! STEM-ING event will be held Saturday, May 21.
ONR Touts ‘Historic’ 1st Test of Laser Defense System
The US Navy has conducted a test of a new Layered Laser Defense system, which the Office of Naval Research is calling “historic.” The all-electric, high-energy laser weapon built by Lockheed Martin was used to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight.
Maryland DNR 2022 Photo Contest Now Open
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting entries for its annual photo contest. The deadline is 5 pm August 1, 2022.
Sotterley to Host Plant Sale
Historic Sotterley Garden Guild will hold its annual plant sale April 23 and 24.
Health Dept. Changes COVID Operations
The St. Mary’s County Health Department is changing its COVID-19 operations, including testing, vaccination, contact tracing, and data reporting.
Visionary or Destroyer of Marine Corps?
Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN David Berger looks to a future Corps as a smaller, dispersed, missile heavy, naval fighting force. A number of respected retired Marine generals strongly condemn Berger’s vision and say he is destroying the Corps from within.
Free Clothing Event April 23 in Lex Park
Lexington Park United Methodist Church on Great Mills Road will hold a clothing giveaway on April 23, 2022.
Climate & War Reshape Global Economy
Shareholders advance efforts to impose limits on bank financing of fossil fuel development as the war in Ukraine compounds a global economy that had already faced inflationary pressures coming out of the pandemic and supply-chain breakage. The US Federal Reserve says to expect interest rate hikes.
Community Garden Projects Recruiting Volunteers
Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is looking for volunteers for its new Community Gardens Planning Committee.
Homelessness Prevention Board to Meet
The St. Mary’s County Homelessness Prevention Board will meet at 12:15 pm Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Three Oaks Center supports the board.
