SMECO Members Elected at Annual Meeting
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative held its 81st annual meeting Aug. 29, 2019, at Middleton Hall in Waldorf, and after counting close to 8,000 votes, members from all three Southern Maryland counties were elected to the board of directors.
Business Group Promotes Md.’s Space Community
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer attended the Aug. 20 meeting of the Maryland Space Business Roundtable, a nonprofit organization that partners with business, academia, and industry leaders to promote the space community.
Nation Observes 18th Anniversary of 9/11
The 18th anniversary at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum continues the traditions of six moments of silence to commemorate the strikes and falling of the South and North towers, the strike into the Pentagon, and the crash at Shanksville, PA, during the reading of the names of the victims.
Festival of Trees Seeking Sponsors
Sponsorships are now available for the 2019 Hospice of St. Mary’s Festival of Trees to be held Saturday, Dec. 7.
DefSec Warns US Allies: Be Wary of China
A warning from DefSec Mark Esper to US European allies: Be wary of China. It is beleived that Beijing seeks greater global influence by leveraging economic power and stealing technology.
Hoyer Applauds Opening of Army Reserve Center
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony last month that officially opened the region’s new Army Reserve Center.
Try Walking Therapy for Artery Disease
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is offering a Walking Therapy program, known as Supervised Exercise Therapy, for people who suffer from Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD.
Navy Is Upping Its Game in the Pacific
The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords deployed last week from San Diego packing the US Navy’s new naval strike missile. It’s headed to the Indo-Pacific theater.
Old Munitions at Webster Field: Public Comment Sought
The window to provide comment on the Navy’s proposed Remedial Action Plan an old munitions site at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, MD, is currently open and will remain open through Oct. 5, 2019. A public meeting is scheduled Oct. 8, 2019.
Veteran Breathes Easier With Help From Habitat
When representatives of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity found out that U.S. Navy Veteran Pamela Kunieki was struggling with breathing problems and her home needed some updates, they went into action and offered Help from Habitat.
