New Express Bus Service Added in St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Transit System has begun offering a new express bus service in the Great Mills/California area and also has launched a Sunday service to Leonardtown.
Sailor Becomes St. Mary’s Wine Maker
A local sailor has turned his experience of seeing the world with the US Navy into a love for wine, and has become a wine maker as a result.
Hoyer Honors Bossart, Outgoing District Director
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer recently honored his district director, Betsy Bossart, who retired after 30 years with the congressman’s office.
E-Cigarette Epidemic Topic at HSMP Meeting
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will welcome Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos as a speaker for the 2019 HSMP Annual Meeting on Sept. 19.
Esper Targets Area No Longer Under Treaty
A day after the US pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, DefSec Mark Esper said he wants to deploy a ground-based missile able to travel into the previously prohibited range, “sooner rather than later.”
Supply Drive Honors Memory of Volunteer
The Three Oaks Center, an organization serving the homeless community in St. Mary’s County, is hosting a memorial supply drive in honor of Andre Rice, a beloved member of the Three Oaks circle of volunteers.
Feed St. Mary’s Gets a New Home
Feed St. Mary’s, a part of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, has gotten a new home and is able to work even more efficiently toward its goal of alleviating food insecurity throughout St. Mary’s County. MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership.
UK to Join US Navy in Strait of Hormuz
Britain will join a US-led naval security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, raising tensions in the region. Iran’s foreign minister calls the US ratcheting up of sanctions a “failure” for diplomacy.
Message From the Cap’n/What You Need to Know About Water Snakes
A water snake might make you hurt yourself when surprised by them but they are not harmful or poisonous. They may bite as a defensive tactic.
Newest Littoral Combat Ship Reports to Fleet
The Billings, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned in a Saturday ceremony in Key West, FL. The warship is named after Montana’s largest city.
