Kids Can Enjoy 2nd Saturday Museum Activities
All ages are invited to enjoy educational activities while visiting the St. Clement’s Island or the Piney Point Lighthouse museums on the second Saturday of the month throughout the year.
MD Restores Five Oyster Sanctuaries
Maryland has met its commitment to restore five oyster tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay by completing oyster restoration in the Manokin River Sanctuary on the Lower Eastern Shore.
Registration Open for Youth Basketball Players, Coaches
Registration is open for the upcoming R&P Youth Recreational Basketball League season. The program runs from November 2025 through March 2026 at numerous St. Mary’s County Public Schools and Recreation & Parks facilities. The program is designed to provide a fun, educational, and competitive environment for children of all skill levels enrolled in grades 1 through 10. Teams will be organized into North, South, and Central regions ensuring a balanced and engaging season for all participants. To register, visit www.stmaryscountymd.gov/recreate, then click on Online Registration and navigate to the Sports section. Registration is $140 per child for county residents. R&P…
Afro-Cuban Music Highlights Series
Celebrate Latin America Heritage Month with Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, ensemble Raíces Negras, and an evening of joyous Afro-Cuban music at the Jo Ricks Music Series at St. George’s Episcopal Church on September 26, 2025.
UPDATE: School Redistricting Sessions Planned
St. Mary’s County Public Schools has launched a redistricting initiative and is seeking input. Community sessions have been scheduled.
US Expands Carribean Operations
US naval forces in the Caribbean have sunk a third alleged drug-running boat off the coast of Venezuela, and are reviving Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico as a major staging area for the Trump administration’s operations against narcotraffickers and Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Get Ready for ’26 Jr. Science, Humanities Symposium
Students, want to compete in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium but don’t know where to begin? The Patuxent Partnership has the information to get you started.
St. Mary’s County Fair Sept. 18-21
The 2025 St. Mary’s County Fair will be held September 18 – 21 at the fairgrounds on Route 5, south of Leonardtown. Check out the program highlights.
Hoyer: ‘Beyond 2025’ Bay Restoration
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer has joined other lawmakers representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region to call for a new agreement that sets ambitious, measurable, and achievable targets, especially for water quality improvement and pollution reduction, in order to restore and protect the Bay.
HSMC Ceremony to Honor Colonial-Era Remains
Historic St. Mary’s City will host a Ceremony of Return on Saturday, September 20, 2025, a solemn and historic occasion marking the reinterment of human remains discovered and studied over the past several decades.
