June 4, 2026

Deadline to Apply for AI/STEM Summer Camps Is May 31

Summer Camp

The A. James Clark School of Engineering of the University of Maryland at College Park, with financial support from The Patuxent Partnership and SoMD 2030, will host a free summer camp program at the University System of Maryland at Southern MD. Deadline to apply is May 31.

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Big Changes Can Start With Small Shifts

One of the most powerful things we can do after a tough moment with a child isn’t complicated — it’s simply going back and revisiting it.

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Admission to Academies Will Be Based Exclusively on Merit

Academy

US military academies have been ordered to end consideration of race, gender, and ethnicity in their admissions processes. Acceptance will be based “exclusively on merit.”

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PTLT Notches 56th Land Easement

Easement

Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust has acquired its 56th conservation easement in St. Mary’s County with the addition of 136 acres on Flora Corner Road in Mechanicsville.

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Free Document Shredding Event May 17

Shred

A community shredding event will be held from 8am to noon Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the St. Andrew’s Landfill in California, MD.

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’25 in 2025′ MD Park Service Challenge

Challenge

Visitors to Maryland State Parks this year have a chance to win prizes by completing 25 parks-related challenges in 2025.

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Hoyer: Preserve, Expand Free Tax Filing Program

Direct File

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and other lawmakers want to see the IRS’ Direct File tax program preserved and expanded.

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SMECO Honors Tri-County Educators

smeco

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative honored local educators for their leadership in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including career and technology education.

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USS Truman Loses Yet Another Jet

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has lost yet another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet into the Red Sea, the second fighter jet lost from the carrier in just over a week.

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Jenkins Among Winners in Poster Contest

Poster

Chesapeake Public Charter School fifth-grader Zack Jenkins was among the winners of the 2025 Maryland Arbor Day Poster Contest.

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