June 24, 2026

  • 2020-1: Ethel Is Not My Favorite Osprey

    In 2021, I gave snarky names to 10 Ospreys who spent their summers within range of my middling telescope and I needed a way to differentiate them. There were so many Osprey through 2023 their poop was a community issue. Then it wasn’t an issue anymore.

  • Skate

    Summer Skate Events @ Leonard Hall

    Friday Summer Skate events are back at Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown. The skate season continues through August 14, 2026.

  • Violence

    Violence, Injury, & Trauma Team to Meet

    The Violence, Injury, and Trauma Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will meet from 1 to 2pm Thursday, June 25, 2026.

  • Noise

    Pax Sets Supersonic Noise Advisory for June 23-26

    Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised there will be potential for inshore supersonic flights from June 23-26, 2026.

  • Sotterley

    Join Sotterley for History & Wine Tasting Event

    Historic Sotterley will host a special presentation honoring both America’s and Maryland’s 250th year of independence paired with a wine-tasting from 7 to 8:30pm June 25, 2026.

Leader Exclusives

vets, homeless Three Oaks

New Center to Serve Vets, Homeless in Crisis

Jun 21, 2016

On one day in June 2016, a new facility with medical care beds, crisis beds for the homeless with a washer/dryer and shower, and a full-service center for veterans opened in Lexington Park, MD. Three Oaks is praised for doing so much, for so many, in a shared space.

Cyber Camp

First-Ever Cyber Camp Planned

Jun 21, 2016

Don’t let the kids sit around and be bored all summer long – let The Patuxent Partnership help them grow their brains. TPP will partner with St. Mary’s County Public Schools to offer the first-ever Cyber Camp for students who are entering into grades 7 and 8.

Slackwater

Slackwater’s Barn Prayer

Jun 20, 2016

The Slackwater Center installment offers an Ode to Tobacco Barns of the Past.