By Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Scot Best, April 20, 2022. “Every year, wildfires burn across the United States, and a growing number of people…
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College of Southern Maryland Mourns Passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones
By The Citizen on April 20, 2022
The College of Southern Maryland mourns the passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones. Jones, who passed away April 12, had served and…
Home-School Numbers Soar in Southern Maryland, CSM Provides Programming to Help Families; Info Session Set for April 29, 2022
By The Citizen on April 19, 2022
Home-school families looking for support creating an educational plan that works best for their children can turn to the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for…
Re-Fund The Police: Governor Hogan Announces Nearly $10 Million For Community Safety Works Awards
By The Citizen on April 18, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and…
Firefighters from St. Mary’s and Calvert Operate on 28 Acre Brush Fire in Lexington Park for Over 8 Hours
By The Citizen on April 17, 2022
On Friday, April 15, 2022, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 47452 Sewell Road in Lexington Park, for the reported small…
Road Paving to Begin in Solomons Island on Monday, April 25, 2022
By The Citizen on April 14, 2022
The Department of Public Works advises that road paving will begin in Solomons on or about Monday, April 25, 2022. Paving will begin at the…
UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Body Recovered in Solomons Island, Two Southern Maryland Men Still Missing
By The Citizen on April 14, 2022
4/14/2022: The Maryland State Police has released the identify of the victim recovered near the Thomas Johnson Bridge on April 12, 2022, as Derek Paiz,…
Police Recover Body in Solomons Island
By The Citizen on April 12, 2022
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Officers from the Department of Natural Resources Police responded to the Calvert County boat ramp underneath…
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Connection of Fatal Fire That Killed Woman and 1-Year-Old Daughter in 2-Alarm Fire in Waldorf
By The Citizen on April 8, 2022
UPDATE 4/8/2022: On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers and local fire departments and EMS responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote…
UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition
By The Citizen on April 7, 2022
UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside…
UPDATE: Woman In Critical Condition and Man in Serious Condition After Hughesville House Fire
By The Citizen on April 6, 2022
UPDATE 4/6/2022 @ 8:00 p.m.: The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that…
UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Victim in Fatal House Fire in Lusby
By The Citizen on April 6, 2022
UPDATE 4/6/2022: The victim of Sunday’s afternoon house fire in Lusby has been positively identified as 58-year-old Paul Alan Pinkowski. At around 3:00 p.m., firefighters from…
UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Continuing Investigation Into Fatal House Fire in Lusby
By The Citizen on April 4, 2022
UPDATE 4/2/2022: A joint investigation continues between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office into the cause of a…
State Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal House Fire in Lusby
By The Citizen on April 1, 2022
On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 3:25 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the 12100 block of Double Tree Lane…
UPDATE: Two Dead, One Transported to Trauma Center After 2-Alarm Fire in Waldorf, Police and State Fire Marshal Investigating
By The Citizen on April 1, 2022
UPDATE 4/1/2022 @ 1:05 p.m., On March 31 at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote Road in Waldorf for the report…