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- Maryland advocates push specialty crop support, conservation for 2023 farm bill
- Federal government's "waters" definition stirs homebuilders, farmers; awaits Supreme Court decision
- Maryland Republicans prioritize violent crime legislation
- For Maryland professors, ChatGPT presents an opportunity to rethink instruction
- Maryland extends BWI vendor contract in wake of Moore's concessionaire cancellation
- Supreme Court ruling could impact 800,000 Maryland student loan borrowers
- Local Navy Contract Awards; February 21-March 1, 2023
- Local Navy Contract Awards; February 1-17, 2023
- Local Navy Contract Awards; January 17-31, 2023
- 21 Year-old man charged after setting parents home on fire
- Cannabis regulations proposed ahead of legalization deadline
- Moore pushes for service program as alternative to college, starting career for Md. youth
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- Calvert Sheriff's Blotter; 13-19 MAR-2023
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- Officers Seeking Public’s Help Locating Assault Suspect / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward
- Person of Interest Sought in Theft Investigation
- Mechanicsville Man Arrested on Rogue and Vagabond and Theft Charges
- Patrol Officers Recover PCP and Replica Firearm during Traffic Stop
- Update: Mechanicsville Homicide Investigation Continues
- Fatal Shooting in Mechanicsville Under Investigation
- School Resource Officer Investigating Altercation in which Middle School Student Deployed Pepper Spray
- Homicide in Mechanicsville Under Investigation
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- 29-Mar - FREE Food—Every Wednesday
- 29-Mar - Beginner Fine Arts Acrylic Painting Class
- 29-Mar - Brandon Novak: Recovery Is Possible
- 30-Mar - BINGO
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- 31-Mar - Barrel Cellar Tasting & Pairing
- 31-Mar - Lenten Fish-Shrimp Dinners St. George Catholic Church
- 31-Mar - Lenten Fish Fry (St. Paul's)
- 31-Mar - Our Lady of the Wayside's Lenten Fish Fry
- 31-Mar - Steamed Shrimp Dinner
- 31-Mar - SPAGHETTI DINNER—(hosted by American Legion Riders)
- 31-Mar - Hoagie Dinner
- 1-Apr - Men's Prayer Breakfast!
- 1-Apr - Golf Cart Raffle buy tickets until 11/8/23—2nd DistVFD&RS
- 1-Apr - Hall Rental—2nd Dist. Drayden Rd.,Valley Lee
- 1-Apr - Patuxent HS Band Mulch Sale
- 1-Apr - HSCC Indoor Yard Sale
- 1-Apr - USCG Auxiliary Intro to Boating Safety
- 1-Apr - First Landing Wine & Arts Festival
- 1-Apr - Melwood's 2nd Annual Easter Eggstravaganza
- 1-Apr - Drayden African American Schoolhouse Open House
- 1-Apr - Mechanicsville Moose Texas Holdem
- 2-Apr - Palm Sunday Services
- 2-Apr - "Lost & Found: The Perfect Older Brother"
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- Mar 23 - Timothy William Ortiz of Huntingtown
- Mar 23 - William Curtis Bashore of Solomons
- Mar 23 - Timothy Lee Bowen of Lusby
- Mar 23 - Doris Newgent Barbour of Mechanicsville
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- Mar 21 - Kyle Javiel Diaz
- Mar 20 - Richard Edwin Loveless of Dunkirk
- Mar 19 - Michael Burnham of Cobb Island
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- Mar 18 - James Howard Burke of Welcome
- Mar 18 - Natalie "Pat" Hockenberry of California
- Mar 17 - Donna L. Canter of Huntingtown
- Mar 16 - Kathryn K. Adams of Lusby
- Mar 16 - Steven Michael King of Lexington Park
- Mar 16 - Muriel Pilkerton Bowling of Charlotte Hall
- Mar 15 - Ismay Wilson
- Mar 15 - Catherine Elizabeth Honeycutt of LaPlata
- Mar 15 - Norma Elizabeth Lietz of North Beach
- Mar 15 - Patricia Ann Oxley-Stone
- Mar 15 - Bruce Wayne Baxter of Charlotte Hall
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- University of Maryland Extension Internships avail for Summer 2023
- Noise Advisory – Nighttime Helicopter Testing Events Scheduled January 17-18
- Free Training Program Helps Small, Minority, Women, and Veteran-owned Businesses Compete with Confidence for State Contracts
- Mt. Hope Community Center to Temporarily Close from Jan. 26 to Feb. 16
- Seeking Family Recipes and Traditions Passed Down Through Generations that Define Southern Maryland’s Food Heritage
- Application Open for Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant; Deadline 31-JAN-2023
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