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  • A Village Christmas - Tomorrow in Hughesville

    December 5, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Remembrances Antiques & Collectibles For more info: Village_Christmas_Flyer_1.pdf [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:36pm EST

  • FYI

    Political Action for Charles County [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:20am EST

  • In Marin County, a Public Fight Over Private Control of Sewage

    Pam Welsh was a retired risk management analyst immersed in her family’s life when she learned this year that her Marin County bedroom community was considering a contract to have the world’s largest water company operate the local sewage plant. [...] But money is just one metric for these systems, which are [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:57am EST

  • Track Congress members’ office spending online

    Thanks to a new initiative by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it’s now easier for taxpayers to keep tabs on Congress members’ office expenditures. The information has been public since 1964, but available only in paper form - a three-volume, 3,000-page tome published quarterly by the Government Printing Office. In an effort to [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:51am EST

  • Could Comcast deal change TV as we know it?

    Comcast’s deal to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal has kicked off a vigorous debate: Will it change news and entertainment for the better? Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says his company will “enhance consumer choice and accelerate the development of new digital products.” But Consumers Union policy analyst Joel Kelsey says [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:40am EST

  • Economy hits groups helping military families

    Groups that help military families are reporting a drop in cash donations at a time of greater need for those struggling in a down economy while one or more parents fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. “We’re seeing an increase in requests for assistance this year over the same time last year,” [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:38am EST

  • Reports of hunting, fishing violations up

    DNR Police being kept busy with fewer officers Department of Natural Resources Police aren’t sure why they’re seeing a 13 percent spike in the number of reported deer hunting violations and a 27 percent rise in fishing violation complaints statewide. Some speculate that the down economy is forcing more people to take [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:29am EST

  • State considers unemployment fund options

    Feds offer $126 million, but strings could be costly to Maryland Maryland officials are weighing whether to enact policy changes to the unemployment insurance program that would make the state eligible for $126 million in federal aid. Some argue, however, the changes could hurt the state’s businesses, which are trying to claw [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:27am EST

  • T-minus one year, election field slow to materialize

    For political junkies, the 2006 election was an intoxicating thrill ride. So far, next year’s campaign looks more like the tea cup ride. With eight months to go until the filing deadline and the primaries less than 10 months away, only minimal campaign activity has taken place and more questions than answers [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:25am EST

  • O’Malley plans to limit oyster harvest

    State would expand sanctuaries, promote aquaculture To praise from environmentalists and complaints from watermen, Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined plans Thursday to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s depleted oysters by prohibiting commercial harvests in large portions of the bay while leasing other areas for aquaculture. Declaring that Maryland’s long-standing approach to managing the bay’s [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:20am EST

  • Low-income, minority students lose ground in college, study shows

    Proportions drop off after high school, according to figures A new report on university systems from 24 states, including Maryland, shows that low-income and minority students are not as well represented among those entering and graduating from four-year colleges as they are among high school graduates. The report, released Thursday by The [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:18am EST

  • Senate OKs Mikulski health measure

    The Senate took the first tangible step Thursday in what will likely be weeks of wrangling over health care, approving a measure by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski designed to enhance insurance coverage of mammograms and other screening tests for women by making them free of charge. Later, the Senate defeated a [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:13am EST

  • Open Thread - December 4, 2009

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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • Pay Raise Issue Heats Up in Charles County

    hopefully they’ll post the video of their newscast—they really let the commissioners have it! LA PLATA, Md. - A proposed pay raise and furloughs are the center of controversy in Charles County. The issue has some county commissioners in hot water after they could receive a the pay increase. A dozen Charles [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:48pm EST

  • Pay Raise Issue Heats Up in Charles County

    LA PLATA, Md. - A proposed pay raise and furloughs are the center of controversy in Charles County. The issue has some county commissioners in hot water after they could receive a the pay increase. A dozen Charles County EMTs and paramedics donned in t-shirts that read furloughed came to a [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:48pm EST

  • Pay Raise Issue Heats Up in Charles County

    Bumped to the top… LA PLATA, Md. - A proposed pay raise and furloughs are the center of controversy in Charles County. The issue has some county commissioners in hot water after they could receive a the pay increase. A dozen Charles County EMTs and paramedics donned in t-shirts that read furloughed [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:48pm EST

  • ‘Hatching’ new homes for oysters

    [...] By the end of 2010, the bay foundation aims to use grant money to create 240 reef balls, coat them with baby oysters and place them in Maryland’s portion of the bay. The first few dozen reef balls were poured and hatched by volunteers this week at Discovery Village in [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:58pm EST

  • Relief sought for utility ratepayers O’Malley, doubtful of chances for re-regulation

    Gov. Martin O’Malley is skeptical he can get the General Assembly to allow some re-regulation of the utility industry when the legislature meets for the 2010 session. Earlier this year the administration wanted to give the state Public Service Commission discretion to re-regulate the rates for future power generation and to [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:54pm EST

  • Toy giveaway close to getting Grinched

    A local nonprofit organization is trying to create a merry Christmas for more than 3,000 needy children in Charles County but volunteers need a lot of help from the community to pull the effort off this year because of the rough economy. The Children’s Aid Society in Waldorf is struggling again [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:34am EST

  • Toy giveaway close to getting Grinched

    A local nonprofit organization is trying to create a merry Christmas for more than 3,000 needy children in Charles County but volunteers need a lot of help from the community to pull the effort off this year because of the rough economy. The Children’s Aid Society in Waldorf is struggling again [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:34am EST

  • Sheriff’s office dedicated to keeping community safe

    [...] More often we are seeing kids involved in horrific crimes. Many times these kids start out with “little” crimes which are accepted and pushed aside without a lesson being taught that any crime is wrong. The next crime gets worse and is sometimes still accepted. Next thing you know, we [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:32am EST

  • Sheriff’s office dedicated to keeping community safe

    [...] More often we are seeing kids involved in horrific crimes. Many times these kids start out with “little” crimes which are accepted and pushed aside without a lesson being taught that any crime is wrong. The next crime gets worse and is sometimes still accepted. Next thing you know, we [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:32am EST

  • Elusive Goal of Greening U.S. Energy

    The Great Green Hope for lifting America’s economy is not looking so robust. President Obama, both during his campaign and in his first year in office, has promoted the promise of new jobs in cutting-edge, nonpolluting industries, and such green jobs will be a major issue at his jobs “summit” meeting [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:04am EST

  • Reminder:  Community Meeting for District 1 residents is tonight

    Following a brief overview by the commissioners, members of the audience will have the opportunity to address their concerns in an informal atmosphere. Meetings will begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations: Dec. 3 at the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. The meeting is for citizens who reside [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:54am EST

  • States act to curb ‘double dipping’

    States pummeled by the recession and heavy job losses are moving to bar government employees from “double dipping” — the practice of collecting a pension and a paycheck at the same time. The new rules are meant to curb employees from retiring only to return to their old jobs. They come [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:40am EST

  • Brayman leaves with ‘no regrets’

    Mayor remembered as assertive, sometimes outspoken leader After eight years of putting 20- to 30-hour work weeks into a “part-time” position, College Park Mayor Stephen Brayman will preside over the City Council for the final time Tuesday night. “Everybody asks me, ‘What are you going to do with all your time?’” said [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:27am EST

  • Homicide rate down 25 percent

    Prince George’s County may finish the year with fewer than 100 homicides, a feat that has not been achieved since 2000. As of Nov. 27, 81 homicides had been recorded in the county this year, a 25 percent decrease from the 108 homicides recorded from the same period last year. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:25am EST

  • O’Malley calling for legislation to create jobs

    Gov. Martin O’Malley says he believes the federal government should do more to preserve and create jobs with more investments in infrastructure like bridges, tunnels and roads. The governor, who is meeting with the Democratic Governors Association in Washington on Wednesday, says he believes Congress should consider legislation to do more [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:21am EST

  • An energy answer in the shale below?

    New technology opens vast stores of natural gas, and the land rush is on[...] This corner of the state is at the forefront of an old-fashioned land rush that has implications far beyond Conklin, N.Y. Oil and gas companies are vying to stake out territory where they can tap natural gas [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:13am EST

  • Military’s worries tangle plans for offshore wind farm

    Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desire to build offshore wind turbines as part of Maryland’s renewable energy program is running into an unexpected source of resistance: the military. The fear is that turbines placed in the Atlantic Ocean could disrupt flight and weapon test ranges, as well as erroneously appear on radar [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:07am EST

  • Group makes a venison connection from the hunter to the hungry

    Eager hunters have the opportunity this year to pay $66.50 for the license to kill as many as 36 deer in Maryland’s bow, shotgun and muzzle-loaded rifle seasons this winter. But can one hunter’s family eat all of those deer? “They don’t,” said Steven White of La Plata. “That’s why [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:00am EST

  • Watch the eggnog, hide the packages

    Police step up patrols for holiday season Police across the region are beefing up patrols, adding DUI checkpoints and stationing undercover officers at major shopping centers in an effort to curb three things that for them are more common than snow on the holidays: shoplifting, drunken driving and robbery. [...] Charles County [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:43am EST

  • DNR Proposes New Commercial Fishing Penalties

    Proposal will enhance penalties on first time offenders Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service has proposed a new penalty system to deter natural resource violations, including commercial poaching. The new proposal will impose penalties on first time offenders, based on the severity of their crime, as well as [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:39am EST

  • Busch and Miller Prepare Marylanders for Tough Legislative Session

    By KAREN ANDERSON Even with all the painful reductions to this year’s budget, next year’s revenue shortfall is predicted to be nearly twice as large, as much as $2 billion, creating a real challenge for Maryland legislators assigned to draft a budget the state can afford. To make up for [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:36am EST

  • Open Thread - December 3, 2009

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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • House OKs bill to ban imported radioactive waste

    The House on Wednesday passed a bill banning the importation of radioactive waste for disposal in the United States. The move was prompted by EnergySolutions of Salt Lake City’s plan to import 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italian nuclear plants. The waste would have been processed in Tennessee and [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:46pm EST

  • County Commissioners’ Meeting Video…

    ...Tuesday, December 1, 2009 [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:24pm EST

  • ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY

    ....FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING* LOW PRESSURE ENTERING WEST TENNESSEE [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:50pm EST

  • Giving Them the Business

    Commentary by Ron Miller With the state hemorrhaging jobs and suffering from the highest unemployment rate in 26 years, Governor Martin O’Malley’s Subcabinet on International Affairs convened a meeting of public and private sector representatives to find ways to attract more foreign investment to Maryland. What makes him think foreign [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:59pm EST

  • Cutting edge moves to Charles

    In an effort to build a prototype community of the future that uses clean energy technology and recycled building materials, and promotes sustainable living, American Community Properties Trust announced Monday its “Green City” initiative to give St. Charles a major facelift. Currently, the 40-year-old master-planned community that houses nearly one of [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:49pm EST

  • Walkers turn out to help end homelessness

    Upbeat music and smiling faces brightened the path at Charles County’s seventh annual Walk to End Homelessness in La Plata. Walkers met at the La Plata Town Hall early in the morning Nov. 21 and trekked three miles from there, traveling on Charles Street, Glen Albin Road and St. Mary’s Avenue [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:47pm EST

  • It was not a very Nice Bridge

    Backups in Va. frustrate holiday weekend travelers Officials in Charles County frequently complain that U.S. 301 is being used as a bypass for traffic-clogged Interstate 95, but anyone seeking to use the road for a shortcut while returning home Sunday night was in for a rude shock. Thousands of drivers peeled off [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:44pm EST

  • Mattawoman advocates say tech park unsafe

    Impact on creek, proximity to two schools criticized Local environmentalists vow to continue the fight against the development of a science and technology park in Bryans Road that they say will irreparably harm the Mattawoman Creek watershed. The Charles County commissioners approved several months ago a request by COPT-FACC Indian Head, the [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:41pm EST

  • The wrong time to discuss raises

    The Indy nailed it! My favorite parts: [...] And their quibble that any increase will come after the election, and so it might not be them in office, is a red herring. Two sitting commissioners have already filed to run, Samuel N. Graves Jr. and Reuben B. Collins II, and none of the [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:11pm EST

  • HHS would become federal giant under Senate plan

    A quick search of the Senate health bill will bring up “secretary” 2,500 times. That’s because Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would be awarded unprecedented new powers under the proposal, including the authority to decide what medical care should be covered by insurers as well as the terms and [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:31am EST

  • Drilling May Be Spreading a Golden Shadow in Streams

    [...] “This is the first time that golden algae has been reported in this part of the world, at all,” Ziemkiewicz said.  “To my knowledge, it is the first golden algae kill in the Appalachians.” Golden algae is a single-celled microscopic organism with two tentacle-like flagella that is native to Eurasia and [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:24am EST

  • New report endorses state alcohol tax increase

    A new report that shows an increase in Maryland’s alcohol tax would save money and lives might have trouble gaining traction this next legislative session. Or maybe not. Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, said Tuesday that polls indicate “overwhelming public support,” more than seven in 10 respondents, [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:17am EST

  • Military families brace for Obama’s Afghan surge

    Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan, but many said they support the surge announced Tuesday as long as it helps to end the 8-year-old conflict. As President Barack Obama outlined his plan to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan—while pledging to start [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:07am EST

  • 1,400 fines issued for Md. work zone violations

    About 1,400 drivers are opening their mailboxes and finding that they’ve been fined for driving too fast on the highway in a construction zone. On Nov. 16, speed cameras in three Maryland highway work zones started snapping pictures. Citations were then sent to the drivers. [...] Before fines started being issued, [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:56am EST

  • Fears of spoilage in cargo checks

    Fruit, vegetable and seafood wholesalers are worried that their perishables will spoil at airports next year because of a new security law requiring crates of goods to be checked for bombs before going on passenger airplanes. Boxes of fresh food could sit in airport warehouses for hours, losing freshness and potentially [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:51am EST

  • Report: Many minorities shun banks

    More than one in four American households, including more than half of black households, use check cashers, payday lenders or pawnbrokers rather than a bank, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation report to be released today. Nearly 30 million households have no bank account or have one but also [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:47am EST

  • Why a recall of tainted beef didn’t include school lunches

    [...] The recall, announced by the government Aug. 6, covered only ground beef sent to certain retailers. In the days after it was announced, government and company spokesmen said meat sent to schools was not included. Documents obtained by USA TODAY through the Freedom of Information Act reveal a more complicated [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:45am EST

  • FHA to toughen rules for borrowers

    The Federal Housing Administration is proposing to increase the up-front cash paid by borrowers as part of an effort to shore up the agency’s finances, which have been staggered by rising defaults in its flagship mortgage insurance program, according to FHA officials. The changes also include raising minimum credit scores [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:40am EST

  • Fire service looks to shift limited resources

    It could take twice as long for an ambulance and crew to arrive to treat and transport patients whose conditions appear to be non-life-threatening, under proposed revisions to Montgomery County’s fire, rescue and emergency services master plan. Increasing the response time goal from six to 12 minutes for “basic life support” [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:37am EST

  • High-tech mushroom house sprouts in Cecil County

    Phillips Mushroom Farms, an 82-year-old third-generation mushroom grower headquartered in Kennett Square, Pa., has opened a 235,000-square-foot growing facility in Cecil County. The facility, which produces 180,000 pounds of white button mushrooms each week, contains no wood and is largely odorless. [...] “It’s the only one of its kind in the United States, [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:29am EST

  • 7-Eleven to open 150 stores in area

    Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said it will open 50 stores annually in the Baltimore-Washington area during the next three years as part of an aggressive expansion in some of its best-performing markets. The Dallas-based chain is expanding in areas where it has a large concentration of stores that are doing well, [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:25am EST

  • Open Thread - December 2, 2009

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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • With Pa. boost, solar-cell plant set for Navy Yard

    With a promise of $49 million in inducements from Gov. Rendell, a Greek solar-cell maker says it will break ground next year on a sprawling manufacturing facility in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. HelioSphera US says the $500 million plant will employ 400 people when it begins operations in late 2011. It will [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:46pm EST

  • Study: Mercury in South River came from plant 50 years ago

    A federal study shows that almost all the mercury in the South River in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley came from soil contaminated more than 50 years ago by a DuPont textile plant. The study was done by the U.S. Geological Survey. It showed that 96 percent of mercury going into the South [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • Incident and Arrest Reports

    LA PLATA, Md. (Dec. 1, 2009) The Charles County Sheriff’s Office today released the following incident and arrest reports. [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:22pm EST

  • Governor Martin O’Malley Launches Initiative to Support, Enhance Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

    GREENBELT, MD (December 1, 2009) –Today, Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown launched “MBE University,” an initiative to support Maryland’s minority- and women-owned businesses and to highlight the state’s MBE program.  MBE University will serve as a traveling conference throughout Maryland to offer training, opportunities, and information on [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:18pm EST

  • Effective November 30, 2009 - Important Information Regarding a Change

    The following is an outline of an important change to the Verizon Online Terms of Service, which is effective as of November 30, 2009. We have described this change in general terms below and recommend that you review the complete Terms of Service to determine how this change applies to you or your use [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:28pm EST

  • Charles County Gov. Announces New Neighborhood Conservation Program

    Charles County has been awarded $1,100,000 for the Neighborhood Conservation Initiative (NCI) Down Payment Assistance Program. The NCI program works to encourage affordable housing in targeted neighborhoods in Charles County most affected by foreclosures and sub-prime lending. “This program will benefit areas in Charles County that have been hit hardest [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:14pm EST

  • Breaking news: Levy to step down at end of term

    Delegate, ex-commissioner has served since 1986 Del. Murray D. Levy, a fixture of public life in Charles County for nearly four decades, will not seek re-election next year, choosing to retire before his political star flickers. The bombshell decision, which Levy said he came to after months of reflection, stands to shake [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:51am EST

  • Obama Administration Weighs Incentives for Home Improvement

    The Obama administration is talking to big home-improvement retailers about using more federal dollars to encourage homeowners to replace leaky windows and insulate the walls as part of a broader effort to spur hiring. Administration and congressional aides said the talks are at an early stage, and are among a variety [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:03am EST

  • Lawmakers may push for flat budget growth

    Even though state government analysts are predicting a 3.4 percent increase in Maryland revenues, lawmakers could be edging toward a percent recommendation. “At this point, we’re in the range where we’re hovering around zero. We could go a little below, or we could go a little above,” said Del. John L. [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:57am EST

  • UM system considers toughening math requirements

    Students applying to state universities would have to take a fourth math course and take math during their senior year of high school under revised requirements to be considered this week by the university system’s Board of Regents. Math skills atrophy in students who don’t take a course their senior year, [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:53am EST

  • Study: Bacteria found on Sandy Point beaches

    A new study of sand and sediment at Sandy Point State Park and other regional beaches has found that bacteria linked to human and animal waste can not only survive longer than previously thought, but also may be reproducing, state scientists told lawmakers recently. [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:23am EST

  • Guest column: Time to shine a light into state committee darkrooms

    By MARTA MOSSBURG, For The Capital How a legislator votes on a final bill is important. But how that person votes in committee often provides more information about his or her real views on the legislation and reflects whether votes could have been traded to reach the final product. As Del. Elizabeth [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:18am EST

  • Maryland looks outward for business

    All politics may be local but money is global and the state is trying to step up its competitiveness in attracting foreign business and investment. Representatives from the public and private sector met in Annapolis last week with the Governor’s Subcabinet on International Affairs to discuss creating a strategy for boosting [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:15am EST

  • Higher tax on rich to stay?

    Awash in financial decisions as the budget picture worsens, Gov. Martin O’Malley is so far noncommittal about whether to try to extend a controversial income tax on high earners beyond 2010. Next year will be the last time Marylanders with net taxable incomes of more than $1 million fall into a [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:11am EST

  • Md. is preferred site for federal training center

    Queen Anne’s County has been chosen as the preferred site to be home to a new federal Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. Congressman Frank Kratovil cheered the decision, along with Maryland Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin. The new 1,250-acre training center would be located at the Hunt Ray Farm on Maryland’s [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:02am EST

  • House posts lawmakers’ expense data

    House spending reports went online for the first time Monday, detailing how much individual lawmakers pay out for everything from salaries to stamps. The step moves the House away from a decades-old practice of publishing the information in thick tomes every three months, but congressional watchdogs, such as Taxpayers for Common [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:49am EST

  • Recession slows plan to build bunker data centers

    The precise spacing between the mounds of earth that decorate miles of central Nebraska farmland east of Hastings hint at their original purpose as Naval ammunition bunkers during World War II. After the base closed in 1966, more than half of the 49,000 acres became a USDA lab, but most of [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:41am EST

  • Garrett, Charles to get wind, solar power plants

    Maryland’s fledgling campaign to develop renewable power got a twin boost Monday, as Constellation Energy said it would take over construction of a 70-megawatt wind farm in Garrett County and another company unveiled plans for the state’s largest solar array in Charles County. Baltimore-based Constellation said it has agreed to acquire [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:34am EST

  • Flags to be Flown at Half Staff Tuesday, Dec. 1

    Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Tuesday, December 1, from sunrise to sunset. This is in honor of Army SPC Christopher J. Coffland, of Baltimore, Maryland, who died on November 13, while supporting combat operations in Wardak [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:26am EST

  • Open Thread - December 1, 2009

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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • 34,000 troops to be sent to Afghanistan

    President Obama will outline Tuesday his intention to send an additional 34,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials and diplomatic sources briefed Monday as Obama began informing allies of his plan. The new deployments, along with 22,000 troops he authorized early this year, would bring the total U.S. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:28pm EST

  • Proposed I-80 tolls crucial to road projects

    If Pennsylvania succeeds in adding tolls to I-80, it would close a favorite escape route from the Pennsylvania Turnpike: No longer would motorists or truckers be able to cross the state without paying a toll. And that would make Pennsylvania one of the few states without a free interstate across it. [...] Since [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:21pm EST

  • Pay to Play, Fairfax High School Athletes May Face Fees

    Pressure from angry Fairfax County parents who don’t want to see teachers or programs cut has school officials looking for more ways to raise money. That’s led them to the idea that high school athletes could be required to pay to play. The School Board is looking into charging a [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:12pm EST

  • Deadlines for mailing gifts fast approaching

    Holiday shoppers who need to mail gifts this year better get moving—some of the deadlines are fast approaching. This coming Friday (Dec. 4) is the deadline for sending parcels to military personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq. The U.S. Postal Service deadline for parcel post is Dec. 16; First Class and [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:05pm EST

  • Movin’ up? Nope, young adults moving back in with mom and dad as job prospects dwindle

    Faced with limited job options, many young adults are turning to an old standby to weather the recession: moving back in with mom and dad. Nearly 1 in 7 parents with grown children say they had a “boomerang kid” move back home in the past year, according to a study released [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:59pm EST

  • State juvenile justice watchdog cites ‘alarming’ recidivism rate

    Maryland’s flagship secure treatment center for troubled youths has an “alarming” recidivism rate, the state’s juvenile justice watchdog group said in a report released Monday. The Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit evaluated how often youths at the Victor Cullen Center in Sabillasville continue to have run-ins with the law after they [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:57pm EST

  • Briefing: Proposed By-Laws and Membership of Monument Commission

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.12 [12:45 p.m.] Briefing: Proposed By-Laws and Membership of Monument Commission (Mr. Roy Hancock, Assistant to the County Administrator) Revised Monument Commission bylaws CLEAN.pdf Revised Suggested Membership Categories for Monument Commission.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:45pm EST

  • St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen Goes Above and Beyond for Thanksgiving

    The holiday season is the time when most people think about helping those less fortunate. That is evident at street corners and shopping centers all over the area. However, there are organizations that work to help the needy all year round; working tirelessly and for the most part silently helping [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:41pm EST

  • Armed Robbery in Northern Calvert

    Calvert County Sheriffs are currently investigating a possible armed robbery and assault at both the Lee Funeral Home in Owings and the Suntrust Bank in Dunkirk. Deputies and rescue crews remain on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding these events. Preliminary investigation revealed two suspects entered the Lee Funeral home and [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:39pm EST

  • Armed Robbery in Northern Calvert

    Calvert County Sheriffs are currently investigating a possible armed robbery and assault at both the Lee Funeral Home in Owings and the Suntrust Bank in Dunkirk. Deputies and rescue crews remain on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding these events. Preliminary investigation revealed two suspects entered the Lee Funeral home and [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:39pm EST

  • Hoyer to Hold Town Hall via Telephone Monday Evening

    Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-5th) will hold a telephone town hall on Monday, November 30th, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., focusing on Congress’ efforts to build a lasting economic recovery that strengthens middle-class families, small businesses and our nation’s long-term fiscal future. Citizens living in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District (Calvert, [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:32pm EST

  • Charles School System Staff Honored by Jaycees for Work with Children

    Three Charles County Public Schools staff members, Milton M. Somers Middle School art teacher Rick Ivanac, William A. Diggs Elementary School special education teacher Patricia Stokes and Westlake High School juvenile resource officer Paul Anderson were honored Oct. 28 with Greater Waldorf Jaycees Distinguished Service Awards. Ivanac received the award [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:31pm EST

  • St. Charles to Become International Model Green City

    ST. CHARLES, Md., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) (NYSE Amex: APO) launched an initiative today that will make St. Charles, Maryland, its flagship 9,100 acre planned community in Charles County, the most comprehensive smart green community development project in the United States today. The project includes 4,000 undeveloped [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:25pm EST

  • So. Md. Barbecue Sauces Hit Regional Retail Shelves

    Decades of hard work and hickory smoke begin to pay off in a big way for a family whose business began in a cramped trailer When barbecue restaurant proprietor Walter “Lefty” Nash Sr., left Washington, Ga., for the Washington, D.C., area nearly 50 years ago, barbecue was the furthest thing [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:19pm EST

  • Maryland’s Largest Solar Farm Planned for Charles County

    CPV Renewable Energy Company (CPV REC) today announced plans for a 10 megawatt (MW) solar farm in southern Maryland to be co-located with the proposed natural gas combined-cycle CPV St. Charles Energy Center. The announcement was made today as part of American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) 9,100 acre planned “Model [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:16pm EST

  • Constellation Energy buys W.Md. wind power project

    Constellation Energy says it has agreed to buy a wind power project under development in western Maryland. Constellation announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with Clipper Windpower Inc. to acquire the Criterion wind project in Garrett County. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:12pm EST

  • Briefing: Revised By-Laws of Board of Electrical Examiners

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.11 [12:30 p.m.] Briefing: Revised By-Laws of Board of Electrical Examiners (Mr. Chuck Beall, Planning & Growth Management/Mr. Greg Taylor, Chairman) Electrical Examiners Rules_Regulations with Changes.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:19am EST

  • Briefing: Revised By-Laws of Board of Electrical Examiners

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.11 [12:30 p.m.] Briefing: Revised By-Laws of Board of Electrical Examiners (Mr. Chuck Beall, Planning & Growth Management/Mr. Greg Taylor, Chairman) Electrical Examiners Rules_Regulations with Changes.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:19am EST

  • FY2010 Budget Transfer Request, $137,245, Community Services, Transportation Grants

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.08 [11:15 a.m.] County Business 5) FY2010 Budget Transfer Request, $137,245, Community Services, Transportation Grants (Ms. Deborah Hudson, Fiscal & Administrative Services) FY10 BTR Comm Services 137245.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:14am EST

  • FY2010 Budget Transfer Request, $137,245, Community Services, Transportation Grants

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.08 [11:15 a.m.] County Business 5) FY2010 Budget Transfer Request, $137,245, Community Services, Transportation Grants (Ms. Deborah Hudson, Fiscal & Administrative Services) FY10 BTR Comm Services 137245.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:14am EST

  • FY2010 Budget Amendment Increase, $7,230

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.07 [11:15 a.m.] County Business 4) FY2010 Budget Amendment Increase, $7,230, Fiscal & Administrative Services, S. Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (Ms. Deborah Hudson, Fiscal & Administrative Services) FY10 BAI Sheriff 7230.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:11am EST

  • FY2010 Budget Amendment Increase, $7,230

    Board Docs - Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1.07 [11:15 a.m.] County Business 4) FY2010 Budget Amendment Increase, $7,230, Fiscal & Administrative Services, S. Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (Ms. Deborah Hudson, Fiscal & Administrative Services) FY10 BAI Sheriff 7230.pdf [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:11am EST

  • Info Sought on Credit Card Theft Suspects

    On Sept. 11, unknown suspect(s) used a stolen credit card at the Wal-Mart store in Prince Frederick.  These pictures are of the suspect(s) trying to use the credit cards at the Food Lion in Charlotte Hall in St. Mary’s County. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:07am EST
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