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St. Mary's County
Royce Miller, President and Promoter of Maryland International Raceway, spoke about improvements being made to the track on Monday. Upgrades are being made to the remaining wooden bleachers and several safety improvements are being made, among other things.
Improvements are being made at the starting line around the guardrails and the Christmas tree, to existing bleachers and on the spectator side of the track.
“(We’re replacing asphalt with concrete) In between the lanes, guard wall between Christmas tree and starter and it’s mainly the modern style that tracks use,” Track president and promoter Royce Miller said. “What we had before was the ARMCO guardrail. The new style has more protection value and more marketing opportunity for signage. Our start line has one of the best reputations in the country for how it performs and we don’t want to make any changes to that.
Local scuba divers and Southern Maryland Divers, LLC will Dive Against Debris on Sunday February, 26 at Driftwood Beach in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates in Lusby.
As part of Southern Maryland Divers commitment to protecting the ocean, trained divers not only remove underwater debris such as plastic bags, glass and plastic bottles, fishing line etc, but also identify and document everything we see underwater in a larger effort to prevent marine debris. Marine debris – or our trash in the ocean – makes its way to our underwater environments by the ton. Southern Maryland Divers along with divers around the world are demanding a permanent reduction in and prevention of the garbage we create that damages sensitive marine ecosystems ‐ even in some of the most remote corners of the globe.
I am writing to you to express my concerns about the Charlotte Hall & Mattawomen Park & Rides. I am starting a petition to get cameras installed. I wanted to start this petition because so many commuters’ valuables are being stolen & people are being robbed at both Park & Rides. As loyal paying customers to Dillon’s bus service we shouldn’t have to go to work worrying about our vehicles being broken into, our tires being taken off, license plates being stolen or afraid to even catch the bus at the commuter bus lots! Yes we are warned to lock our vehicles and hide all visible valuables but that just doesn’t seem to be enough! I wouldn’t say these cameras have to be monitored 24/7, just so if another incident happens there will be cameras to look at and catch the criminals! Just the other day a woman’s tires & rims were stolen off her SUV at the Charlotte Hall P&R while she was at work and nothing could be done because there were no witnesses. It’s just not fair and I have had enough! It’s about time camera’s should be installed to stop these crimes or at least catch these criminals!
Please help me in spreading the word to get more signatures for my petition so I can bring this matter to attention.
Small business owners may start to notice changes on their electric bills, if they haven’t already, due to recent meter changes made by Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.
In some cases, monthly bills may increase, while others may decrease or show no change at all, depending on the “load factor” of the individual business, SMECO spokesman Thomas Dennison said.
About a year and a half ago, the meter change, which only affects small commercial customers, received approval and SMECO has been gradually changing customers’ meters to come into compliance with the new rate design.
...Receives NAWCAD Commander’s Award
The team responsible for developing an innovative training system that teaches oxygen deprivation recognition was recently honored with a commander’s award.
The Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device and Spatial Disorientation (ROBD-SD) integrated product team received a Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division Commander’s team award during a ceremony at the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett building, Dec. 7.
The Navy recently completed a milestone test phase for its network-enabled weapon that will give forces greater effectiveness at sea.
Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) C -1, DoD’s first network-enabled weapon, completed developmental test (DT) in late 2011 at Point Mugu Sea Range, Calif. The completion of DT enables the program to transition into the integrated test ahead of schedule.
The air-to-ground, medium-range, precision-guided glide weapon employs a GPS/inertial navigation system and an imaging infrared seeker for terminal guidance.
Marines witnessed the first flight of the service’s newest small unmanned aircraft Jan. 22 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
As part of the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) Early Operational Capability (EOC), personnel from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 and 3 and Insitu operators exercised the current configuration of Insitu’s Integrator for the two-hour maiden flight.
“The lessons learned from this flight and all operations that will be conducted at Twentynine Palms are invaluable,” said Lt. Col. John Allee, STUAS integrated product team co-lead at Pax River. “It will help our Marines fully understand how to operate the system when in theater.”
St. Mary’s County’s “New Teacher Induction Program” is being held out as a model for school systems around the state as those systems develop their own local initiatives to address the national “Race to the Top.”
Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion U.S. Department of Education initiative funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act announced by President Obama in 2009. States compete for the funding and Maryland garnered $250 million in the second round of awards. St. Mary’s County is receiving from that pot $1.4 million over the next three years.
Six criteria were used to determine which states receive funding. One of those criteria goes under the broad heading of “Great Teachers and Leaders.” One of the parts of that is “providing effective support to teachers and principals.”
Farmers who want to process their cattle into meat they can sell on the market have to travel two hours away to do so.
Johnny Knott, president of the St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau, wants to start a mobile meat-processing facility, certified by the USDA, on his farm in Mechanicsville, but neighbors near Reeves Road are concerned.
The St. Mary’s County Board of Appeals will hear the case on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Giving an incentive for keeping fit, the College of Southern Maryland will be offering a discount for military veterans who use the college’s wellness and aquatics centers.
Currently, free tuition is available for Maryland residents age 60 years or more attending classes at CSM—including wellness and fitness classes. Fees and other course related costs are still applicable.
...Historic Working Farm in St. Mary’s County
Summerseat Farm, Inc. donated a conservation easement on a 120-acre historic farm to the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) and the Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust that will protect the scenic, natural and historic resources on the land forever.
“A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a nonprofit land trust, not to ever develop the property. It is binding on all future owners,” said Elizabeth Buxton, director of MET. “We are very pleased to be a partner with the Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust and provide the necessary funding to help make this project possible.”
Historic Summerseat Farm is a beautiful, scenic landmark and the only farm in the region where the public can observe a herd of American Bison. A 19th century Queen Anne-style manor house, a formal garden, and various agricultural structures, including a tobacco barn, smokehouse and dairy cellar are all located on the property.
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Read more...Changes are in the works for health and dental care at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
New dental trailers have been installed to care for service members and their families. Military medicine sick call is being revamped and automation is being installed at the pharmacy at the Navy Exchange.
TRICARE, the health care program serving active duty military personnel, their families and retirees, is changing its coverage. And those covered by the TRICARE dental program will see a switch from United Concordia to MetLife this spring.
The cost to reduce the nitrogen St. Mary’s County residents discharge into the Chesapeake Bay could reach $143.6 million, a work group told the county commissioners Tuesday.
That was the group’s estimated price for an upgrade of all 26,071 septic tanks in the county.
But upgrading all of those septic tanks wouldn’t be enough to meet federal standards set to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Some neighborhoods on septic tanks would have to bear the cost of connecting to public sewer, the work group said.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has lifted the two-year probation placed by his predecessor on the F-35B Lightning Short Takeoff, Vertical Landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter variant. Panetta made the announcement Friday during a tour of Patuxent River Naval Air Station arranged by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D: 5th) Panetta made the announcement before a group of Pax River workers and community leaders and standing in the JSF hanger before one of the aircraft.
“Because of your work the STOVL variant has made sufficient progress so that today I am lifting the STOVL probation, Panetta said to a very loud applause from those assembled in the hanger.
Panetta credited the hard work of the Integrated Test Team at Pax River that consists of 550 contractor personnel and 250 civil service employees. “This generation of fighter behind me is absolutely vital to maintaining our air superiority,” the secretary said. He said he and the defense department were committed to the development of the F-35, which was good news for the community that is one of the key locations for testing the various JSF variants.
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