Chesapeake Beach News

Longtime Calvert County educator and historian Russell Costley spoke about his time in the public school system when Calvert County schools were integrated in 1966.

The Calvert County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Keith Robert Lewis, 49, a white male with the birth date of July 20, 1960.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said last week that he plans to introduce legislation in 2010 that would clarify last session's changes to the state's death penalty statute.

For his Eagle Scout project, Life Scout Alex Dugone of Troop 789 in Dunkirk is collecting donations to send overseas to Maryland soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Calvert County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will celebrate 75 years of service to Calvert County with a fall luncheon at noon Nov.

Almost every hour of the day, people can be seen in tanning salons. And every hour of the day, one American dies from melanoma.

In Maryland's political hemisphere, autumn is marked not by colorful foliage and chillier temperatures, but by its unofficial designation as peak fundraising season.

Public school leaders in Maryland said they were not surprised by Gov. Martin O'Malley's comments this week about superintendents needing to dig deeper to find savings next fiscal year.

Manager Sharon Jones, left, second chefs Kathy Bryant and Bonita Mackall and executive chef Ron Frawley hold a selection of items at Traders in Chesapeake Beach.

Despite the bids for the D Street sewer rehabilitation project being half of what the town budgeted - $1.5 million - the Chesapeake Beach Town Council questioned the expenditure and reviewed spreadsheets before voting to approve funding at its meeting last Thursday.

A St. Mary's judge has ordered that a teenage boy be placed in a short-term behavioral counseling facility for recklessly endangering a man in a stabbing incident last August at a Budds Creek sports facility.

North Beach volunteer firefighters Dave Devere, John Gott Jr., Eric Peterson, Kevin Lawton, Sara Devere and John Gott Sr.

An opinion from the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board recently found that the Chesapeake Beach Town Council "violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to produce minutes following its budget work session on May 7, 2009, in a timely fashion." The council met at least twice between the May 7 meeting and the production of the minutes, the ...

Left, Tania Gale, a naturalist at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, displays various specimens of bats at Friday's "Pizza and Wings" program at the park.Right, Avery Degennaro, 3, of Prince Frederick, and his father, Mike, look over bat specimens displayed by Gale at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp.

Police tell WAVY.com a man remains unconscious and in critical condition after being severely beaten by his roommate Saturday.

We watch the Travel Channel, The Food Channel, and Rachel Ray for 'food entertainment'. But usually, we're also looking for a day ride to get a snack or lunch where motorcycles are welcome.

Calvert County Sheriff's Office First Sgt. Craig Bowen started Aug. 31 as the new Twin Beaches commander.

A 17-year-old, tried as an adult, was given two 15-year jail sentences in the Wicomico County Circuit Court on Sept.

Maryland's Minority Business Enterprise program, which helps qualifying business owners win state contracts, is a place for struggling entrepreneurs in Calvert County to boost their revenues, officials told attendees of a meeting organized by the Southern Maryland Consortium of African American Community Organizations.

As the recession continues to hit the nation and around 10,000 Calvert County residents are now utilizing local food pantries, End Hunger In Calvert County is bringing people together for an evening of awareness and fun.