Patuxent River News

Moments ago, they were in a comfortable state of near-hibernation, bedded down for the winter in the soft mud at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay.

Laurel Council member Mike Leszcz has been tapped to serve as chair of the Patuxent River Commission.A The PRC is a 34-member,A inter-jurisdictional group A that was created by legislative action of the Maryland General Assembly in 1980 to address Patuxent River watershed issues.A Family of Ellicott City Student Killed in Crash Speaks Out A The ... (more)

Established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons, the Naval Air Systems Command is headquartered in Patuxent River, Md., and employs about 32,000 military, civilian and contractor personnel stationed at eight locations across the continental United States and one site overseas.

Laurel Council member Mike Leszcz has been tapped to serve as chair of the Patuxent River Commission.