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Heard on All Things Considered December 23, 2009 - ROBERT SIEGEL, host: And I'm Michele Norris.
County set to meet state regs, EPA directives
While it's been known for years that the Patuxent River is too polluted, Calvert County's topography does present opportunities to improve water quality, Director of Planning and Zoning Greg Bowen told the county commissioners on Tuesday.
Lisa Fischer stands next to a new patient, a young male gray horned owl, at her home in Mechanicsville.
Paved roads coming back to Patuxent Park soon
Matt Molloy, left, and Greg Birner of Gradient Construction direct the positioning of a new storm drain Thursday, part of a $12 million revitalization project in the Patuxent Park neighborhood.
Defense bill sends funds to Pax River and Indian Head
Southern Maryland's military installations are close to getting an early Christmas gift from Washington.
Roberts helps people learn how to speak of the dead
David Roberts, former teacher at Chopticon High School, was recently congratulated by the St.
Vice Adm. David Architzel has been appointed to head the Naval Air Systems Command at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Contracts for December 14, 2009
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded a $44,100,000 contract which will provide for the C-130 Avionic Modernization Program.A At this time, the entire amount has been obligated.A 656 AESS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity .
Race for Levy's seat begins to take shape
The race to replace retiring Del. Murray D. Levy is on. Charles County Commissioner Gary V. Hodge on Tuesday became the first candidate to announce his campaign for delegate, jumpstarting what could be a free-for-all in what is now an open seat contest.
State pledges more enforcement of planned oyster sanctuaries
Maryland Natural Resource Police have vowed to increase enforcement and use new technology to catch poachers in the act as part of a new state proposal to restore the Chesapeake Bay's oyster population.
Hearing to focus on base encroachment
The Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management will hold a public forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Dec.
Nutrient Budgets and Management Actions in the Patuxent River Estuary, Maryland
BOYNTON, W. R., J. D. HAGY, J. C. CORNWELL, W. M. KEMP, S. M. GREENE, M. S. OWENS, J. E. BAKER, AND R. K. LARSEN.
State plans more oyster sanctuaries
The proposal and additional information are available online at www.dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries. There will be several public hearings on the proposals in January, including one in Calvert County yet to be scheduled.
World champion Frisbee freestyler named NAVAIR associate fellow
Navy Air Systems Assistant Commander for Research and Engineering Rear Adm. Donald Gaddis and deputy assistant Jessie McCurdy announce Materials Engineer Paul KennyOs induction as an Associate Fellow Nov.
Engineer who help create Polaris missile dies
Robert A. Fuhrman, a pioneering Lockheed engineer who played a central role in the creation of the Polaris and Poseidon missiles before rising to the top of the aeronautics and aerospace giant, died Saturday in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Musical's mission takes humbug out of Dickens classic
Lt. Jonathan Pohnel, left, will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in his Christmas musical "Scrooge" next week at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station theater.
Oyster sanctuaries among state initiatives to keep watermen's bounty alive
Calvert County waterman Simon Dean of Lusby heads out to patent tong for oysters on his boat Rough Water earlier this month under the Gov.
Suspect in murder faces federal charge
A former air traffic controller stationed at Patuxent River Naval Air Station has been indicted by federal grand jurors, five months after he was arrested on the Eastern Shore upon the discovery of his wife's dead body.
BAE Systems Welcomes F35 to Patuxent River As Vertical Flight Moves a Step Closer
A BAE Systems led test team has welcomed the short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, for flight testing.
Boeing unit wins $10.8M aircraft service order
A St. Louis-based unit of Boeing Co. was awarded a nearly $10.8 million option to provide service support for F/A-18 aircraft for the governments of Switzerland, Australia, Finland, Canada, Kuwait, Malaysia and Spain, the Pentagon announced recently.
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