Piney Point News

Starting Monday, residents of St. Mary's County can file their candidacy for the 2010 election.

Last week's severe thunderstorm brought with it an abundance of lightning and some hail.

A St. Mary's County fish wholesaler who authorities say is at the heart of the largest striped-bass poaching case in Chesapeake Bay history pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to falsifying Maryland catch reports and interstate trafficking in illegal fish.

Golden Eye Seafood LLC and owner, Robert Lumpkins of St. Mary's County, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to and violating the Lacey Act, by falsely recording the amount and weight of striped bass, also known as rockfish, that were harvested by local fisherman and checked-in through Golden Eye from 2003 to 2007.

The carcass of a World War II-era German submarine has rested for 60 years on the bottom of the Potomac River in southern Maryland, visited only by sport divers and marine archeologists.

At least 14 of the 20 officers and crew aboard the U.S. container ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean Wednesday attended union-run maritime schools in Maryland, and many received classroom training on how to handle a pirate or terrorist attack, school and union officials said Thursday.

The wreck, popular with advanced divers, is to be designated part of a protected marine area.

Steve King doesn't have grandkids yet, but he wants to ensure the region has enough clean water to drink for at least the next 100 years.

Plea agreements entered Feb. 19 by St. Mary's County watermen accused of rockfish harvesting violations included a statement of facts alleging their false reporting of catches was helped by a Piney Point ...

Five new online "distance learning" courses now are available to students who plan to enroll in classes at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education.

Happy Valentine's Day, Feb. 14! A Women's Wellness Program, presented by the St.

Seafarers were in the ranks of the nearly 300-person ensemble from America's labor unions who on Jan.

There's good news for those who feel "all at sea" when it comes to selecting a career with promising long-term prospects.

The upcoming presidential inauguration has boosted interest in the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum's political memorabilia exhibit, which will continue this weekend and next weekend, from noon to 4 p.m., until it ...

The St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission already borrowed $10.6 million for upcoming projects in 2007, but came back to the county commissioners Tuesday to take some projects out and add others back in.

The Board of Appeals will consider the following: 1. Application/case no: ZAAP #06-110-066, Huseman/Estate of Jane Catherine Bowles Property owner: Richard B. Huseman, Jr.

Looking back on the past year always feels a little bit like reading a report card or a test score.

Light Opera Company of Southern Maryland with Newtowne Players will present "Hansel and Gretel" at 4 p.m. Dec.

BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS 2009 MEETING SCHEDULE Cases are reviewed twice a year, or as needed, for disabled adults who have been placed into guardianship.

Steve King, director of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission since 1998, has been with the water and sewer utility since 1976.