The guys at CalvertNews.info provide a public service for your seasonal crab parties by demonstrating the fine art of getting the meat from a cooked blue crab:

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We live in a private community. We have a sign at the entrance stating that it is a private community. There is one way in and one way out. Nowhere is there public parking for beach access by car. At each beach entrance there is a chain and a no parking sign.

Despite this, some visitors to our neighborhood seem to think they can park wherever they feel like it and walk to the beach. There are signs at the beach that indicate the beach is for the use of Neeld Estate residents and their guests. Each cheater has to drive or walk by two or three signs sharing the who has what right of passage. Pretty clear it seems to me.

Those of us that own homes pay the humongous local and state property taxes for the privilege to have private beach access. It seems unfair that a cheater can drive in and park on a private lawn so he/she can use the beach instead of going next door and paying to use the county beach at Breezy Point. It’s rude. When I challenged one of the cheaters I got a silly answer and a dirty stare. Anyone visiting a friend would be parking near the friend’s home. Perhaps we should go camp in his front yard?

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Annually, Calvert County government throws taxpayer dollars up in smoke allowing a massive fireworks display at Breezy Point Campground. Tonight the unexpected explosions of rude next-door neighbors remind us of years past and probably years to come.

Why? Why is the county doing this? It’s just dumb. The thrills of a bunch of transient residents are placed above property tax payers next door looking for a little piece and quiet in the homes we pay EXCESSIVE property taxes for. Good grief commissioners, whats next? Perhaps we should bring fireworks to your homes at 9:00 PM some evening on an annual basis? These displays do nothing but encourage illegal use of fireworks.

Question? Are VALUABLE public safety resources tied up with this? Fire, police, EMS? How many county employees are on overtime? How much does this annual up-in-smoke cost us?

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SOLOMONS, Md. (April 28, 2009) — The pier at the Naval Air Station Solomons Annex on the Patuxent River suffered a significant fire Tuesday evening. The blaze reportedly started around 6:30 p.m.

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(SOMD.COM Southern Maryland Online by Lauren C. Williams) WASHINGTON (March 29, 2009) — Maryland could be put on a drought watch if April doesn’t bring lots of showers.

Read this very interesting article with lots of relevant historical data on our local weather and water situation. Thank you SOMD.COM and Lauren Williams!

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I follow news on Twitter because I receive news from the big news agencies like Fox News as the news happens. Locally Southern Maryland Online and Calvertnews.info are also on Twitter. Important local stories are zapped to my computer screen thanks to Twitter and the TweetDeck application. Twitter is becoming a local media tool!

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SOMD.COM’s Twitter feed is reporting Charles County Schools closed Monday March 2. Code Red for Employees. Calvert County Schools also closed. Code Red for employees.

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Today 022309, the National Weather Service issued an Enhanced Fire Threat – Special Weather Statement. The overall humidity is at 30% and winds are expected to be high. Conditions are such that if folks are not careful with fire – well you get the drift.

Take heed. Read the details here.

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(SOMD.COM) PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (Feb. 23, 2009) — The Calvert County Board of Education has rescheduled its budget hearing to Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Calvert High School auditorium in Prince Frederick.

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Think ahead to April 25, 2009 and plan to attend the thirty-first Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland. This festival is, in my personal opinion, the best around. You cannot go wrong attending this event. I go for the bag pipes, fiddle music, dancing, and the food!

The festival is always the last Saturday of April each year and is held rain or shine at Jefferson Patterson Park in Calvert County. The festival details are located at the Celtic Society of Southern Maryland website – and yes my spouse and I are members!

Join us this April 25 at the Celtic Festival. The entire family will love it! Whether or not you have Celtic roots this very musical and very cultural event is lots of fun. You can purchase tickets in advance and save three dollars on an adult ticket and two dollars on a child’s ticket (ages 6-12 paid, 5 and under free) so consider getting your tickets before April 1, 2009.

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(HomeTownAnnapolis.com by Erin Cox) When the economy sinks, library traffic soars. Public libraries across Anne Arundel County have seen crowds grow over the past few months. People gather to search for jobs, to use the free Internet access after they have canceled home service to save money, or to get free homework help instead of paying tutors. Click “read more” to view the entire article at HomeTownAnnapolis.com.

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(Baltimore Sun via DIGG) Imperative that every anti-nuclear Marylander and everyone who wishes to save the Chesapeake Bay attend this public hearing on air quality emissions by a double sized experimental reactor more radioactive than the two current reactors already in operation that it will join! This reactor is owned 49.99% by EDF, which is 85% owned by French state.

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(ThewBayNet.com 1/17/09) The 2009 Calvert County Visitors’ Guide is now available. The Visitors’ Guide contains information on shopping, restaurants and County visitor attractions like Breezy Point Beach & Campground, Annmarie Garden, Calvert Marine Museum, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, historic churches, five local wineries and many other places of interest. The Guide also features contact information and details on charter boating, marinas, boat ramps, campgrounds, golf courses, accommodations and biking/hiking trails.

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Some photos I took on a Christmas day walk going south on the beach from Plum Point.

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A region once known for its leafy tobacco fields is trying for a new image: a mini-Napa in the heart of Southern Maryland. Difficult climate and local laws will make repeating the success in Virginia’s wine industry tough.

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(The Washington Times)–It was long before dawn on a cold, clear night when Ray Frank and his son Ryan left their homes north of Baltimore to drive to southern Maryland and fish for striped bass that the weekend angler wouldn’t even think were available in December. But now is when well-fed rockfish arrive from the Atlantic Ocean to invade the Ches

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The Southern Maryland Celtic Society held it’s annual Medieval Feast on 1 November 2008 at the St. James Church Great Hall in Lothian, MD. A good time was had by all. Guests attended wearing period clothing and several guests played sang or played musical instruments.

The seven course meal was absolutely wonderful.

My spouse and I are recent members of the Society. The group puts on the annual Celtic Festival held in Calvert County. The groups activities are great fun. I encourage you to visit the society’s website and to participle in their activities.You will be glad you did.

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My wife took this video of part of the parade. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons Fire and EMS, Sea Scouts, ROTC and others.

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TheBayNet.com: On Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Maryland State Police and the Calvert County Sheriff
’s Office will host the 14th Annual Police & Community United Together Day.

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Join the community in Solomon’s, Maryland this weekend for Patuxent River Appreciation Days. The event is held on the grounds of the Calvert Marine Museum. A parade takes place Sunday at 2:00 PM.

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The financial world around us is collapsing and the Calvert County School Board is telling the Recorder that they are oh so happy about the 57 million they plan on spending to rebuild Calvert High School. Everybody’s property tax check in Calvert County Maryland sends better than 50% of that money to this spend thrift organization. They build and and build and build. There’s no telling them no! Who is watching the Calvert County School District? Who is reigning in spending during hard times? Is there a conservative voice on the school board maybe saying this really isn’t the time? It just completely amazes me that this Board knows no bounds! They PLAN on tax increases before they happen. That’s how sure they are of themselves. They can fleece the citizens here with apparently no oversight. It is high time people started complaining and the Board starts to justify why they can’t do without during hard times for everyone else. What do you think?

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This Chesapeake Bay city of idled crab processing plants and costly vacation homes has had a not-too-distant history of racial strife. But when Cambridge elected its first black mayor this week, residents said their worries about joblessness and the economy were foremost on their minds — not the race or gender of the winning candidate. (Blackvoices.com)

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Best Blue Crabs in Maryland

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The 4th of July celebration has come and gone. A parade and a BBQ and games for the kids. A fun time was had by all. The neighborhood descended on Pat’s house. Our old location is now occupied by a new home under construction. The only disagreeable bunch this year were the purple martins who were more than a little upset all the humans had surrounded the bird house.

Old acquaintances were renewed and new friends were met.  The kids had a  blast with the three-legged run, the egg toss, and the piñata.  Some of us got some sun and stuck our toes in the Bay, others enjoyed the shade of Pat’s hideaway. That’s Pat on right, she rocks! I recognize Jean in this shot. She’s here with the Captain, Captain Buddy and his grand daughter. 

Now these two were discussing something important I’m sure. Maybe they were planning a ride in the golf cart around the beach or perhaps a trip to the Smith’s who own the old Odger’s place to pick wild flowers.

Our oldest visitor Vicki was 93! She was living in the neighborhood when she gave birth to Sue on the right. That’s my Eileen in the middle. The gals are swapping stories about Vicki’s ride on the jet ski when she was 90.

The big guys like my neighbor and I hung around the hot dog stand. There were plenty of condiments. The weather cooperated this year. The thunder and lightning happened about six hours later and it wasn’t too hot or too cold.

We all a blast celebrating our country’s birthday at Neeld Estate, in Calvert County, Maryland.

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