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🌱 How a $1.1 million budget shift will impact Calvert school services

Prince Frederick, Maryland Patch AM: a 5 min read

Morning Prince Frederick! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $1.1 million budget shift will impact Calvert school services
  • How a new Main Street status could reshape downtown Prince Frederick
  • See why Calvert’s girls flag football team ranks among Maryland’s best

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, hot and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with sun and clouds, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Calvert Commissioners Approve $1.1 Million School Budget Reallocation (thebaynet.com) — County commissioners meeting in Prince Frederick have approved shifting $1.1 million within Calvert County Public Schools’ existing 2026 operating budget, moving funds from student services and instructional salaries into transportation and facilities. Officials stress this reallocation won’t raise overall school spending but is meant to cover higher energy, building, and transportation costs already incurred.
   

2. Calvert Seeks Main Street Maryland Designation For Prince Frederick (thebaynet.com) — Prince Frederick could gain new state support for downtown revitalization after Calvert County commissioners unanimously backed applying for a Main Street Maryland designation. If approved, the town would receive technical assistance, training, and priority access to certain funding, building on recent investments like streetscape upgrades, Armory Square, and popular Main Street holiday events.
   

3. USA TODAY Sports' Super 10 high school flag football preseason rankings for Maryland (usatoday.com) — Prince Frederick athletes are in the statewide spotlight as Calvert High’s girls flag football team debuts at No. 4 in USA TODAY Sports’ Maryland preseason rankings. The list highlights top programs across the state as Maryland launches its first officially sanctioned girls flag football season this fall.
   

4. Prince Frederick woman charged with attempted murder in pool stabbing (somdnews.com) — An 18-year-old Prince Frederick resident has been charged with attempted murder and assault after a man was stabbed in the neck near a pool on Battle Creek Court off Sixes Road in Prince Frederick. State police say the victim survived after being taken to a hospital, and court records show the defendant remains held without bond with a hearing later this month.
   

5. James Leroy Robinson, Sr., 82, (smnewsnet.com) — Family and friends are remembering James Leroy Robinson Sr., who was born in Prince Frederick in 1944 and later settled in Dunkirk, where he recently passed away at age 82. A U.S. Army veteran and longtime local worker, he is remembered for his love of the outdoors, his grandchildren, and simple pleasures like game shows, with services handled through Rausch Funeral Home and Southern Memorial Gardens.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Prince Frederick

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