By Jalen Wade BOWIE — Every year, the people of the City of Bowie gather in a little-known festival to celebrate community within their town. The festival is a way for the city to come together and sh…
USM Board of Regents announce investigation to Adenovirus Outbreak at UMD
COLLEGE PARK – With calls to investigate the University of Maryland and its handling of the outbreak of the adenovirus on its College Park campus, Board of Regents Chair Linda Gooden announced the sta…
D-Day Anniversary at World War II Memorial Honors Two World War II Veterans
June 6, 1944 marked the amphibious landing of allied troops on the beachhead of Normandy. This monumental achievement of World War II showed the bravery of U.S. and Allied troops, resulted in countle…
College Park homeownership program celebrates 50th milestone at City Hall
COLLEGE PARK – Christina Kenny was living in Baltimore when she accepted a job at the University of Maryland. She knew she would be working a lot of nights and weekends at the university’s School of P…
Alsobrooks preaches county’s strength in first State of County address
COLLEGE PARK – In her first State of the County address on June 11, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks highlighted her successes in forming partnerships, funding education and continue…
Local elementary school targeted in robbery attempt
UPPER MARLBORO – Prince George’s County Police (PGPD) formally charged a man who entered a local elementary school with a grill lighter, making threats upon the staff before robbing them. Ricard Josep…
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Remember the 2018 midterm elections? Not all that long ago. Remember how Democrats initially reacted to the incoming election results as, if not a total disaster, certainly far below expectations. The…
Hyattsville residents voice concerns about proposed Magruder Park site for new Hyattsville Middle School
HYATTSVILLE – Hyattsville residents voiced concerns last week about a proposed plan to build a new Hyattsville Middle School (HMS) at Magruder Park. During a June 3 public hearing, Daniel Broder, chai…
County Council remains skeptical after BPW vote on highway expansion
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) voted to move forward with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s (MDOT SHA) Managed Lanes Study, which will expa…
County Council speaks on the future of 5G technology
UPPER MARLBORO — At their meeting on June 4, the Prince George’s County Council received a briefing on small cell towers and what fifth-generation cellular networks (5G) could mean for the future of P…