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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor

College Park

Community survey names crime prevention as top priority

In separate surveys, College Park residents said the city’s greatest priority should be crime prevention and public safety. The 510 residents who responded to the city’s biennial community survey also named land use, police services, economic development and code enforcement as areas the city should focus on over the next two years. In another survey…

By AUDREY BENGTSON

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College Park

Wellesley homeowners object to new sidewalk

A representative of College Park’s public works staff on March 11 offered residents who live on and near Wellesley Drive in the College Park Estates neighborhood the option of locating a new sidewalk on the north or south sides of the street but ran into opposition from homeowners who said they don’t want a sidewalk…

Hyattsville

It’s going to get worse: Why Hyattsville must fund emergency immigrant relief

What is happening in Hyattsville right now is horrifying. Neighbors are being ripped from their families during botched U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids with guns drawn and children watching. A mother was taken during an asylum hearing, leaving behind a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old. Families are terrified to leave their homes, even to…

The Laurel Independent

Cutting Keeps Garden Edges Appealing

Many turn toward native gardening with the hope of reducing their yard work. In my experience, a well-designed wildlife garden eventually eliminates most annual maintenance. After establishment, there is no mulching, no fertilization, no repurchasing of annuals and no raking out the beds. In fact, I think the only maintenance I ever do in my…

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