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Hyattsville

Hyattsville Considering Program for Snow Shoveling Volunteers

At its Feb. 23 meeting, the Hyattsville City Council proposed allocating $3,000 to buy shovels and fund a volunteer snow removal program to assist elderly and disabled residents. City code requires property owners and tenants to clear sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowstorm ends or face a warning, which could lead to a $500…

By ALEX BURKE

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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…

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

History-maker Olivia Crosby rises with girls wrestling

Stuck between the sweat-stained mat and her male opponent for almost all of the Prince George’s County wrestling tournament semifinal match, Olivia Crosby, 17, refused to yield.  After a speeding escape forced Amari Points into a technical violation, Crosby looked up from the mat laughing. It was then that her coaches knew she could make…

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