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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor
Residents press Maryland comptroller on rising energy costs, affordability
Prince George’s County residents sought answers from Maryland’s comptroller on affordability and rising energy costs during a meeting Thursday evening at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center. Comptroller Brooke Lierman took questions from roughly 50 residents who attended the District 1 Community Conversation event hosted by Prince George’s County Council member Tom Dernoga (Dist.1). The event…
Youth basketball league keeps winning on and off the court
On any given Saturday morning during the winter, you can walk into a…
Police identify suspects in Laurel stabbing, shooting incidents
Police have identified suspects in separate stabbing and shooting incidents at a shopping…
3 shot, 2 stabbed near Laurel shopping center
At least three people were shot and two others stabbed in two separate…
Will county lose its way on ag research?
I’m guessing it’ll be early April. No, that last warm snap makes it…
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College Park
County government takes on student attendance
The county announced April 27 that it is launching a new program to help tackle one of education’s most persistent problems. More than a third of county high schoolers are chronically absent, defined as missing more than 10% of school days. The problem is not only in Prince George’s County. In Maryland, 35% of high…
Hyattsville
From Where I Stand: Let’s push for a financially stronger Hyattsville
On April 8, the City of Hyattsville released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. The next day, I started transcribing that budget into a Google sheet, an interactive tool for my neighbors to visualize how the city intends to spend its tax dollars this coming year. My intention was to follow in the footsteps…
The Laurel Independent
Laurel Main Street Festival continues to draw a crowd
Few traditions in Laurel have endured like the annual Main Street Festival. Since 1981, the event — organized by the Laurel Board of Trade to spotlight local businesses — has continued to draw crowds as large as 100,000. Jean McCants, 70, of Laurel, has attended 12 Main Street Festivals over the years. She said she…
