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Hyattsville

Election 2026: A video interview with Victor R. Ramirez

Prince George’s County residents will soon head to the polls to elect a candidate to represent District 2, which includes Hyattsville. Recently, Streetcar Suburb News Executive Director Kit Slack sat down for a video interview with the two candidates–Victor R. Ramirez and Daniel Armando Jones. Candidate Victor Ramirez, a Democrat from Hyattsville, was a District 47…

By KIT SLACK

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College Park

Chinese immersion to continue at Paint Branch Elementary

In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Prince George’s County school superintendent announced on June 4 that the Chinese immersion programs at Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park, Greenbelt Middle School and Largo High School will continue with full funding for another year. Earlier this year, the county proposed to close the all-student…

Hyattsville

 ‘Nature Nearby’ columnist Seitz dies in April

John Frederick “Fred” Seitz died at his home in Hyattsville — the same home that he and his wife, Kathyrn “Kathy” Foxhall, bought and moved into after they wed in 1988 — on April 26, at age 73, according to his obituary. Seitz wrote the “Nature Nearby” column for the Life & Times (L&T) for…

The Laurel Independent

How to bring a garden back to life

Do you have a garden bed that causes you to wince as you pass by? Whether it’s filled with a tangle of overgrown weeds or simply dead plants, it can make you feel embarrassed or like a failed gardener. You’re not alone — every gardener has faced this at some point. Fortunately, nature’s magic is…

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