Violent crime touches Hyattsville
BY JOSIE JACK On March 25, The City of Hyattsville experienced its first homicide in a year — a fatal…
Trash to treasure: the city evaluates its trash collection
BY ILANA WILLIAMS Lesley Riddle, the director of the Public Works Department, presented the city council with a study of…
Crime in University Park hits a 10-year low
BY NICHOLAS DOYLE Crime in the town of University Park hit a 10-year low last year, which the police…
Planting on private property leads to lush tree canopy, arborist hopes
BY ILANA WILLIAMS Need more trees in your city? Try planting them on private property. Before the pandemic,…
Paint Branch Elementary’s immersion program thrives
BY JOSIE JACK – Jing Shen, a fifth grade teacher at College Park’s Paint Branch Elementary School, walked around her…
Hyattsville hosts women’s history month Q&A
BY MICHAEL G. CHARLES In observation of Women’s History Month, the city of Hyattsville hosted a webinar to provide advice…
Hyattsville’s 2022 Mayoral Race Begins: Robert Croslin Files First
BY JON DONVILLE AND KIT SLACK Last updated April 4, 2022 – Hyattsville residents will head to the polls in…
District 3 candidates discuss development, public safety, at Riverdale forum
BY SOPHIE GORMAN ORIANI On March 23, candidates for Prince George’s County Councilmanic District 3 gathered at Solid Rock Church…
Highest court upholds circuit court ruling; county to use commission’s redistricting map
By Sophie Gorman Oriani On March 7, the Court of Appeals of Maryland upheld the county circuit court’s January…
Hyattsville Environment Committee discusses single-use food service product bill
BY MICHAEL CHARLES The Hyattsville Environment Committee is discussing legislation that would limit the distribution of single-use food service products…