Hyattsville

Rewilding Route 1: Merry Mistletoe!

When I was growing up in the Missouri Ozarks, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas were always given over to the hunt for mistletoe — not for its well-known canoodling connotation, mind you, but for cold, hard cash. As soon as the leaves blew down in late November, exposing the evergreen mistletoe clumps high in…

By RICK BORCHELT

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Crime

Hyattsville police officer charged with sexual abuse of a minor

Hyattsville Police Corporal Jonathan Monge was arrested Nov. 20 on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, second-degree rape, and sex offense in the third and fourth degree, according to press releases today from the Hyattsville Police Department and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney. According to the HPD, Monge is on administrative leave without…

Residents warn tenants of ICE agents at Hyattsville apartment building

Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent much of the Friday Nov. 7 in or near Castle Manor Apartments in Hyattsville, with agents visible through the windows of the lobby of building L for most of the afternoon. After a resident of Jefferson St first alerted the community to the presence of ICE…

Hyattsville police arrested carjacking suspect Wednesday evening

At about 5:30pm on Wednesday evening, Hyattsville police reached over a fence to apprehend a suspect hiding in a backyard in the area of 43rd Ave and Queensbury, according to an resident who witnessed the arrest. According to Hyattsville Police Department twitter, the suspect had carjacked a car and crashed it nearby at about 5:10pm…

History

Maryland supports county tourism from Hyattsville to Piscataway Park

If you are looking for outings to finish out the summer, you can find tourist attractions all over Prince George’s County, from Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center right here in Hyattsville, all the way down to Piskataway Park across the Potomac from Mount Vernon.  Area kids who visit these locations during the school year may benefit…

Food

Hyattsville residents change shopping habits as grocery prices rise

John Schweitzer, a manager for Susan Gage Caterers, moved from Asheville, N.C., to Hyattsville in September 2024, drawn by a bigger paycheck. But he said grocery shopping has now become a balancing act as he manages his budget.  When he started his job in Hyattsville, Schweitzer, 66, said grocery shopping was more affordable. But prices…

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