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2026 Maryland state legislature previewThe Maryland General Assembly will be in session in Annapolis from Jan. 14 to Apr...
08/01/2026

2026 Maryland state legislature preview

The Maryland General Assembly will be in session in Annapolis from Jan. 14 to April 13. We thought our readers would want to know what their state representatives will be working on, so Streetcar Suburbs Publishing reached out and asked the following four questions: What are your top priorities for this legislative session? What district-specific issues do you plan to take on?...

The Maryland General Assembly will be in session in Annapolis from Jan. 14 to April 13. We thought our readers would want to know what their state representatives will be working on, so Streetcar Suburbs Publishing reached out and asked the following four questions: What are your top priorities for....

Noise camera to issue warnings in front of Northwestern High SchoolA new traffic camera on Adelphi Rd will measure the n...
07/01/2026

Noise camera to issue warnings in front of Northwestern High School

A new traffic camera on Adelphi Rd will measure the noise made by northbound cars in front of Northwestern High School. The camera will record license plate numbers and issue warnings to cars with motor noise that is too loud. Under Maryland law, cars can't be louder than 80 decibels. The camera will issue warnings when cars reach 85 decibels or more, which is about as loud as a blender....

A new traffic camera on Adelphi Rd will measure the noise made by northbound cars in front of Northwestern High School. The camera will record license plate numbers and issue warnings to cars with motor noise that is too loud. Under Maryland law, cars can’t be louder than 80 decibels. The camera w...

Make resolutions small, specific for best resultsThe key to keeping New Year’s resolutions is to make them small and spe...
02/01/2026

Make resolutions small, specific for best results

The key to keeping New Year’s resolutions is to make them small and specific, College Park experts say. Big, broad resolutions such as exercising more, learning to cook or saving money are difficult to keep because they are vague, according to University of Maryland (UMD) assistant psychology professor Nathan Cheek. “The sustainable way to pursue goals is to make a lot of small changes over time instead of making the big changes people want,” Cheek said....

The key to keeping New Year’s resolutions is to make them small and specific, College Park experts say. Big, broad resolutions such as exercising more, learning to cook or saving money are difficult to keep because they are vague, according to University of Maryland (UMD) assistant psychology prof...

Grad students struggle with high rentsThe living room wasn’t meant to be a bedroom, but it’s the only space Ibrahim Moha...
02/01/2026

Grad students struggle with high rents

The living room wasn’t meant to be a bedroom, but it’s the only space Ibrahim Mohammed can afford. His mattress sits against one wall beside a folding table that doubles as his study desk. There are no doors for privacy, and the kitchen light spills into the space where he sleeps. It is not what he pictured when he left India for graduate school....

The living room wasn’t meant to be a bedroom, but it’s the only space Ibrahim Mohammed can afford. His mattress sits against one wall beside a folding table that doubles as his study desk. There are no doors for privacy, and the kitchen light spills into the space where he sleeps. It is not what...

Citizens have until Jan. 8 to submit comments on the plan or request a public hearing.
01/01/2026

Citizens have until Jan. 8 to submit comments on the plan or request a public hearing.

The U.S. Secret Service is proposing to build what it refers to as a defense training facility on a 43-acre site adjoining its James J. Rowley Training Center at 9200 Powder Mill Road, east of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The training center is south of the South Laurel Drive and Snowden Pond n...

Hey all -- we are about $4,500 short of our $20,000 goal for annual fundraiser ending this week. What we raise will be t...
28/12/2025

Hey all -- we are about $4,500 short of our $20,000 goal for annual fundraiser ending this week. What we raise will be tripled thanks to supporters ready to match your donation. We are depending on $60,000 from this fundraiser to pay staff to follow important beats and to publish timely news online in between monthly print editions. Can you help us keep hyperlocal news sustainable and high quality in your city?

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Laurel city leaders observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial DayCity of Laurel officials gathered Dec. 19 with community membe...
23/12/2025

Laurel city leaders observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day

City of Laurel officials gathered Dec. 19 with community members and nonprofit leaders to observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance and advocacy honoring people who died while experiencing homelessness. “Each name, each life mattered. These were our neighbors, our family members, our friends — people with stories, dreams and dignity,” said Marchelle LeBlanc, director of the city’s Human Services Department....

City of Laurel officials gathered Dec. 19 with community members and nonprofit leaders to observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance and advocacy honoring people who died while experiencing homelessness. “Each name, each life mattered. These were our neighbors, our fami...

Parkdale stabbing ends with arrest of teenagerAsA teenager is facing a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly sta...
18/12/2025

Parkdale stabbing ends with arrest of teenager

AsA teenager is facing a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 14-year-old student inside Parkdale High School on Thursday morning, according to Prince George’s County police. A police spokesperson said the 14-year-old is in critical, but stable, condition after being stabbed at the Riverdale school. The student who was injured was taken to the hospital with injuries that school officials said are not life threatening....

AsA teenager is facing a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 14-year-old student inside Parkdale High School on Thursday morning, according to Prince George’s County police. A police spokesperson said the 14-year-old is in critical, but stable, condition after being stabbed at ...

College Park resident is new speaker of MD HouseFormer College Park City Councilmember Joseline Peña‑Melnyk was sworn in...
16/12/2025

College Park resident is new speaker of MD House

Former College Park City Councilmember Joseline Peña‑Melnyk was sworn in on Dec. 16 as the 109th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. Peña‑Melnyk, a Democrat who became the second woman speaker and the first Afro‑Latina to hold that position, lives in College Park Woods and has served as a state District 21 delegate since taking office in January 2007....

Former College Park City Councilmember Joseline Peña‑Melnyk was sworn in on Dec. 16 as the 109th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. Peña‑Melnyk, a Democrat who became the second woman speaker and the first Afro‑Latina to hold that position, lives in College Park Woods and has served...

Read our associate editor Jalen Wade's article in The Objective on the importance of local news:
16/12/2025

Read our associate editor Jalen Wade's article in The Objective on the importance of local news:

Hyperlocal and local journalists like me tell stories for smaller communities that are important to the people in these towns and areas.

College Park Moose Lodge finds new homeAfter six years of searching, officials of the College Park Moose Lodge #453 hav...
13/12/2025

College Park Moose Lodge finds new home

After six years of searching, officials of the College Park Moose Lodge #453 have finally found a new place to call home at 8907 Baltimore Ave. President Debbie Herbert said it may still be months before the move is complete. The organization, which opened at 3700 Metzerott Road in 1948, sold its building in 2020 to Iglesia de Dios Pentecostés, Misión el Buen Samaritano, a local church, for $4.475 million, according to state tax records, and continued to rent space through a leaseback agreement....

After six years of searching, officials of the College Park Moose Lodge #453 have finally found a new place to call home at 8907 Baltimore Ave. President Debbie Herbert said it may still be months before the move is complete. The organization, which opened at 3700 Metzerott Road in 1948, sold its bu...

Paid firefighters return to Berwyn HeightsThe Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad added four caree...
13/12/2025

Paid firefighters return to Berwyn Heights

The Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad added four career firefighters and two emergency medical technicians to its staff on Nov. 17, 17 months after the county reassigned the station’s full-time responders to other locations in June 2024. The paid emergency workers will staff the day shift from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. “This is very, very, very good news,” College Park Mayor Fazlul Kabir said....

The Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad added four career firefighters and two emergency medical technicians to its staff on Nov. 17, 17 months after the county reassigned the station’s full-time responders to other locations in June 2024. The paid emergency workers will staf...

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