Next regular update will be after December 26, 2010
Public Safety
2011 Maryland General Assembly
- Gazette: Recall flaw; Getting lawmakers to vote in favor of making it easier to remove them will be a monumental task http://is.gd/jioWI
- MetroWeekly: MD's Marriage Push; Activist optimistic about bill's passage & combating opposition ... http://is.gd/jipL5 (Spons. Del. Barmes)
- Gazette: Del. Ivey (D-47) seeks ban on cell phone towers at schools; Ban could cost schools $2.5M over 5 years http://is.gd/jisUa
- Gazette: Del. Ivey (D-47) uncorks new wine bill for PG; PBill would BYOB to county restaurants http://is.gd/jiuwy
- Gazette: More doctors, clinics needed in Prince George's County, experts say http://is.gd/jmCW1 Quotes Dell. Griffith (D-25)
Government & Politics
- Gazette: PG Council to take meetings on the road; Evening, off-site meetings planned to better connect with residents http://is.gd/jmCKb
- TBDNewsTalk Pr. George's Exec. Baker sidesteps repeated questions about Council's move to reduce Leslie Johnson's influence over dev. proj. in Dist. 6.
- Gazette: Baker studies creation of inspector general's office http://is.gd/jiuHd
- Gazette: Step in the right direction; Baker's proposal for inspector general's office is good sign for PG (Editorial) http://is.gd/jifO5
- Gazette: Eight months after Prince George's council's request, housing agency may get audit http://is.gd/jmCzN
- Big Brother:
- Gazette: Excessive use of cameras makes College Park a speed trap (Letter from Richard Heath) http://is.gd/jirpd
- Gazette: Please, more speed cameras (Letter from Art Garroway) http://is.gd/jiryw
- RT @BowiePatch RT @jwhi Welcome to Bowie, MD. Where this speed camera loves taking my picture every two weeks. Oh wait, here goes the flash.
Education
- Gazette: Culinary arts program begins January at Central High; School's culinary program to begin in January http://is.gd/jipza
- LaurelLeader: Laurel crime log: Computers stolen from Laurel school http://is.gd/jiqd6
- Gazette: Del. Ivey (D-47) seeks ban on cell phone towers at schools; Ban could cost schools $2.5M over 5 years http://is.gd/jisUa
- Gazette: PG NAACP calls for ‘radical changes' to improve schools; Better instruction, more volunteers among suggestions http://is.gd/jjmw2
Business, Transportation & Development
- ggwash New Greenbelt bus service scheduling means unnecessarily long waits. But a solution is simple (by @):
- ggwash Solomon out, sanctions for Johnson, & teen killed in PG... also Dulles Metro security, Gray ed picks, Zimmerman & more:
- laurelleader Things don't look so cheery at the Laurel Mall this Christmas season. Merchant says sales are "depressing"
- Gazette: Retailers hope theater premiere could revitalize Oxon Hill plaza; expect Rivertowne 12 Cinemas to reopen mid-Jan http://is.gd/jioHz
- Examiner: National Harbor residential sales struggle to recover after housing bust http://is.gd/jiqip
- WBJ: Forestville warehouse sells for $3.5M http://is.gd/jiqvx
- Gazette: Author launches unique children's book company; Greenbelt novelist self-produces customizable storybooks http://is.gd/jirKa
- Gazette: Farmers and conservationists searching for common ground at Accokeek Coundation conference http://is.gd/jiu1c
- Gazette: Eight months after Prince George's council's request, housing agency may get audit http://is.gd/jmCzN 2
Local (Municipalities)
- Bowie:
- RT @BowiePatch RT @jwhi Welcome to Bowie, MD. Where this speed camera loves taking my picture every two weeks. Oh wait, here goes the flash.
- Brentwood:
- Gazette: Brentwood fires police chief; Risik's contract will not be renewed, on job since December 2009 http://is.gd/jirXW
- College Park:
- Gazette: Excessive use of cameras makes College Park a speed trap (Letter from Richard Heath) http://is.gd/jirpd
- CollegeParkPatch: Man Associated with College Park Police Chase Arrested http://is.gd/jmA01
- Greenbelt:
- Hyattsville:
- Laurel:
- Upper Marlboro:
- PGPolice: Identity of Suspect Sought in Upper Marlboro CVS Robbery (2966) http://is.gd/jmB5z
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