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Thursday, June 09, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (9 Jun 2011)

Gory Prince George's
Public Safety
  • PGPolice: Police Seek Assistance Locating Critical Missing Male (Nimrod James Harris Jr.) (3125) http://is.gd/hyrVih, http://is.gd/p0QeFh 
    • PGPolice: Critical Missing Person Located (Nimrod James Harris Jr.) (3126) http://is.gd/hNuuVK   
  • Gazette: South county police stress community policing, cooperation; neighborhood walks to help residents prevent crime http://is.gd/VVZwOD   
  • HyattsvillePatch: Juvenile Offenders: What Happens After an Arrest? http://is.gd/8hm8DZ  
  • June 9 redesign of Gazette.net appears to have reduced the number of unique PG county community pages & dropped weekly crime reports (revised) 
  • LaurelPatch Check out this week's #Laurel Police blotter. http://patch.com/A-jkK3  
  • postcrime: Charges: Upper Marlboro couple forced woman to work as servant; 10 yrs, fraudulent visa, peoange contract http://is.gd/uCwIF1   
    • postlocal Charges: Md. couple allegedly forced mother of 8 from the Philippines to work as a servant -- 13 hours a day for 10 years http://wpo.st/LbJ3  
    • emilybabay Learned about a new crime today. Document servitude - when you take someone's docs (visa, passport, etc) so they can't leave.   
    • Capital_Land Md. couple charged in forced-labor case: An Upper Marlboro couple is accu... http://bit.ly/j8pgaA 
    • WTOPinMD Md. couple allegedly forced woman into servitude http://bit.ly/j5uKPN
    • ABC7News A Maryland couple stands accused of forcing a Filipina woman to work for them, unpaid, for 13 hours a day for 10 years. http://wj.la/iXQn3d   .
  • lakeside17 How does the dog left in a hot car get more press than the little girl who was? Girl died. Dog didn't. Dog fr VA, girl, PG. Guess that's it  
  • myfoxdc myfoxdc Copper Thieves Leave Stores Without A/C: For the last two weeks, business has been really hot at G... http://tinyurl.com/3et65en
County Government and Politics
  • PGD9Politico Does anyone have a copy of the final approved FY2012 Budget for PG? It's been approved for 2 wks but I can't find an online copy.  
  • Gazette: Preventing a three-peat; Turner’s proposal to merge county, school system operations commendable--but not new http://is.gd/rSoF2d 
    • Gazette: County considers consolidating services w/ school system, again; BOE Beck says review past task force reports http://is.gd/z5JCi8  
  • Gazette: Council critical of Baker’s econ. development plans; Patterson: ‘This still looks like it’s the same old stuff’ http://is.gd/sbYO8d 
  • Gazette: Lawmakers call for union labor mandate for county projects; Baker concerned about impact on small businesses http://is.gd/b48GZn   
    • Union bill sponsored by AFSCME political coordinator councilwoman Karen Toles (D-Unions & sometimes 7)   
    • MDPolicy Lawmakers in PG County, #MD consider requiring that all gov-funded work projects be granted to #unions. http://su.pr/2kv76k 
  • Gazette: Next hearing about County Council redistricting set for June 16 in Landover, 7:00 pm, Sports & Learning Complex http://is.gd/a9joe4  
  • Wash Informer: Prince George's AAA Rating, a Major Asset http://is.gd/7orWkP   
  • PGCCouncilMedia PGCounty Council News is out! http://bit.ly/efRQWE  
State Government and Politics
Big Brother:
Education
  • Gazette: Schools’ media specialist force set to be halved next year; 93 layoffs; remaining staff split between schools http://is.gd/3TWCf9   
  • BowiePatch   County Schools Initiates Fee to Play High School Sports http://is.gd/k0WGdf  
    • Gazette: PG Schools go to pay-for-play; County high school athletes will play $50 per school year starting in fall 2011 http://is.gd/07Fqjk   
    • Post: Prince George’s to levy $50 athletics fee http://is.gd/y3cjRV  
  • Gazette: Preventing a three-peat; Turner’s proposal to merge county, school system operations commendable--but not new http://is.gd/rSoF2d 
    • Gazette: County considers consolidating services w/ school system, again; BOE Beck says review past task force reports http://is.gd/z5JCi8  
  • Post: Judge rules Md. teen can’t walk with graduation class because she’s 1 class shy of requirement (AP from Examiner) http://is.gd/5J9H57   
  • realpgcounty MD Board of Education names interim State Superintendent of Schools http://t.co/3Iibakw
  • wusa9 2 School Buses (one from PG) Collide in DC; 9 Sent To Hospitals http://bit.ly/j92Apd  
    • emilybabay 9 people, incl several students, hurt when 2 school buses collided head-on in DC: http://ow.ly/5emaO 1 bus was from PG, the other from DC   
  • Gazette: ‘One Less’ headache; There’s more than enough room for similarly named anti-bullying efforts in the country http://is.gd/v0CIRe
Business, Transportation and Development
  • Gazette: Ending business as usual; Projects req. by developer who plead guilty to bribery should undergo thorough review http://is.gd/LU6YFT 
  • Gazette: Council critical of Baker’s econ. development plans; Patterson: ‘This still looks like it’s the same old stuff’ http://is.gd/sbYO8d
  • CarlosMiller New PINAC Post: TSA considering banning photography and videography at airport security checkpoints http://bit.ly/kM0xGb  
  • Gazette: Four PG apartment complexes fetch $72M; Foulger-Pratt part of deal; aging units to be renovated http://is.gd/Hm9Ul0   
  • WTOPinMD Angry Pepco customers laugh, yell at utility meeting http://bit.ly/jyRnuR  
    • wusa9: Major Power Outage Reported Wednesday Night In Wheaton, Silver Spring; a few in PG http://is.gd/KqhCDE   
    • LaurelPatch Power is being restored in #Laurel after 4,800 customers loss power during outage.
  • postlocal Troops' baggage fees are refunded after BWI YouTube video goes viral, causes national outrage http://wpo.st/KbJ3  
  • CollegePrkPatch A few words of criticism for College Park's bike lanes. http://fb.me/SlCpk1ST
Local (Municipalities)
  • June 9 redesign of Gazette.net appears to have reduced the number of unique PG county community pages & dropped weekly crime reports (revised)  
  • Bowie:
    • Gazette: Incumbent files for third term on Bowie council; Four of seven current members have filed to run in November http://is.gd/UkrCRe 
  • Cheverly:
    • Gazette: Cheverly officials plan to meet with ALDI next week; meeting to discuss WIC program http://is.gd/Pe5QaO   
  • College Park:
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  • Seat Pleasant:
    • Gazette: Seat Pleasant selects permanent city administrator; Asst. from Hyattsville’s admin. starts later this month http://is.gd/hB4Btf 
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