Bladensburg News

Bladensburg is among nine Prince George's County municipalities that will soon be installing solar panels on their town halls, thanks to federal money.

Artist Melissa Glasser Bruzera of Brentwood stands with student Hilary Bright, 15, of Bladensburg on Saturday at the bridge over the Anacostia River where she and other students helped paint a mural for the Port Towns Youth Mural project.

Stand-up comic Tashya Tummings, 28, of Upper Marlboro hosts an open mic night Nov.

This little town in the paved-over heart of suburban Washington, where cows grazed long ago, is "greening" its main street - showing what Baltimore and other cities in the region might need to do to help save the Chesapeake Bay .

Two state troopers are hospitalized and a man is facing custody after a chase from Prince George's County to Baltimore County along Interstate 95/495. Police are not releasing the man's identity but said he is a 30-year-old believed to be from Pennsylvania.

This was just announced today The cyclist, who police have not identified, was pulling onto Annapolis Road from the Bladen Plaza Shopping Center about 2 a.m. when he crossed the path of a Bladensburg police officer headed west, police said.

The Port Towns' intergovernmental cooperation was on showcase to a group of Nicaraguan officials visiting the area last week as part of a U.S. State Department trip to learn about American democracy and governance.

Bladensburg's Town Council remains unchanged after incumbents swept three seats up for election.

DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville has opened its newly-renovated McCarthy Activity Center.

The Riverdale Park Town Center, which is mostly vacant, is now a little emptier after one of its few businesses, Old Town Pets, closed in August.

Cecila Veimyere and Lillie Coleman celebrate the 30th anniversary of Emerson House on Sept.

Volunteers are needed to help plan and run the upcoming Riverdale Park Day. The next meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Sept.

SUNDAY: Don't put away the flip-flops yet. Summer isn't over until after Crossroads' Annual Outdoor Reggae Fest .

Many Catholic high schools across the country have contracted with independent companies to operate their cafeterias as a way to improve food quality and respond to students' requests for more nutritious choices.

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Teacher Ilona Horchler helps second-grader Nile Keiler 7, of Bowie create "marguerites," or daisies in English, on Friday at the Robert Goddard French Immersion School in Seabrook.

Sgt. Jerry Manley of the Prince George's Police removes items from the Parkway Pawn Shop on Thursday afternoon in Bladensburg.

Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg left a lasting impact upon Sister Ellen Marie Hagar's life.

A Forestville man was arrested Friday night and charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting a day earlier in Temple Hills.

Bladensburg police said a suspected drunken driver hanged himself in a cell at the town's police station early Sunday.