Local News & Events

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Field Day – Saturday June 5, 2010

June 3, 2010
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Field Day Saturday June 5, 2010 10 am – 4 pm Rain or Shine – Large Tented Area for Agricultural Displays & Exhibits Fun for the Whole Family! Hay Rides - Animal Exhibit - Farm Machinery Research Exhibits - Hands on Demonstrations Light Refreshments for Sale Signing and Handicapped Access Vans Available More info: http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=14996

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Congressional Update

June 3, 2010
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The Greater Laurel/Beltsville Democratic Club in cooperation with The Roosevelt Democratic Club The 21st District Democratic Team Sen. Jim Rosapepe and Delegates Barbara Frush, Ben Barnes, & Joseline Peña-Melnyk Invite you to a Congressional Update for local Democrats On Wall Street reform, job creation, health care and other major issues with Our Congressman Steny...

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West College Park Civic Association Meeting – Sunday, June 6 at 7PM

June 2, 2010
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The Civic Association will hold its spring meeting on Sunday, June 6 at 7pm at the Swim Club.  The Civic Association will hold its annual election.  Please consider running for the Board.   We welcome your energy and ideas.  The time commitment is far from onerous.  The board currently meets twice a year before meetings. ...

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The Melwood Prince George’s County Open

May 26, 2010
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New this year, the University of Maryland Golf Course is pleased to host the Melwood Prince George’s County Open Nationwide Tournament, May 31 through June 6. Parking for the Tournament will be in parking lot 1d. Nationwide Tournament weekday traffic will be spread throughout each day, and heaviest on Thursday and Friday, in the vicinity...

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Prince George’s County High Schools Commencement Ceremonies at UM

May 25, 2010
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Prince George’s County high schools will once again hold their commencement ceremonies at the Comcast Center this year. This usually means heavy traffic at the Campus Drive/Route One, and Paint Branch Drive/Route 193 intersections. Incoming traffic prior to each ceremony, and departing traffic following each ceremony, will be particularly heavy. Here’s the current schedule...

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Purple Line Forum: The Best for College Park

May 21, 2010
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Date: Monday, May 24, 2010 Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland Come out and participate in a critically important briefing by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) on the preferred Purple Line alignment on campus and related issues impacting College Park’s Future. As you may know, there has been a...

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Pepco Rate Hike Meeting

May 12, 2010
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PEPCO will be having a hearing on the proposed rate hikes in place for the upcoming year.  The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 20, at 6:30 pm in the College Park City Council Chambers.  The public hearing notice is available at: http://www.opc.state.md.us/p/256/May-6-2010-Evening-Public-Hearing-Pepco-Request-to-PSC-for-Rate-Increase

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4th Annual Spring Community Picnic – May 22, 2010; 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

May 12, 2010
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Our annual Spring Picnic is less than two weeks away! Food – BBQ’d hot dogs, burgers, chips, cookies & soft drinks will be on sale Games – Brandon James will coordinate basketball games.  Anyone volunteers to coordinate Field Games and Tennis matches? Important Demos & Information: Animal Control – The city’s new Animal Control...

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Explore and Enjoy College Park Tour

May 12, 2010
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A group of residents is starting up an Explore and Enjoy College Park Tour.  The purpose is to get together to promote shopping and eating locally, as well as to bring residents from across the city together to build a sense of community and talk about local issues in a relaxed setting. Their first...

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CPW-NW: Fall Community Festival 2009 – A Preview!

September 24, 2009
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Dear Neighbors: If you haven’t done so already, please save the date for our 3rd annual CPW-NW Community Fall Festival – Saturday, October 10th, 2009 from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. – in the CPW Park! Check out our planned Festival Attractions: Arts & Crafts and Storybook Nook for kids Beekeeping Demo Cardio Exercise &...

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