Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Some county parks and schools are still without power.
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commision (M-NCPPC) has announced that all Summer Playground Programs, Summer Teen Centers, and Therapeutic Recreation day camps held at public school sites will be open on June 3, with the exception of those held at Clinton Grove Elementary, Oxon Hill Elementary, James Duckworth Regional School, C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional School, and Suitland High School. The following M-NCPPC sites are without power and will be closed today, June 3: Downed power lines will keep Watkins Regional Park closed through Thursday, June 5 and that evening's concert was postponed until August. The “Terrific Tuesday” event on June 3 was also canceled. Cosca Tennis Bubble is open, but the park is closed due to downed …
Friday, March 23, 2012
The hiker-biker path will eventually connect with trails in College Park and Hyattsville.
Riverdale Park’s long defunct trolley line is about to be given a second life. Early this summer, Maryland National Capital Area Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) is set to begin construction to convert the old trolley line into a modern hiker-biker trail that will eventually connect with trails in Hyattsville and College Park, said planner-coordinator Elileen Nivera. Though the line has technically sat unused for more than 50 years, a trolley service once ferried passengers between the District of Columbia and Laurel, stopping in Riverdale Park every 10 minutes during its peak years, said local historian Melissa Avery. The line was taken out of service in the 1960s when DC Transit switched over to buses, she said. But by this time …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Concerned residents are able to view the documents submitted to parks and planning.
At Monday night's discussion in University Park on the Cafritz property, several residents said they are still looking for more information. Now, the information is available for them to view. Andrea Davey, spokeswoman with Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, said residents can look at the conceptual site plans for the Cafritz property, even though it's currently in a draft format and hasn't been formally submitted. "According to the staff, the plans are public information," Davey wrote in an e-mail. "They also said that this pre-acceptance period also presents an opportunity for interested citizens to contact the applicant and ask for meetings and presentations so they can understand the application." In order to view …
C. Richardson
11:09 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Why is it that for very important public announcements and/or documents of record, that people seem not to use spell check! That is just unacceptable! The blunder I'm referring to is what appeared on facebook, etc., pointing to the misspeling of the word "program," which was printed on 2012 diplomas issued by PG County. With this announcement, the incorrect month printed on a message of … more ›