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Business
DC Resident Develops New Bus App
DC resident Jason Rosenbaum created his own metro bus tracking app after the Nextbus app stopped working in December. BusTrack DC is now available for free download in the Apple iTunes st...
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Environment
Locals Need for Home Energy Survey
If you live in Riverdale Park, Hyattsville, College Heights Estates or University Park, please considering completing this brief online survey about home energy efficiency. For your time ...
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Environment
Give Back to the Planet by Recycling Old Cell Phones
This past Thursday (Nov. 15) was America Recycles Day, and in the spirit of the occasion, there’s a simple and easy way for all of us to pitch in and help the environment: by recycling ol...
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Patch's House & Home
Hallo-Green? Top 5 Tips for Making Halloween a Bit Greener
If you were asked to name the color most associated with Halloween, most people would say orange or black, but a growing number of companies and individuals are making green an important ...
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Politics
BLOG: Vote for Romney or Get Fired, Koch Industries Message to 50,000 Employees
This morning I came across an article on yahoo news. It discussed a company, namely “Koch Industries”. This company is worth over a billion dollars and is owned by the Koch brothers. T...
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Environment
BLOG: Save Money, Improve Your Home Value, Help the Environment—a Win-Win
Take Loretta and Bob Saks, for example. Only the second owners of their house, which was built in 1938, they have lived there for more than 20 years. “We have lived in our house for ...
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Environment
UMD Extension Hosting Poultry-Palooza Event on Oct. 20
The University of Maryland Extension is hosting “Poultry-Palooza” at the Center for Educational Partnership in Riverdale on October 20. Stop by to learn about local food production—see ou...
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Environment
Riverdale Park Residents Can Learn More About Home Energy Improvement Program
The Small Town Energy Program (STEP) is well underway in Riverdale Park, and the Town is holding an open community event for Riverdale Park residents to learn more about how this exciting...