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Scholarships available for District 21 residents
Sen. James C. Rosapepe of College Park is accepting applications for the state's legislative scholarship program.
Bills could bolster adult store restrictions
North Prince George's County residents are pleased the County Council is considering strengthening zoning and licensing regulations on adult bookstores and video stores.
Pets have a pal in professional sitter
In Beltsville, a colony of feral cats has slowly been brought under control by human hands.
Agricultural Research Service scientists have sequenced the genome of an invasive parasite called Nosema ceranae that can kill honey bees and is one of the many suspects in the mysterious ailment known as colony collapse disorder .
Killer Highways Costing Billions
Some roads can be killers. But not so much in Maryland. At least compared with some neighboring states.
Roads, congestion concerns shared with lawmakers
The state General Assembly may have adjourned April 13, but the District 21 team is still meeting with their constituents to address their concerns.
University of Maryland grad receives Green Award from city
The College Park Committee for a Better Environment honored David Rogner, a recent University of Maryland graduate, with a Green Award in recognition of his environmental activism.
Window Tint and Cooling Bills The initial investment in window film isn't really cheap, but it will pay for itself the first year.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Ethiopian church board
A Baltimore County judge has dismissed a $4.3 million lawsuit filed by more than 100 former members of an Ethiopian church against its board of trustees after the plaintiffs failed to respond to discovery requests.
Bitter loser Harry Jackson files lawsuit to force referendum against gay marriage in DC
See Harry Jackson , a Beltsville, MD preacher who is trying desperately to gain national recognition by forcing the District of Columbia's residents to vote on the issue of same-sex marriage, and has reportedly turned to the courts to force the DCBOEE to approve his anti-gay marriage voter referendum.
Woman pleads guilty to selling bootleg DVDs
A Beltsville woman pleaded guilty June 11 to selling more than $70,000 in counterfeit DVDs.
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Referendum Rejected: DC Board of Elections and Ethics finds anti-marriage referendum improper
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has rejected a proposed referendum that would subject the District's move to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions to a citywide vote.
D.C. to Continue Marriage Recognition
The Board of Elections for Washington, D.C. has found that a proposed referendum to overturn a D.C. marriage recognition law fails to pass muster.
No Vote on Gay Marriage in D.C.
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has rejected an effort to hold a referendum on whether Washington should recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
High Point among nationwide's top high school list
Five Prince George's high schools were named to the America's Top Public High Schools list by Newsweek magazine for 2009.
New senior center off to a slow start
For those who have driven past Contee and Van Dusen roads wondering when construction crews will begin work on the new Beltsville/Laurel Senior Center on the grounds of Laurel Regional Hospital, officials overseeing the project said a few minor legal details still have to be worked out on the project.
10,000 bees crowd wing of plane at Mass. airport
AFP/File Honey bees walk on a moveable comb hive at the Bee Research Laboratory, in Beltsville, Maryland in 2007.
'Junk' DNA Proves To Be Highly Valuable
That's according to Agricultural Research Service plant pathologist Bret Cooper at the agency's Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., and collaborators at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.
ARS: Bee-killing parasite's genome sequenced
ARS: Bee-killing parasite's genome sequenced Jun. 5, 2009 Agricultural Research Service scientists have sequenced the genome of an invasive parasite called Nosema ceranae that can kill honey bees and is one of the many suspects in the mysterious ailment known as colony collapse disorder.
King Middle math program equals progress
Seventh-grader Darius Cortez of Beltsville gets tutored by eighth-graders Devin Mayo of Upper Marlboro and Ginamarie Shrader of Beltsville on May 27 at Martin Luther King Jr.
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