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Thursday Jul 9 | Gazette.Net

Even with slow economy, Fourth of July still a time to celebrate

After several years of revenue growth, sales at Montgomery County specialty catering business Carbecue will likely tail off this year, owing to the recession.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Boxing Along The Beltway

Ann Wolfe To Appear at August 15 All-Female Amateur Card in Fort Washington

Eight-time women's world champion Ann Wolfe will be the special guest at the next all-female amateur boxing card on Saturday, August 15 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD .

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Insight News

Slain Holocaust guard remembered

In an emotionally charged eulogy that took place on a radiant afternoon, Stephen Tyrone Johns, the special police officer who was slain at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, was remembered as a gentle giant with a big heart and warm smile.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Your View: Why I teach my students about hate crimes

Dr. Carolyn Petrosino is the chairperson of the Criminal Justice Department at Bridgewater State College.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Gazette.Net

Some local residents, cyclists miffed about Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail

Cyclists say it's the trail that leads to nowhere. Some residents and riders who have used the newly opened Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail, which connects pedestrians and cyclists on both sides of the Potomac River to Prince George's County and Alexandria, Va., say that despite its hype, planners still have a ways to go in fully integrating the trail ...

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Daily Record

Former owner says he has tentative Rosecroft deal

The former owner of Rosecroft Raceway says he has reached a tentative deal to buy back the bankrupt harness track in Prince George's County.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Gazette.Net

Author uses street struggles to address churchgoers

Accokeek author Barry Keith recently published his fourth book, "The Silence," that examines the failure of black churches to address drug use in the year 2050.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Gazette.Net

Memorial for 12-year-old's death signals time for healing

Kimberly and Alphonso Booker and friends and family from the community release balloons June 13 in memory of the Bookers' son, Alexander, who died two years ago at the National Harbor construction site in Oxon Hill.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Tentative Deal Reached For Rosecroft

Greenbelt real estate developer Mark Vogel a ' who owned Rosecroft for four years before financial troubles forced him to file for bankruptcy protection in 1991 a ' said he's willing take on the risk again to make the Fort Washington track viable.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Gazette.net

Congressional leaders weigh grant to fund anti-gang campaign

The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to approve a $2.7 million grant to hire more police and provide funding for programs to combat gang activity in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Washington Post

Museum Shooting Victim to Be Remembered at Funeral

Hundreds showed up at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Md. to pay their respects to officer Stephen T. Johns, who was killed last Wednesday while on duty at the Holocaust Museum.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Newswatch 50

Funeral to be held for slain museum guard

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. - A funeral is being held Friday morning for the security guard who was shot and killed at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Gazette.Net

Family's experience highlights shortage of special education substitutes

Tanisha Jackson and her 3-year-old son, Ellis, spend time together in their Fort Washington home in February.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

The Washington Post

Prince George's Offers Night Recreation Programs to Help Youths Navigate Summer

Durrell Tyler of Fort Washington, left, grabs the rebound from Glenn Bookhardt of Temple Hills during a recent game at the Temple Hills Community Center.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Independent

Two arrested in theft spree at Waldorf gym parking lot

It was just a quick trip to the gym, and Wendy Deal was in a hurry. Plus, her gym doesn't have lockers, so she stowed her purse in her sport utility vehicle and headed to her workout.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Gazette.Net

Leaders pledge help for Cheverly hospital improvement

Two Maryland lawmakers pledged Monday to seek homeland security funding to help transform the struggling Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly into a regional disaster emergency center.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

MyFoxDC

Fort Washington Home Robberies Rise

Home robberies are on the rise in one Prince George's County community. First there was one break in, then another and soon the Fort Washington neighborhood found itself in the middle of a crime spree.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Highly recruited brothers to commit to Tigers

By Staff , Memphis Commercial Appeal Originally published 09:51 p.m., June 5, 2009 Updated 09:51 p.m., June 5, 2009 Mark Weber /The Commercial Appeal Will Barton, a top recruit from Baltimore, works on his jump shot during the University of Memphis Elite Basketball Camp on Friday morning.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Gazette.net

County leaders campaign for improved state health care

Prince George's County Councilman Tom Dernoga made a controversial statement to local residents when he said, "We already have universal healthcare," at a community healthcare forum May 27 in Clinton.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Kansas City InfoZine

Dad Tends to Home, and Daughter, While Mom Is Deployed in Iraq

Gloria, 37, is an Air Force nurse who's been stationed in Balad, Iraq, since February.

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