Hyattsville News

U.S. marshals are looking for a convicted burglar who they say has little regard for the judicial system, and they are asking the public for information to help bring him into custody again.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today will join Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland, for a roundtable discussion about job training programs at the organization's Prince George's Welcome Center in Hyattsville, Md.

Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Charlotte Williams, 5, and her father, Ken Williams, both of Hyattsville, learn how to make bricks using circa 1812 techniques at the Bostwick May Festival, held May 6 at the Bostwick House in Bladensburg to help draw attention to the historic home.

The newly expanded Small Town Energy Program is looking for residents of Hyattsville, University Park and Riverdale Park to participate in a focus group to help program organizers narrow their focus.A The STEP program, is designed to help homeowners take advantage of existing tax rebates and other government or retail discounts to lessen the ... (more)

A Stay alert the next time you find yourself driving through Hyattsville's Route 1 corridor, for if not, you may find yourself rear ending a parked car.A After months of consideration, the Maryland State Highway Administration and the City of Hyattsville will begin offering metered off-peak hours parking on Route 1 between Madison Street and ... (more)

A For the first time in two years, the clatter of children will once again return to the campus at St.

The wafting scent of roasted pig and cheery sound of laughter and discussion emanating from the quiet neighborhood of Madison Street heralded an annual springtime tradition in Hyattsville: the Madison Street Pig Roast.A Hosted at the home of Police Chief Doug Holland, his wife Susan, and their daughter Desiree Holland, the pig roast has become a ... (more)

The Friends of the Hyattsville Branch, a group of local library lovers, will be hosting a celebration of the Hyattsville Library on Saturday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place, naturally, at the Hyattsville Library on 6532 Adelphi Road in Hyattsville.

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- Fairfax County police want to hear from any other victims of a man accused of approaching women at Landmark Plaza with promises of citizenship help and immigration assistance for their relatives.

After 68 years educating area children, the Concordia Lutheran School in Hyattsville will be shutting down at the end of this school year.A The last date of classes will be on June 8, capped by a 2 p.m. closing service at the Redeemer Lutheran Church , according to a message posted on the school's website.

The EYA arts district commercial hub on Jefferson Street will add another open business to its list of tenants today with the opening of Spice 6 , a newly transatlantic chain of Indian restaurants.

If, in your travels, you ever have the opportunity to take in the daytime view of downtown Hyattsville from the roof of the municipal building on Gallatin Street, there is one accessory which you simply must bring along: sunglasses.A Preferably rated for trips into the arctic.

Do you think Congress will elect to allow tax hikes and spending cuts to automatically go into effect next year? The owners and managers of seven nightclubs in Prince George's County were indicted on tax evasion charges Tuesday, signaling that county officials' war on problem nightclubs is far from over.

Congratulations, residents of Riverdale Park: you are now the sole owners of one broken street sweeper.A That's because the Hyattsville City Council Monday night unanimously approved a measure relinquishing its share of the Tymco 435 Sweeper, which the two cities have jointly owned and operated since 2007.A Originally purchased with grant money, ... (more)

Takoma Park Police have arrested a man for hitting two people with his car after an argument on Monday morning.

But in the next few weeks, half a dozen US states are expected to pass legislation that will for the first time protect companies which value their social impact as much as the bottom line.

Hyattsville residents can banish the thought of a municipal government shutdown .

Keen eyes, from both a Hyattsville city police officer and one of the victims of a suspected serial rapist, helped police identify 24-year-old city resident Edwin Xavier Rivas as a suspect in a number of area rapes and sexual assaults.

Center City May 14 at 1:38 a.m.: DUI/DWI Arrest. Kenilworth Avenue at Old Calvert Road.