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Education
PGCPS students
dominate at annual
science fair
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Celebrating 83 years of service!
By Emily Blackner
@emilyblackner
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Metro’s website shut down on Tuesday, March 15, and the transit system itself followed that evening.
In the midst of a website crash
due to high traffic in the wake of media reports leaking the news, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced that
all six Metrorail train lines and 91
stations would shut down at midnight Wednesday, March 16, to allow for the inspection of 600 cables
throughout the system. The system
did not reopen until 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, making for a total of
29 hours without service.
“When I say safety is our highest priority, I mean it,” Wiedefeld
said.
Metro Board Chair Jack Evans
said it was the first time the system
See “WAMATA” page 3
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Lady Terps upset
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Hundreds attend vigil held for slain officer
By Jim Davis
Special to The Sentinel
LANDOVER – On an overcast day, several hundred Prince
George’s County Police Officers,
along with family members,
friends, community leaders and
citizens, stood in the parking lot
of Prince George's County Police
headquarters on Barlowe Road
Sunday for a candlelight vigil and
a moment of silence for Officer
Jacai Colson, who was shot and
killed only a few feet away on
March 13.
On that day, shortly after 4
p.m., three brothers, Michael,
Elijah and Malik Ford, drove up
Barlowe Road and parked in front
of the police headquarters.
Michael Ford got out holding a
.40 caliber handgun and opened
fire.
As Michael was shooting,
off-duty Prince George County
Police Officer Jacai Colson arrived, “saw that his fellow officers were in danger and put himself between his fellow officers
and Michael Ford, demonstrating
PHOTO BY JIM DAVIS
Prince Georgeʼs County Police Chief Hank Stawinski (right) bends down
and offers his condolences to Barbara Rust, the grandmother of the late
Jacai Colson, a police officer who was killed during a shootout in
Landover on March 13. Despite evidence showing Colson was killed
inadvertently by a fellow officer, Colsonʼs family remains supportive of the
police department.
extreme heroism,” said Prince
George’s County Police Chief
Hank Stawinski.
Colson’s grandmother, Bar-
bara Rust, and other family members held candles but could not
hold back the tears as Chief Stawinski tried to comfort them.
“He was a fantastic grandson. He’s is in a better place
now,” Rust said.
Mary King, who lives in the
surrounding
neighborhood,
showed up to pay her respects to
Colson.
“I just had to come and pay
respects to a person who was
killed for no reason,” she said.
A viewing for Officer Colson
will be held Thursday, March 24,
from 2 - 9 p.m. at Borgwardt Funeral Home, 4400 Powder Mill
Road in Beltsville.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, March 25, at 11 a.m. at
the First Baptist Church of Glenarden, 600 Watkins Park Drive
in Largo.
Interment will be held in
Colson’s hometown on Monday,
March 28, at noon at Lawn Croft
Cemetery in Linwood, Pa.
At a press conference held on
See “Vigil” page 4
Hyattsville to modernize paid parking by summer
By Candace Rojo Keyes
The Prince George’s
Sentinel
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HYATTSVILLE – The latest in
paid parking technology is well on
its way to the city of Hyattsville as
the city staff looks to induct a payby-phone application into its metered lot’s repertoire.
At the city council meeting on
March 21, James Chandler, the assistant city administrator, made a
presentation to the Hyattsville City
Council about the direction the city
is hoping to go as it selects a vendor
for a new pay-by-phone option for
the city’s metered lots.
“In October of 2015, the city issued a Request for Proposal (RPF)
for pay-by-phone parking services.
The intent of the RPF was to bring
on an additional payment option for
our customers,” Chandler said.
“Pay-by-phone is now a very common payment option and we believe
we’re at a point where we need to
make that available for customers to
the city.”
Chandler said the city was
looking for a vendor who had at least
three years experience with offering
the service to a municipality, had an
application with push notifications,
and a level of security consistent
with parking operations nationally.
By Dec. 12, 2015, the city received seven proposals from vendors, which city staff then cut down
to a top three between Passport, a
cloud-based parking and transit application, Parkmobile, a LLC used in
more than 2,000 locations including
Washington, D.C., and MobileNOW!, which claims to be the
“world’s first commercial mobile
phone parking system” and is used
in Montgomery County and College
Park.
Chandler said the city staff
hosted the companies on Feb. 2 and
See “Hyattsville” page 4
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MARCH 24, 2016
THE PRINCE GEORGE’S SENTINEL
R
EFLECTIONS
April 2, 1992
Ex-Terp Rose fights to smell NFL success
Each week The Sentinel visits
a memorable story from its
archives.
“Everything comes to him who
hustles while he waits,” – Thomas
Edison.
Former University of Maryland
tight end Blaine Rose has made a living out of Edison’s belief. Rose hustles…and…waits.
Rose, a borderline NFL
prospect last year on the NFL’s Miami Dolphin taxi squad, has pursued a
professional football career since
graduating from College Park in fall
1989.
Last spring, Rose began steps to
begin life without football. He enrolled in a training class for the
AMEV Corporation, leaning to sell
stocks and bonds. Not long into a
training class, he was summoned to
a phone call.
“I picked up the phone, and it
was my representative from the Dolphins,” Rose recalled. “So I closed
my notebook, told the guys I would
be seeing them later and was on my
way to Miami four hours later.”
Never quite quitting on his
dream, Rose had kept himself in
playing condition for NFL minicamps and combines by returning to
the College Park area to live with
former college teammate Rich Nelson. Rose credits Nelson, currently a
strength and conditioning coach at
Maryland, with keeping him in focus.
“I always push Blaine to give it
what it takes,” Nelson said. “I know
he is a good enough athlete to play
pro ball. When we lift and work out,
I push him. I think I live my dream
of playing in the NFL through
Blaine.”
Rose spent much of the 199192 season as a member of the Dolphins’ practice team, known as the
taxi squad in league jargon, after
reaching the final cuts in training
camp.
Originally selected in the final
round of the 1990 NFL draft by the
New England Patriots, Rose missed
making the team, being let go on the
last day of cuts. He spent a year, however, in the Patriots organization,
joining the Dolphins as a free agent.
“It really gets hard sometimes
when you keep getting so close,”
Rose said. “Sometimes I have been
ready to quit, but their calling me
back helps keep me going on.”
When Rose left behind his
Eastern Ohio hometown of Hammondsville, so rural Rose said the
town landmark is the post office, he
was a lanky tight end and a highscoring forward on the basketball
team. At Maryland, Rose served as a
reserve tight end for three years,
backing up future NFL All-Pro and
Dolphin teammate Ferrell Edmunds.
Team injuries, however, forced former Terp head coach Joe Krivak to
switch Rose to the guard position his
senior year.
Perusing Prince George’s is The Sentinel’s weekly blotter of noteworthy events that
have happened or will happen in the area.
Six Flags America begins 2016
with largest addition of new
attractions in more than a decade
Crossover Hoops to host youth
basketball tournaments
Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro is
ready to open on March 25 as the closest
destination for spring break fun. This is the
beginning of a season full of surprises for
thrill-seekers and the entire family. Guests
will be delighted to discover the largest addition of new experiences in more than a
decade.
Throughout the year, guests will enjoy:
- SUPERMAN Ride of Steel - this 215foot tall coaster will open with beautiful new
trains and a fresh facelift in preparation for
the summer launch of…
- SUPERMAN Ride of Steel Virtual
Reality Coaster - available this summer, the
rush of this emblematic hyper roller coaster,
plus the adrenaline of being in the middle of
Crossover Hoops Inc. will be hosting
the following youth basketball tournaments
in Maryland:
April 2 and 3: Spring Tip Off at the
Bowie City Gym in Bowie (Boys 12U-16U);
April 16 and 17: Boys Full Court Press
at the Meadow Brook Recreation Center, Ellicott City (Boys 11U-17U);
April 16 and 17: Girls Full Court Press
at North Laurel Community Center, Laurel
(Girls 11U-15U).
For more information please contact
[email protected] or call 301343-0181.
In just one season at guard,
Rose quickly elevated to become
one of the nation’s best. He played
every down in the coveted BlueGray Bowl Game, a college senior
contest in Mobile, Ala. However,
Rose’s late start at the position left
him with a lot of catching up to do,
learning the line play’s idiosyncrasies at the professional level.
This month, Rose learned the
Dolphins had assigned him to the Orlando Thunder of the World League
of American Football (now the
World League) so that he can gain
playing experience. Originally, he
had planned to play for the Professional Spring Football League for the
local Washington Marauders. But the
league folded before players ever
practiced. After the WLAF season
concludes in June, Rose will join the
Dolphins training camp.
With his minimum league earnings, Rose helps finance his fiancée
Sara Reynolds’ law school bills.
a realistic 360-degree virtual world, will
transport thrill seekers to an entirely new dimension. Riders will soar through Metropolis and join the fight as Superman uses his
heat vision to destroy Lex Luthor and his
Lexbots, all while traveling at speeds of up
to 73 miles-per-hour.
- An entire fleet of new vehicles at the
Big Easy Speedway (go-karts);
- Shiny new cars at family favorite,
Coyote Creek Crazy Cars (bumper cars);
- A world-class new line-up of shows
including “Legend of the West: A Stunt
Spectacular,” written and performed by Six
Flags America’s internationally recognized
team of producers and performers;
- Chop Six - Six Flags’ own new restaurant featuring delicious Asian cuisine prepared fresh throughout the day;
- Splashwater Falls - a new, multi-level
water play attraction at Hurricane Harbor
Reynolds, a former Phi Beta Kappa
at College Park, is in her second year
at the University of Maryland at Baltimore Law School.
“We really are good at pushing
each other to get our work done,”
Reynolds said. “I guess that we have
to be [in these tough times].” The
couple, planning a June wedding, is
expecting their first child this month.
Being a player on the NFL bubble is a heavy burden for a young
man seeking to raise a family, wondering about the right time to abandon every little boy’s dream and find
stable employment. For Rose, it is a
burden he has learned to cope with –
knowing it will not last forever.
“Whenever it [playing professional football] is done, I plan to
work for myself. I have been keeping myself abreast of what is going
on around with jobs,” Rose said.
“But first I think [when it all ends] I
will lie back, relax and do some
babysitting.”
Water Park featuring dozens of slides, nets,
sprays and geysers, plus a super-sized tipping bucket (Opening Day is May 28, included free with park admission);
- Special events all season long including July 4 Fest, National Funnel Cake Day,
National Coaster Day, the SIXtreme BMX
Stunt Show, Fright Fest and many more.
Six Flags America, Maryland’s only
theme park, opens March 25 and will offer
10 straight days of thrills through April 3, including the celebration of Easter Weekend
presented on March 26 and March 27.
With a 2016 Season Pass, guests can enjoy Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor
all season long. Through May 1, guests will
receive one free Season Parking Pass for
every four Season Passes purchased. Season
Dining Passes are also available, offering a
variety of delicious choices for all tastes and
the best option to save on dining.
MARCH 24, 2016
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NEWS
WMATA shuts down Metro for 29
hours to check for cable corrosion
From “WAMATA” page 1
had instituted a non-weather related
shutdown.
“Yes, it will impact the entire
Metropolitan region. It’s going to be
very congested, we recognize that,”
Evans said before the shutdown.
“But safety is paramount. We (as the
board) support the general manager’s decision.”
The move came after a fire at
the McPherson station caused
hours-long delays on the
Orange/Blue/Silver lines on March
14. Wiedefeld said the situation then
was similar to a Jan. 12, 2015, fire at
L’Enfant Plaza that resulted in the
death of a passenger.
“It’s happened twice in a year. I
can’t wait for the third time,” he
said.
Wiedefeld explained that the
inspectors would be checking all the
cables for corrosion of the protective casing. Such corrosion could
result in a “metal on metal” condition between the live wires and the
metal tunnels, like the ones leading
to the McPherson and L’Enfant incidents.
At a 6 p.m. news conference
last Wednesday, March 16, Wiedefeld revealed the inspectors did find
safety issues at 26 locations closer
to the center of the District of Columbia along the Orange/Blue/Silver tracks, including three that they
described as “show stoppers” with
severe corrosion and fraying in the
third-rail jumper cables. A final,
27th issue was discovered and repaired at the Forest Glen station on
the Red Line later that evening.
Metro claims it was able to replace all of the problem sections of
cable and did reopen as scheduled
the following morning.
Metrorail carries over 700,000
passengers on a typical weekday, including passengers to and from 15
stations in Prince George’s County.
County Executive Rushern
Baker III said in a statement that the
county-operated transportation system, The Bus, would run on a normal schedule but not increase its
frequency as a result of Metro’s decision.
Baker further said, “Although I
am concerned about the impact this
closure will have on the region, I
support General Manager Paul J.
Wiedefeld’s commitment to prioritizing the safety of WMATA’s passengers above all other concerns. I
encourage all Prince Georgians who
use Metro to closely monitor the
news and plan for alternate means of
transportation. The disruption this
shutdown will cause will be difficult
and inconvenient, but it is worth it if
lives may be saved.”
WMATA buses still operated at
full service levels to help meet the
needs of typical Metrorail commuters. Additionally, Capital Bikeshare offered free one-day memberships. On the roadways, the high-occupancy vehicle lane restrictions
were lifted on US 50 and MD 270
and the District of Columbia stopped
issuing red-light camera tickets for
Wednesday evening’s commute.
Wiedefeld said he had been in
conversations with various federal
and state agencies, as well as consultants and “outside properties,” in
making the decision.
When asked why he did not
shut down the system immediately,
if safety was the concern, Wiedefeld
said the agency had an obligation to
passengers who had used the system
to commute that morning.
“We brought people in. We
want to give them the choice as to
what to do,” he said. “I think it is the
most rational thing I can do.”
He also said he has “thought
about” compensating riders with
weekly or monthly passes due to the
service disruption, but had not made
a decision as of the press conference.
What’s happening in Hyattsville
@candacerojo
Open, open, open
After a long wait, the Safeway at University Town Center
has finally set a grand opening
date. The shop is set to open to the
public on April 6 after numerous
delays.
The Safeway was initially expected to open in November of
2015.
A New York Acquisition
The Shoppes at Arts District
are in the hands of a new owner after Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. closed
the acquisition of the approximately 35,000-square-foot shop
development on Feb. 25 for more
than $20 million.
The development opened in
2011 and was previously owned
by Streetsense, a company run out
of Bethesda and Washington, D.C.
Keeping Up With the Audits
Ron Brooks, the city treasur-
er, said auditors are closing in on
finishing out the 2014 audit,
which has been delayed for weeks.
Brooks said the city had a
number of confirmations, 28 or
30, that went out to external partners where officials who sign off
on the confirmations have moved
on from their positions. Due to the
circumstances, the auditors had to
track down other officials to sign
off on the confirmations.
He is hoping to close out
within the next two weeks.
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MARCH 24, 2016
NEWS
Smith Barnes, Kennedy II, McLaurin
Vigil held for officer,
suspects facing charges secure new terms in Forest Heights
From “Vigil” page 1
March 16 in front of the Prince
George’s County Courthouse in
Upper Marlboro, Stawinski had
the “sad duty” of reporting to the
citizens of the county that the
shot that struck and killed Colson
was deliberately aimed at him by
another police officer.
“I do not believe for a second
that a police officer intentionally
fired at another police officer,”
Stawinski said. “He was shooting
at a target he perceived to be a
threat and didn’t know he was
shooting at a fellow officer. It’s
just another tragic dimension to
this unfolding story.”
Stawinski said it was his duty
as chief to come back to the community and report the facts about
the incident that took Colson’s
life.
According to Stawinski,
when Michael Ford opened fire at
police headquarters, six officers
came out of the building, with
four returning fire. The name of
the officer who shot Colson has
not been released.
“Colson’s family has been a
paragon of strength after knowing how their son was shot. Their
support of this police department
has been stunning,” Stawinski
said.
Also on Wednesday, a hearing was held for Malik and Elijah,
the brothers of Michael.
“The two brothers face 10
charges: three counts of assault,
six counts of attempted murder
and one count of conspiracy to attempt murder,” said Prince
George's County State's Attorney
Angela Alsobrooks. “Both are on
a no-bond status.”
Alsobrook said Michael will
likely face up to 25 charges once
he is released from the hospital,
where he is listed in stable condition after being shot twice in the
stomach during the shooting.
By Emily Blackner
@emilyblackner
FOREST HEIGHTS – In an
uncontested election, three Forest
Heights councilmembers secured
new terms on the town city.
C. Lynn Smith-Barnes,
Jonathan Kennedy II and Brian
McLaurin ran unopposed in the
town elections held on March 9 and
will serve another two years as
members of the council, which
works with the mayor to set town
policy.
Kennedy received 29 votes in
his Ward II race, McLaurin earned
23 in Ward III and Smith-Barnes got
21 votes in Ward I. Two voters in
Ward II and four in Ward III wrote
in other candidates.
Smith-Barnes, whose ward encompasses the northeast portion of
the town, said that although it was
an uncontested race, the victory still
feels good.
“I’ve been sitting in that seat
for a while, and my constituents
have trust in me. It feels great,” she
said.
She said that because she is
now retired, she plans to devote
more time to helping find and secure
grant money for the town. Priority
areas for her are seniors and children.
“My thing is recreation,” she
said. “What I’ve noticed is, as they
age they’re not as well-informed on
what’s out there for them. They don’t
know where to start. For the children,
who is going to protect them?”
Councilman McLaurin serves
as a director for the District of Columbia in the American Postal Workers Union, for the motor vehicle section.
Information on Kennedy was
not available on the town’s website,
and he and McLaurin did not respond to requests for comment before press time.
Forest Heights is a small town
in the larger Oxon Hill zip code. It
was incorporated in 1949 and as of
the 2010 census had a population of
PHOTO COURTESY FORESTHEIGHTSMD.GOV
C. Lynn Smith-Barnes, a Forest
Heights councilwoman for Ward 1,
is one of three incumbents to
secure a new two-year term.
around 2,500 citizens.
Each of the three wards has two
council members representing them,
elected on alternate years, for a total
of six members.
The town council meets on the
third Wednesday of every month.
Hyattsville to modernize paid parking options by summer
From “Hyattsville” page 1
spent up to an hour with each to interview and inquire into the company’s qualification and business
strategies.
Amongst the comparisons between them, Chandler said the staff
looked at how the registering
process works, how the company
works with merchants as partners,
what the convenience cost to users is
and what customization the customers have. Passport, the first
choice amongst city staff, charges a
20 cent fee to users, Parkmoblie carries a 50 cent fee and MobileNOW!
charges 35 cents.
“At the conclusion of the inter-
views Passport was predominately
the choice. Parkmobile did fairly
well and from that point forward,
while we did follow up with references for each of the three, we focused on both Passport and Parkmobile,” he said.
Chandler said Passport was
overall more user-friendly and provided more options to customers.
Although Chandler cited feedback
from municipalities as an indicator
of satisfaction with the application,
Councilman Joseph Solomon asked
if feedback from administrators is
enough and said he was curious how
customers and regular users view the
application.
“I want to know if they have
something that says everyday people
are satisfied with the interface that
they’re providing and that it actually
is, because we can get something
that you can put on your phone and it
can be a good application or it could
be a bad application,” Solomon said.
“It may be easier to go out and add a
quarter to the meter than it is to work
with this application.”
Chandler, however, said the application has some of the highest ratings for a pay-by-phone parking option.
“Of all the proposals we’ve received, this is the highest ranking,”
he said.
Other councilmembers also
raised concerns about the new payment option and questioned how
much work the city would have to do
to implement the new program,
which is expected to be running this
summer, according to Chandler.
Councilman Thomas Wright
wondered if there would be any replacement necessary for the current
metered machines and if the new
program was replacing the current
one, while Councilman Kevin Ward
questioned what equipment the program would use.
Chandler said the program is a
supplemental payment option and
would not replace any machinery.
He also said the company would be
adding signs and information, if selected, and would adhere to any signage rules and restrictions.
“Anywhere we have paid parking, this would be,” Chandler said.
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Passport will be meeting with
the city staff in April to take a tour of
the town and meet with businesses.
The council is expected to vote on
the contract sometime in May and
Chandler said the roll out of the program is expected in the summer.
The city has also issued a RFP for
their metered parking as well and
Chandler anticipates the two
changes to be carried out at the same
time.
The changes, he said, are all
about making parking more convenient for both residents and visitors.
“We don’t want people to worry about parking here. We want it to
be nice and easy,” Chandler said.
“We want people to stay here as
long as they want.”
MARCH 24, 2016
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LEGAL NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE
To Be Held on MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016
The Housing Authority of Prince George's County Board
of Commissioners will hold a Board Meeting on March
28th, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 9200
Basil Court, 2nd Floor Board Conference Room, Largo,
Maryland, 20774.
The public is welcome and invited to attend. If you have
questions, or if you have a disability and require an accommodation please contact the Housing Authority of
Prince George's County on (301) 883-5531 or TTD (301)
883-5428.
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TOWN OF UNIVERSITY PARK
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 16-O-1
On March 7, 2016, the Common Council adopted, and on
March 7, 2016 the Mayor signed, Legislative Resolution 16-O-1,
which amends Legislative Resolution 15-O-07, Fiscal Year 2016
Budget Ordinance to transfer $32,000.00 from Unreserved Funds
to the “Transit” line item under the General Government category to fund the purchase of a backup transit vehicle, originally
budgeted in FY 2015; inspection and painting of the vehicle; and
increased personnel costs involved in hiring CDL qualified drivers.
A copy of Legislative Resolution 16-O-1 shall be posted on the
entrance to the University Park Town Hall, 6724 Baltimore Avenue, University Park, MD 20782 until March 27, 2016. The
amendment will take effect on March 27, 2016, unless petitioned
to referendum in a manner prescribed by law.
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
By:_____________________________
Lenford C. Carey, Mayor
Suellen M. Ferguson, Esq.
Town Attorney
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The City of New Carrollton will hold a General Election on
Monday, May 2, 2016, at the New Carrollton Municipal Center,
6016 Princess Garden Parkway, New Carrollton, Maryland. The
polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Early voting will also be available at the Municipal Center from
8:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon on Saturday, April 30, 2016.
The election is being held to select a Mayor and two (2) Councilmembers to serve two-year terms expiring in 2018.
A Person seeking to run for office must be:
• A registered voter of the State of Maryland and the City of
New Carrollton
• At least 25 years of age at the time of the Election
• A citizen of the United States
• A New Carrollton resident for a minimum of one-hundred
and eighty (180) days preceding the filing deadline for
candidacy
Packets for prospective candidates are available for pickup at the
New Carrollton Municipal Center, Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to file to run for office is 5:00
p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016.
Persons wishing to vote in the May 2, 2016, election must be registered with the Prince George's County Board of Elections not
later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016. If you have any
questions regarding voter registration, please call the Prince
George' County Board of Elections at (301) 341-7300.
Persons desiring to vote by Absentee Ballot must submit a request for an Absentee Ballot application to the City Clerk before
5:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016. Absentee Ballot Applications
are available at the Municipal Center, on the City's website at
www.newcarrolltonmd.gov, or you may contact the City Administrative Offices at (301) 459-6100 to have an application mailed
to you.
Charles Davis, Chairman
Board of Elections
City of New Carrollton
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Cottage City is requesting proposals for a Public Works Facility Building Project;
to design and construct a turnkey pre-engineered steel building for Public Works Operations.
BID DEADLINE:
PROPOSAL DUE DATE:
May 2, 2016 by 5:00pm
At Town Hall
3820 40th Avenue
Cottage City MD, 20722
BID INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Interested firms are to submit a sealed proposal
to the Town of Cottage City as required by this RFP. It is
the intent of The Town of Cottage City to award the contract to the firm that clearly demonstrates the ability to
provide these services to high professional standards.
2.
Bidders are responsible for all permits, engineered estimates, project cost analysis, conceptual design, Coordinate project, soil test, site survey, site plan,
zoning and code review, architectural drawings, engineering drawings, concrete foundation design, full management of project, materials, labor, and equipment to complete project.
3.
All proposals must be submitted to:
Town of Cottage City
Town Hall
Attn: Commissioners
3820 40th Avenue
Cottage City MD, 20722
Please visit our website at www.cottagecitymd.gov for
more information.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
DRAFT PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
FY 2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Prince George's County Draft FY 2017 Annual Action Plan
for Housing and Community Development is now available for
public comment for a period of 30 days. The public comment
period will end on April 22, 2016. A copy of the Annual Action
Plan is available at the Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD) at 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo,
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Maryland 20774, the County's website: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/dhcd/resources/plansandreports/, or mailed upon
request by contacting DHCD at 301-883-5540 or 301-883-5570.
The Annual Action Plan (“AAP”) for Housing and Community
Development is a comprehensive strategy that describes actions,
activities, and programs that will take place during FY 2017 to
address priority needs and specific objectives identified in the FY
2016-2020 Consolidated Plan. The AAP also serves as an application for Federal funds: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME).
The FY 2017 formula allocations for the County are: CDBG $4,461,422 plus $204,933 in Program Income; HOME $1,016,981 plus $1,060,771 in Program Income, and ESG $387,732 plus $387,732 in Matching Funds.
Proposed CDBG - funded projects:
• CDBG Program Income Activities
• Affordable Housing
• Economic Development
• Planning & Administration
• Public Facilities & Infrastructure
• Public Services
Total:
On March 7, 2016, the Common Council adopted, and on
March 7, 2016 the Mayor signed, Legislative Resolution 16-O-2,
which amends Article 1, Section 2-115 of Chapter 2 of the Code
of Ordinances of the Town of University Park, Maryland, to increase compensation of the Mayor from $15,000.00 to
$20,000.00 per year
A copy of Legislative Resolution 16-O-2 shall be posted on the
entrance to the University Park Town Hall, 6724 Baltimore Avenue, University Park, MD 20782 until March 27, 2016. The
amendment will take effect on March 27, 2016, unless petitioned
to referendum in a manner prescribed by law.
$1,060,771
$ 146,776
By:_____________________________
Lenford C. Carey, Mayor
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
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(HUD) covered activities including programs that may include
multiple contracts, contracts for public or residential construction
projects; professional service activities generated by construction, such as roads, sewers, sidewalks, and community centers;
and all public housing authority covered activities such as maintenance, development, modernization, and operations.
The purpose of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701u (“Section 3”) is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain HUD financial assistance shall, to the “greatest
extent feasible,” and consistent with existing Federal, State, and
local laws and regulations, be directed to low and very low-income persons living in Prince George's County, particularly (1)
those who are recipients of government assistance for housing,
and (2) to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low and very low-income persons.
Prince George's County affirmatively promotes equal opportunity
and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, or familial status in
admission or access to benefits in programs or activities.
By Authority of:
Eric C. Brown, Director
Department of Housing and Community Development
9200 Basil Court, Suite 500
Largo, Maryland 20774
Date: March 24, 2016
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NOTICE OF SALE
$ 146,776
$ 74,109
$ 24,703
$ 101,698
$1,554,833
Suellen M. Ferguson, Esq.
Town Attorney
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Proposed ESG - funded projects:
• Emergency Shelter
• Street Outreach
• Homeless Management Information System
• Rapid Re-housing
• Homelessness Prevention
• ESG Administration
Total:
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 16-O-2
$ 100,833
$1,386,077
$ 270,000
$ 891,363
$1,349,006
$ 669,076
$4,666,355
Proposed HOME-funded projects:
• HOME Program Income Activities
• Homebuyer Activities
• Multi-Family Rental Housing
Construction & Rehabilitation Program
• CHDO Set-Aside Activities
• CHDO Operating Assistance
• HOME Administration
Total:
By Authority of:
Eric C. Brown, Director
Department of Housing and Community Development
9200 Basil Court, Suite 500
Largo, Maryland 20774
Date: March 24, 2016
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MARCH 24, 2016
$473,536
$ 38,732
$ 70,581
$ 78,536
$ 85,000
$ 29,079
$775,464
DRAFT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONSOLIDATED PLAN: FY 2016 - FY 2020
AND
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN: FY 2016
For more information, please contact Community Planning and
Development (CPD) Division at 301-883-5540 or 301-883-5570,
TDD 301-883-5428.
The Prince George's County Draft Substantial Amendment to the
FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2016 Housing and
Community Development Annual Action Plan are now available
for public comment for a period of 30 days. The public comment
period will end on April 22, 2016. Copies of the substantial
amendments are available at the Department of Housing and
Community Development (DHCD) at 9200 Basil Court, Suite
500, Largo, Maryland 20774, the County's website:
http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/DHCD/Resources/
Pages/default.aspx or may be mailed upon request by contacting
DHCD at 301-883-5540.
Prince George's County affirmatively promotes equal opportunity
and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, or familial status in
admission or access to benefits in programs or activities.
The purpose of the Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated
Plan and the Annual Action Plan is to include a Section 3 Action
Plan. A Section 3 Action Plan addresses policies and procedures
for all U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Written comments may be sent to the Prince George's County
Department of Housing and Community Development, Community Planning and Development Division at 9200 Basil Court,
Suite 500, Largo, Maryland, 20774.
National Lien & Recovery will sell at public auction the following vehicles under & by virtue of section 16-202 & 16-207 of the Maryland Statutes for repairs, storage & other lawful charges. Sale to be held at 5411
Berwyn Road #202B, College Park, MD 20740 at 10:00 am on April 6,
2016. Purchaser of vehicle must have it inspected as provided in
Transportation Section 23-107 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
The following may be inspected during business hours.
Lot # 16092, '01 Vin # 1K9500V3911160020 Minimum Bid $ 18475.00
STATEWIDE TOWING & REPAIR 831 CHESACO AVE ROSEDALE MD
Lot # 16160, '92 LEXUS SC 400 Vin # JT8UZ30C4N0020132 Minimum Bid $ 10725.00 JOSEF'S AUTO BODY INC 1123 E 25TH ST
BALTIMORE MD
Lot # 16161, '04 HONDA ACCORD Vin # 1HGCM72644A021365
Minimum Bid $ 4099.48 YLE AUTO BODY AND FENDER 2412
AISQUITH STREET BALTIMORE MD
Lot # 16162, '04 INFINITI G35X Vin # JNKCV51FX4M714424 Minimum Bid $ 4671.50 YLE AUTO BODY AND FENDER 2412 AISQUITH STREET BALTIMORE MD
Lot # 16163, '15
CADILLAC
XTS LUXURY
Vin #
2G61U5S3XF9139048 Minimum Bid $ 7337.34 JIM COLEMAN CADILLAC 10400 AUTO PARK AVE AT BETHESDA MD
Lot # 16164, '98
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
Vin #
1J4GZ48S8WC270970
Minimum Bid $ 3388.13
CRISWELL
CRISWELL PERFORMANCE CARS LLC GAITHERSBURG MD
Lot # 16165, '05 DODGE DURANGO Vin # 1D4HB58D75F556380
Minimum Bid $ 1330.20 OURISMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE
RAM / 2406 CRAIN HWY BOWIE MD
Lot # 16167, '05 FREIGHTLNR COLUMBIA 120 Vin # 1FUJA6CG85LV17090 Minimum Bid $ 4078.44 FREIGHTLINER OF
HAGERSTOWN 16777 HALFWAY BLVD HAGERSTOWN MD
Lot # 16168, '03 TOYOTA TACOMA Vin # 5TENM92N33Z286115
MARCH 24, 2016
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Minimum Bid $ 3995.00 RBF AUTO BODY INC 4719 42ND PLACE
HYATTSVILLE MD
Lot # 16169, '02 INFINITI Q45 Vin # JNKBF01A52M007759 Minimum Bid $ 1943.90 JIM COLEMAN INFINITI 10400 AUTO PARK
AVE BETHESDA MD
Lot # 16170, '01 VOLVO S80 Vin # YV1TS94D811182643 Minimum
Bid $ 6271.09 NORRIS' GARAGE 5509 LIVINGSTON ROAD FOREST HEIGTS MD
Lot # 16171, '14
TOYOTA
AVALON HYBRID
Vin #
4T1BD1EB0EU030771 Minimum Bid $ 18992.78 YOUNG'S AUTO
SERVICE 7807 MALCOLM ROAD CLINTON MD
Lot # 16172, '12 NISSAN SENTRA Vin # 3N1AB6AP0CL766995
Minimum Bid $ 4556.57 TRU CARWORKS INC 2103 TIBER DR
DISTRICT HEIGHTS MD
Lot # 16173, '07 INFINITI M35 Vin # JNKAY01F37M460206 Minimum Bid $ 13874.90 ASAP 10313 YHAYES LANDING RD BERLIN MD
TERMS OF SALE: CASH OR CASHIER CHECK + 10% BUYER PREMIUM. MINIMUM BID POSTED. LIENOR RESERVES RIGHT TO
BID. ANY PARTIES CLAIMING INTEREST IN THE ABOVE MAY
CONTACT NATIONAL LIEN & RECOVERY AT 1-800-841-5436.
FAX 301-345-1892.
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NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THIS IS A COURT ORDER. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ORDER SAYS, BE SURE TO HAVE
SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
SITTING AS A JUVENILE COURT
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF
JAMAL G.
TPR 15-0019
CROSS-REFERENCE WITH:
CINA 12-0010
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO PUTATIVE FATHER
To:Eric Jones
Relationship: Putative Father
You are hereby notified that a guardianship case has been filed in
the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, case
number TPR 15-0019. All persons who believe themselves to be
the parents of a male child born on the 13th day of September,
2005 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, to Jadah Marie Gilmore, natural mother, date of birth December 22,
1989 and Eric Jones, putative father, shall file a written response.
. A copy of the Show Cause Order may be obtained from the Juvenile Clerk's Office at 14735 Main Street, Room Dl033, Upper
Marlboro, Maryland 20772, Telephone Number: 301-952-5087.
If you do not file a written objection by May 16, 2016 you will
have agreed to the permanent loss of your parental rights to this
child.
LARNZELL MARTIN, JR.
Associate Judge
Seventh Judicial Circuit
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
THIS IS A COURT ORDER. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ORDER SAYS, BE SURE TO HAVE
SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SITTING AS A JUVENILE COURT
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF
In the Matter of:
SHAMYAH ROBINSON
Minor
Guardianship No. GD-10676
JAMAL G.
TPR 15-0019
CROSS-REFERENCE WITH:
CINA 12-0010
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO NATURAL MOTHER
To: Jadah Gilmore
Relationship: Natural Mother
You are hereby notified that a guardianship case has been filed in
the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, case
number TPR 15-0019. All persons who believe themselves to be
the parents of a male child born on the 13th day of September,
2005 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, to Jadah Marie Gilmore, natural mother, date of birth December 22,
1989 and Eric Jones, putative father, shall file a written response.
. A copy of the Show Cause Order may be obtained from the Juvenile Clerk's Office at 14735 Main Street, Room Dl033, Upper
Marlboro, Maryland 20772, Telephone Number: 301-952-5087.
If you do not file a written objection by May 16, 2016 you will
have agreed to the permanent loss of your parental rights to this
child.
LARNZELL MARTIN, JR.
Associate Judge
Seventh Judicial Circuit
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A petition for the guardianship of the person of a minor child,
namely SHAMYAH ROBINSON
an infant FEMALE born on JANUARY 15, 1999
at WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, WASHINGTON,
DC
to ARLENE A. ROBINSON AND FATHER UNKNOWN
having been filed, it is this 2ND day of MARCH, 2016
ORDERED, by the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County,
Maryland, that the respondent(s) FATHER UNKNOWN
the natural father of the aforementioned child is hereby notified
that the aforementioned petition for the guardianship of the
person has been filed, stating that the last known address of
respondent(s) as UNKNOWN
Respondent(s), FATHER UNKNOWN
is hereby notified to show cause on or before the 17TH day
APRIL, 2016, why the relief prayed should not be granted; and
the said respondent(s) is further advised that unless such cause be
shown in writing and filed by that date, the petitioner may obtain
a final decree for the relief sought.
This order shall be published in accordance with Maryland
Rule 2-122 (a), Service by Posting or Publication.
Cereta A. Lee
Register of Wills
Clerk, Orphans’ Court
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In the Matter of:
SHAMIKA ROBINSON
Minor
Guardianship No. GD-10677
A petition for the guardianship of the person of a minor child,
namely SHAMIKA ROBINSON
an infant FEMALE born on APRIL 16, 2001
at WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, WASHINGTON,
DC
to ARLENE A. ROBINSON AND FATHER UNKNOWN
having been filed, it is this 2ND day of MARCH, 2016
ORDERED, by the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County,
Maryland, that the respondent(s) FATHER UNKNOWN
the natural father of the aforementioned child is hereby notified
that the aforementioned petition for the guardianship of the
person has been filed, stating that the last known address of
respondent(s) as UNKNOWN
Respondent(s), FATHER UNKNOWN
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is hereby notified to show cause on or before the 17TH day
APRIL, 2016, why the relief prayed should not be granted; and
the said respondent(s) is further advised that unless such cause be
shown in writing and filed by that date, the petitioner may obtain
a final decree for the relief sought.
This order shall be published in accordance with Maryland
Rule 2-122 (a), Service by Posting or Publication.
Cereta A. Lee
Register of Wills
Clerk, Orphans’ Court
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for judicial probate for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be held at 14735 MAIN STREET, ROOM
D4010, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20773 on APRIL 12, 2016 at
9:30 A.M.
Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file
in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal
representative or the attorney.
This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent
time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the
estate file in the Office of the Register of Wills.
CERETA A. LEE
Register of Wills
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JUDICIAL PROBATE
(OR)
BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR
IN THE ESTATE OF:
CAROL A. TINSLEY
ESTATE 94743
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL PROBATE
(OR)
IN THE ESTATE OF:
GISELA PRATHER
ESTATE 102376
To all Persons Interested in the above estate:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by
Any person having a claim against the decedent must present
the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with
the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before
the earlier of the following dates:
(1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if
the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the
date of the decedent’s death; or
(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or
other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be
barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months
from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided
by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained
from the Register of Wills.
CECILIA FRANKS, ESQ.
Personal Representative(s)
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-1729
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RIKKI DRYKERMAN
ORHAN K. OMER
for judicial probate for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be held at 14735 MAIN STREET, COURTROOM D4010, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20773 on APRIL 19,
2016 at 9:30 A.M.
CERETA A. LEE
Register of Wills
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for judicial probate of the will dated FEBRUARY 3, 2006 and
for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing
will be held at 14735 MAIN STREET, ROOM D4010, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20773 on APRIL 12, 2016 at 9:30 A.M.
CERETA A. LEE
Register of Wills
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(OR)
IN THE ESTATE OF:
EDNA JACKSON
ESTATE 102375
RIKKI DRYKERMAN
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Estate No. 93388
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF
LEONARD LEWIS
Notice is given that CECILIA FRANKS, ESQ., 7600 HANOVER PARKWAY, STE. 202, GREENBELT, MD 20770 was on
FEBRUARY 25, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the
estate of
LEONARD LEWIS
who died on APRIL 13, 2012, without a will.
RIKKI DRYKERMAN, ESQUIRE
PARKER, SIMON & KOKOLIS, LLC
110 N. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 500
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 100088
THOMAS R. PROCTOR, JR.
Notice is given that RIKKI DRYKERMAN, ESQUIRE, 110 N.
WASHINGTON ST., #500, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850
was on MARCH 15, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of
the small estate of
THOMAS R. PROCTOR, JR.
who died on NOVEMBER 29, 2014, without a will.
All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their
claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them
with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or
before the earlier of the following dates:
MARCH 24, 2016
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or
other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be
barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days
from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not
served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by
law, is unenforceable thereafter.
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 102165
REESE E. GREENE
Notice is given that SHELIA M. HESTER, 2809 HATBORO
PLACE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20774 was on MARCH 8,
2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of
REESE E. GREENE
who died on JANUARY 12, 2016, with a will.
All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file
their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after
the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an
objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with
the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.
SHELIA M. HESTER
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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SMALL ESTATE
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Estate No. 102288
MAZIE ELEY HINES
SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that JANET E. HINES, 8601 POWHATAN
ST., NEW CARROLLTON, MD 20784 was on MARCH 5, 2016
appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of
Estate No. 101869
MAZIE ELEY HINES
FRANK E. MITCHELL, SR.
who died on DECEMBER 16, 2015, without a will.
JANET E. HINES
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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Notice is given that FRANK E. MITCHELL, JR., 2404
STEUBEN AVENUE, FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744 was
on MARCH 9, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the
small estate of
FRANK E. MITCHELL, SR.
who died on OCTOBER 24, 2015, without a will.
FRANK E. MITCHELL, JR.
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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DAVID E. GROVER, ESQUIRE
401 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 500
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850
Lawrence Adashek
8 Reservoir Circle, Suite 104
Pikesville, MD 21208
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
SMALL ESTATE
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SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 102257
Estate No. 102374
ALLEN BRUCE BAUGHMAN
LILLIE MAE HARRIS
Notice is given that BYRON A. BAUGHMAN, 340 EAST
WAINSCOTT DRIVE, NEW MARKET, MD 21774 was on
MARCH 15, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the
estate of
ALLEN BRUCE BAUGHMAN
Notice is given that JOYCE HARRIS, 12324 QUARTERBACK CT., BOWIE, MD 20720 was on MARCH 9, 2016
appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of
who died on NOVEMBER 21, 2015, with a will.
All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the
probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the
Register of Wills on or before the 15TH day of SEPTEMBER,
2016.
BYRON A. BAUGHMAN
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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who died on MARCH 18, 2015, with a will.
JOYCE HARRIS
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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LILLIE MAE HARRIS
Estate No. 101781
MIGDALIA A. HENRY
Notice is given that NIMROD A. HENNEMANN, JR., 410
WINSLOW ROAD, OXON HILL, MD 20745 was on MARCH
7, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of
MIGDALIA A. HENRY
who died on JULY 16, 2015, without a will.
NIMROD A. HENNEMANN, JR.
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PARKER, SIMON & KOKOLIS, LLC
110 N. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 500
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Estate No. 102477
OLGA PRATT
SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 102074
Notice is given that BRIAN PRATT, 3417 DUKE ST., COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740 was on MARCH 9, 2016 appointed
Personal Representative of the small estate of
OLGA PRATT
who died on JUNE 26, 2013, without a will.
BRIAN PRATT
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P.O. Box 1729
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RICHARD T. JAMES
Notice is given that RIKKI DRYKERMAN, ESQUIRE, 110 N.
WASHINGTON ST., #500, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850
was on MARCH 15, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of
the small estate of
RICHARD T. JAMES
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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MAHER, 110 SAMS DRIVE, QUEEN ANNE, MD 21657 were
on MARCH 4, 2016 appointed Personal Representatives of the
estate of
RENEE E. BAUMANN
2016.
THOMAS F. BAUMANN
JANINE R. MAHER
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P.O. Box 1729
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DONNA L. CRARY, P.A.
DONNA L. CRARY, ESQ.
400 MONTROSE AVENUE
LAUREL, MARYLAND 20707
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 102332
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 102420
RENEE E. BAUMANN
Notice is given that THOMAS F. BAUMANN, 2419 N
70TH STREET, WAUWATOSA, WI 53213 and JANINE R.
SIBANI SENGUPTA
Notice is given that DONNA L. CRARY, 400 MONTROSE
AVENUE, LAUREL, MD 20707 was on MARCH 9, 2016
appointed Personal Representative of the estate of
SIBANI SENGUPTA
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2016.
DONNA L. CRARY
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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VICKI L. FLEMING
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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Estate No. 102214
MICHAEL LEON FLEMING
Notice is given that VICKI L. FLEMING, 1510 MONROE
STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010 was on MARCH 4,
2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of
MICHAEL LEON FLEMING
2016.
MARCH 24, 2016
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
DIANE D NICKS
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 98827
WILLA PLAIR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that BARBARA PLAIR, 1314 NICHOLSON
STREET, HYATTSVILLE, MD 20782 was on MARCH 8, 2016
appointed Personal Representative of the estate of
Estate No. 90479
WILLA PLAIR
MARY LEE HARDEN
2016.
BARBARA PLAIR
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CERETA A. LEE
P.O. Box 1729
00005904 3t 03/31/16
Notice is given that DIANE D NICKS, 618 20TH ST, NE,
WASHINGTON, DC 20002 was on MARCH 9, 2016 appointed
Personal Representative of the estate of
MARY LEE HARDEN
who died on APRIL 26, 2012, without a will.
2016.
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Maryland dances to Sweet 16 Lady Terps stunned
by Huskies 74-65
By Shawn McFarland
Managing Editor
SPOKANE, Wash. – It has
been quite a while, but the Maryland men’s basketball team is back
in the Sweet 16.
The Terps used a 12-0 run
midway through the second half
Sunday night to pull away from
No. 13 Hawaii, winning 73-60 to
advance to the Sweet 16 for the
first time since 2003.
With Maryland shooting 0for-15 from three-point land at the
time, Melo Trimble remained confident and let one fly from the top
of the key at the 9:33 mark of the
second half. The triple fell and
capped off a frantic 60-second, 9-0
run to finally give the Terps a sizeable lead at 48-41. Maryland continued the run and pushed its lead
to 53-41 and never looked back.
“When I made that three, I felt
great,” said Trimble, who finished
with 24 points, eight rebounds and
converted on 13-of-14 free throws.
Rasheed Sulaimon, who came
up big in moments when Maryland
needed him the most and was the
one who sparked the 14-0 run, also
felt good after Trimble’s threepointer went down.
“When that shot went down, it
made everybody loose,” he said.
“We told each other we had to relax.”
Hawaii did a great job of not
letting the game get away from it
entirely, but could not muster
enough offense to get any closer
than 10 points the rest of the way.
“That stretch in the second
half was a big hammer,” said
Hawaii Head Coach Eran Ganot.
“I am very proud of our program
though. They galvanized the
state.”
Sulaimon and Diamond Stone
each added 14 points, while Jake
Layman added 10.
One area of concern for the
Terps may be their bench scoring.
Maryland received a total of four
points from its bench (two from
Damonte Dodd and Jared Nickens), with Dodd scoring the team’s
PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.
Melo Trimble put together two
great NCAA Tournament games to
help Maryland advance to the
Sweet 16 for the first time in 13
years.
first bench points at the 11:33
mark of the second half.
Maryland will now play topseeded Kansas on Thursday night
at 9:40 p.m. in Louisville, Ky.
Ironically, the last time Maryland
and Kansas squared off in the
NCAA tournament was in the national semifinal in 2002. The Terps
won 97-88 and went on to beat Indiana to win the school’s only national championship.
In Maryland's opening round
game, the Terps survived a late
scare from No. 12 South Dakota
State but held on to win 79-74.
Thanks in large part to a great
performance from Layman, Maryland built itself a 18-point lead
with less than nine minutes to go.
However, in what seemed like a
blink of an eye, South Dakota
State's George Marshall was capping off a three-point play to get
the Jackrabbits within nine at the
5:51 mark.
“We had an 11-point lead,”
Maryland Head Coach Mark Turgeon said. “And then they hit
back-to-back threes and everything changed.”
Reed Tellinghuisen and Marshall each hit three-pointers before
Marshall converted his three-point
play to cut the deficit to nine.
Trimble answered for the Terps
with a layup while Nickens
knocked down two free throws,
but in the meantime South Dakota
State got a jumper and a three from
Deondre Parks and another threepointer from Marshall to make it a
five-point game with three minutes
to go.
Maryland still seemed in control, but it officially became March
Madness when Marshall knocked
down two free throws with a
minute left to make it a two-point
game.
“We knew about (Thursday's)
upsets,” Turgeon said. “We obviously knew Hawaii beat Cal. But
besides (the last few minutes) we
were really locked in. Down the
stretch we were just good enough
defensively.”
Layman, who tied his careerhigh with 27 points, went 4-for-4
from the line over the next 45 seconds, but saw the Jackrabbits get
back within two after Parks
knocked down all three free
throws after being fouled by Sulaimon.
Jaylen Brantley was then
fouled with 12 ticks left and made
1-of-2 to make it a three-point
game.
Fortunately for the Terps,
Parks fumbled the ball on the ensuing possession and had Sulaimon
race it down the court for a dunk as
time expired.
“If I had the final play over, I
would have called timeout,” said
South Dakota State Head Coach
Scott Nagy. “We knew what to do,
but we just had personnel in there
that we don't normally have in
those situations.
“We were so bad offensively
in the first half. We scored 52
points in the second half. We clearly played better offensively.”
Trimble scored 19 points and
looked a little like his earlier-season self despite going 0-for-4 from
three. Nickens added 14, while
By Sean Farrell
@Sean_PGSSports
COLLEGE PARK – The University of Maryland women’s basketball team picked a bad time to
have its fourth slip up of the season
The second-seeded Lady
Terps saw its NCAA Tournament
run come to an end after a horrible
third quarter allowed the No. 7
University of Washington to
clamp down and win 74-65 in the
Round of 32.
The Lady Terps started off
strong against the lower seeded
Huskies, leading 34-29 at the half,
but something happened during
the break that ignited a fire under
the visiting team. Maryland saw
its ten-game win streak snapped
as Washington’s Kelsey Plum, the
nation’s third leading scorer,
scored 32 points while her team
held the Lady Terps to just 37 percent shooting and forced 15
turnovers.
“I think at times, we let
(Plum) get going with the andones and a couple plays in transition,” Maryland’s Kristen Confroy said. “She’s a great player, so
she’s going to get hers obviously.
I thought we did a pretty good job
of containing her. Obviously a lot
of her points came from the free
throw line, so we could’ve been a
little bit more disciplined down
the stretch.”
Washington put together a series of runs to start the second half
and clamped down defensively,
using its length to stymie the
Terps’ offense. Maryland couldn’t
find an answer to the Washington
riddle and was outscored 20-8 in
the third quarter.
“I don't think I've ever seen
us this season have a third quarter
of eight points,” said Maryland
Head Coach Brenda Frese. “I
thought they had a tremendous
string of runs on the offensive end
and they put us on our heels. Obviously struggling to have an inside presence tonight made it
even more difficult for our
guards. Shooting the ball 37 percent and turning the ball over 15
times makes it difficult on the offensive end.”
Washington took away all of
Maryland’s
key
offensive
weapons for a majority of the
game and completely shut down
Malina Howard and Brionna
Jones, holding them to a combined eight points and nine rebounds.
“We were able to rest her in
the first game, and tonight Washington did a phenomenal job
swarming her any time she put the
ball on the floor,” Frese said. “I
think they had a terrific scout for
her, and it made it a really difficult night.
“I want to focus on all of the
games that Brionna Jones has
helped us win throughout the
course of her career. It’s a tough
night for her to go out like this,
but we wouldn’t have won 31
games if we didn't have the consistency of her.”
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
led the way for the Lady Terps,
scoring 17 points and grabbing 11
rebounds. Both teams shot very
poorly from the floor, but the
Terps managed just five free
throws the entire contest while
Washington’s Plum was 13-for-14
from the line on her own.
Washington moves on to the
Sweet 16 for the first time since
2001 and will face No. 3 Kentucky. The Lady Terps are now 03 all-time against Washington in
the NCAA Tournament and Frese
failed to reach the Sweet 16 for
just the seventh time in her 14year tenure with the Lady Terps.
“I thought we maybe played
not to lose, instead of playing to
win,” Frese said. “Tough lesson to
have to learn.”
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Edwards, Van Hollen show different styles at debate
By Emily Blackner
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GREENBELT – It was a tale of
two strategies at Friday’s U.S. Senate debate.
Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-4) and Congressman
Chris Van Hollen (D-8) faced off at
an event hosted by the Eleanor and
Franklin Roosevelt Democratic
Club and the Young Democrats of
Prince George’s County at the
Greenbelt volunteer fire house on
March 18. Led by moderator Stewart Jordan, a former president of the
Roosevelt club, the debate showcased two candidates who held similar views on many of the issues but
presented different cases to voters.
For Edwards, she said her life
experiences meant she would fight
for working families in similar circumstances.
“I’m running for the United
States Senate because I believe that
PHOTO BY EMILY BLACKNER
Congresswoman Donna Edwards (left) and Congressman Chris Van
Hollen faced off in a debate on March 18 at the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire
House. Both are running to replace Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Maryland’s middle class families
and those struggling to get into the
middle class deserve a voice, a per-
spective, someone who’s walked in
their shoes,” Edwards said.
Van Hollen argued that his en-
dorsements show an ability to get
things done.
“I know how to fight,” he said.
“I also know when to find common
ground, which we have to do to
make progress on certain things, because we can’t allow division in
Washington to affect hardworking
families.”
Both candidates voiced their
support for a livable minimum wage
and comprehensive immigration reform, and their opposition to presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s
rhetoric against Muslims, to the
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
and to the Iraq war. And both said
non-state actors are the biggest national security threat, with Van
Hollen naming ISIS specifically.
They also agreed the government should work to make college
more affordable, although they differed on how to do that. Van Hollen
would help students with loans to
refinance them and create income-
based repayment plans. Edwards
supports making public colleges
debt-free and encouraging private
colleges to use money from their endowments to help reduce costs.
The main contrast the two candidates tried to draw was about why
their opinions mattered. Edwards
pointed to her personal experiences
to give her views credence, while
Van Hollen said his were supported
by a variety of groups and community leaders, as shown through endorsements.
“It is important voters know the
views of people in the community
who’ve worked with the candidates,” Van Hollen said. “Their support indicates that here in Prince
George’s County, I’ve done the best
work to deliver results that impact
people’s lives.”
The six-term congressman has
been endorsed by the United Auto
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Bowie fire department requests
money for station upgrades
By Emily Blackner
@emilyblackner
BOWIE – The Bowie Volunteer
Fire Department (BVFD) is requesting the city give to those who give
their time to keep the city safe.
Speaking at the March 21 city
council meeting, BVFD President
David Parker, Jr. made his case to
the council that it should approve a
one-time supplemental budget request of $295,000 for upgrades to
station houses.
“What we’re asking for is nothing fancy, it’s just for functionality,”
Parker said. “Two hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars would be
doing it pretty much on shoestring
(budget).”
The money would be used to reconfigure the bunkrooms, including
new walls, HVAC, ceiling tiles,
flooring and furniture; renovate five
bathrooms to include new fixtures,
paint and flooring; upgrade the apparatus bay, offices and hallways;
and complete various electrical up-
grades for energy efficiency.
Parker said the bunkroom renovation alone would cost more than
$100,000.
The newest additions to the facilities were added in 1987, with the
bunk beds the volunteers sleep in
purchased around the same time.
Parker said the station gets “used
hard,” and provided pictures showing the small office spaces, outdated
bathrooms, patched holes and other
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Year. Check out the stories on pages E-17 and E-20.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The freedoms I served for include end-of-life options
I served my country as a sailor onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during Operation Iraqi Freedom because I believe in standing up for the values I hold dear. I ask my elected officials to stand up for those same
values – specifically a bill titled the Richard E. Israel and Roger “Pip” Moyer End of Life Option Act.
The importance of having such a law became clear to me way too early in life.
During my last two years of high school, when my family lived in Chattanooga, Tenn., I watched my stepfather, Joseph Cooper, slowly, agonizingly and helplessly die of brain cancer. Joe’s deadly medical problems started
with intense migraine headaches. But in the spring of 1994, we learned the source of these headaches was cancer of
the brain. It was in his lungs, too.
Joe was a Vietnam vet who was wounded in combat during his tour of duty. He was a tough guy.
When he got his cancer diagnosis, our family did what tens of thousands do every year: We went to war at
home – against the disease. Joe began chemotherapy treatments, which severely weakened him and caused massive
weight loss. After six months of treatment, we learned the drugs could not cure the cancer or put it in remission.
Joe’s doctor assessed his case as terminal. From the way he felt, Joe knew that was right.
Joe decided to end all chemotherapy treatment. Though our hearts were broken with the understanding of what
that prognosis and choice meant, my mother and the rest of the family supported Joe’s decision.
Joe’s transition from this life in February 1995 was a heartbreaking and horrific experience. It was very sobering to live through Joe’s pain and agony as a young teenager. Many nights he would moan in pain, telling my mother he wished he could end it.
More than 20 years later, I know in my heart what Joe would have done if he were empowered in Tennessee.
While I don’t know what option my wife or I would choose if faced with the same reality, I do know that medical
aid in dying is among them.
Medical aid in dying allows mentally capable adults with six months or less to live to request a doctor’s prescription for medication that they could decide to take in their final days or weeks to end unbearable suffering and
die peacefully. Extensive data from the five states where this is authorized prove the law works as intended: helping terminally ill people die peacefully, while prohibiting the option for those who do not qualify.
My family’s experience is not unique. That’s why 68 percent of Maryland voters recently polled support this
option. Support for aid in dying also transcends demographic lines. Every subgroup the poll examined supports aid
in dying more often than not: majorities of Republicans (56 percent), Catholics (53 percent) and African-Americans (59 percent), and a plurality of those who attend religious services weekly (46 percent), support the proposal.
This issue is important enough to me that I testified before committees in the House of Delegates and the Senate. It is disappointing that the General Assembly has not voted on the medical aid-in-dying bill this year. I thank
Prince George’s County delegates Angela Angel, Joseline Pena-Melnyk and Joseph Vallario, Jr., who have cosponsored the bill and who sit on committees that heard the bill. Two Prince George’s County senators, Anthony
Muse and Victor Ramirez, are members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, which has jurisdiction on
the bill, so they are among the first to consider it. For the many Joe Coopers of the state, I urge them and the rest of
the General Assembly to vote yes on the End of Life Option Act when it is considered.
I come from a long line of veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country, from World War II
to the present. We fought for freedoms to make decisions consistent with our values, throughout our lives and about
our deaths.
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Chris understands the position he holds - and hopes to hold - is not about himself, but about the people of
Maryland. Office responsiveness and constituent services has been a point of pride for the 8th District since he was
elected to Congress in 2002.
When Chris came to the office he would consistently be in-tune with the needs and concerns of his constituents. As a former staffer, I had a front-row seat at observing him in evaluating the perspectives and agendas of
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his willingness to examine the issues as well as listen closely to the constituent’s questions and concerns sets him
far apart from the other candidate. Chris believes real action is necessary to bring about real change.
When I vote on April 26, I will be voting for the real deal in Chris Van Hollen - a leader that won’t only get
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PGCPS students bust a move in 19th annual showcase
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HYATTSVILLE – For students
across Prince George’s County,
dance is more than just an extra curricular activity. It’s an art form and a
way to express themselves. Dance
creates a group of people they can
call “home.”
Prince George’s County Public
Schools (PGCPS) held its 19th Annual Dance Showcase on March 18
and 19 and welcomed more than 12
performance groups from county
schools to Northwestern High
School for a weekend of performances and workshops with professionals.
Temisha Kinard, the dance supervisor for PGCPS, helped organize the dance showcase for the first
time this year, but this wasn’t her
first experience with it. She performed in the annual exposition
when she attended Suitland High
School.
“It’s a warm welcome for me
because I’m coming back home to
Prince George’s County,” Kinard
said. “It’s like breathing again. This
is my element and I’m very excited
for the kids and the things that I can
do to serve them. It means a lot, because it shows that there is a sense of
community and this is something
that is ongoing and it’s becoming a
tradition for our county.”
Nearly 200 students from
across the county and across all
grade levels participated in the
dance showcase. Kinard had challenged the dance teachers earlier in
the year by having them pick dance
genres out of hat, hoping to push the
performers out of their comfort zone
and encourage them to do their research. Performances ranged from
ballet, jazz and classical to African
dance and modern hip-hop.
“The importance of doing a
showcase is to bring the cohesive-
ness together of dance across our
county so we’re not teaching in silos
and we can celebrate dance as a unit.
So we can see what one school is doing versus another school and just
how we grow in the arts as a community,” Kinard said.
Jordan Logan is a student at
Thomas G. Pullen Academy who
started dancing in church. Her mom
soon involved her in dance at a local
recreation center. Logan said her
mom wanted her to enroll in the
dance program at the Pullen academy “for the longest time” and after
an audition, joined the school for her
middle school education.
The school’s dance group performed a contemporary hip-hop
number featuring zombies and demon girls. This was Logan’s first
time in the showcase and she said
dance is her life and her passion.
“I enjoy the different dimensions and dynamics that it has and
the people around me,” she said. “It
means a lot because I usually dance
with people at my studio, but to
dance with people at school and to
perform in front of a lot people is a
great opportunity.”
Joshua Gray, a 16-year-old at
Northwestern High School, also
performed in the showcase with his
school. Northwestern put together
an interpretation of the book “Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” to Maroon 5’s version of the
Willy Wonka classic “Pure Imagination.”
Gray said putting together the
piece took hours of dedication and
hard work. Learning the dance was
difficult because he also had to
maintain his classes and “all the other dances you’re a part of.”
“But when you’re learning a
piece with a whole bunch of positive people and then they’re able to
work with one another, you’re able
to build on your strengths and it
works pretty well,” he said.
Gray began dancing at Hyattsville Middle School in an extra
curricular class, but soon realized,
through encouragement from his
teacher, that he had a talent and he
later auditioned for the performing
arts program at Northwestern.
He said he enjoyed the showcase, even though he wasn’t able to
watch all the performances, because
he was able to see the different
styles. And, he said, he loved the
community of dancers he could
connect with and share his passion
with.
“Dance is pretty awesome. I
love it because it’s a way to express
yourself and a way to show who
you really are,” he said. “It’s a way
to take all the burdens that you may
be going through at home, at school
and the rest of the school day that
you may be dealing with ourside of
dance and you can just channel it
and do something positive. It’s like
another home,” he said.
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Workers and Service Employees International unions, as well as the
Washington Post, in addition to
county leaders like County Executive Rushern Baker III, Del. Tawanna Gaines (D-22) and state Sen.
Paul Pinsky (D-22).
Edwards, in contrast, focused
on her background. The four-term
congresswoman said she is the
daughter of an United States Air
Force veteran, a single mother who
couldn’t pay off her student loan
debt until age 50, and someone who
has worked with the non-profit
world as well as NASA.
“I think it matters what perspective you come from and what
your background is in terms of what
you’re going to prioritize in the
United States Senate, and I think
that’s important to know about any
person running for any office,” she
said.
Two of the largest clashes of
the night highlighted those differences. On the issue of criminal justice reform, both candidates
claimed to support ending mass incarceration, but Edwards said her
experience makes her more committed to the cause.
“There’s only one person in the
race for the United States Senate
who knows what it’s like to be the
mother of a young black man,” she
said.
She then attacked Van Hollen’s
record in the Maryland legislature.
“The fact is when he was in the
Maryland General Assembly, he
supported truth in sentencing (and)
mandatory minimums, which has
led to the mass incarceration of
22,000 Marylanders,” she said.
“You can hardly be the guy who’s
against mass incarceration when
you’re responsible for making it
happen.”
Van Hollen defended himself
by saying the vote in question was
supported by domestic violence advocacy groups and was focused on
violent offenders.
“In the General Assembly, the
issue was not young and nonviolent
substance abusers. I draw a distinction between nonviolent substance
abuse and people who commit rape
and people who commit murder,”
he said. “In Congress, I’ve actually
been a co-sponsor of legislation to
change our sentencing laws.”
When it was his turn to attack
Edwards, Van Hollen did so by
pointing to reports of her office’s
poor constituent services, specifically a claim made by a union of NASA
employees that has endorsed his
campaign because of those issues.
“There was a story in the Baltimore Sun just the other day about
some NASA employees who believe
they have been discriminated
against on pay based on race (who)
came to Ms. Edwards’ office, and
they didn’t get any response,” he
said. “They felt strongly about it.
They felt that they did not get the respect they deserve.”
Edwards said the union had
conveyed the incident in a biased
manner.
“They didn’t get the resolution
they wanted, and we’d been working
on that for the last year in my office,”
she said. “Just because you read it in
a paper doesn’t make it true.”
Both candidates agreed that the
debate, attended by around 200 people including staffers from both
campaigns, was a success. The debate was the only one scheduled in
Prince George’s County, with the
next faceoff set to take place in Baltimore on March 25.
The primary election is April 26
and early voting starts on April 14.
Bowie fire department requests money for station upgrades
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images of the facilities as they currently exist.
“We slap some paint on it, we
polish it, we patch it up when we
can, but time takes its toll,” Parker
said. “We’ve done as much as we
can to maintain it, to update it, to improve it when we can, but, my day
job is I own a residential real estate
appraisal company, and the formula
that we use is 20 to 25 years for the
total life of a living area.”
He also stressed it would be a
one-time request.
“It’s been 29 years since we’ve
asked for any money to take care of
what we had to. I’m sure we can leg
it out for 20 more based on what
we’d do here,” he said.
According to BVFD figures,
the department’s total operating
budget was $419,000 for fiscal year
2015. Revenue totaled $433,000,
with $144,000 of that coming from
the city of Bowie, a figure Parker
said has been “static” across the
years.
“You see that our net outflows
versus inflows doesn’t leave a lot of
breathing room for things such as facility updates,” he said. “The cost of
apparatus is really what does not allow us to come out of our pockets to
complete projects like this.”
He said a single pumper truck
costs over $475,000.
Parker added that most of the
funding the fire department receives
is earmarked for specific purposes
that do not include station upgrades.
One such funding source was
the driving force behind the request.
In August 2015, the department was
award a $1.8 million, four-year grant
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response
(SAFER) grant program. That money can only be used for volunteer recruitment and retention efforts,
which Parker said the department is
going to pursue vigorously in order
to expand its ranks. But the facilities
have to have a certain level of quality to attract recruits, he said.
“You have to have something
of note. And it doesn’t have to be
something special, it just has to be
something that the potential applicant can look at and say, ‘That’s
pretty decent. I’m going to come
give my time for the community,’”
Parker said.
The city’s public safety com-
mittee submitted a letter recommending the expenditure.
“We strongly encourage the
council to look favorably on this request. We have seen first-hand the
conditions that are described in the
pictures and that were described
verbally,” said Monica Best-James,
committee chair.
Councilman Henri Gardner
echoed those sentiments.
“Both Councilman (James)
Marcos and I did take a tour of your
facility. I saw first-hand what you
two were talking about. The pictures actually do very little justice to
the reality,” he said.
“You guys do a fantastic job
with the limited resources that you
have,” Gardner added.
But Councilman Isaac Trouth
wondered if more could be done to
cut costs at the department. He also
said the fire chief’s community advisory council, of which he is a
member, is planning some countywide fundraisers for the fire department. BVFD could receive some of
that money.
“What we need to do is kind of
get everybody together,” he said.
Mayor G. Frederick Robinson
said the funding request would be
discussed as part of the larger budget process for the upcoming fiscal
year 2017, but said from his perspective, the request was reasonable.
“I would venture to say that the
council would be supportive if we
can,” he said. “You have a lot of obstacles in front of your recruits already. If this helps, we’ll do what
we can.”
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Women’s History Month Luncheon
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UPPER MARLBORO – “A
sense of direction and purpose is
clear/When a woman enters the
room.”
Those words, from an original
poem read by Gillie Haynes at the
31st annual Women’s History
Month Luncheon, certainly applied
to that celebration, held on March
16 to honor the women who work in
Prince George’s County government.
Hosted by WJLA reporter
Jummy Olabanji, and with music
by Chelsey Green and The Green
Project, the luncheon featured several speakers, a vendor fair, a special tribute to retiring U.S. Sen.
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and the
announcement of the winners of
several county awards. The afternoon’s theme was “Working to
Form a More Perfect Union.”
“It’s so appropriate based on
the times that we are living in,” said
Aja Baker, daughter of County Executive Rushern Baker III. “Our
union would certainly be more perfect if the playing field was equal
for women. We are making
progress, but there is still so much
more to be done.”
The county executive himself
said he loved that he was able to
bring his children and wife for the
celebration, as well as acknowledge
the hard work of “strong, passionate, opinionated women” throughout his government.
“This is one of my favorite
events, because we recognize great
people throughout the county who
are doing a great job,” he said.
“And the reason this is so unique is
it is just ordinary women who are
going about their daily business
making a difference in Prince
George’s County and the lives of
the community.”
Two of those women were singled out for special recognition.
County officials presented the an-
nual Gladys Noon Spellman Public
Service Award to Jacqueline
Brooks Rhone, associate director
for domestic and sexual violence
supportive services in the Department of Family Services, and the
second annual WinG (Women in
Government) Award to Gwendolyn
Clerkley, associate director of the
office of highway maintenance.
Clerkley was chosen for her
dedication to the Suitland community, including work through the
Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI).
“Her list of accomplishments
is so long, we’d need another luncheon to cite all the things she has
done,” said Glenda Wilson, Baker’s
chief of staff, when presenting the
award. “From her leadership on
community cleanup projects, servicing roadways, job fairs, renovations, providing supplies, she has
embraced the TNI vision with enthusiasm, responsiveness and influence.”
Clerkley accepted the award
humbly.
“This is truly a shock, and very
much an honor. I thank the men and
women of the department of public
works and transportation, because
without them and all of their efforts
nothing would be possible,” she
said.
The prestigious Gladys Noon
Spellman Award is given to a female resident of the county working for county government, who
has risen through the ranks through
strong leadership skills and who engages in exemplary community service.
This year’s winner, Jackie
Rhone, has served in the health,
sheriff’s and social services departments, as well as the financial and
state’s attorney’s offices. Her community service includes work to
help the homeless and HIV/AIDS
patients, as well as youth, through a
ballet program and the Shiloh Baptist Church.
“Throughout her professional
career, she continues to epitomize a
woman of integrity, talent and compassion. Those qualities exemplify
leadership required to move the
community forward,” said Nellvenia Johnson, chief of staff for County Council Chair Derrick Davis and
last year’s Spellman award winner.
Rhone took time in her victory
speech to tell domestic violence
victims that her office was there to
help them. She also acknowledged
the work wasn’t something she
thought she’d get into, but said she
is glad that she can provide real
help to women and families.
“I must admit, the division I'm
working in now wasn’t something I
initially went to,” she said. “But, I
found my sweet spot after twentysome years in government.”
The county also awards a
scholarship in honor of Rep. Spellman, and the 2016 winner was Anthony Thornton of Suitland High
School.
This year’s luncheon also included a special award presented to
Sen. Mikulski, marking her tenure
in Congress as the longest-serving
woman in that body’s history.
“She is absolutely the most
phenomenal individual that has ever
served in the Senate. She is among
the giants,” Baker said. “This administration couldn’t have made the
progress it’s made around businesses without her input, and we certainly wouldn’t be in the running for the
FBI (headquarters) if she had not
used her 30 years of experience on
Capitol Hill and the budget to help
us position ourselves.”
Mikulski was unable to attend
the luncheon in person, but she sent
a staffer to accept the award on her
behalf and recorded a video message.
“I know the support that I got,
consistently and personally. Over
180,000 people in Prince George’s
County gave me not only their vote,
but it was an act of confidence, an
act in trust,” she said. “I want you to
know I’ll never forget you.”
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SPRINGDALE – Science fairs
are more than baking soda and vinegar volcanoes these days. In fact, the
students from Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) are creating projects that fit less into a cliché
and more into practical world uses.
On Saturday, March 19, Charles
H. Flowers High School played host
to the 68th Annual Prince George’s
Area Science Fair where representatives from St. Mary’s, Calvert and
Prince George’s counties participated in the competition across multiple
categories in both the junior and senior divisions. The science fair is one
of the longest running fairs in history,
according to Godfrey Rangasammy,
the science supervisor at PGCPS.
Rangasammy said the categories ranged from traditional topics
such as animal science and chemistry
to modern topics such as environmental engineering and robotics and
intelligent machines.
“It’s very cool stuff. You have
robotics. I don’t know if you’ve seen
some of these robotics projects, but
it’s pretty cool stuff. Kids are creating stuff, developing a 3D printer,
prosthetics. One kid has a patent
pending on his 3D printer that he designed and created. It’s amazing,” he
said.
Students explored topics from
every angle and projects included
anything from discovering the best
compromise between quality and
speed when it comes to computer
game graphics, as researched by
Everald Griffiths in the junior division, and how game theory could
factor into a U.S.’s ISIS strategy, as
explored by Clara Janzen in the senior division.
Students from Prince George’s
County and PGCPS dominated the
competition, as students in the junior
division (grades six through eight)
won first prize in all but three categories, and those in the senior divi-
sion (grades nine through 12) won in
12-of-20 categories. Of the senior
winners, Eleanor Roosevelt High
School students walked away with
nine of 12 first place honors. Representatives from Oxon Hill High
School, Al-Huda School in College
Park and From the Heart Christian
School in Suitland also took top honors.
Both first and second place junior grand prize recipients, Megan
Kim and Sophia Riazi-Sekowski, respectively, are from Prince George’s
County and the first place senior
grand prize winner, David Gardner,
is a Roosevelt student.
“I created a motion planner for a
steerable surgical needle. These needles are very long, very flexible and
they have a tip shaped such that
when you insert them into tissue they
curve, they follow circular arcs and
by twisting them you can change the
direction that they curve,” he said.
“This allows them to avoid obstacles
so, for example, if you have a tumor
that is in a very difficult to reach
place, say behind lots of bone or sensitive tissue, you’d be able to steer
around that.”
Gardner began his project by
reaching out to a professor at
Catholic University of America and
asked him if there were any projects
he could join or if the professor had
any ideas of projects to pursue. Gardner said the professor gave him the
idea, research to read and told him to
“have at it.”
“So I had at it,” Gardner said.
“He was there for advice and help
when I needed it, but I wrote all the
code myself.”
Through his project Gardner developed a program in Java to make a
“point-A to point-B planner” that
connects multiple points in a tree, allowing for a defined path and creating a motion plan for the surgical
needles.
Gardner will now go on to the
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in
Phoenix from May 8 through May
13. The weeklong competition is the
largest pre-collegiate science fair in
the world and welcomes approximately 1,700 competitors from more
than 75 countries, according to the
Society for Science.
Although Griffiths did not win
the top prize with his exploration into
computer game graphics and computer speed, he did win the first-place
prize in the “systems software” junior category. Griffiths said he decided to experiment with an online computer game because he was curious
how the quality of graphics would affect the speed of the game.
“When I grow up I actually
want to produce my own games and I
was actually introduced to computers at the age of three, so from that
point I was very interested in them,”
he said. “So now I know I need to
keep my game at a moderate type
quality so when they see my game itself they will have a quality program.”
Before realizing there was a
computer-related category in the science fair, Griffiths never thought he
could combine his passion with science, but said he liked being able to
put the two together and “actually
have something important to show
off.”
And that, Rangasammy said, is
one of the most important reasons for
a science fair, to show students that
their passions can be combined with
science to solve real world problems.
“One of the winners, (Liam
Greaves) for example, he combined
his loved for music and he blended
the two and he’s one of the top winners,” he said. “It just reinforces that
science is a major part of society and
science plays a major part in development – not just in society at a global level or competitive level – but
families can actually develop careers
and youngsters can come up and try
to change that equation and change
the huge gap of minorities in science.”
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Postal employee hailed as hero,
saves senior citizen from costly scam
By Andrea Blackstone
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RIVERDALE – Although Shannon Wilson-Ellis has worked for the
U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for 18
years, on Aug. 24, 2015, she encountered a first-time scenario.
An senior citizen came to the
U.S. Post Office, located at 6270 Kenilworth Ave. in Riverdale, to buy
several thousand dollars of postal
money orders to mail them by USPS
Express Mail. Within a four-hour period, she returned a second time to
obtain additional large amounts of
money orders. After Wilson-Ellis, a
window clerk, asked the woman what
the money was for, the customer informed her that she was a lottery winner who had been instructed to send
money to pay prize taxes.
“When she swiped it (her debit
card), it didn’t go through because
maybe she went over her limit the
first time,” Wilson-Ellis said. “So she
said, ‘oh no, well can I use my credit
card instead?’ I said, ‘No ma’am,
only cash or debit for money orders.’
So she was like, ‘well, I really need
this money.’ I said, ‘Ma’am, I hope
you don’t mind me asking you, but
what is this money for?’ And that’s
how it started.”
Wilson-Ellis could not fully
convince the customer, who did not
want to be identified and was unwilling to comment The Sentinel, that she
should not have to mail money if she
won a prize. Wilson-Ellis took initiative to call the U.S. Postal Inspection
Service to provide a tip. She provided
location details about where the
woman wanted to mail the money by
referring to an envelope the customer
planned to use.
Bryan Hanlon, a U.S. Postal Inspector who works on the mail fraud
team for Maryland and the District of
Columbia, visited the woman’s home
with a colleague to investigate on
Aug. 25, 2015. The victim was a 92year-old female who was told she had
won $2.5 million dollars, so she
needed to pay the taxes.
“She (the victim) went back to
her check ledger and was able to
identify that she wrote two $20,000
checks that were mailed out of the
state. One was on Aug. 21 and one on
Aug. 24. We sort of explained to her
that, these people that were calling
her on the phone telling her she won
the lottery, they were just scammers,”
Hanlon said. “She said that she understood and she allowed us to talk to
her bank on her behalf to see what we
could do about the checks.
“The next day, I was able to get
in contact with her bank’s fraud investigator who was able to identify
that the numbers in the checks the
victim had identified to us were in the
sequence of checks that were currently being used by that victim, and we
were actually able to get those checks
cancelled. The fraud investigator also
identified a third check that had just
been written and was in processing
for an additional $20,000.”
After telling the scammers to
stop calling, the senior citizen received a call from someone claiming
to work for the FBI. The person
claimed it was verified that she did
win the lottery, and it was okay to
send the money, so she did it again.
Hanlon and his colleague then returned to speak to the victim a second
time.
All of the victim’s funds were recovered. Hanlon described the lady as
embarrassed, yet appreciative.
Wilson-Ellis said she was later
informed about the favorable outcome. She has not seen the customer
since the incident, however, intervening made her feel good.
“Ms. Wilson-Ellis is a real hero
here. She took the time to care about
her customer and took action,” Hanlon said. “Because of that we were
able to get this victim back $60,000.”
Foreign lottery scams, which are
solicitations received through the
mail, usually originate overseas. Hanlon explained that isolated or lonely
senior citizens without family or
friends living nearby are often targeted by scammers who typically be-
friend them by phone to gain their
trust and exploit them financially.
Hanlon said if an individual responds,
he or she is identified as someone who
is willing to send money through the
mail. He stressed that when seniors
have someone trustworthy who can
answer their questions, their vulnerability decreases.
Other popular scams are popping
up in Maryland suburbs. For example,
work-at-home scams involve websites in which people who are seeking
to earn extra money are hoodwinked.
Hanlon advised that consumers
should remain aware of bogus offers
to receive and resend packages of
electronics, which are often purchased with a stolen credit card.
Thieves need someone to accept
packages in the U.S., then forward
them outside of the country. People
then realize they have not been paid
for their services a few months later.
A mystery shopper scam involves depositing a fake check that
eventually bounces. The job seeker
will be responsible for paying the
bank back.
Hanlon also confirmed that lists
of people who have been tricked before are valuable in scammer circles.
Providing information like a phone
number can make it difficult to stop
scammers from calling a victim.
Consumers
may
visit
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov to
find out ways to safeguard themselves
from scammers. Individuals who believe a relative has been victimized by
a scammer may reach the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service by calling 1-877876-2455. Scam victims can also
complete a mail withholding request.
This allows the post office to sort out
mail that appears to be affiliated with
an overseas lottery or sweepstakes.
“It is actually illegal for any other lottery to come into any state or territory besides the lottery of the state
or territory,” Hanlon said. “That’s
what I tell a lot of seniors. If it came
somewhere other than the state
you’re currently living in, it’s a
scam.”
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offer one-year scholarships
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LARGO – Thirty-seven students in Prince George’s County can
breathe a little easier after receiving a
scholarship to cover a full year of tuition, books and fees at Prince
George’s Community College
(PGCC).
On Wednesday, March 16, at the
PGCC campus, the community college, along with Prince George’s
County Public Schools (PGCPS) and
County Councilman Derrick Davis,
celebrated students in the inaugural
Inspiring Leadership and Excellence
evening
Olivia Pearson, supervisor for
college readiness at PGCPS, said the
evening event came together through
a partnership between PGCPS and
PGCC. The scholarships were
awarded to as many as two seniors
from each local public high school
who were nominated by their principals and teachers. The students had to
meet minimum requirements such as
a 3.5 grade point average, at least 50
community services hours and have
shown interest in attending the community college. Each student at the
ceremony received a scholarship to
PGCC, which was raised through the
Prince George’s Community College
Foundation.
Lateefah Durant, an officer for
college and career readiness and innovative programs at PGCPS, said
the event was just one part of a continuing partnership between the
county school system and PGCPS.
“This is also part of our larger
partnership with Prince George’s
Community College. We’ve partnered with them on dual enrollment
and a host of other college-ready initiatives. We’re just excited about this
inaugural event,” Durant said.
Pearson said PGCPS has initiated a pre-k to 20 continuum, where the
county and the school system wishes
to foster and guide students through
grade school and into college. She
said the goal is to help students get to
community college so they can go on
to a four-year university.
“This is one of the steps,” Pearson said.
Durant said it is incredibly important to recognize and help students
by showing them pathways to the future and offering scholarships to help
them get there.
“We know a lot of students
clearly have the aptitude to go to college, but they don’t always have the
financial means to go on to post-secondary education,” she said. “They
are high achieving and so that’s part
of the challenge that sometimes our
highest achieving students still don’t
have the access.”
But, Durant said, the principals
and teachers involved in the process
did not just pick the top students, but
picked students who would most benefit from the opportunity of a free
year of community college.
“We just really want to show
that there is this next step and that it’s
very real for everyone and it is
achievable,” Pearson said. “And that
they can do it locally.”
During the award ceremony,
both PGCPS Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Maxwell and Davis, who represents the district where PGCC resides, shared their stories of education and how they obtained their positions.
Davis spoke about his academic
journey and offered the students
some advice. He said dreams and
hopes are critical, but also lauded discipline, hard work and practice.
Davis asked the students to take up
the responsibility, take their success
and turn it into opportunities, and to
make their way in the world. He also
wanted them to bring their knowledge back to the county.
“I want you to bring it back
home to the place that is really sowed
into you, so you can do the same
thing that we’re doing,” he said.
Maxwell also shared his story,
which began in Prince George’s
County, took at stop at PGCC, made a
turn in the military, continued at the
University of Maryland, and eventually returned to the county. He said,
however, he would not have had the
same opportunities without PGCC.
“Community college opened so
many doors for me,” Maxwell said.
“With what I learned at community
college, I was easily accepted to the
University of Maryland College Park
when I got out of the Navy.”
Ricardo Quinteros, coordinator
of recruitment at PGCC, said the
scholarships are all about creating opportunities for Prince George’s County students.
“A lot of times we feel Prince
George’s County is overlooked in a
lot of ways. People don’t seem to realize the tremendous talent we have
right here in Prince George’s County,” he said.
Neya Abdosh from Bowie High
School, Cynthia Ubah from DuVal
High School and Nyair Washington
from Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High
School all received scholarships during the award celebration. All three
said they felt grateful for the celebration and said it was a surprise to be
recognized at a countywide event.
“I was just proud that I actually
was recognized for all the hard work
that I put in throughout my high
school experience,” Washington said.
Abdosh said she knew there
would be money attached to the honor, but said she was surprised to learn
she was getting an entire year at
PGCC for free. She said she was going to apply for the scholarship otherwise and felt blessed to have a full
year free.
Ubah agreed.
“I really feel honored to get this
scholarship because it makes me feel
that there are people who actually
care, who want to push me and make
me go further in my education,” she
said.
All three said they felt relief
knowing they have a year of college
for free and know they have options.
“It helps me out a lot, so I’m just
excited to move on with it and keep
pushing,” Abdosh said.
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UPCOMING
HYATTSVILLE 4TH CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATIC DEBATE
April 7 at The Hyattsville Municipal Building,
third floor, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Md
20781. Five Democratic candidates are vying
for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives that is being vacated by Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4), who is running for a U.S. Senate
seat. Come see what the candidates have to
say before heading to the polls on April 26 for
the Maryland Primary Election. The debate is
on Thursday April 7 and live from 7 to 9 p.m.,
meet-and-greet with the candidates after.
THURS 24
EXCELLENT EGGS PROGRAM
Old Maryland Farm, 301 Watkins Park Dr.,
Upper Marlboro. Explore where eggs come
from and whatʼs found inside. This event is
suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. 2-3 p.m. County resident $3; Non-County resident $4. For information: 301-218-6770 or
http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Nature/Old_Maryland_Farm.htm.
NATIONAL HARBOR
RESTAURANT WEEK
National Harbor, 137 National Plaza, National Harbor. Enjoy a pre-priced three course meal
at select National Harbor restaurants. Try one,
try all! For information: www.nationalharbor.com.
POSTCARDS: MARINE BAND CONCERT
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts,
15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie. We invite you
to hitch a ride with the band as we cross the
Atlantic to tour the streets of Paris, London,
Scotland, and Rome. Donʼt miss it! 7:30 p.m.
For information: 301-805-6880, 202-433-4011,
www.marineband.marines.mil, or
www.bowiecenter.org.
AVIATION AND PG COUNTY
DURING WORLD WAR I
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr., College Park. When the
United States declared war on Germany in April
1917, powered flight was barely a decade old.
Discover the many ways the first military pilots,
trained at College Park, influenced aviation during and after the War. For information: 301-8646029 or www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.
PETER PAN CLUB
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl.
Frank Scott Dr., College Park. Come to the Pe-
March 24, 2016 - March 30, 2016
ter Pan Club for pre-school fun! Ideal for little
learners up to five years old, the club includes
story-time and hands-on craft activities. 10:30
a.m. FREE with museum admission. Ages 5 &
under. For information: 301-864-6029; TTY
301-699-2544.
LEGOS: CREATIVE CLUB
Baden Library. Freestyle building. Legos will
be provided and kids can let their imaginations
run wild! 4-5 p.m.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD
Hyattsville Library. Teens can earn service
hours and help to improve the library. Join us
for snacks and fun as we work on teen-centered projects and programs at the Hyattsville
Library. 4:30-5:45 p.m. Ages 12 and up are
welcome.
PALS
Hyattsville Library. Join PALS (Partnering
Adults with Learning Students). Seniors, listen
to a child read or assist with school assignments all while enjoying light refreshments. No
registration necessary. 4:30-6:00 p.m.
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CHESS CLUB
South Bowie Library
Thursday, March 24 2016: 7:00PM 9:00PM Learn to play or improve your game!
All ages are welcome. Presented by Eagle
Chess Academy.
great season. March 25-April 3. For information: 301-249-1500.
JURIED TEEN EXHIBITION
Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road,
Laurel. In honor of National Youth Art Month,
Montpelier spotlights regional teens (ages 1318) and their talents in the visual arts. March
10-28. FREE. For information: 301-377-7800.
MAGIC: THE GATHERING CLUB
Hyattsville Library. Come cast spells and
battle wizards in our favorite fantasy card
game. Bring your own cards or use the ones
we have here. All experience levels welcome,
from never-played to expert. 4:30-5:45 p.m.
FRI 25
NEXTLOOK: YOKO K
Joeʼs Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker
Hill Road, Mount Rainier. Yoko K. is an electronic musician, composer, and producer, a
two-time winner of Wammieʼs Electronica
Artist, and a past artist-in-residence at Strathmore (2011-2012). Yokoʼs ensemble will perform live electronic music and video art to create an immersive multimedia experience. 7
p.m. For information: 301-699-1819 or
www.joesmovement.org.
SIX FLAGS AMERICA OPENING DAY
& SPRING BREAK
Six Flags America, 13710 Central Ave.,
Bowie. Join us for opening day at Six Flags
America! Experience all the thrills as we start a
SEEKING VETS
Hospice of the Chesapeake Vet-to-Vet Program enlisting more volunteers to honor veterans at their end of life. For information about
the We Honor Veterans program at Hospice of
the Chesapeake:
www.hospicechesapeake.org/the-life-center109/we-honor-veterans-program. To volunteer:
443-837-1513 or [email protected].
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BIRDING THE PATUXENT RIVER
Hallowing Point Boat Ramp, 6904 Hallowing Ln., Prince Frederick. Guests will see migrating waterfowl hotspots on a guided river
tour. 9 a.m.-noon. Residents: $5; Non-Residents: $6. Ages 18 & up. For information: 301-
627-6074; TTY: 301-699-2544.
BLUE STOCKINGS TEA
Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road,
Laurel. Ladies in the Blue Stocking Society, an
18th-century English literary society for
women. Come as you are or as your favorite
female author or character, from modern times
or from the past! Tea will be served in Montpelierʼs elegant East Wing and will include a seasonal, prix fixe menu of fine finger sandwiches,
scrumptious cakes and pastries, buttery
scones and your choice of quality loose leaf
teas, served on china and tiered stands. 1:30
p.m. For information: 301-377-7817 or
www.pgparks.com.
IN CONCERT: THE INTRUDERS
Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington. 8 p.m. For information: 301-203-6070.
AQUA EGG HUNT
Theresa Banks Aquatic Center, 8615
McLain Ave., Glenarden. Thatʼs right, we are
having an egg hunt in the water! Enjoy arts,
crafts, and hunting and diving for eggs. Children (5 years old and under) in the water must
be within armʼs reach of a responsible adult in
appropriate swim attire. Children (11 years old
and under) must be accompanied by an adult
responsible for their supervision poolside. 10
a.m.-noon. Registration is required; space is
limited. For information: 301-772-5515.
ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
Prince Georgeʼs Sports & Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Join us for
an Easter Egg Hunt. Patrons will enjoy arts &
crafts, games and more! Have your picture
taken with the Easter Bunny (nominal fees apply). Parents, please bring baskets for your
children. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Resident $7; NonResident $9 (cost is per child 2 years & older).
All ages welcome. For information: 301-5832582; TTY 301-699-2544.
BOWIE BAYSOX FAMILY FUNFEST
Prince Georgeʼs Stadium, 4101 Crain Hwy.
Bowie. Join us for this annual event featuring
rides, games, live music, The Easter Bunny
and more. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. For information: 301-805-6000 or www.baysox.com.
FAMILY EASTER CELEBRATION
Bowie Town Center, 15606 Emerald Way,
Bowie. Come out to Bowie Town Center for an
Easter fun and games event! We will have Pe-
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ter Rabbit, face painting, bounce house,
games and Easter basket giveaways. 1 p.m.
FREE. For information: www.bowietowncenter.com.
TIMBERDOODLE HIKE
Patuxent River Park Group Camp, 16000
Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro. Join a
naturalist for a night hike to see the spectacular
courtship display of the Timberdoodle, or
American Woodcock. This mysterious bird reliably performs a spiraling flight display after
sunset. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Resident: $2; Non-Resident: $3. Ages 6 & up. For information: 301627-6074; TTY: 301-699-2544.
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EASTER EGG HUNT EXTRAVAGANZA
Evangel Cathedral, 13901 Central Ave.,
Upper Marlboro. Join us for Easter fun with a
egg hunt, childrenʼs games and activities,
rides, indoor movies and more. (Ticket required) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. For information:
301-249-9400 or www.evangelcathedral.net.
CITY OF NEW CARROLLTON ANNUAL
EASTER EGG HUNT
Vera Cope Weinbach Park. Weʼve hidden
some eggs. Theyʼre waiting for you. Come join
the fun and look for a few! For children 10 &
Under. 11 a.m.
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WORLD’S LARGEST NEIGHBORHOOD
EASTER EGG HUNT
Riverdale Baptist Church, 1177 Largo
HAPPY EASTER!
Road, Upper Marlboro. Join us for this annual
Easter Egg Hunt. 10 a.m. Rain or shine.
FREE. For information: www.riverdaleministries.org.
CROCHETING
Oxon Hill Library. Come join us for an afternoon of crocheting. If possible, please bring
your own materials due to limited supplies. No
prior experience needed. Noon-4 p.m.
NATURE HIKE
Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport
Road, Upper Marlboro. Enjoy a naturalist-led,
woodland nature hike through our beautiful
woodlands, swamp and tidal marsh conservation trail. In addition, patrons will learn about local flora and fauna. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Resident:
$2; Non-Resident: $3. All ages welcome. For
information: 301-627-6074; TTY: 301-6992544.
WELLNESS COOKING SERIES:
BEANS! BEANS! BEANS!
Harmony Hall Community Center, 10701
Livingston Road, Fort Washington. Take time
to enjoy new flavors and fun with others while
learning something new! Participants will enjoy
a cooking demonstration, taste free samples
and take home delicious healthy recipes. 1-2
p.m. Free. All ages welcome. For information:
301-203-6040; TTY 301-699-2544.
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GREAT DECISIONS
Tuesday at Laurel Library. 2016 Great Decisions, Americaʼs largest
discussion program on world affairs. Program 8 - Cuba and the US. 7:308:30 p.m. Adults. Call Branch to register & pick up booklet of readings.
CHESS/CHECKERS CLUB
Hyattsville Library. Hyattsville Chess and
Checkers Club! Learn to play or improve your
game. 1-2:30 p.m. All ages are welcome! Bring
your own set or play with one of ours.
READ TO ROVER
Laurel Library. Build your childʼs confidence
in reading. Bring a favorite book or choose one
from the library and Read to Rover. Specially
trained therapy dog and cat will be glad to listen. Each child will read for 15 minutes. 1:302:30 p.m. Ages 5-12 years old. To register:
301-776-6790.
HIPPITY HOP EASTER EGG HUNT
Potomac Landing Community Center,
12500 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington. Join us as we celebrate Easter with arts
and crafts projects, games and hunting for the
golden eggs. Prizes will be awarded to the person(s) that find a golden egg. Refreshments
will be served. Noon-2 p.m. Resident $5; NonResident $6. Ages 2-12. For information: 301292-9191; TTY 301-203-6030.
STEM FOR FAMILIES
Accokeek Library. Join us as we explore
science, technology, engineering and math.
Drop in for hands-on experiments and activities. 2-3 p.m.
HYPNOTIZERS!
Laurel Library. Create spinning, glowing
light machines that hypnotize and amaze! Use
motors, LEDʼs, batteries, and circuitry to invent
the machine of your dreams. Free! Materials
provided. All projects go home. 2-3:30 p.m.
Ages 10-18. Registration required. To register:
301-776-6790.
THE FIRST HIGH TECH WAR: VIETNAM
Bowie Library. Pat Weadon of the National
Cryptologic Museum and Professor Rick Ruth
of the Naval Academy return to discuss how
the development of technology changed the
Vietnam War and how the Vietnam War
changed Technology. Also, Marc Leibman returns to talk about how such technology was
utilized in the field of combat. 2-4:30 p.m.
Adults.
SUN 27
HAPPY EASTER!
47TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED
EXHIBITION ENDS
Montpelier Art Center. The 47th Annual
Open Juried exhibition will be held March 6th27th. For information:
[email protected] or 301 377 7800.
MON 28
EASTER EGG HUNT & ROLLER SKATING
Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000
Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel. Children will
have fun hunting for eggs, rollerskating and
face painting. Donʼt forget your baskets;
prizes will be awarded for the best-looking
basket. 10 a.m.-noon. Advanced registration
and payment required by March 25, 2016.
Resident: $3; Non-Resident: $4. All ages
welcome. For information: 301-953-7882;
TTY 301-699-2544.
EGG HUNT EGGSTRAVAGANZA
Darnallʼs Chance Historic Site, 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro. Enjoy
barn-yard themed egg activities, entertainment, crafts, games, animals and of course, an
egg hunt on the grounds of Darnallʼs Chance.
Children should bring their own basket. Light
refreshments will be served. 10 a.m.-noon.
Free. Ages 2-10. For information: 301-6272828; TTY 301-699-2544.
EXHIBITION: THE LATE STYLE
Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Is-
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land Ave., Brentwood. The Brentwood Arts Exchange welcomes curatorial practices students
from the University of Maryland College Park
to partner with us in presenting our spring
2016 exhibition. Students will research, plan,
and implement an exhibition on senior artists
who are working in styles developed late in life.
Through Saturday, May 28. Free. All ages welcome. For information: 301-277-2863; TTY
301-699-2544.
CROCHET INSTRUCTION
Bowie Library. Participants will learn how to
increase and decrease as well as the single,
half double, double, and treble crochet. However, the instructor has indicated more advanced levels of proficiency are also welcome.
3-4 p.m.
MINECRAFT: CHALLENGE
South Bowie Library. Play Minecraft at the
library! 4-5 p.m.
NIKE SPRING BREAK
BASKETBALL CAMP
Bowie Gymnasium. Coed basketball camp
for ages 6–17. Through Friday April 1. For information: 1-800-645-3226.
TEEN WRITERS CLUB
Greenbelt Library. Meet other teens who
also share your interest of writing. Learn how
to improve your writing, try new approaches,
and meet authors and other experts in the
publishing field. 6:30-8 p.m. To register: 301345-5800. Sessions will be held on the second
and fourth Monday of each month.
CHESS CLUB
Largo-Kettering Library. Learn to play chess
or improve your game. 7-9 p.m. All ages. Presented by Eagle Chess Academy.
CHESAPEAKE WOODTURNERS
EXHIBIT
Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road,
Laurel. The Chesapeake Woodturners display their beautiful turned wood objects
throughout Montpelier. Through May 1.
FREE. For information: 301-377-7817 or
www.pgparks.com.
TEEN MENTORS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed for the Cityʼs
Youth & Family Services Teen Mentoring
Program. Spend one hour a week with a
Bowie High School student and make a
tremendous impact! You can help by contacting Program Coordinator Rhonda Simon
at 301-809-3033 or 240-671-5382 or [email protected].
AA AND ALANON MEETINGS
Trinity Episcopal Church, 14515 Church St.,
Upper Marlboro. 8 p.m. For information: 301627-2636, [email protected], or
http://www.edow.org/trinityuppermarlboro/
AFTERNOON AVIATORS
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985
Corporal Frank Scott Dr., College Park. Join
us each day of spring break for a different
project. Monday, March 28 through Friday,
April 1, 2016, 2-4 p.m. FREE. Ages 8 & up.
For information: 301-864-6029; TTY 301699-2544.
TUES 29
HEALTHY BODIES = HEALTHY MINDS
South Bowie Library. Get active at your
library! Spend Spring Break with us and
learn yoga, gardening, and all about healthy
diets. 3-4 p.m. For kindergarten through
2nd grade.
FINANCIAL WELLNESS FOR WOMEN
South Bowie Library. A workshop empowering women to take control of their personal finances. 7-8 p.m. Presented by Prince
Georgeʼs County Federal Credit Union. Registration required. Limit 35.
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Hyattsville Library. We will read a story to
highlight aspects of womenʼs achievements. A
related craft or extension activity will follow.
Recommended for children aged 6 and older.
4:30-5:30 p.m.
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB
Hyattsville Library. Learning to speak English? Join our club and practice speaking English in a friendly atmosphere. 7:30-9 p.m.
Adults.
GREAT DECISIONS
Laurel Library. 2016 Great Decisions, Americaʼs largest discussion program on world affairs. Program 8 - Cuba and the US. 7:30-8:30
p.m. Adults. Call Branch to register & pick up
booklet of readings.
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COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY COUNCIL HEARINGS
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COUNTY COUNCIL OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND
MARYLAND
MARYLAND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
14741 GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE DRIVE
UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND
14741 GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE DRIVE
UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND
THE HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FY-2017
FEDERAL GRANTS APPLICATION
(COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.16-2016)
1:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 the
County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will
hold the following public hearings:
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 12 2016 the
County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will
hold the following public hearings:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15A-106 of Subtitle 15A,
of the Prince George's County Code, the County Council of
Prince George's County, Maryland, hereby gives notice that it
will hold a public hearing on the Annual Action Plan for FY
2017 submitted by the County Executive on March 15, 2016 for
County Council approval.
CB-6-2016 (DR-2) AN ACT CONCERNING SWIMMING
POOLS for the purpose of amending the Prince George's County
Code to comply with new more stringent safety standards for hotel and motel pools under 2,500 square feet of water within
Prince George's County; generally relating to the regulation of
swimming pools.
CR-17-2016 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose
of amending the Prince George's County Fiscal Year (“FY”)
2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development by adding the Sunset Emergency Shelter Operations project, an eligible activity not originally funded or described in the
FY 2016 Annual Action Plan, and reprogramming and reallocating seventy-two thousand one hundred seventy-nine dollars and
ninety-two cents ($72,179.92) in Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
Program funds from the FY 2001, FY 2007, FY 2008, FY 2009,
FY 2010 and FY 2011 Annual Action Plans to support the Sunset
Emergency Shelter Operations project.
CB-8-2016 (DR-2) - AN ACT CONCERNING THE LABOR
CODE for the purpose of amending provisions of the Labor
Code to eliminate the Public Employees Board and provide for a
new system of arbitration selection under the Labor Code.
Those wishing to testify at these hearings and comment, or to receive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the
Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro,
Maryland. Telephone
(301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available
at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the
event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm
the status of County Business.
BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
Derrick Leon Davis, Chairman
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Clerk of the Council
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CR-18-2016 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose
of amending the Prince George's County Fiscal Year (“FY”)
2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development by reprogramming and reallocating five hundred
twenty-two thousand nine hundred nineteen dollars
($522,919.00) in HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”)
Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) Voluntary Grant Reduction Plan in FY
2016 to the FY 2016 HOME Program categories in the 2016 Annual Action Plan.
Those wishing to testify at these hearings and comment, or to receive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the
Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro,
Maryland. Telephone (301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle
bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center
parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call
301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.
ATTEST:
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A public hearing on these proposals will be held on:
AT 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR
UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND 20772
The purpose of the hearing is to give all interested persons an opportunity to express their views regarding the projects and funding allocations contained in the proposed Annual Action Plan.
The proposed Annual Action Plan for FY 2017 consists of the
combined Federal grants applications for Prince George's
County's FY 2017 entitlements of Community Development
Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships and Emergency
Shelter Grant funds.
The County's estimated entitlements for FY 2017 are as follows:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - $4,461,422
plus $204,933 (Program Income); HOME Investment Partnership
(HOME) - $1,016,981 plus $1,060,771 (Program Income); and
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) $387,732 plus $387,732
(Matching Funds). All of these grant programs are administered
by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are urged to telephone
the Office of the Clerk of the Council (Phone 301-952-3600) to
request placement on the advance speakers' list. Persons may
also register to speak at the hearing. Time limitations of three
minutes per speaker will be imposed. Written testimony will be
accepted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral testimony.
E-mails or faxes will not be considered, unless followed by
originals mailed to the Clerk of the Council. Written comments
may be submitted before the hearing to: Clerk of the Council,
County Administration Building, Room 2198, 14741 Governor
Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772. Free
parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's
Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement
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weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of
County Business.
A copy of the proposed FY 2017 Annual Action Plan is available
for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Council, Room
2198, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland and online at https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/.
ATTEST:
Redis C. Floyd
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COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING
MARYLAND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE FY 2016-2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND
THE FY 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 15-2016)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15A 106 of Subtitle 15A, of
the Prince George's County Code, the County Council of Prince
George's County, Maryland, hereby gives notice that it will hold
a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Consolidated
Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY
2016-2020 and the FY 2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and
Community Development to include the Section 3 Action Plan.
This amendment was submitted by the County Executive on
March 15, 2016 for County Council approval.
A public hearing on this proposal will be held on:
AT 7:00 P.M.
UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND 20772
Pursuant to Subtitle 15A of the Prince George's County Code, the
County Executive shall prepare on behalf of Prince George's
County and submit to the County Council for approval: (1) a Five
Year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan;
(2) an Annual Action Plan and Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds; and (3) a Section
3 Action Plan, to implement Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, as amended (“Section 3”).
COUNTY COUNCIL
The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other
economic opportunities generated by certain U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) financial assistance
shall, to the “greatest extent feasible,” and consistent with existing federal, state, and local laws and regulations, be directed to
low and very low-income persons living in Prince George's
County. In particular, HUD financial assistance shall be directed
to: (1) recipients of government assistance for housing, and (2)
business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low
and very low-income persons.
The Section 3 Action Plan addresses policies and procedures for
all HUD covered activities including: programs with multiple
contracts; contracts which include HUD funding for public or
residential construction projects; professional service activities
generated by construction, such as roads, sewers, sidewalks, and
community centers; and all public housing authority covered activities such as maintenance, development, modernization, and
operations.
The Section 3 Action Plan is designed to address unemployment,
underemployment, and economic poverty. Section 3 requirements apply to HUD grantees and all contractors and subcontractors performing work in connection with projects and activities
funded by federal housing and community development assistance covered by Section 3.
Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are urged to telephone
the Office of the Clerk of the Council (Phone 301-952-3600) to
request placement on the advance speakers' list. Persons may
also register to speak at the hearing. Time limitations of three
minutes per speaker will be imposed. Written testimony will be
accepted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral testimony.
E-mails or faxes will not be considered, unless followed by originals mailed to the Clerk of the Council. Written comments may
be submitted before the hearing to: Clerk of the Council, County
Administration Building, Room 2198, 14741 Governor Oden
Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772. Free parking
and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather,
please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.
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SPORTS
The Sentinel’s Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year
Tyasia Moore does a bit of everything for Forestville, helps the Lady Knights repeat as MPSSAA champs
By Sean Farrell
@Sean_PGSSports
FORESTVILLE – Prince
George’s County has been a hotbed
of elite basketball talent for both
boys’ and girls’ programs for some
time now.
Plenty of names have come
from the area and have found success at the next level. And although
Riverdale Baptist’s Kaila Charles,
Largo’s Chance Graham and
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Octavia Wilson all had stellar seasons for their
respective teams, The Prince
George’s Sentinel has named
Forestville’s Tyasia Moore the
Girls’ Basketball Player of the
Year.
Moore has had quite the journey to get to where she is today.
Forestville Head Coach James
Washington started coaching
Moore in middle school when she
was just a raw talent. With his help
and her dedication, her ability and
skill set has flourished ever since.
“Ty has been with us for a lot
of years, going back to middle
school,” Washington said. “She
was just so athletic that the game
came naturally to her. I’ve been
able to fine tune certain things over
the years, but she is definitely the
most complete player in the area.”
Her numbers in the scoring department aren’t as eye-popping as
some others, but Moore didn’t need
to take more than 500 shots this
season to stand out as the best girl
in the county. She posted significant stat lines in every game and
brought energy to her team like no
other player while she was on the
floor, fueling the juggernaut that
the Lady Knights became.
“This girl is a freak of nature,”
Washington said. “She is just so
athletic. Just by being that athletic,
it made the rest of her teammates
even more athletic.”
In 2014, Moore posted averages of 16.8 points-per-game, 13.3
rebounds-per-game, 3.2 assists-
PHOTO BY PHILLIP PETERS
Forestvilleʼs Tyasia Moore is The Sentinelʼs Girlsʼ Basketball Player of the Year. Moore averaged 10 points, five
rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks per game this season and won both the Prince Georgeʼs
County and MPSSAA State Championships.
per-game and five steals-per-game
en route to winning a state championship for Forestville. This year,
Moore worked on the weaker aspects of her game while she was a
part of a Lady Knights team that
lightened the load for her offensively.
“I got on her nerves by telling
her the same things over and over
again, but it paid off. I’m so proud
of her and everything she has
done,” Washington said.
That allowed Moore to focus
on the defensive side of the ball.
This season, Moore was a polarizing presence on the floor. Although
her scoring numbers dropped, she
made great strides to improve as an
all-around player by posting averages of 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3
assists, 5.5 steals and 1.8 blocksper-game as she led her team to a
24-2 record and a second consecutive state championship, defeating
Southern-Garrett 71-40 in the final.
Moore led all scorers against
Southern with 19 points, and also
notched eight rebounds, four steals,
three assists and two blocks.
“I just want to get better,”
Moore said. “Every day there is
something that needs to be worked
on and I plan on doing that work
and improving every day.”
Moore’s career came to
fruition after she committed to Old
Dominion University, where she
will play for the Lady Monarchs
next season.
“When I get to the next level I
know that I’ll be able to take my
leadership skills with me, but there
are a lot of things that I have to
work on in my game before I get to
Old Dominion to be the best player
I know I can be,” Moore said after
their state championship victory.
The Lady Monarchs are
thrilled to welcome Moore as an addition to their program next season.
“Tyasia is a long, athletic player with tremendous open court ability and has a dangerous mid-range
game,” said Old Dominion Head
Coach Karen Barefoot. “She is a
strong rebounding guard, and can
get to the rim and score. She is also
an excellent defender, and will
bring energy to our defense.”
Washington said he plans to
continue working with Moore as
she prepares to take the next step in
her career.
“I’m confident in her as a player,” Washington said. “After I work
out with her over the spring and
summer, she will be ready for Old
Dominion by fall. She’ll probably
be player of the year as a freshman
there.
“Her ball handling and shot
selection needs some work, but if
she just adds some three-point
range, in a few years that’s a Lottery Pick in the WNBA.”
Only time will tell how good
Moore will eventually become, but
everyone at The Prince George’s
Sentinel would like to congratulate
Moore as the Girls’ Basketball
Player of the Year.
E-18
MARCH 24, 2016
SPORTS
All-County Girls’ Basketball Team
First Team
Octavia Wilson
Kaila Charles
Chance Graham
Taleah Washington
Mykea Gray
Eleanor Roosevelt
Riverdale Baptist
Largo
Forestville
National Christian
Wilson is an explosive scorer
and had 58 points in the MPSSAA
playoffs against Charles H. Flowers. She led the county in scoring
at 22.9 points-per-game.
The future Lady Terp is touted
for being active on the glass and
having a deadly mid-range game.
She finished third in scoring in the
county with 19.8 points-per-game.
Graham was a huge factor in
Largo winning the 2A state title. The
forward willed her team to victory
against Williamsport, where she had
20 points and 15 rebounds.
Arguably the best three-point
shooter in the area, Washington finished fourth in the area with 66
triples and averaged 16.6 points-pergame for the Lady Knights.
A versatile guard, Gray was a
driving force for the Lady Eagles
as she penetrated, scored (18
points-per-game) and dished her
team to a perfect 31-0 record.
Second Team
Jahnaya Peterson
Alexis Gordon
E’Lexus Davis
Drew Calhoun
Anissa Rivera
Suitland
Bowie
National Christian
Parkdale
Forestville
Peterson was a stud for Suitland and had her best game in the
season opener against Fairmont
Heights, when she posted a tripledouble with 41 points, 11 rebounds
and 10 assists.
Although Bowie finished 12-10
on the season, Gordon had a solid
year with 13.6 points, 4.5 rebounds
and 3.7 assists-per-game.
Davis was a dime-dealing machine for the undefeated Lady Eagles with 130 on the season. The Hyattsville native will play for Hofstra
next season.
Calhoun rivals Washington
from three-point land. She led the
entire area in three-pointers made
with 79 on the season and helped
Parkdale finsih with an 18-8 record.
The freshman is most likely
going to turn into the next great
women’s player from the area. She
averaged 14 points and four rebounds per game.
Honorable
Mention
Biggest Surprise
Most Improved
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
Oxon Hill
After finishing with a 12-7
record last year, the Lady Pumas not
only increased their record to 17-5,
but got all the way to the Prince
George’s County Championship
Game.
The Lady Clippers finished
the 2014-15 basketball season with
a sub .500 record at 9-10. This year
Oxon Hill improved on that record
immensely, as it finished with a 166 mark this winter.
Coach of the Year Team of the Year
Ayana Ball-Ward, Largo
Forestville
In its last season as a school and
a team, Forestville finished with a
record of 24-2 and was the Prince
George’s County and 1A MPSSAA
State champ. The Lady Knights beat
their opponents by an average of 53
points-per-game for the entire season.
Stephanie Guihon
Largo
Briel Palmer
Parkdale
Tiana Hill
Gwynn Park
MARCH 24, 2016
E-19
SPORTS
All-County Boys’ Basketball Team
First Team
Markell Fultz
Christian Matthews
Daniel Oladapo
Shawn Moss
Cameron Hayes
DeMatha Catholic
National Christian
Bladensburg
Oxon Hill
Frederick Douglass
Fultz, a senior, averaged 17.6
points-per-game and helped DeMatha (32-5) repeat as Maryland
Private School Champions. He will
attend the University of Washington.
Christian, a senior, led the Eagles (30-2) in scoring at 21.5 pointsper-game and had a memorable
dunk over Riverdale’s Cyril Ogbuagu. He will attend Georgia Tech.
Only a sophomore, Oladapo averaged a double-double with 14.5
points-per-game and 13.7 reboundsper-game. Bladensburg finished 167.
Moss was the county’s leading
scorer this year at 22 points-pergame. The senior dropped 35 points
on Surrattsville in December and
reached 1,000 career points this year.
Hayes was the senior leader of
the Eagles (20-2), pumping in 20.5
points-per-game while grabbing
7.2 rebounds-per-game.
Second Team
Jamal Wright
Mohammed Kabir
Renard Lane
Darron Barnes
Justin Faison
Riverdale Baptist
National Christian
Surrattsville
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.
Gwynn Park
Wright did a bit of everything
for Riverdale (17-13). The senior
averaged 14.4 points-per-game, 6.2
assists-per-game and 3.5 reboundsper-game. He will attend High
Point University.
Kabir, a senior, was Matthews’
right-hand-man, as he helped out
with 17.3 points-per-game. He committed to The Citadel, but is reconsidering his commitment.
Lane was one of the biggest
reasons for Surrattsville’s resurgence this year. The senior averaged
14 points-per-game, 7.6 reboundsper-game, and 2.5 blocks-per-game.
Barnes, a junior, helped lead
Wise to a 16-4 record by practically
averaging a double-double with 15.6
points-per-game and 9.7 reboundsper-game.
Faison transferred into Gwynn
Park (24-3) for his junior year and
averaged 15.5 points-per-game,
four assists-per-game and two
steals-per-game.
Honorable
Mention
Biggest Surprise
Most Improved
Surrattsville
Bladensburg
Isaiah Miles
Surrattsville was the biggest
surprise of the year, as the Hornets
advanced all the way to the 1A
MPSSAA semifinals and finished
with a 15-11 record. The team had
four guys average at least 10 pointsper-game, and three others average
at least five.
Bladensburg was a combined
19-46 the last three years under
Head Coach Antonio Williams before breaking through this year
with a 16-7 record. The Mustangs
made it all the way to the 4A
MPSSAA regional finals, but lost
in a double-overtime thriller to
eventual state champ Roosevelt.
Coach of the Year Team of the Year
Antonio Williams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bladensburg
Eleanor Roosevelt claimed The
Sentinel’s Team of the Year thanks
to winning both the Prince George’s
County Championship and the 4A
MPSSAA State Championship. The
Raiders went 24-3 on the year.
Gwynn Park
Jamir Moultrie
Bishop McNamara
Michael Speight
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
E-20
MARCH 24, 2016
SPORTS
The Sentinel’s Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year
Roosevelt’s Naji Marshall ends his senior season as a county champ, a state champ, MPSSAA 4A MVP
By Noah Waldron
Special to The Sentinel
GREENBELT – Naji Marshall,
a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High
School, was unmatched in his abilities as a basketball all-star.
It didn’t matter how someone
tried to defend him, because there
was no lacking in his arsenal of talent.
Marshall, who led the Raiders to
a 24-3 record and both the Prince
George’s County and 4A MPSSAA
State Championships, is named The
Prince George’s Sentinel Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year for his phenomenal achievements.
Having only played for Roosevelt since his junior year, Marshall
took it upon himself to step up during
his final year of high school and was
motivated to be the best. And it was
his former upperclassmen who motivated him to get better.
“I saw how much people looked
up to them,” Marshall said. “So you
know I just worked hard over the
summer to be that guy.”
Marshall described his summer
routine.
“Wake up, go work out, you
know, get something to eat, practice
late into the night, and then after that
work out again,” he said.
Roosevelt Head Coach Brendan
O’Connell coached Marshall last
year as well, and wouldn’t have necessarily called his stud player a
leader during his junior year.
“I would not have called him a
great leader last year,” O’Connell
said. “This year he just made everyone around him better.”
Jaden Faulkner, a sophomore on
the varsity team, had nothing but appreciation and camaraderie for Marshall. In practice, he said he would
regularly compete with Marshall in
shooting contests. Each of them
would shoot 10 shots and the loser
would have to do 10 pushups.
“Naji is like one of my brothers,” Faulkner said. “We work hard
together. He got me better, for real.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT BROWN
Eleanor Rooseveltʼs Naji Marshall is The Sentinelʼs Boysʼ Basketball Player of the Year. Marshall averaged 17
points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block this season and helped Roosevelt win both the Prince
Georgeʼs County and MPSSAA State Championships.
“He beat me most of the time.
But the losses motivated me to be a
better player so I could beat him a
couple times.”
Marshall’s status as a role model
certainly had substance. He averaged
17 points-per-game during the regular season to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, a
block and shot 55 percent from the
floor.
“As a player we needed him to
be our leading scorer this year,” O’Connell said. “Almost everything we
did was centered on him.”
Marshall, who put up 27 points
in the state semifinals against Perry
Hall and 21 in the championship
against Meade, explained how he
looked forward to the moment when
he started to get hot.
“That’s when I’m most active on
defense,” Marshall said. “I’m rebounding, I’m making good passes,
and every shot I take I know will go
in.”
O’Connell said Marshall never
disappointed him and always had the
team’s success in mind when he did
all of his playmaking.
“Naji is really versatile,” O’Connell said. “He’s 6-foot-6, but has the
skills of a guard, which allowed us to
adjust our style of play as needed.”
According to O’Connell and
Faulkner, it was not just Marshall’s
skills that led them to victory, but the
sheer power of his emotions as well.
That emotion was evident during
Roosevelt’s regional final against
Bladensburg. After Marshall fouled
out in the second overtime, he could
be seen talking in Faulkner’s ear and
keeping him focused on the task at
hand.
“When we were losing or something, he’d say, ‘next play. Keep your
head in the game. We got this. We’re
going to win,” recounted Faulkner.
“He willed us to win some of our
games.”
Marshall credited much of his
team’s success to that brotherhood.
“We all had the same goal,” he
said. “We all came to work, and we
just loved each other.”
Having closed the 2015-16 season out with a Player of the Year
award, being a state champion, and
being named MVP of the MPSSAA
tournament, Marshall looks forward
to the next step: college ball. He said
schools such as West Virginia, VCU,
Virginia Tech, Xavier and Maryland
have been in contact with him.
“Right now, I don’t know,” Marshall said when asked if he was leaning toward one school. “There are a
lot of options. I’m open to any of them
right now.”
Before college play can happen,
O’Connell said Marshall will have to
“get his grades in order a little bit”
and will be going to Hargrave Military Academy for a year following
high school. That being said, O’Connell was confident that Marshall will
go on to succeed at a Division I
school.
“Eventually you’ll be watching
him on TV somewhere,” O’Connell
said.

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