St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic School in Beltsville was recently announced as the recipient of the 2019 National Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence. The US Department of Education annually recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high scho...
As we look back on the many libations offered for Oktoberfest, the Tex-Mex fare we had consumed to celebrate the latter half of Hispanic Heritage Month, and families getting their treats ready for Halloween, it might be worthwhile to note that October is also Filipino...
My dear reader, I never got to say goodbye, but the month of October has seen me relocate from Beltsville to Dallas. I accepted a transfer at work. Living here has been an interesting adjustment. In the mid 1990's I lived briefly in Brooklyn, New York, and it was fun.....
Small wireless facilities (“5G”) are coming to Beltsville (and Prince George’s County). Federal law mandates that the county allow small wireless facilities throughout our communities. However, County Executive Alsobrooks is proposing legislation to help miti...
In my last column of 2018, I discussed the game industry covering game platforms and distribution of games for the personal computing (PC) environment. A lot has happened in the game world since last December, so I thought I would recap and then look at what is changin...
Delegates Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Ben Barnes, Mary Lehman, and I want to be sure all working families are able to sign up for affordable health insurance. Despite all the proposals in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...
Our organization has a lot of activity to address the concerns raised by residents of Beltsville. We have been in contact with the Department of Permits and Inspections (DPIE) regarding the concerns you have raised, and we will be meeting with representatives soon to l...
College, university, and trade school fair—October 16
It’s never too early for high school students to start thinking about what comes next. To help plan for after graduation, Council Member Tom Dernoga is hosting a college, university, and trade school fai...
