Recent Prince George's County News (31 Jul 2015)

• Local Headlines from the Enquirer-Gazette  
• Neighbors against planned power plant in Brandywine
• New Brandywine firehouse to open this fall
• Oxon Hill resident earns $1K scholarship
• Andrews holding bone marrow registration drive
• Doctors Community Rehabilitation and Patient Care Center opens in county
• Hogan names So. Md. businessman to state panel
• JROTC camp tests area cadets’ mettle
• Terps visit Benedict farm, feed hungry folks
• Baysox to host Superhero Night, Rocknoceros
• Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash in Clinton
• Bowie Town Center to get first Simply Mac in state
• Hospital receives achievement award for second year
• M-NCPPC celebrates 30th anniversary with events at Prince George’s County parks  
• New apartments, townhouses approved in Largo
• Local Headlines from the Prince George's Sentinel:
• Patterson, Franklin hold press conference to voice concern over delay of District 7 police station
• Teens use power of hip-hop to express themselves
• County officials excited for "big opportunity" at College Park Metro station 
• Bowie's reptile man educates through entertaining
  Hyattsville hopes to catch up on audit backlog
  County still determining Purple Line funding  
• Candidates begin lining up for vacant Hyattsville Ward 5 seat 
• Bowie State University earns national recognition
• Brady files complaint against Robinson's campaign over questionable contributions
• Former school board member Mundey under investigation
• Baker delays opening of District 7 police station until 2016
• Prince George's County chooses to preserve and embrace histor
• General
• Greenbelt News Review for July 30, 2015 Now Online goo.gl/wnEpt8
• PGCBlogging: Fore Property to Build 342 Luxury Apartments in Hyattsville across from The Plaza at Prince George's. buff.ly/1Dfr9Wn
• ggwash: College Park isn't a great college town. Why not?: ggwash.org/27551
• luzcita: New mini-Target in College Park hailed as a sign of what’s coming wpo.st/1Y1T0
• JPenaMelnyk: Join me today at 12pm on the @kojoshow, The Politics Hour @wamu885! pic.twitter.com/5pmcOnWbG2
• PGCCouncilMedia: Largo Town Center Development Board meets Mon. August 10th @ 3pm – Rm. 2027 of the CAB, Upper Marlboro.
• PGCCouncilMedia: CM Patterson, D8 – 5th Annual Senior Luau Picnic., Aug. 6th, 4-7pm, @ Oxon Hill Manor, Ft. Washington. See attached…pic.twitter.com/CdnMDO9PAs
• WBJonline Why the ‘last-mile’ & the Amazon model are key to the Prince George’s economy bizj.us/1ijo46pic.twitter.com/J05BVJLFEg
• Laurel Hospital
• TraceeWilkins: 
  
• Breaking: Dimensions confirms Laurel Hospital's downsizing to an Ambulatory Care Center. Employees and services will be cut.
• The transition will take place over the next year and a new $24 million ambulatory care center is expected by 2018.
  
• Laurel Hospital's been losing millions for years per Dimensions. The new center is expected to be financially stable.
• News4 was the first to report the decision, more details later today on News4 and 5 and 6.
• Hundreds of employees are expected to be downsized, some will be reassigned to other facilities.
• During the transition, Dimensions says there will be no changes to current emergency, diagnostic imaging and outpatient surgery services.
• The new center will offer emergency services and outpatient surgery and is expected to be built on the existing hospital campus.
• Still moving forward, from April: nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/…twitter.com/docjorich/stat…
• PGFDPIO:  This will have an impact on EMS services we provide in northern county. It is 1st I heard of it. @dcwoodpgfd alertedtwitter.com/jtitman0/statu…
• PGFDPIO:  PGFD Statement Concerning Laurel Regional Hospital Report... pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2015/07/pgfd-s…
• jabariwill:  Maryland Health Care Commission confirms Laurel Regional Hospital planning to downsize its operations. @WashInformer
• laurelleader:  BREAKING: Laurel Regional Hospital to be replaced by outpatient facility by 2018: bsun.md/1hb9mWz
• MELaurelLeader:  "Laurel Regional to be replaced by outpatient facility fw.to/6TLEFIk
• South_Laurel_MD:  Jul 31 Laurel Mayor Critical Of Plan To Close Laurel Regional Hospital goo.gl/fb/bjMJcu
• MELaurelLeader:  #Laurel Mayor @Craig AMoe: Dimensions Healthcare must go as #Laurel Regional replaced by outpatient facilityfw.to/6TLEFIk
• Public Safety:
• General
  
• laurelleader Federal civil rights lawsuit filed against Laurel police: bsun.md/1IbDBDw
• PGFDPIO:  RussianTV called and asked me for an interview over @Skype to talk about Drones in the Fire Service...youtu.be/5gAcFMnVLAo
• PGFDPIO:  Local Fire Fighting Chef Competes on @FoodNetwork "CutThroat Kitchen" @HyattsvilleVFD @DCFIREEMS #PGFD...pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2015/07/local-…
• ABC7News:  Greenbelt man arrested for allegedly punching, biting person in face. bit.ly/1KEA1re pic.twitter.com/NQxqylt1MA
• nbcwashington: A man charged with indecent exposure and released is sought by police again after assaults on women in Riverdale Park nbc4dc.com/505tQgr
  
• District 7 Police Station:
  
• arelisrhdz:  Lots of folks out here in fort Washington across street of nearly finished District Vii station in Pr. George's.pic.twitter.com/sNM0sltW9c
• arelisrhdz:  This is what happens when you build a police station and you say you can't afford to open it. wpo.st/uD1T0pic.twitter.com/rmY91ilb1z
• TraceeWilkins:  Now: Huge crowd at press conference demanding @CountyExecBaker@nbcwashingtonpic.twitter.com/BGHzfbJBVL
• TraceeWilkins:  Councilman Patterson says response times are increasing and the citizens here need their own station. @nbcwashingtonpic.twitter.com/JdOkqrTDPG
• arelisrhdz:  Councilmember Obie Patterson (d-Fort Washington) with angry residents outside police station the…instagram.com/p/5zWvIQH_Dq/
• nbcwashington:  LIVE NOW: Follow @TraceeWilkins now for live tweets from community protest over Prince George's police station that is built, not opening.
• TraceeWilkins:  "We will not forget the mistreatment and your reluctancy to open the station!" - Patterson's words to Baker @nbcwashington
• ObiePatterson:  Join Southern Prince George's County in fighting to have District VII Police Station open on time and staffed.pic.twitter.com/ANaiQMyTdh: 
• TraceeWilkins:  It will be staffed September of 2016, sitting empty for one year. Baker is blaming the council's budget for delay.pic.twitter.com/pDIlJTP0w6
• PGPlanningBoard:  The @PGPlanningBoard will be on break during the month of August. We'll resume Planning Board in September.ow.ly/i/bZLpJ
• pgfflinda:  District 7 wants HONEST ANSWERS on where the money is pic.twitter.com/03e5sDDrzX
• arelisrhdz:  Pr. Georges Council'sFranklin said if county can't afford a police station, it can't afford a new HQ-- refer to story wpo.st/TG-T0
• TraceeWilkins:  "I'm very disappointed in his actions!" Senator Anthony Muse to Baker @nbcwashingtonpic.twitter.com/hTiLnASbub
• TraceeWilkins:  Sen. Muse is calling Baker out for spending millions to move county government from Upper Marlboro to Largo and not opening the station.
• TraceeWilkins:  Residents want to know what to do to get this station open. Officials say email and call county and state leaders.pic.twitter.com/R5LnODplMA
• TraceeWilkins:  Chair Mel Franklin says $25 million has been set aside from agencies in a 2% cut and that money can be used to fund the station. #NBC4DC
• PGCBlogging:  Karen @PGCouncilD7 says Baker not funding Dist. 7 police stations is a political tactic being used to ensure funding for new county seat.
• PGCBlogging:  Dist. 7 Police station press conf.citizen said @CountyExecBaker should be indicted. All council call for cooperation.pic.twitter.com/iwBcb4LrtD
• PGCBlogging:  @arelisrhdz Thanks for the broadcast!!
• WTOPinMD:  Prince George’s budget skirmish continues over fate of new police station bit.ly/1guqrea#WTOP
• ByLynhBui :  Fort Washington residents, politicos demand Pr. George’s open police station, @arelisrhdz reports wpo.st/e82T0
• arelisrhdz:  Council member @ObiePatterson demanding @CountyExecBaker open the District VII police station set for deferral.pic.twitter.com/423O77UG1s
• pgfflinda:  #PrinceGeo Exec has $$ 4 new offices - crying poor over opening District 7 Police Station. Something here not right pic.twitter.com/tFYfsMd0bY
• Gory Prince George's: Nelson, Domanic Jamal, 22:
  
• PGPDNews:  We are on scene of a homicide investigation in the 1000 block of Palmer Rd in Ft. Washington. Officers arrived shortly before 1:00 am.
• PGPDNews:  Officers responded to the area for report of shooting. Found an adult male w/ apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene.
• PGPDNews :  Detectives are on scene now trying to establish motive and suspect(s) info. Incident remains under investigation.
• PGPDNews:  There are NFD at this time. Please check back here for any updates. More info will likely be released after 9 am.
• WTOPinMD:  Deadly shooting investigated in Prince George’s County bit.ly/1fNQPyC#WTOP
• nbcwashington:  Police are investigating a homicide in Ft. Washington, Md. @DerrickWard4nbc4dc.com/aJx3xek
• NATASHACOPELAND:  Police investigating an overnight homicide in the 1000 blk of Palmer Rd, in Ft. Washington. Adult male victim.pic.twitter.com/Q9xuxQKNMx
• postcrime:  Police investigate fatal shooting in Prince George’s County wapo.st/1SneO9J
• ByLynhBui:  MT @arelisrhdz: Residents @ObiePatterson @SenatorMuse news conference mentioned this crime as one reason to open D7. twitter.com/PGPDNews/statu…
• Gory Prince George's: Toy, Jerome Michael, 18
• @postcrime: 14-year-old charged as an adult in fatal stabbing of Oxon Hill teen wapo.st/1SpE2US