Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

About the telegraph, the weather and dumping your old Christmas trees.

Morning, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:   1. Word is we’re supposed to reach a high of 55 degrees today and only dip down to about 36 degrees tonight. Spring is in the air! (Ha! Wishful thinking). 2. Need to dump that Christmas tree? Residents can set their used trees out for collection during regular yard waste pickup. See the dates on the city website. 3. On Jan. 17 the city’s spring break camp registration opens up. Camp will run from April 2 through April 6 this year. 4. On Jan. 10 the spring semester of Hyattsville’s parent/child program begins. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Magruder Park’s recreation building. 5. On this date in 1838 Samuel Morse demonstrated his telegraph system at the Speedwell …

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What's Up With Hyattsville During the Holidays

You're probably running last-minute errands this holiday week, but you might want to take a look at some of these schedule changes in Hyattsville and Prince George's County to make sure you're in the loop.

  With the holiday season here, some of us may have already shut down and are in official hibernation mode until the start of 2012. But Hyattsville and Prince George's County offices are still kicking for the week, and many transportation services will be available throughout the holidays. Here's a summarized schedule for various offices and services in the county. If you think I've missed something important, please email me at Sarahn@Patch.com.     Operation will be suspended on Monday, Dec. 26 for the following facilities: Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center, Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site, Household Hazard Waste Acceptance Site, Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling …

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Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

About marijuana, trash and knots.

Morning, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today: 1. Did you read about the Hyattsville Police Department's big grab of marijuana last week?  2. Check out changes to this week's trash schedule. 3. Boy Scouts, want to learn how to tie a new knot? Check out the knot of the day feature on the Troop 224 website. 4. The Literacy Council of Prince George's County is accepting donations on their website. 5. Have you read this article?

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Transportation Changes on Veteran's Day

No changes to trash collection, but some bus services will run on a special schedule.

The Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill will operate on a normal schedule on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Also, all waste management facilities and collection services, including trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk trash will be on their normal schedule. The Bus will operate normal route service on Veterans Day except for Routes 51, 51-Extended and 52, which service Prince George’s County government buildings. Call-A-Bus, will not run on Nov. 11 and will resume normal operations on Nov. 14.   

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Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

About grades, narrow lanes and trash collection.

Morning, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:   1. If you’re driving along Baltimore Avenue at night, watch out. It’s down to one narrow lane near Jefferson and hoses and barricades are all over the street. 2. Want to learn more about a new plan for parking along Route 1? Check out the presentation made to Mayor Marc Tartaro and the City Council at the city’s website. 3. There are going to be changes to the city’s trash collection Nov. 1 through Jan. 12. To find out the details take a look at the city’s public works web page. 4. Check back with Patch later today for an update on the murder trial of Derrell Emmanuel Mason who is charged with stabbing to death a Bladensburg man at University Town Center in summer. 5. …

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The "Trashy-ist" Places In Hyattsville

Say it isn't so ... scads of garbage strewn along Route 1 at EYA's Arts District Hyattsville.

Patch editor Sarah Nemeth took these photos of trash left along the west side of Baltimore Avenue at EYA's Arts District Hyattsville and just south. With all the new eateries on the east side of Hyattsville's main drag, will refuse become an issue there? Has it already become one?

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On a Hunt for the "Trashy-ist" Places in Hyattsville

Patch is on the hunt for what you think is the most garbage-laden area in the city.

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Jim Groves

9:12 am on Friday, November 26, 2010

What the most common trash? Bottles and bag. Anyone who does not think there should be a bottle bill need only volunteer to pick up trash. It's obscene. Go down to the Bladensburg waterfront and take a boat ride and just try to count the number of bottles and cans...it's crazy. Plastic bags! DC imposed a tax, why can't Maryland? How much control do the lobbyist have on our elected officials? …   more ›

City Closed, Trash Pickup Changes Tomorrow

In honor of Veteran's Day, there will be changes made to the trash pickup schedule this week.

The holidays bring lots of cheer to the world, but they also bring some changes to what's familiar. In Hyattsville, that largely means changes to your trash pickup schedule. This week there have been some changes due to the Veteran's Day holiday, and there will be no pickup tomorrow. There will be no changes to Prince George's County's recycling pickup. There will also be changes during the week of Nov. 21-27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. You can check out the calendar of trash pickup changes here. The county does not pick up recycling on Thanksgiving. To find out more click here. Please note: There is no leaf vacuuming holiday weeks. Leaves may be bagged and included as Yard Waste. See http://www.hyattsville.org/leaves for details. …

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City Will Collect Trash At Convent

The Hyattsville City Council approved an agreement to continue garbage pick up at St. Jerome's Convent and Child Care Center.

The Hyattsville City Council earlier this week decided to extend trash pickup at St. Jerome's Convent and Child Center for a year in return for short term parking rights at St. Jerome's church. The city has been collecting trash at the convent for years, but that service was ended in July after a complaint that trash was overflowing from trash containers. The city first extended pickup until August and then until the Sept. 7 council meeting. Mayor William Gardiner said he is not sure that there is not a need for the additional parking area. "I'm concerned that this is sort of a way to justify something that's [not really needed]," he said. Previously, the city signed an agreement with St. Jerome's to provide $2,000 toward resurfacing the …

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City May Stop Trash Pickup At Convent

Garbage collection was stopped because trash cans were overflowing.

The City of Hyattsville has been picking up trash at St. Jerome's Convent and Child Center for years, but that service could come to an end soon, leaving the nuns that live there in a quandary. Although the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur declined to comment on the situation, St. Jerome's pastor James Stack – who is also the Hyattsville Police Department chaplain – said at an August 2 City Council meeting that he is hoping the city will continue to do it. The council extended trash services until their next meeting on Sept. 7, at which time it is expected that the issue will be revisited. The childcare center provides services for children six-weeks through four years old at or below market rate. The city has provided trash collection for …

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