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Saturday, June 22, 2019

The "Hold Harmless" Provision Transfers Millions of Tax $ Generated in Prince George's County to Baltimore City

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And, there is no "Sunset" to this provision - it goes on forever! "Hold Harmless" provision: This provision was bi...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Please Support the Conservancy of Broad Creek

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(Click on the image to enlarge) Find out what the Conservancy does at  http://www.theconservancyofbroadcreek.org/about.html
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Harrowing delirium afflicts millions after surgery, especially the elderly

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(Click on the image for Muriel Dobbin's Washington Post article) "It is a ghost disease. More than 2 million Americans are ha...
Saturday, June 15, 2019

Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure.

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(Click on the image for  Nick Penzenstadler and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein's USA Today report) In a stealth aftershock of the Great Rec...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Piscataway Bioenergy Project

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(Click on the image for the Prince George's Community Television video report) From WSSC : An exciting project currently in the des...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Deadly Falls in Older Americans Are Rising. Here’s How to Prevent Them.

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(Click on the image for Katie Hafner's New York Times report) As the population ages, the number of older Americans who die followin...

A Cut Above: How to Get the Perfect Lawn

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(Click on the image for advice from Consumer Reports)
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Senate report reveals nearly 400 troubled nursing homes

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(Click on the image for the report) From the WTOP/AP article on the report: "About 1.3 million Americans are nursing home residen...
Friday, May 31, 2019

An Active Senior Is a Healthy Senior!

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June Meetings & Events of Interest

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

How to Choose an Assisted Living Community

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(Click on the image for the Washington Consumers'Checkbook article) Once you’ve identified a handful of prospective communities, ca...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Around 1/3 of the bills introduced this session of the MD General Assembly were passed

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(Click on the image for Daniel Oyefusi and Jake Gluck's Capital News Service Report) A total of 2,497 pieces of legislation were in...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Va. hospitals rank 2nd in nation in patient safety; Md. lags, DC near bottom

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(Click on the image for Neal Augenstein's WTOP report) "Virginia hospitals rank second in the country in patient safety, but p...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Take Metro to MGM? Maybe. WMATA to study a Wilson Bridge extension.

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(Click on the image for Jonathan Capriel's Washington Business Journal report) [T]he Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
Friday, May 10, 2019

Tantallon Residents Are Considerate Neighbors

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(An out of control party) Dear Neighbors, It's the time of year when we look ahead to enjoying ourselves outside so it's a...

A couple uprooted a 180-year-old oak. A judge ordered them to pay nearly $600,000

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(Click on the image for Allyson Chiu's Washington Post report) This happened in California but it makes the point that environmenta...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Tantallon Mosquito Spray Night Notification

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Dear Tantallon Neighbors, This is to notify you that your scheduled spray night is MONDAY. Spray season begins on May 29th and is antici...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Keep Your Grill Away from Your Home!

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(Click on the image for the News Toronto report) Fire Chief Barksdale at the May 8th South County Community Roundtable warned that gril...
Monday, May 6, 2019

Want a Trader Joe's in Fort Washington?

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(Click on the image to ask Trader Joe's to trade in Fort Washington) There are many posts on NextDoor from people who have already f...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Should You Spray Your Yard for Mosquitoes and Ticks?

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(Click on the image for Jeneen Interlandi's article in Consumer Reports) If you’re considering spraying your yard to ward off mosqui...