BOWIE – Following an extensive and passionate public hearing on April 9, the Bowie city council voted to continue with planning a new two-sheet ice rink while investigating options to keep costs down and look for potential sites for new athletic courts.

BOWIE – Having the bases loaded in the ninth inning is a dream scenario for most hitters and a possible nightmare for pitchers. However, the pitching performance by the Bowie Baysox rotation against the Harrisburg Senators on April 8 was nearly unflappable.

BOWIE – The life of a minor-league baseball team is different from those in the major leagues. Rosters change regularly, and teams often look much different at season’s end than when the year began.    

BOWIE – Dufour Woolfley won the March 12 Bowie special election for the District 2 city councilmember seat by a significant margin. The special election followed the city’s first ever recorded recall election, in which voters recalled long-time City Councilwoman Diane Polangin in December.

BOWIE - Bowie voters in District 2 voted overwhelmingly on Dec. 19 to recall Councilwoman Diane Polangin from office during the city’s first-ever recall election. In total, 69.23 percent voted for the recall, with 30.77 percent against the decision.

BALTIMORE - Just a year ago, Towson University freshman guard Quinton Drayton attended Bowie High School and competed for a high school state basketball championship until rival Eleanor Roosevelt defeated his team in the playoffs 62-57.

Drayton scored 1,000 points as a Bulldog and was the catalyst for Bowie's success.

BOWIE – Bowie District 2 Councilwoman Diane Polangin has served in her post since 2007. Now, what officials believe to be the first recall election in the city’s history may determine her fate. Residents in Bowie’s District 2 will decide whether their councilmember will remain in office on Dec. 19.

BOWIE – Regional University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) healthcare centers have a new name and a new partnership with Prince George’s County, but UMMS officials insist those changes will only lead to positives in the region.

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a $50.3 million project last week that will utilize technology and artificial intelligence in order to alleviate traffic problems throughout the state.

GREENBELT – During a Greenbelt City Council meeting and a separate work session with Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR) representatives last week, city officials and residents criticized the damage a high-speed train could do to communities in Prince George’s County, though one resident spoke favorably about the project.