TOWN OF EDMONSTON, MARYLAND
The following links are from recent newspaper and magazine articles and/or television news stories


5005 52nd Avenue - Edmonston, MD 20781  *  Phone (301) 699-8806  *  townhall@edmonstonmd.gov
Greenest Street on the East Coast - News Channel 8 - November 9, 2010 (Video)

Decatur Street represents walk on the green side - WTOP.com 103.5 FM - November 10, 2010

Edmonston Goes Green with LED Lights, Rain Gardens - Maryland Newsline - November 9, 2010

Maryland town unveils 'greener' path - Washington Post - November 9, 2010

Historic Green Street Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Edmonston Website - November 9, 2010

Edmonston's Green Street Gets Congressional Red Carpet - Baltimore CityBizList - October 5, 2010

American Rivers and the Green Reserve: Funding Green Infrastructure Solutions  - September 28, 2010

Edmonston's 7 Elements of a Green Street - The Local Ecologist - July 21, 2010

From Grey Street to "Green" Street - Smart Growth Speaker Series / National Building Muesum - July 8, 2010

"Green Streets for All", American Society of Landscape Architects blog The Dirt  - July 8, 2010

Ortiz Presentation to Catholic University students on Edmonston Green Street - May 2010 (Audio File)

Edmonston: A bridge to the future - Washington Examiner - April 15, 2010

"Mayor Ortiz joins TV personality Judge Hatchett, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe and Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene Grant to help launch local effort to support parents in helping their children be successful."

Mayor Ortiz receives award at the Green Highways Partnership Forum - January 12, 2010

Crime Drops in Edmonston in 2009 - Gazette Newspaper - February 11, 2010

Speeches by the EPA Administrator - EPA website - January 20, 2010

Youth mural program unveils diversity artwork  - The Sentinel - December 13, 2009

Latest mural part of project to engage youth - Gazette Newspaper - December 10, 2009

Edmonston to be first town to get green streets - The Sentinel - December 9, 2009

Edmonston breaks ground on states first 'green street' - College Park Gazette - December 3, 2009

Edmonston breaks ground on state's first ‘green street' - Gazette Newspaper - December 3, 2009

Green street project aims to keep toxic water out of Chesapeake Bay - CNN - November 28, 2009

Stimulus money is bringing green streets to Edmonston - The Daily Record - November 25, 2009

"'Green Street' To Sop Up Tiny Town's Flood Problem" - Corridor Inc. (Capital News Service) - November 25, 2009

Remaking Main Street - The Baltimore Sun - November 25, 2009

Maryland Town Battles Runoff - WAMU 88.5 FM (NPR) (audio) - November 25, 2009

Historic Green Street Project Groundbreaking Ceremony Takes Place - Edmonston Website - November 24, 2009

PG County Town Home to One of the Nation's Greenest Streets - News Channel 8 (video) - November 24, 2009

Prince George's Hamlet Gets High-Profile Help With 'Green' Project - Washignton Post - November 24, 2009

Administrator Jackson Tours Recovery Act-Funded "Green Street" (EPA Press Release) - November 24, 2009

Edmonston Mayor Joins Lt. Gov.'s Staff - Gazette Newspaper - September 10, 2009

From Mean Streets to Green Streets -  Living on Earth Radio Show - August 07, 2009

Paving an Environmentally Friendly Path - Washington Post - July 23, 2009

Here's To Edmonston, Maryland - Gang Green Blog - July 17, 2009