Hello Riverdalians 0r is it Riverdale Parkians? Hmmmm.<br><br>Anyhow, I'm in the unenviable position of needing to check out some nursing homes for a friend of mine for short (hopefully) term care.<br><br>What have you heard/experienced about Crescent Cities? Do you have any knowledge of Heartland of Hyattsville? Are there any other facilities in the area you would recommend? Warn me about? <br><br>This is a new experience for me, so all replies will be appreciated! <br><br>And by the way, has anyone noticed how nice our public flower beds are looking? Our Public Works folks are doing a nice job!!<br><br>Nancy Mooney<br>Oglethorpe Street<br><b><i>towntalk-request@riverdale-park.org</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Send TownTalk mailing list submissions to<br> towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide
Web, visit<br> http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> towntalk-request@riverdale-park.org<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> towntalk-owner@riverdale-park.org<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of TownTalk digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Emily et al Riverdale Stories! (Iris McLaurin)<br> 2. Scheduled "meet and greet" (novella sargusingh)<br> 3. Train Stories (OurDollMom@aol.com)<br> 4. Re: ICE CREAM TRUCK (Lou King)<br> 5. Re: Speaking of noise... (Lou King)<br> 6. trash pick-up at Crescent Cities (Gerard Kiernan)<br> 7. Re: trash pick-up at Crescent Cities (JayRite@aol.com)<br> 8. Re: Speaking of noise... (JayRite@aol.com)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:13:42 -0400<br>From: "Iris
McLaurin" <elsiegoh@rcn.com><br>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Emily et al Riverdale Stories!<br>To: <towntalk@riverdale-park.org><br>Message-ID: <009501c7874c$500a6030$453f6543@EGOH><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"<br><br>Emily, Sue, Nancy, Gerald (and others)<br><br>I have so enjoyed your Riverdale Park train stories. I am under a very<br>tight project deadline this week (was hanging out Friday and Saturday with<br>my dance partner Emily at the 1800s Regency Ladies House Party at<br>Riversdale!!), so when I get the TownTalk, since I only have a few minutes,<br>I immediately scan for the articles with train nostalgia. Immediately, I<br>find peace and tranquility. I just love those stories! I grew up near a<br>train track, too, in North Carolina. As Gerald said, "Thanks Emily [and<br>others]. It's thoughts and memories like these that give meaning and<br>character to our little town of Riverdale Park."<br><br>We must collect them and publish our own
little book of your thoughts about<br>train history in Riverdale Park, um, call it Train of Thought, And other<br>Riverdale Stories. Ok, kidding about the book name, but not about the idea.<br>(Self-publish or do we have an publishing company representatives,<br>developmental editors, acquisition editors in our beloved Riverdale Park who<br>could get it signed by a company?) What say ye?<br><br>Iris <br><br><br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:40:32 -0400<br>From: "novella sargusingh" <msnovella50@hotmail.com><br>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Scheduled "meet and greet"<br>To: TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>Message-ID: <BAY107-F136A85979A2281F027A28DA7490@phx.gbl><br>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed<br><br>Hello Resident's of Riverdale Park,<br><br><br>If you are INTERESTED, I am hosting a meet and greet for the supporters of <br>Senator Barack Obama on Sunday, April 29th @ 3 p.m. The event will take <br>place at
6001 Taylor Road, Riverdale, MD. This is a community wide effort <br>by supporters who wish to get organized, network and share ideas. Please <br>email me ONLY if you are interested in attending this event.<br><br>Thanking you in advance for you prompt attention to this matter.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br><br>Novella Sargusingh<br>Ward 3 Resident<br><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. <br>http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01<br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 3<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:56:36 EDT<br>From: OurDollMom@aol.com<br>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Train Stories<br>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>Message-ID: <bd0.10e820e3.336136a4@aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Yeah Iris <br> <br>I am all for it. Em<br><br><br><br>************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20070425/1bbd4598/attachment-0001.html <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 4<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:05:38 -0400<br>From: Lou King <lking@knob.com><br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] ICE CREAM TRUCK<br>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>Message-ID: <462FECD2.8040103@knob.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br><br>I don't want to imply that that your memory of the Good Humor Truck is <br>like the 5 mile walk to school, up hill, in the snow, but I remember the <br>Good Humor Truck also.<br><br>The differences I remember between then and the local guy now are 1) <br>They use to be in tune, 2) played more than 4 bars of
the one song over <br>and over and 3) were melodic vis harsh synthetic sounds. <br><br>The truck by my grandmother's had real bells. the player was like a <br>music box and he had several drums he could put in for different songs <br>(yes I was a geek even then). The one by our house was a glockenspiel <br>(The good humor man taught me that word). It didn't 'go nuts' when the <br>truck was moving like the bells did. A REAL STEP UP!<br><br>I don't know if the truck in Riverdale Park is broken, out of adjustment <br>or just cheap, but it is not music. It is noise and is not going to <br>generate "good memories."<br><br>Yes, we need to tolerate the sounds of our neighbors "living." I <br>learned all of songs our neighbor sang while as she washed dishes. <br>Living cheek to jowl is nothing new. Being less considerate of others <br>may be.<br><br>Lou<br><br>Lou<br><br>OurDollMom@aol.com wrote:<br>> WHEN I WAS LITTLE WAY BACK WHEN,<br>> THE GOOD HUMOR TRUCK USED
TO<br>> COME AT 8:30 PM PLAYING HIS MUSIC<br>> AND WE ALL LOOKED FORWARD TO<br>> SEEING HIM AND GETTING OUR GOOD<br>> HUMORS. I NEVER HEARD ANYBODY<br>> COMPLAIN . <br>><br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 5<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:10:29 -0400<br>From: Lou King <lking@knob.com><br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of noise...<br>To: Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland <twacks@his.com><br>Cc: TownTalk <towntalk@riverdale-park.org><br>Message-ID: <462FEDF5.2000107@knob.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<br><br>Sarah,<br>I could not let pass without comment your 'squeaky wheel' reference in a <br>discussion about noise! Oh the SHAME of it all!<br><br>Love it, love it, love it!<br><br>Lou<br><br>Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland wrote:<br>> The squeaky wheel gets the grease!<br>> <br>> -Sarah<br>><br>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was
scrubbed...<br>URL: http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20070425/d1d7059f/attachment-0001.html <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 6<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:53:49 -0400<br>From: Gerard Kiernan <gerardkiernan@earthlink.net><br>Subject: [RP TownTalk] trash pick-up at Crescent Cities<br>To: <TownTalk@riverdale-park.org><br>Message-ID: <C255705C.5453%gerardkiernan@earthlink.net><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>All,<br><br>While Sarah provided the noise ordinance, we have a much older law that is<br>more applicable.<br><br>Chapter 36 has to do with trash and garbage collection. Call the Code<br>Officer with your complaints. Let Ms. Ferguson contact Crescent Cities and<br>Jemal about their contractors' violation of the law. Call the police during<br>the day and ask to speak to Capt. Timmons. Let him know that you will be<br>calling when you hear the arrival of the trash truck and you expect the<br>available
officer to respond to let the driver know that he is violating the<br>town's law <br><br>In Chapter 36, you will find the following: Note 36-9(b).<br><br>36-9. Independent or commercial collection of garbage, trash, and waste.<br><br>(a) All garbage, trash, and waste collected by an independent or commercial<br>agency shall be contained in a container or receptacle made of durable<br>materials, watertight, provided with a tight cover, and shall be so<br>constructed that the contents can be easily removed. All such containers<br>shall be placed at the rear or rear side of the premises at all times, until<br>readied for collection as provided in this section, except that the<br>receptacle shall not be adjacent to a public street, if at the side shall<br>not be immediately adjacent to residential housing, and if at the rear shall<br>not create a nuisance and a public health hazard to the immediate<br>residential neighborhood.<br><br>(b) Collection of such garbage, trash and
waste shall be between the hours<br>of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.<br><br>(c) Any waiver or variance from the aforesaid conditions, that is, location<br>of receptacles and hours of collection, may only be granted by written<br>permission from the Mayor and Council for good cause shown.<br><br>(d) All special refuse containers or "dumpsters" (except those temporarily<br>placed on a property due to construction, renovation, or rehabilitation),<br>whether or not serviced by independent or commercial agencies, shall be<br>screened on up to three sides by an enclosure consisting of chain link fence<br>with woven slats, stockade-type or board-on-board fence, or other similar<br>type screening enclosure constructed from chain link, painted or treated<br>wood, or other materials approved by the Council, and shall be of sufficient<br>height and type so as to block or screen the special refuse container or<br>dumpster from street-level view. Gates in the fence or enclosure shall
be<br>kept closed whenever the special refuse container or dumpster is not being<br>loaded or unloaded. Waiver of any or all of the requirements of this<br>subsection may be approved by the Council upon application for special<br>refuse containers or dumpsters that are not visible from public thorofares<br>or which under the circumstances cannot be practically screened.<br><br>36-15. Violations and penalties.(Repealed and replaced 5/23/97.Effective<br>6/12/97)<br>(a) Generally<br>Violations of ?? 36-2 through 36-14 of this chapter are declared to be a<br>municipal<br>infractions, the penalty for which shall be fifty dollars ($50) for each<br>initial offense and one<br>hundred dollars ($100) for each repeat offense, which is defined as an<br>identical or substantially<br>similar violation committed within thirty (30) days after the initial<br>offense.<br><br>Hope this clarifies things.<br><br>Gerry Kiernan<br>Ward 5<br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML
attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20070425/2f774240/attachment-0001.html <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 7<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:28:45 EDT<br>From: JayRite@aol.com<br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] trash pick-up at Crescent Cities<br>To: gerardkiernan@earthlink.net, TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>Message-ID: <bc4.f338d97.3361685d@aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Gerry,<br> <br>Thank you so very much. This is all great information and much appreciated.<br> <br>I spoke with Mr. Biddle at code enforcement today. I'll be speaking further <br>with him now that I have this info.<br> <br>Thanks again,<br>Jay<br><br><br><br>************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL:
http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20070425/1813b0aa/attachment.html <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 8<br>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:39:09 EDT<br>From: JayRite@aol.com<br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of noise...<br>To: twacks@his.com, towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>Message-ID: <c65.121ccb64.33616acd@aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Thanks to you too Sarah!<br> <br>Jay<br><br><br><br>************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20070425/c5319a37/attachment.html <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>TownTalk mailing list<br>TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk<br><br>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit
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