The Town of Upper Marlboro is excited to be partnering with County Executive Angela Alsobrooks's "Growing Green with Pride" initiative to host a Downtown Upper Marlboro Clean-Up event on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, from 10am until noon.

This will be one of the many clean-ups happening around the County on this day.

If you would like to come out and help clean up the School House Pond please complete the below interest form. Open to everyone ages 16 and up. Service hours are available! The Town & County will be providing participants with gloves, trash bags, litter grabbers, and safety vests.

Click Here To Sign Up

FREE MULCH GIVEAWAY!

The PGC Department of the Environment is hosting their annual Mulch Madness giveaway event for County residents THIS SATURDAY! This source reduction event will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 8 am to 1 pm and is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

6550 Maude Savoy Brown Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.

-Residents must bring their own shovels, bags, and containers

needed for loading/transporting mulch from dig-your-own locations, as well as their own tarps or other necessary equipment to cover/secure loads of mulch and compost in trucks and trailers.

-The event is for County residents only, please be prepared to provide proof of residency.

-Commercial entities and vehicles with commercial/business signage are prohibited.

For More Information Click Here

• Each candidate shall have resided in the Town for at least two years immediately preceding the election.

• Shall be a qualified voter of the Town.

• Each candidate must be at least twenty-five (25) years of age on the date on which he or she files for nomination.

Submission Required By

Monday, May 1, 2023

(BY 5:00 PM: Close of Business)

1. Certification of Eligibility for Candidacy 2023: Affidavit of Candidate.

2. Certificate of Nomination 2023 completed and signed by a minimum of ten qualified voters.

Election Day is Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Poll Location: Town Hall

Poll will be open from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM

VENDOR CALL/SAVE THE DATE!

Join the Prince George’s Soil Conservation District and Department of Parks and Recreation Pr. Geo. County at the Darnall’s Chance House Museum in Upper Marlboro on June 3, 10-2, for our 2nd Annual Spring Seedling Giveaway & Vendor Fair.

The District will provide tomato and pepper seedlings as well as bean seeds grown by the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance. The seedlings are grown out by our fantastic partners at M-NCPPC Parks.

We'll also have informative workshops by our county’s urban farmers.

Interested in vending at the event? Please complete our vendor application at: https://bit.ly/2023-Spring-Fair-App .

Questions? Reach out to Terry Hampton (tahampton@co.pg.md.us or 301.574.5162 x3).

Stay tuned to our social media and website for additional details as they unfold! https://www.pgscd.org/

County Fire Chief Tiffany Green and the Official Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Page is hosting a Camp Embers opportunity for 14-18 year old young women interested in the fire service.

This is a FREE two-day camp that will empower, inspire, and support strong women leaders. Camp Embers will introduce young women to the fire and emergency medical services and campers will have the opportunity to explore their interests and skills through hands-on activities taught by members of our Fire/EMS Department!

Camp Embers is completely FREE and is open to county residents, and also open to the children of PGFD Career and Volunteer members. Visit www.joinpgfd.com for more information and to submit an application today!



If you have any questions, please email them at

campembers@co.pg.md.us.

2023 Show Place Arena

Graduation Schedule:

Graduations are returning to downtown Upper Marlboro at the Show Place Arena & Equestrian Center this year. Multiple graduations will run daily on weekdays from Friday, May 19th through Thursday, June 8th.

Please plan for much heavier traffic volumes in/around downtown Upper Marlboro, especially before & after a graduation ceremony. Intersections that will be most affected and congested include Pennsylvania Ave (MD Rt.4) at Water Street and Main Street (MD 725) at Largo Rd (Rt 202)/Marlboro Race Track Road.

Overflow courthouse parking at the Arena may be limited these days as well. Please plan ahead. Many thanks to the Arena staff and Department of Parks and Recreation Pr. Geo. County for providing this information ahead of time.