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College Park newspaper to add monthly Spanish section after county grant; council calls move an accessibility improvement
Summary
College Park Here and Now will publish a four-page Spanish-language section monthly, funded by a grant from Prince George's County councilmembers; the mayor and council welcomed the expansion as an accessibility step for Spanish-speaking residents.
Sharon O’Malley, editor of College Park Here and Now, told the City Council on Jan. 27 that the hyperlocal paper will begin publishing a four-page Spanish-language section each month starting with its February issue, made possible by a county grant.
"Starting with our February issue, College Park Here and Now will be including four pages of news and information in Spanish every month," O’Malley said during public comment, noting the city’s growing Spanish-speaking…
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