Week in Review: Developer Wins in Court; Local Allergist Dies

As we get ready to celebrate the last day of 2011, there were a few things that held our attention this week. Here's a summary of what happened throughout Upper Marlboro, in quick points.

1. Prince George's Community College in Largo is offering free tax services to county residents who participate in its . Register to volunteer at academic.pgcc.edu/cfc. For more information, call 301-322-0713 or email bhab@pgcc.edu. 

2. Local historian Susan G. Pearl  outlining the history of the Old Marlboro Elementary School, which the county plans to demolish. "There are, of course, serious logistical problems that would have to be resolved before proceeding with such a plan," Pearl wrote in the letter. 

3. . If that doesn't interest you, feel free to check out the other homes featured in our weekly House Hunt.

4. Leon T. Coleman, who was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison, . He had been sentenced for failing to build homes in Upper Marlboro he had contracts to develop.

5. . Zucker, whose first office opened in Upper Marlboro in 1973, conducted a daily pollen count for local radio and television stations. He was 70.