Week in Review: Christmas Prep, Water Main Breaks, and a Total Lunar Eclipse

College Park geared up for Christmas this past week, , , and .

Ralph Friedgen probably enjoyed this last week a little less than the rest of us, being that he as head coach of the Terp's football team.

Other people who likely didn't feel the warmth of Christmas cheer were those subjected to . Were you one of them? Tell us about your experience.

On a lighter note, the country enjoyed something of an astronomical anomaly (an "astromaly"? Sorry.) on Tuesday morning with the first to occur on the same day as the winter solstice in nearly 400 years.

A on Route 1 in Beltsville backed up traffic well into College Park on Wednesday, and Patch spoke with College Park Volunteer Fire Department's Chief Corrigan on the .