Public Works Employees Seek Charter Change for Unionization
At the start of the Monday, September 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, during petitions and requests, Michael Canavan, a 39-year resident of Greenbelt and an employee of Public Works for five-and-a-half years, read a letter from Public Works employees. The letter requests a change to the city charter (section 3, paragraph 22) and […]
Greenbelt Foundation Grants Boost Efforts of Local Groups
The Greenbelt Community Foundation (GCF) has made five grant awards in the first grant request cycle of 2025. The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project was granted $5,000 for Playtime at Beltway Plaza. Playtime operates in every family shelter in the county, in one school and in one community location. Their program at Beltway Plaza addresses needs […]
Food Scrap Collection Again Extended, Open for Signups
The City of Greenbelt’s curbside food scrap collection program has been extended and new signups are now being accepted. Greenbelt households may register to participate in the program for a monthly fee of $10. The program has been operating as a free service for the past 18 months through a pilot program grant from the […]
PGCPS Report Flags Payments To Absent Board Member, More
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC) has released its first report, flagging a handful of significant findings. They include “wasteful” compensation of close to $10,000 to former school board member David Murray, who stepped down after it was discovered he was living out of state and working full-time for […]
Robert Goldberg-Strassler Named Greenbelt’s 2025 Outstanding Citizen
Following a moment of silence for past City Manager James Giese and other past Outstanding Citizens who are no longer with us, Outstanding Citizen Committee Chair Robert Zugby drew out the suspense as long as possible before he introduced this year’s Outstanding Citizen. “One of the important characteristics of all our outstanding citizens is […]
Trump Nullifies NASA Unions; GESTA Says Its Union is Strong
Just ahead of Labor Day, President Trump took aim at NASA and a handful of other federal agencies’ unions, seeking to nullify them through Executive Order (EO). It comes at a time of mass layoffs and deferred resignations. The EO, signed August 28, represents “the largest rollback of labor protections for NASA’s employees in history,” […]
Everybody Who Is Anybody Hits the Market on a Sunday
The dog days of summer are behind us and scorching days are giving way to the enjoyable warmth of early fall. Summer may have passed but take heart, the Farmers Market is still in full swing. After a one week break for the Labor Day Festival, the Farmers Market continues on Sundays in the parking […]
Council Addresses Financial Scenarios, Admin Processes
At the Greenbelt City Council worksession on August 6, a draft of a staff letter to be included in the city’s final budget book as well as in response to a Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) requirement was presented to council by City Manager Josué Salmerón. It specifies two possible five-year financial scenarios. Both acknowledge […]
Corporal A. Kipke Recognized As Greenbelt Officer of the Year
At a Fall 2024 ceremony, Corporal Abbey Kipke was selected as Greenbelt Police Department’s (GPD) Officer of the Year. It’s an annual honor conferred by the department, which also selects a detective and civilian of the year. This year Detective Oscar Rodas-Flores was named Investigator of the Year and Neshia Cabrera-Pearson is Civilian of the […]
Sunday and Monday Schedule For Greenbelt Labor Day Festival
Greenbelt’s beloved Labor Day Festival, running Friday, August 29, through Monday, September 1, offers a plethora of activities for every age and interest. Carnival rides, bingo, food, sporting events, music performances, the big parade and many opportunities to connect with the community and neighbors are all about to begin. (We presented the Friday and Saturday […]