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17 Aug 2017

Rings on Lake Park Tree Tell a Tale Spanning 140 Years

by Owen Kelley

Last week, the city cut down a large, dead tree on the northeast shore of Greenbelt Lake, which had started growing about 60 years before Greenbelt was founded. If you visit the stump of this double-trunked white oak tree, you … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Jitender Dubey is Finalist For Service to America Medal

by Matt Arbach

“God is watching over me,” says Dr. Jitender Dubey, a microbiologist with the Agricultural Research Service, when considering his life of many journeys and perseverance. A resident of Greenbelt since 1982, Dubey was named a finalist in July for this … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Children Collaborative Art Involves Hundreds of Kids

by Elzabeth Gardner

One of the many art projects that the Creative Kids Camps (CKC) completed this summer is a three-dimensional gallery work called Flutter. The project, which is now on display at the Community Center, comprises hanging butterflies of the many different … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Council Votes Down, For Now, Lowering City’s Voting Age

by Kathleen Gallagher

In July 2015, the city’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) sent a report to the city council recommending that the voting age be lowered to 16 for purposes of municipal elections. The committee also conducted a survey of Greenbelt young people … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Mini Golf at the Community Center

Participants in the Greenbelt Recreation Department’s August 6 Community Art Drop-in created artistic obstacles for a miniature golf course. Creations included elaborately painted animals, trees made from strips of old maps, and structures with ramps and tunnels made from other … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Food, Fun and Festivities At National Night Out

by Sue Krofchik

National Night Out (NNO) participants throughout the city went under cover on Tuesday, August 1. Collars were up, hats down and umbrellas open as people tried to keep dry amid heavy rain that broke out about an hour after evening … Read More

9 Aug 2017

SNAP Comes to the Market And Market Matches SNAP

by Cathie Meetre

When the Greenbelt Farmers Market (GFM) begins accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards this Sunday, August 13, the market will match participants’ SNAP funds dollar for dollar up to $5. Funding permitting, the match will stay in place … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Forest Preserve Assessment Recommends City Actions

by Diane Oberg

As the July 31 city council worksession drew to a close, Mayor Emmett Jordan reminded everyone that “this is just a start.” The meeting was called to discuss the Forest Preserve Assessment conducted by A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Worksession on Sustainable Land Care Policy Seeks Improvement

by Layne Litsinger

The city council held a worksession August 2 at the Community Center to discuss the progress of the Sustainable Land Care Policy as councilmembers, members of the Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (GreenACES) and citizens shared their concerns that … Read More

3 Aug 2017

Project PB&J Greenbelt Yields 1,700 Sandwiches

Last week Acting Police Chief Thomas Kemp took part in an effort to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for those in need, which took place at the Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center in Greenbelt. Kemp was joined by … Read More

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