M-NCPPC Litigation to Impact Funding for Greenbelt Projects
On June 26, a judge for Prince George’s County Circuit Court temporarily blocked the county’s transfer of $39 million from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) to its own budget. Members of the Prince George’s County Council argue the funds are taxpayer dollars they are free to repurpose while the M-NCPPC argues the […]
Goddard’s Area 400 Transferred To U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
On Tuesday, July 7, leaders from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) convened with other officials in the area of Goddard’s campus known as Area 400 for a ceremonial transfer of the approximately 105-acre plot from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to the USFWS. Goddard’s […]
School Board Race Changes With Mail-in Vote Count
Mail-in ballots may make all the difference in the tight school board race. Though Terence J. Clegg remains securely the number one vote-getter, in this nonpartisan race the top two vote-getters progress to the general election in November. Last week, after all precincts reported and early voting was tallied, University of Maryland student and former […]
Greenbelt Residents Arrested In Multistate Drug Operation
A resident of University Square Apartments on Westway said they woke to what they believed to be the sound of shooting on Tuesday, June 2. That resident says they saw a man outside dressed in army fatigues and holding a large weapon. She was afraid the man was shooting at the building. About 10 minutes […]
Primary Returns Most Incumbents; Tim Adams Elected to District 4
Primary election day was wet and slow in Greenbelt. While the rain sometimes poured, the voters were no more than a steady trickle. At times there were more candidates and campaigners than voters in front of the polling places. Since Prince George’s County and Maryland voters overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates, the primary election is frequently […]
Murray Negotiated Employment Contract with Longtime Friend
In November 2025, the Prince George’s County Council voted to appoint David Murray as their Council Administrator. The council then voted “to authorize the Chair to negotiate the terms of employment, including compensation, benefits, and duties of the Council Administrator position with David Murray” (meeting minutes from November 10, 2025). Murray’s longtime friend Edward Burroughs […]
Three District 2 Candidates Run For Board of Education Seat
Greenbelt is represented on the Prince George’s County Board of Education by the District 2 Boardmember. This is a nonpartisan position but it will appear on the primary ballot this month. Current District 2 Boardmember Jonathan Briggs is not running for reelection and three candidates are running to replace him: Alvaro Ceron-Ruiz, Terence Clegg and […]
PGCPS Reverses Decision To Cut Immersion Programs
On Friday, June 5, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) announced a reversal of their decision to cut language immersion at the middle and high school levels and in boundary programs (K-8 lottery immersion schools, including Dora Kennedy in Greenbelt, had remained unchanged under both plans). “We are pleased to share that Prince George’s County […]
Controversial BusPatrol Contract On Board of Ed Consent Agenda
Four days ahead of their June 11 Board of Education business meeting, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) released the agenda. Among items on the consent agenda is the renewal of their contract with BusPatrol, which provides cameras for stop-arm infractions on the buses. As reported in the Greenbelt News Review February 5, 2025 issue, […]
Decommissioning Begins at BARC; Reportedly to Move by September 30
On April 23 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would begin “decommissioning” the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), relocating research programs to facilities across the country. The plan was announced last summer (see the July 24, 2025 issue). Yet in July 2025 Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said BARC would be “vacated over […]