Four Teens Indicted in Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Carltin Bayong
Carltin Bayong was a 14-year-old who had just begun his first year at Eleanor Roosevelt High School when he was killed in a drive-by shooting near Cherrywood Terrace and Breezewood Court in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. The shooting, which police said at the time was thought to be targeted, took place at approximately […]
From Pockets of Excellence: PGCPS’ Vision and Budget
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Interim Superintendent Shawn Joseph has had to cut $150 million from the budget. In fall budget discussions, he pledged to keep those cuts as far from the classroom as possible. Joseph’s budget, which was presented in January, despite requirements it be shared earlier (see the February 12 News Review) […]
GHI May Purchase Building Housing Supermarket, GAC
The board of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) is considering purchasing 121 Centerway, the building that houses the Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy and Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC). A joint statement from GHI’s Board and the Co-op Supermarket said, for the first time in Roosevelt Center’s history, the owners of 121 Centerway have expressed a willingness to […]
Goddard Library Closure Paused As Lawsuit Fights to Keep It
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) was home to NASA’s largest research library. Then its services and operations were paused on December 9 for a 60-day review and less than half-way into that period, on January 2, the agency announced the library’s closure, shuttering the physical space (see the January 8 issue). The library closure is […]
Sources Say Materials Removed From NASA Goddard Library
Multiple Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) sources told the News Review that over the weekend of February 14 and 15 trucks arrived at GSFC’s library to remove materials. According to one of our sources, they believe hundreds of boxes of journals were removed from the library Saturday evening. The library is housed in Building 21, […]
PGCPS Proposed Budget Cuts That Impact Greenbelt Students
Among the proposed $150 million in cuts for the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget are programs that impact Greenbelt. The proposed cuts would include an assistant principal position and a professional school counselor position at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS), the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program at middle […]
School Budget Process Violates Policies, Preempts Board Input
The proposed budget for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) for 2027 has taken many by surprise, not least with its timing. Some impacted communities are still unaware that their students will be affected as soon as this summer by the interim superintendent’s proposed budget that was presented with specific cuts outlined for the first […]
Schools to Open After Seven Snow Days; Calendar Impacted
The start of the week was tumultuous for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) teachers, parents and children. After five snow days the previous week, PGCPS planned to open Monday with a two-hour delay, only to reverse course by announcing shortly before 5 a.m. Monday that schools would remain closed and conditions would be reassessed […]
PGCPS Plans to Cut Immersion Programs at Middle, High Schools
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) previously touted its immersion programs as rigorous academic programs developing global perspectives and marketable language proficiency, with students performing “as well or better than their peers” on standardized tests (in English). However, amid struggles to balance the budget, the county now plans to cut its middle and high school […]
Unpaid Taxes, Thousands in Debt, NDC Vendor Faces Challenges
The New Deal Café (NDC) board discovered the business was “not in good standing” with the State of Maryland when they were unable to renew their entertainment permit in early October. It was then they discovered contractual food and beverage vendor Kenny Hilliard had not paid any of the required monthly food and alcohol sales […]