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 […]
Goddard Loses Management Of Wallops after 45 Years
On May 8, NASA announced the appointment of Brian Hughes as the agency’s senior director of launch operations, based at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. “Hughes will have direct responsibility for launch operations at NASA Kennedy, as well as the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Virginia,” said the announcement. WFF has been […]
Violent Spree Ends in Greenbelt With Bravery from Officer Inzeo
On the afternoon of Friday, May 15, a man later identified as 68-year-old Larry James Simpson of Glen Burnie committed multiple shootings and carjackings at five locations across the northern portion of Prince George’s County. Greenbelt schools and others in the area, including University of Maryland, were placed on lockdown. Greenbelt resident and off-duty Prince George’s County Police […]
Eight Candidates for At-Large Seats Share Reasons, Priorities
This article was updated on May 28 to add responses from Sydney Harrison and Jennifer Rios which arrived after our deadline. Eight Democratic candidates are in the crowded race for two Prince George’s County Council at-large seats. Among those running are two current county councilmembers: Jolene Ivey, an incumbent who moved from the District 5 […]