A Look Back at 2022
The News Review presents highlights from last year’s news stories. The reviews were prepared by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Deb Daniel, Jon Gardner, Amy Hansen, Cathie Meetre, Diane Oberg, Lois Rosado, Melissa Sites and Gloria Walters-Flowers. Covid Infections Increase, Impacts Decline Covid-19 in the U.S. was about 22 months old as 2022 began. Remarkably, by then, vaccines […]
Greenbelters Celebrate Kwanzaa
On Monday, December 26, around 20 Greenbelters celebrated the first day of Kwanzaa at the Kwanzaa and Kulture Unity Breakfast at the Greenbelt Youth Center, organized by Greenbelt Station resident Chiquita Jackson. Kwanzaa, first celebrated in 1966, is an annual celebration of African American culture, drawing on African traditions. Last year Jackson hosted a celebration […]
Children’s Medicine Shortages Hitting Pharmacies in Greenbelt
After last winter, with its onset of Omicron, school closings and no Covid-19 vaccine yet available to children under two, one might have thought things could only get better for parents and their little ones. However, the challenges have continued throughout 2022 with shortages of baby formula and pediatric needles and recently a surge of […]
Update on Indecent Exposure
The man arrested last week is the dean of students at a D.C. elementary school, a former Greenbelt resident and past Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) employee. Police are looking for more victims or witnesses who may have encountered him at the lake. Greenbelt Police are asking anyone who has been at Buddy Attick […]
FBI Headquarters: Politicians Rally at Metro Station To Challenge Criteria Changes
“The purpose of this is to say ‘This is Prince George’s County!’” U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer told the News Review on Friday, November 4, gesturing to the array of leaders and politicians from across the county who had gathered at Greenbelt Metro station. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks called the press conference to advocate for bringing […]
Turner Resigns from District 4 For Short Representation Hiatus
On Saturday, October 22 Todd Turner, who has been Greenbelt’s representative to Prince George’s County Council since 2014, resigned. Turner stepped down after being nominated for the position of executive director of the Office of Ethics and Accountability (OEA) by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, an appointment that the council would vote upon. On Monday, October […]
School Boundary Changes Impact Greenbelt Elementary and Middle
On October 13, the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board met at a worksession to discuss the School Boundary Initiative and hear the previously selected school utilization proposal from Chief Executive Officer Dr. Monica Goldson. The primary issue the initiative is seeking to address pertains to the over- and under-utilization of school buildings. Goldson […]
Board of Ed. Race: Joshua Thomas Withdraws, New Candidate Enters
Joshua Thomas, current Board of Education member for District 2 and an Eleanor Roosevelt High School graduate, has withdrawn his name from the ballot as of August 15. Thomas, who is finishing his first term and fourth year on the board, said he would be releasing an official statement in the next couple of weeks, […]
Cub Scouts Do Their Best To Clean Up Forest Preserve
Ranging in age from the smallest Lions (kindergarten) to Webelo Arrow of Light scouts (5th grade), Greenbelt Cub Scout Pack 202 and their families showed up in force to help clean up the Forest Preserve earlier this month. On the first cool autumnal Saturday morning, October 5, Jason Martin, city environmental coordinator, provided grabbers and […]