County Fire Dept Sends PowerPoint Charts to Answer PIA for Analysis
In July the Greenbelt News Review submitted a Public Information Act (PIA) Request for the analysis the Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has repeatedly said they conducted and used as the basis for the staffing changes but had not shared. They referenced their analysis on several occasions and specifically referred to it in the […]
Greenbelt Officer Joshua Forney Receives Lifesaving Award
In July, Steve Edmonds was moving a piece of glass he intended to turn into a table onto a truck when it collapsed, slicing him in multiple places, including an artery. “There was so much blood it scared me to death,” recalls Edmonds. That afternoon, in the parking lot of Greenway Center, Edmonds began rapidly […]
$429,000 for Firefighter Training; Impact on Current Shortage Unclear
Although no money was allocated to Greenbelt Fire Department, on September 6 U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, David Trone and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) announced $951,500.90 in federal funding for fire departments in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, resources intended to enhance emergency response capabilities and ensure […]
The New Deal Will be a Big Deal Says New Vendor Sharing Plans
At the New Deal Café’s board meeting on Monday, August 26, their special guest, incoming vendor Kenny Hilliard, who also goes by “The Kale King,” spoke about some of his plans for the Café. Fresh lump crab meat, steak, chicken, lamb chops and tuna (the latter currently in his D.C. location only). Hilliard, who is […]
Council Funds ARPA $100K For Volunteer Firefighters
Much of the July 8 council meeting dealt with the departure of 24 career firefighters from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department on June 30. “[W]e’re doing our best to re-engage the county, change their decision on this, and we welcome citizen participation and writing letters, calling county council, calling [the] executive, calling Prince George’s County […]
Construction Materials Cause Fire at Greenbelt Elementary
At approximately 10:53 p.m. on Monday, July 15 a fire was reported at Greenbelt Elementary School. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion prior to the fire. Engines from multiple fire departments responded, including Berwyn Heights and College Park. The section of Ridge Road surrounding the school was closed. The fire was put out approximately 50 minutes […]
Animal Shelter Is Down to One Officer Following Resignations
Over the last couple of weeks two of Greenbelt’s three animal control officers have resigned, including Supervisor Walter Rivas-Flores, who had worked at the shelter since 2022 and became the supervisor in January this year. Earlier this year Rivas-Flores, who personally trained every volunteer, spoke enthusiastically about his big plans for the future of the […]
Mail-in Ballots Now Available For August 6 County Primary
Prince George’s County special primary election for the seat vacated by At-Large Councilmember Mel Franklin is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will be available from Wednesday, July 31, through Monday, August 5 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sunday, which will be from noon to 6 […]
12-Year-Old Fiona O’Brien Makes National Acro Team, World Alternate
Greenbelt’s Fiona O’Brien is only 12, but at the end of June she competed in a 13-19 women’s trio, an elite level, in Acrobatic Gymnastics at USA Gymnastics’ National Championships in Minneapolis. Fiona, a rising 8th grader at Dora Kennedy French Immersion, along with Juliet Hanks, of Huntington in Calvert County, a rising junior at […]
Three Cities’ TRO Against County Is Rejected; Firefighters Pulled
As Greenbelt’s City Council held a closed-door meeting, Berwyn Heights and College Park did the same. Around midnight on Thursday, June 27, the three cities filed a joint motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green to prevent them from removing career firefighters […]