Charlestowne North Apartments Bought at Auction by Freddie Mac
On April 29, an auction was held to sell the Charlestowne North Apartments at 8150 Lakecrest Drive, an apartment complex that has been in receivership since February. Paul Cooper, vice president of the auction house conducting the sale, told the News Review the property was sold to the lender Freddie Mac. Last week Freddie Mac […]
Alsobrooks and Trone Feature In Contentious Primary Race
“Maryland emerges as 2024’s most brutal Senate primary,” declared the news site Axios this week. Greenbelters voting in the Democratic Primary will find 10 candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat, with no incumbent for the position. The retiring incumbent, Senator Ben Cardin (D), leaves an opening for which the brutal race of note is […]
FBI HQ to Move “Expeditiously,” With Occupancy Planned for 2036
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) “intends to expeditiously move forward” with the new FBI Headquarters in Greenbelt, states a new report. It will utilize the GSA’s existing balance of approximately $845 million and submit further requests in future fiscal years “for construction and fit out activities.” Despite the Inspector General’s ongoing probe, President Biden’s […]
Senior Skip Day Ends in Tragic Shooting at Schrom Hills Park
Friday, April 19 was Senior Skip Day for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) senior students. This year the day ended in an eruption of violence at Schrom Hills Park, leaving five teens shot, two of whom remain in the hospital. The day is a tradition dating back decades in which seniors skip school for […]
Inside Greenbelt’s Animal Shelter: Unique for a City, a Labor of Love
April 30 is Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. This week we bring you a closer look at Greenbelt’s Animal Shelter, which hasn’t been open to visitors since the pandemic, as well as some of the animals awaiting homes there. The Greenbelt Animal Shelter opened in 2007. It was to be a temporary structure, in place […]
From Abused to Evidence to Now Adoptable: Apollo Seeks Home
Apollo is only one year and four months old. He’s spent most of his life at Greenbelt Animal Shelter, where he arrived last July. He had been caged and starved in a Greenbelt apartment and was days away from death when he was discovered and rescued by Greenbelt officers last summer. In the following months […]
School Bell Time Shifts Now Clarified
On Thursday, April 4, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Superintendent Millard House II ended more than a week of confusion by announcing that the three standardized bell times for schools will include a mix of school levels at each time. “This plan will not shift all elementary schools to 7:30 a.m., nor all middle […]
PGCPS Makes Transportation Changes to Rectify Longtime Woes
During his first 90 days, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) new superintendent, Millard House II, acknowledged persistent challenges in the area of student transportation, and called for a transportation audit. That audit was conducted September through December 2023 and the administration plans to implement changes based on its results as soon as August. For […]
Standard School Bells Will Mean Significant Changes for Greenbelt
Since the publication of this article, PGCPS has changed their announcement. On April 4, Superintendent Millard House II announced the planned bell time shifts will create three bell time tiers encompassing a mix of school levels. This plan will not shift all elementary schools to 7:30 a.m., nor all middle schools and Pre-K – 8 […]
Biden’s Budget Has $3.5 Billion Up Front for FBI’s Greenbelt HQ
The vision of an FBI headquarters here in Greenbelt became more concrete this month when upfront funding for the project was included in the Presidential Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which begins October 1, 2024. This is a significant indicator that the administration plans to move forward with construction, even while the review of […]