Shop With A Cop Brings Holiday Cheer to Greenbelt Children
On Saturday, December 16, Greenbelt Police Officers spent the morning shopping at Target with preselected students from Springhill Lake Elementary and Greenbelt Elementary schools for their annual Shop With A Cop event. They met at Target at 8:30 a.m. and kicked off the day with hot chocolate and cookies. The children were given a budget […]
City Mourns Sudden Death Of Councilmember Ric Gordon
Early Sunday morning Councilmember Ric Gordon died suddenly, at home. He was 41 years old. “The sudden passing of Ric Gordon is a great loss to the Greenbelt community, Prince George’s County and the State of Maryland,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. “Ric Gordon was very passionate about Greenbelt, politics and his important role as a […]
First Woman of Color and New Majority-Woman Council Elected
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, after a protracted wait for results, the winners of the race for Greenbelt city council were announced. It will include two new members, both women – Danielle McKinney and Jennifer Pompi – making for a majority-woman council. All incumbents maintained their seats, with Emmett Jordan and Kristin Weaver […]
Sell-Out Theatrical Production Includes Much Greenbelt Talent
The nonprofit 2nd Star Productions is an all-volunteer run community theater that performs out of the Bowie Playhouse in Whitemarsh Park, producing three or four plays a year. Currently they are performing the musical Matilda, which is proving a sell-out success, and one replete with Greenbelt connections, including the actors, musicians and producers. Katie Riegel, […]
School Funding Halted Amid MOU, County Council Pressures
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) have been proudly touting the Public Private Partnership (or P3) they are using to build new schools rapidly and utilizing private funds as a model for the nation. The Blueprint Schools Phase One wrapped up this month with ribbon cuttings for six new schools. The approval to proceed to […]
Lead Levels May Mean Greenbelt Schools Remain on Bottled Water
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) seeks to turn all school fountains back on – after closing them for two years during Covid – but some have been shut off since long before the pandemic due to issues of lead. When board members spoke with the capital improvements and building services leaders at the May […]
Greenbelt Teen Shot and Killed Shortly After Leaving School
On Monday, September 11, 16-year-old Jayda Medrano-Moore, of Greenbelt, was shot and killed in Lanham, a few feet from the high school she attended. At approximately 3:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 9800 block of Palamar Drive, across from DuVal High School. Jayda was found outside, suffering from a gunshot […]
Tragic Ending to the Search For Mariame Toure Sylla
The month-long search for Mariame Toure Sylla, a longtime Greenbelt teacher who went missing on an evening walk at Schrom Hills Park on July 29, drew to a tragic close on Friday when police announced they had identified her remains. During a press conference on Friday, September 1, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz […]
Another Amazing Labor Day Festival Enjoyed in Greenbelt
Last weekend residents and visitors enjoyed yet another spectacular Labor Day celebration spread over four days in Greenbelt. It marked the 69th Greenbelt Labor Day Festival, one of the largest all-volunteer organized events in the state. The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival was started in 1955 as a way of raising funds to build a Youth […]
Byrd Resigns from Council 2.5 Months before Election
On Monday, August 14, near the conclusion of the city’s regular council meeting, Councilmember Colin Byrd announced his resignation. He is in his third term on the council. He was first elected in 2017 and was elected mayor in 2019. The City of Greenbelt elects a new council every two years, with the next election […]