USAID Update: Greenbelt Workers Hit by Mass Firings, Recalls, Leave
On Friday, February 21, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Donald Trump during his first term and halted the administration’s action on USAID earlier this month, lifted the temporary restraining order. It enabled and indeed heralded the beginning of mass firings, the recall of overseas workers and the dismantling of the once […]
What Did You Do Last Week? Federal Workers Under Threat
From the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has targeted the federal workforce, largely through Executive Orders and actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established by executive order on Inauguration Day and headed by Elon Musk. The administration has sought to dismantle USAID, an agency Musk called “criminal,” offered “deferred resignation” […]
City Council Reaffirms Commitment To Diversity and Community Pledge
On Thursday, February 13, Greenbelt City Council shared a letter to residents. “The past few weeks have been a time of fear and uncertainty for many Greenbelt residents,” reads the letter, which reaffirms their commitment to a diverse population and to being a respectful and welcoming community. It comes as the Trump administration brands diversity, […]
Greenbelters Working with USAID Abroad Prepare to Return Home
As uncertainty at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) sends ripples through Greenbelt, one family shares how the political and legal battles in Washington, D.C. are impacting their work and lives, thousands of miles from home. Just as the USAID workers we spoke with last week requested we withhold their names due to fear […]
Musk’s Dismantling of USAID: The View from Greenbelt
This week, three of several Greenbelt residents who work for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) agreed to speak with the News Review about their experiences as Elon Musk attempts to dismantle the agency they work for. All USAID employees we reached out to feared reprisal and we are using aliases to protect their […]
How BusPatrol Ties PGCPS To StopFinder, Making Millions
Battling ongoing transportation challenges, in September 2023 Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) contracted 4Mativ Technologies to provide a transportation audit for a cost of $210,600. At the start of this school year PGCPS implemented numerous changes including bus stop locations, distances between them, walking zones and, most significantly, school start and end times. The […]
Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe Update: Still without Heat
As residents at Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe remain without heated apartments, there are plans to repair two of the three boilers serving those units and a third will need to be replaced, the News Review learned. Greenbelt’s Director of Planning and Community Development Terri Hruby told the News Review on Tuesday, January 28 that […]
Temperature Plunges and Parkway Residents Remain Without Heat
On Tuesday, January 21, a day the City of Greenbelt’s alert system shared an Extreme Cold Advisory from the National Weather Service and schools had a delayed opening due to low temperatures and icy conditions, residents at Parkway Gardens told the News Review they are still without heat. On Tuesday, City Manager Josué Salmerón said […]
Schools Seek to Protect Access, Safety for Immigrant Students
On Friday, January 17, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Superintendent Millard House II shared a statement of commitment to “safe and supportive schools,” and though it did not mention the incoming president or the inauguration, his accompanying video message spoke of “a new chapter ahead for our nation,” and the written statement spoke of […]
County’s Snow Response Impacts Greenbelt Children, Schools, Parents
For Greenbelt families with children in public schools, the winter break, already longer than previous years at two weeks, lasted almost three weeks in the end with schools remaining closed until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 10. Though the snow stopped falling Monday, days later the county’s roads were still unplowed in areas and bus […]