Utility Bills Town Hall Skirts Soaring Energy Cost Woes
At the Utilities Town Hall meeting on February 18, companies got a much easier ride than expected with no voluble residents challenging utility costs. An article in the February 20 issue of the News Review described how local families are struggling with huge utility bills this winter, but didn’t cover the town hall, which took […]
Local Families Cite Struggles With Staggering Utility Bills
Despite complaints about bills on local social media, the utilities Town Hall meeting of February 18 wasn’t well-attended by residents up in arms (see the meeting report on page 11). City staff and utility and state government representatives outnumbered residents. Pepco shows a noticeable increase in rates between last winter and this. Coupled with a […]
The Meetres Head Southwest To the Bailiwick of Guernsey
As snow still sits on Greenbelt, with more frigid weather ahead, a resident shares the summer adventures of Greenbelters, cycling abroad, so we can dream of electric bikes and warmer days. After the ride from Paris, France, on their rented ebikes (see the August 29, 2024 issue), the Meetres kept their bikes and headed southwest […]
Top Stories of 2024
The News Review presents highlights from last year’s news stories. The reviews were prepared by Cathie Meetre, Erica Johns, Diane Oberg, Deanna Dawson, Pat Scully and Anna Bedford-Dillow. Greenbelt Loses Career Firefighters On June 30, Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) removed career fire and rescue personnel from Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bowie and Bunker Hill […]
Charlestowne North Tenants Ride Rental Roller Coaster
In the latest round of trauma for residents, on November 14, 23 residents of Charlestowne North, a 178-unit rental high-rise building located by Greenbelt Lake at the end of Lakecrest Drive, were taken to court for nonpayment of rent by former building owner Charlestowne North Holding Company (CNHC). The Maryland Business Express website states that […]
Blitz – Stacking Up Reality Against a Movie’s Drama
The movie Blitz, about a young boy in World War II London, currently is on screen at Greenbelt Cinema. Sylvia Lewis may be the only Greenbelter who, as a small child, experienced the Blitz in the East End of London, where the docks and shipyards were a prime target. Lewis’ view of the period as […]
U.S. Supreme Court Precedent Reverberates Anew in Utah
The Greenbelt News Review is (perhaps) inordinately proud of its 54-year-old U.S. Supreme Court win over a local developer who sued the newspaper for reporting negative comments made about him in a public meeting. The case has been quoted in freedom of the press/First Amendment cases multiple times since. Thus, the News Review was much […]
How History Repeats Itself In Utah Defamation Case
The Millard County Chronicle Progress, a small local newspaper with a long name that serves remote communities around Delta, Utah, has been sued for $19 million by a local developer, after the newspaper reported factually on some of the name-calling that went on in a meeting about a proposal for a local development project. Those […]
City’s Vision Zero Application Follows International Trend
A grant application to fund a Vision Zero study in Greenbelt was mentioned in the News Review’s April 18 issue in coverage of the city’s budget. At that time staff were preparing for the Vision Zero grant application, “modeled after an international effort to achieve zero fatalities and serious injuries on the roads by 2030.” […]
Farmers Market Reopens With New and Old Vendors
Big splashy raindrops only briefly deterred the crowds anxious to sample the delicious wares of this season’s Farmers Market before they returned to mop up fresh greens and wholesome goodies and treats. Sheltering from the sudden rain under the New Deal Café’s canopy, market shoppers conversed with friends and neighbors again encountered with the opening […]