Greenbelt Mask Makers Win Community Partner Award
Although unable to attend the ceremony in Rockville, the Greenbelt Mask Makers felt privileged to win the Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) Community Partner of the Year award. Early in the pandemic – in fact before COVID-19 received pandemic status – ARC staffer Kimberley Njowusi requested masks from the Greenbelt Police Station, the […]
Royal Farms Loses Council Vote But Wins Carte Blanche
In its regular meeting on Monday, October 5, the Greenbelt City Council voted to oppose the Royal Farms application to the county to build a gas station, a convenience store and an additional commercial building at the intersection of Greenbelt Road and Capitol Drive, near Capitol Cadillac. A four-to-three majority of council voted to oppose […]
How Does This Newspaper Get to Its Gentle Readers?
The News Review has multiple ways of getting to its readers. Many read it electronically, though each week we send a bunch of paper copies out by U.S. Postal Service to folks who still have a hankering for their News Review, sometimes after decades living elsewhere. A significant number of papers get to readers via […]
El Concejo Aprueba un acuerdo entre FOP y la ciudad en una sesión acalorada
El gran evento en la reunión del Ayuntamiento de Greenbelt del lunes 13 de julio fue la aprobación propuesta del Acuerdo de Negociación Colectiva (CBA) entre la ciudad y la Orden Fraternal de Policía (FOP) que durará un año en lugar del contrato más habitual de tres años. (El resto de la reunión se cubrirá […]
Council Approves City/FOP Contract in Heated Session
The big event at the Greenbelt City Council meeting of Monday, July 13 was the proposed approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) that will run for one year instead of the more usual three-year contract. (The remainder of the meeting will be covered separately.) […]
Co-op’s Rays on the Roof Completes Major Milestone
On Friday, June 12, the Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative signed off with its contractor on the first completed element in the Rays on the Roof project that was only a dream a mere 18 months before. On final completion of the new roof, Project Manager Steve Skolnik thanked the contractor, Adelphia Contracting, citing their willingness to […]
Positive Policing, Generosity And Masks = Safety + Peace
A simple act of thoughtful kindness by a Greenbelt police officer and his department has replaced a potential source of conflict with the opportunity for positive encounters with law enforcement. The mask initiative at Buddy Attick Park was begun prior to the flash-point of George Floyd’s murder and exemplifies the department’s ongoing philosophy, not a […]
Farmers Market 2020 Opens May 10 with Full Precautions
The good news is that the Farmers Market will open on time on Sunday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as usual to bring sparkling-fresh vegetables and more to the city. More good news is that most of the longest-running and crowd-favorite vendors will also return with some exciting newbies (oysters anyone?). The […]
Greenbelters and Coronavirus: Information for City Residents
Note: This article draws from reliable sources, including the CDC and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering website, which in turn references the World Health Organization and official sources of information in a variety of countries. The information contained in this article should not be construed as medical advice and each individual is urged […]
Violent Crime Continues To Decline in Franklin Park
In a city council worksession on December 4 at the Franklin Park Leasing Center, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers noted that there has been a lower crime rate in the complex and his department believes that the continuing close collaboration between the police and Franklin Park is a key factor. Overall, the totals are the […]