Math + Sunlight = Savings: Solar Roof Powers Forward
Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy’s Rays on the Roof campaign to install a solar roof on the iconic store has hit its stride, topping its initial goal of $400,000. The pledges (which still have to turn into money in the bank – expect news on this soon) are approximately 19 percent in donations and the […]
Co-op Gives State Pep Talk On Solar Roof: Wait Begins
The day, March 9, had finally arrived. Representatives of the Co-op were about to ask the Maryland State Legislature for help in funding solar panels to be installed on the Co-op’s roof. Ushered into the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and Appropriations Committee meeting room by a state trooper, Barbara Ford, president of the Greenbelt […]
Modified Co-op Lease Aligns With Bond Bill Requirements
In early December, as the Coop board was deciding to apply to the Maryland State Legislature for funding for the solar roof, a critical read of the store’s lease indicated it did not meet all the bond bill requirements. Negotiations were immediately initiated with the landlord to align the lease to the bond bill. Agreement […]
Co-op Launches Solar Roof Drive for Bond Bill Bucks
The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy is preparing a significant initiative, called Rays on The Roof, using the opportunity of a needed new roof to add a solar voltaic array to generate free, renewable energy. Faced with the inescapable necessity of a new roof, it is making lemonade out of its lemons (fruits and vegetables […]
Bridge to Go Sunnyside Up With Road Improvements
Road work is underway on Sunnyside Road to prevent flooding and ease congestion. Sunnyside Road is one of a limited number of east-west crossings over the north-south railway line that divides Beltsville from Greenbelt. As a result, it – like Powder Mill Road – carries significant traffic. It also acts as a southern alternative to […]
El Supermercado Greenbelt Co-op Necesita un Techo Nuevo, Quiere un Sistema de Energía Solar.
El techo plano y cubierto con membrana del supermercado Greenbelt Co-op es muy antiguo: ha pasado su fin de vida. El agua corriente frecuentemente se filtra hacia la tienda y las oficinas. Pero no hay mal que por bien no venga: la necesidad urgente de un nuevo techo se ha convertido en el catalizador de un nuevo sistema de energía solar. La […]
Co-op’s Solar Vision Reduces Costs and Carbon Footprint
Para leer este articulo en español, haga clic aqui. Up on the roof of the Co-op Supermarket, the picture is bleak. The flat, membrane-covered roof is past its end-of-life and rainwater frequently leaks into the store and offices. But the very same rainclouds that beset the Co-op have a silver lining and the now-urgent need […]
Joshua Thomas Wins School Board, Hogan Keeps Top Job, by Cathie Meetre
With the exception of Republican Governor Larry Hogan, Democrats retained all state and local partisan slots associated with Greenbelt, including the two new at-large county council members – according to preliminary counts. Prince Georgians supported Hogan’s opponent, Ben Jealous, by more than two to one, with ~209,000 votes to Hogan’s ~83,000 in the unofficial tally. […]
Vehicle Engulfed by Fire At Crescent and Lakeside
On Thursday, July 5, at around 11:30 p.m., residents of homes around the intersection of Crescent Road and Lakeside Drive thought they heard firecrackers. They didn’t find this very surprising given the recent July 4 celebrations and the tendency of firework noise to be randomly present for some days before and after the celebration. A […]
Twin Cats Reunited, After Decades and an Ocean Apart
The silent auction had an unexpected bonus for two cats. Reunited after decades apart, the cats now live contentedly together in the household of Jon and Anne Gardner, both News Review members. The story begins in England when the Gardners met in Durham in northeast England some 25 years ago. They had decided to get […]