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Many organizations send out last-ditch pleas for money at the end of the year. But this newspaper doesn’t bludgeon readers for their hard-earned cash – instead it asks for their time. We want your help, your expertise and your commitment. (Though we’ll take your money too, if you insist.) Key Needs We had several retirements […]
Covid-19 Omicron Rampages Through the County and State
Data for the 20770 zip code specifically are still not yet available due to the Maryland state data security breach that affected Covid data sets. Some numbers have emerged at the county level to give a partial indication of what may be happening here and nearby – and there’s no doubt the county is solidly […]
Tim George Named Acting City Manager, Replacing Nicole Ard
On Saturday, December 18, the city posted an announcement that City Manager Nicole Ard’s last day was that same day. A series of worksessions, starting in August, had been held by the Greenbelt City Council to discuss Ard’s tenure, but as closed sessions relating to employment, these sessions had resulted in no public information except […]
Council Navigates Challenging Petitions-and-Requests Period
Mayor Emmett Jordan, after a moment of silence in remembrance of Tom Simon and Rhea Serlemitsos, who both died recently, opened the council meeting of December 13 by praising former Councilmembers Ed Putens and Leta Mach. He handed off to Tom Reynolds, director of education for the Maryland Municipal League, to present an award to […]
Renovated Granite Building: Style, Proximity and Profit
On Friday, December 3 and Sunday, December 5 the newly renovated Granite Building in the Roosevelt Center celebrated its opening with a reception and an open house, respectively. The partnership of Kim Kash and Michael Cooney, David and Michael Frauenheim, and Brandon and Taylor Cole celebrated many months of hard work and vision with their […]
Newly-elected Council Starts With a Wobbly First Meeting
Prior to the first meeting of the new council on Monday, November 8, there was a meeting of the previous council in which there was some discussion of whether this last session of the old council should be closed or open – or should include the newly-elected members. The prior councils’ members then present – […]
Co-op Annual Meeting Celebrates Complicated but Successful Year
The Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket, familiarly and fondly known as the Co-op, held its annual meeting on Saturday, November 6 via Zoom. Nearly 60 members attended to hear about the store’s epic 2021. When all was said and done, Co-op had an excellent year and on the strength of it, Co-op members will receive a dividend […]
Council Wrestles with CARES Rent Grants, Armory Purchase
Two major topics arising in the Greenbelt City Council meeting of October 11 are covered in this article. Remaining topics will be covered in a future article. Rent Support Funds City Manager Nicole Ard reported that, as of October 8, there had been six rental grants made by the city from federal American Rescue Plan […]
P.G. County Behind the Curve In Covid Statistics, Yet Again
Prince George’s County has achieved “high” status in Maryland’s ranking of counties for community transmission of the Covid-19 virus. This dubious distinction is defined as more than 100 new cases per 100K residents over the preceding week or a 10 percent or higher positivity rate. This is borne out in Greenbelt’s 20770 zip code by […]
Fuerte aumento en los casos locales de Covid-19 preocupa a los residentes
Mirando a su alrededor en Greenbelt, está claro que hay menos personas que usan máscaras y que el nivel de comodidad al encontrarse con otras personas ha aumentado desde que una buena parte de la comunidad se ha vacunado. Desafortunadamente, sin embargo, el número de casos nuevos en el código postal 20770 está aumentando notablemente. […]