Covid Vaccine Sign-up Woes, Hints; Offer Help for Others
Obtaining a vaccination slot is tough for the computer averse. Greenbelters who don’t belong to an organized health care provider like an HMO must get their shots by hook or by crook. A letter on Saturday, February 13 from County Executive Angela Alsobrooks promises that restructuring is underway but meanwhile the county remains last in […]
Co-op Powers Up 240-kW Rays on the Roof Solar Array
The Greenbelt Co‐op Supermarket and Pharmacy energized its newly installed 241.6-kilowatt rooftop solar project on Tuesday, February 9. Completed in December, the array had to pass inspection by the county and be energized by Pepco before switching to its operational mode. “I’m so delighted that the Co-op will be powered by clean energy through this […]
County Vaccination Rollout Continues to Evolve Slowly
Rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations by Safeway (including the Greenbelt store) and Rite Aid pharmacies was promised on February 1 by the Maryland state Covid-19 website. But just after midnight on January 31, one insomniac reporter found that the sign-on site showed no appointments available. And at 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and […]
El condado sigue detrás de la curva Pero los lugareños comienzan a recibir vacunas
por Cathie Meetre A pesar de haber administrado más dosis en la última semana que en las anteriores, y haber superado la barrera de las primeras 25,000, el condado de Prince George todavía está muy por detrás de cualquier otro condado en Maryland en porcentaje, aunque está aumentando rápidamente. Usando los números actualizados del condado […]
Childs to Step Down After Three Years at GNR Helm
After three years at the helm of the Greenbelt News Review, Editor Gary Childs is moving on to pursue other life objectives. Editor Emerita Mary Lou Williamson has graciously agreed to step back into the editor role until the newspaper completes its search for a new long-term editor. This search, due to the pandemic, is […]
County Still Behind the Curve But Locals Start to Get Shots
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Despite delivering more doses in the last week than previously and getting over the 25,000-shot barrier for first vaccinations, Prince George’s County still lags well behind any other county in Maryland as a percentage – though it’s rising fast. Using the county’s updated numbers […]
El condado reconsidera la vacunación Lanzamiento, retrasos en las estadísticas estatales
El sábado 16 de enero, la ejecutiva del condado de Prince George, Angela Alsobrooks, envió por correo electrónico invitaciones a las personas de la clase de elegibilidad 1B para que se inscribieran en el lanzamiento de la distribución de vacunas para la clase 1B a partir del lunes 18 de enero, según lo anunció el […]
County Rethinks Vaccination Rollout, Lags in State Stats
On Saturday, January 16, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emailed invitations to individuals in the 1B eligibility class to register for the 1B rollout starting Monday, January 18 – as announced by Governor Larry Hogan – despite ongoing concerns about vaccine supplies. Category 1B includes individuals 75 and over as well as certain essential […]
Estadísticas sobre vacunación contra Covid-19 en el condado de Prince George
El condado de Prince George está comenzando a aumentar el número de vacunas Covid-19 administradas, pero parece estar detrás de la mayoría de los condados de Maryland en cuanto al número de residentes vacunados, incluso teniendo en cuenta los posibles retrasos en los informes. Las primeras vacunas del condado se administraron el 16 de diciembre […]
Council Discussion of Letter Becomes a Shouting Match
Greenbelt’s first council meeting of 2021, on January 11, reflected an extraordinarily high degree of discord. The shouting match itself was triggered when council was asked by resident William Orleans about a recent report in the MarylandMatters.org website in which five members of council disassociated themselves from a post the mayor had previously made to […]