Springhill Lake Recreation Holds Spring Celebration
On Saturday, May 18, Greenbelt residents were treated to a sunny day of free food and entertainment at the Celebration of Spring at springhill Lake Recreation Center (SHLRC). According to lead organizer and Recreation Coordinator Frank Jones, the purpose of the event was twofold: to provide a good time and to create awareness of the […]
Unos Residentes de Greenbelt Gestionan el Dispensario de Marihuana Medicinal
Una pareja casada, residente de Greenbelt durante 25 años, James Riordon y Martha Heil son representantes de AltPharm, un dispensario local autorizado para la venta de marihuana medicinal (cannabis). Maryland legalizó la marihuana medicinal en 2012 y ahora hay cerca de 100 dispensarios establecidos en el estado, 70 de los cuales están operativos. Riordan y […]
Greenbelt Residents Manage Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Para leer este articulo en español, haga clic aqui. Married couple and Greenbelt residents for 25 years James Riordon and Martha Heil are part of the public face of AltPharm, a licensed local dispensary for medical marijuana (cannabis). Maryland legalized medical marijuana in 2012 and there are now nearly 100 dispensaries established in the state, […]
YAC y la Liga ayudan a los estudiantes de ERHS a registrarse para votar
Un esfuerzo entusiasta el 12 de octubre registró a 34 estudiantes de Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) mayores de 16 años para votar. Arsalan Siddiqui, estudiante de grado 12 de ERHS, presidente del Comité Asesor Juvenil de Greenbelt (YAC, por sus siglas en inglés), junto con Deborah Mitchell y Juanita Watts, copresidenta y encargada de […]
YAC and League Help ERHS Students Register to Vote
An enthusiastic effort on October 12 registered 34 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) students age 16 and above to vote. ERHS senior Arsalan Siddiqui, chair of the Greenbelt Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), along with Deborah Mitchell and Juanita Watts, co-president and membership chair from the Prince George’s County branch of the League of Women Voters, […]
Board Decides: Turning Point Receives One-Year Renewal
After much deliberation, the Prince George’s County Board of Education (BOE) bestowed a one-year conditional renewal on Turning Point Academy (TPA) at their June 28 meeting. Although far from being the five-year renewal that TPA staff, students and parents were looking for, the decision at least means that a possible closure of the school has […]
ERHS Students Make Voices Heard on School Safety, Guns
When asked about her intentions concerning the Day of Solutions at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) on April 20, student organizer Sophia Riazi-Sekowski replied that it would be not a moment, but a movement – that it won’t stop. The event was aimed to go beyond simply making a statement, but to “utilize that voice […]
Christmas Bird Count Keeps The 118-Year Tradition Alive
On a frigid January 1, 13 volunteers over the course of the day, equipped with binoculars and tally sheets, gathered at Buddy Attick Park, Lake Artemesia, Greenbelt Homes, Inc. and Greenbelt Park to participate in this year’s Christmas Bird Count. They worked until sunset and afterward converged at TJ Elliot’s in Bowie for the tally […]
Hotel Construction Begins Next to Greenway Center
What is going on next to Greenway Center, where a large section of the parking lot has been fenced off? A new long-term stay hotel, Woodspring Suites, is now under construction at 7480 Greenway Center Drive. The hotel should be complete by the end of the summer, said Jessica Bellah, Greenbelt’s community planner. Said Bellah, […]
Jitender Dubey is Finalist For Service to America Medal
“God is watching over me,” says Dr. Jitender Dubey, a microbiologist with the Agricultural Research Service, when considering his life of many journeys and perseverance. A resident of Greenbelt since 1982, Dubey was named a finalist in July for this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America medal for his pioneering work of over 30 […]