City Celebrates Fourth of July With Traditions, New Festivities
For generations, Greenbelt’s annual Fourth of July fireworks have served as one of the city’s signature traditions, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to Greenbelt Lake for an evening of patriotic celebration, community gathering and one of Maryland’s few remaining municipal fireworks displays. While many surrounding communities have discontinued their Independence Day fireworks shows, Greenbelt […]
Greenbelt Offers Options: A Quiet Fourth on the Third
The city is giving residents two ways to celebrate Independence Day this year: a new community-focused event on Friday, July 3 and the annual fireworks celebration at Buddy Attick Park on Saturday, July 4 as part of the nationwide commemoration marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Chill-ebration Friday The festivities begin on Friday with the city’s […]
One Month In, City Stop-sign Cameras Draw Mixed Reviews
More than 11,000 stop-sign camera citations were issued during the first month of Greenbelt’s new stop-sign camera enforcement, generating more than $73,000 in paid fines. The program has drawn mixed reactions from residents, particularly over the $40 fines issued to drivers who fail to come to a complete stop. The city partnered with Obvio, which […]
Who Should Be Greenbelt’s 2026 Outstanding Citizen?
With the arrival of July, the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival is just two months away. Since 1973, the Festival includes a unique Greenbelt tradition: announcing the annual Outstanding Citizen. Greenbelt annually celebrates one of its most generous volunteers at the Labor Day Festival, on a permanent plaque in the Community Center and as Labor Day […]
William Bayly Is Greenbelt’s Forgotten Revolutionary Patriot
In 1824, just two years shy of the 50th anniversary of American independence, a patriot of the Revolution breathed his last on a farm in what is now Greenbelt Park. He was William Bayly, surveyor, merchant, farmer, state legislator, justice of the peace, member of Maryland’s first constitutional convention and captain of a militia company […]
School Board Race Changes With Mail-in Vote Count
Mail-in ballots may make all the difference in the tight school board race. Though Terence J. Clegg remains securely the number one vote-getter, in this nonpartisan race the top two vote-getters progress to the general election in November. Last week, after all precincts reported and early voting was tallied, University of Maryland student and former […]
City Calls for Justice for Residents Following Fraud Conviction
On May 21, Mordichai Weiss of New York City, now 29, was convicted of one count of wire fraud in association with his activities on $230M in loans relating to multiple developments, including Greenbelt’s Charlestowne North. This outcome was the result of a plea agreement. Sentencing is anticipated shortly. Weiss owned Charlestowne North Holding Company, […]
City Acts on Unions, SLRC Funding and Cell Coverage
During the June 8 city council meeting, a public hearing inserted into the agenda formally accepted the charter resolution on collective bargaining, which was passionately debated over several previous months. John Barry from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union spoke briefly in support of the amendment. With no comments from the public and to […]
Greenbelt Residents Arrested In Multistate Drug Operation
A resident of University Square Apartments on Westway said they woke to what they believed to be the sound of shooting on Tuesday, June 2. That resident says they saw a man outside dressed in army fatigues and holding a large weapon. She was afraid the man was shooting at the building. About 10 minutes […]
Primary Returns Most Incumbents; Tim Adams Elected to District 4
Primary election day was wet and slow in Greenbelt. While the rain sometimes poured, the voters were no more than a steady trickle. At times there were more candidates and campaigners than voters in front of the polling places. Since Prince George’s County and Maryland voters overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates, the primary election is frequently […]