Incumbents Pompi and Pope Have Filed for City Council
Incumbent Councilmembers Jenni Pompi and Silke Pope have filed for Greenbelt City Council. Their nomination forms have been certified by City Clerk Bonita Anderson. Candidate biographies are prepared by the candidates and published as they are received by the paper.
Jenni Pompi
Jenni Pompi has called Prince George’s County home for more than 25 years and has lived in Greenbelt with her husband, Nelson, and their two sons since 2018. After getting involved with Greenbelt Little League and local camps, her family knew Greenbelt was where they wanted to put down roots. Pompi is the proud parent […]
Silke Pope
Silke Pope’s journey in public service began with her involvement in Greenbelt’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC), which paved the way for her election to council in 2009. As chair of the PSAC, she played a pivotal role in enhancing the city’s safety by advocating for the installation of security cameras and emergency call boxes […]
ERHS Graduate Tramell Tillman Wins Emmy Award for Severance
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) graduate Tramell Tillman has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series Severance (for more on Tillman and that role see our May 8 issue). Tillman makes history as the first Black man to […]
PGCPS Urgently Seeks 135 Bus Drivers to Cover Routes
A week-two update from Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) said some bus routes are still experiencing delays, but they are making progress in getting additional drivers on the road. Staff is also working to “optimize” routes to increase efficiency. Initially, calls to the district’s transportation hotline were averaging 6,000 a day but the volume […]
Council Approves Ballot Questions, Waste Pilot, Composting, Equipment
The Greenbelt City Council met on September 8 for its first meeting following its August hiatus. During the meeting council decided to implement a Save-As-You-Throw (SAYT) pilot program and approved funds to support household food scrap collection and to purchase new equipment at the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC). They also discussed questions that […]
Public Works Employees Seek Charter Change for Unionization
At the start of the Monday, September 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, during petitions and requests, Michael Canavan, a 39-year resident of Greenbelt and an employee of Public Works for five-and-a-half years, read a letter from Public Works employees. The letter requests a change to the city charter (section 3, paragraph 22) and […]
Greenbelt Foundation Grants Boost Efforts of Local Groups
The Greenbelt Community Foundation (GCF) has made five grant awards in the first grant request cycle of 2025. The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project was granted $5,000 for Playtime at Beltway Plaza. Playtime operates in every family shelter in the county, in one school and in one community location. Their program at Beltway Plaza addresses needs […]
Food Scrap Collection Again Extended, Open for Signups
The City of Greenbelt’s curbside food scrap collection program has been extended and new signups are now being accepted. Greenbelt households may register to participate in the program for a monthly fee of $10. The program has been operating as a free service for the past 18 months through a pilot program grant from the […]
PGCPS Report Flags Payments To Absent Board Member, More
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC) has released its first report, flagging a handful of significant findings. They include “wasteful” compensation of close to $10,000 to former school board member David Murray, who stepped down after it was discovered he was living out of state and working full-time for […]