Lambright-Davis Lives a Life Of Intentional Service: “Be About It”
Greenbelt’s 2026 Outstanding Citizen, Carolyn Lambright-Davis, may be small in stature, but the energy and passion she displays when talking about her life, volunteerism and love for Greenbelt seem to burst from her frame. It makes one wonder where she finds the energy to nurture the community’s young people, dig in the dirt and promote […]
Reprieve for BARC Employees Just Ahead of Decommissioning
The deadline to shutter operations at Beltsville Agricultural Center (BARC) loomed large this month. On September 1, a federal judge declined to rule for an injunction on the reorganization of BARC, finding it wasn’t relevant to the initial case. However, on September 8, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), along with a coalition of […]
Greenbelt Elementary School’s New Principal Latasha Dorsey
Latasha Dorsey was ten years old when she saw firsthand how an elementary school system unwittingly failed a special needs student. Her brother, Clements, who is one year older, had a learning disability and was held back a grade. “It broke my heart when he was held back, and I caught up to him in […]
Unionization: A Fraught Topic For All Sides at Council Session
In the September 14 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, ongoing issues relating to the previously authorized unionization of city workers, mostly with Public Works, came into focus. The city had received notice of legal action by the union alleging illegal practices by Public Works managers aimed at dissuading workers from joining the union. A […]
Editor Anna Bedford-Dillow Brings New Level of Reporting
Our September 10 issue announced the appointment of Anna Bedford-Dillow as the Greenbelt News Review’s Editor in a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, following a motion by retiring editor Mary Lou Williamson, who remains as editor emerita. This article profiles Bedford-Dillow, who joined the paper in September 2022 as managing editor. As managing […]
Greenbelt Has Day in Court Over Firefighters, with No Rebuttal
On Thursday, September 10, Sue-Ellen Ferguson, a lawyer for Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights and College Park, was in the Appellate Court of Maryland in Annapolis to present the municipalities’ grievance over the removal of Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) career firefighters (see the September 10 issue). The hearing had been delayed as Greenbelt hoped to […]
Key Takeaways in Greenbelt Fire, EMS Response Time Increases
Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) responses to calls from the Greenbelt area are slower than they were two years earlier, when Greenbelt’s Fire Department was staffed with career firefighters, new data shows. Data showing response times during the first six months of this year compared to the first six months of 2024, prior to […]
Historic Parkdale Class of ’77 Prepares for 50-year Reunion
For the Parkdale High School class of 1977, a reunion tradition started with a joking comment on a Facebook post. Mark Felsher saw a picture of some classmates getting together, posted by a friend on Facebook. “Hey, you guys had a reunion and didn’t invite me,” he commented. This little joke turned serious, and in […]
Structure and Culture Are Focus of City DEI Program
City Manager Josué Salmerón, accompanied by the city’s program directors, met with the Greenbelt City Council on September 9 in a worksession to discuss the actions taken in response to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) audit presented in April 2025 and to assess the next steps for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) […]
Carolyn Lambright-Davis Offers Zeal As the Outstanding Citizen for 2026
Carolyn Lambright-Davis is Greenbelt’s 2026 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremony on Friday, September 4. Lambright-Davis was recognized for serving as a board member of the CHesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society (CHEARS), leading the CHEARS-sponsored Earth Squad Program at Springhill Lake Recreation Center (SHLRC), contributing to the Greenbelt Pumpkin […]