Greenbelt Elementary Briefs Parents on School’s ATSI Status
On February 27, over 50 parents, educators, city officials and concerned residents met in Greenbelt Elementary School’s (GES) gymnasium to learn about why the school has been designated as an Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) School, and the work that’s needed to raise its performance. Assistant Principal Tynetta Dempsey, stepping in for Principal Joel […]
Utility Bills Town Hall Skirts Soaring Energy Cost Woes
At the Utilities Town Hall meeting on February 18, companies got a much easier ride than expected with no voluble residents challenging utility costs. An article in the February 20 issue of the News Review described how local families are struggling with huge utility bills this winter, but didn’t cover the town hall, which took […]
City Ponders Solid Waste Fees; Analyzes Composting Strategy
The Greenbelt City Council held a worksession on March 3 to discuss two topics. First was the question of modifying the city’s solid waste rates. Second was a consideration of the future of the city’s pilot program for food scrap composting. Action will be taken after further consideration. City Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll and Sustainability […]
Probationary Federal Workers Among First Hit by Mass Firings
Greenbelt is a city brimming with federal workers and government contractors, who are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s onslaught of executive orders and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts targeting them. While many federal workers in Greenbelt are now uncertain of their job security, those who were probationary workers – one or two […]
Braveboy Dems’ Candidate for County Executive
Polls for the special primary election opened Tuesday morning March 4, allowing voters to cast their ballot and pick their nominee for Prince George’s County’s next county executive, a seat left open by Angela Alsobrooks after she was elected to the U.S. Senate last November. Twelve candidates were on the ballot ‒ nine Democrats and […]
Grocery Costs, Tariffs, Federal Funding Cuts Loom Large for Meals on Wheels
Like many others, Lisa Ealley is noticing the rising cost of eggs, among other things. She’s chair of Meals on Wheels in College Park, and as the cost of groceries rise, the organization is simultaneously bracing for tariffs to increase costs further and for a federal funding freeze and impending cuts to their budget, about […]
Hundreds Attend Summit For Public Servants at GMS
Several hundred people, including many federal government workers who recently were fired as part of the mass federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) job-cutting actions, attended a free constituent services job summit at Greenbelt Middle School (GMS) on Saturday, March 1, hosted by city, county, state and federal government officials in Maryland. The many governmental, […]
Youth Musical Secret Circus Delights as it Demonstrates Unity
An enthusiastic and appreciative audience filled the house for the 26th annual production of the Greenbelt Youth Musical, Secret Circus, directed and written by Greenbelt Recreation’s Performing Arts Coordinator Chris Cherry, with musical direction by Stefan Brodd and production design by Nicole DeWald. With a bare stage, a few rolling set pieces, simple choreography and […]
PGCPS Administration Meets With Council for Worksession
Several members of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) administration, including Superintendent Millard House II, attended the February 25 worksession of the Greenbelt City Council. The discussion covered recent federal changes, the academic performance of Greenbelt schools, a possible shared use agreement for Greenbelt Middle School athletic fields and the Springhill Lake Elementary School building […]
USAID Update: Greenbelt Workers Hit by Mass Firings, Recalls, Leave
On Friday, February 21, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Donald Trump during his first term and halted the administration’s action on USAID earlier this month, lifted the temporary restraining order. It enabled and indeed heralded the beginning of mass firings, the recall of overseas workers and the dismantling of the once […]