Loss of Library Hinders Research, Say Employees; Isaacman Says Not
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) was home to NASA’s largest research library. However, its operations were paused on December 9 for a 60-day review and on January 2 the agency announced it would close the library. Officials’ statements claim nothing of importance will be lost and point to digital resources but NASA employees say the […]
Greenbelt Ceramic Artists Featured in D.C. Juried Exhibit
The works of 33 participants in the Greenbelt Recreation Department’s Ceramics Program will be shown at the Studio Gallery in Washington, D.C., through January 24. The juried outreach exhibit, “In the Spirit of Community: Ceramics in Greenbelt, MD” includes 43 pieces ‒ wheel-made, hand-built, tile, mosaic, functional and sculptural ‒ and calls attention to the […]
Celebration: GIVES Turns 30
The year 1995 must have been remarkable because three organizations were born that year: the New Deal Café, Friends of the Greenbelt Library and GIVES, the Greenbelt Intergenerational Volunteer Exchange Service. The Beginning Helen Geller, a gerontology student at the University of Maryland (UM), brought the idea of an organization to provide services to the […]
GHI Court Liaisons Gather To Prepare for SAYT Pilot
A receptive crowd of approximately 40 Greenbelt Homes Inc. (GHI) court liaisons and others gathered at Sunrise Caribbean Restaurant on the evening of Tuesday, December 30 to prepare for the Save As You Throw trash collection pilot which began Monday, January 5. Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (Green ACES) Chair John Lippert said the […]
USDA Reveals Public Comment Support For BARC as Funding Showdown Looms
In December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published two documents related to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), a facility located just north of Greenbelt. In July, the USDA had announced that it would vacate this facility after winding down research there during the next few years. One of the documents published in December […]
Council Gets First Look at Budget, Meets with Legislative Consultants
The Greenbelt City Council worksession on December 17 began with a first look at the upcoming budget with new City Treasurer Ron Covington. On December 8, the city received a report from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) that listed the city’s taxable assets, with the information included in this initial budget presentation. […]
Top Stories of 2025
This year’s end replay of Top Stories was prepared by News Review staff members: Anna Bedford-Dillow, Deanna Dawson, Carol Griffith, Erica Johns, Sandra Lange, Diane Oberg, Sandy Rodgers and Pat Scully. FBI, BARC and BEP Proposed and existing federal facilities in and near Greenbelt took major hits this year. A multi-year process led to the […]
Demand for Assistance Grows As Affordability Concerns Rise
Job loss, stagnating wages, inflation, tariffs and rising cost of living across the U.S. have led to what some call an “affordability crisis.” Greenbelt residents, disproportionately affected by the federal government cuts and furloughs and impacted by the cost of living on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, are among those facing difficulties meeting living […]
Thirty-Two Under-18s Voted In City Election, Up from Two
In 2018, the City of Greenbelt voted to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections. Following that change, there were outreach efforts to teenagers, including a table with voting information and registration forms in the cafeteria at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) that was staffed by members of Greenbelt’s Youth Advisory Committee and […]
School Academic Scores Not Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Compared to pre-pandemic years, fewer Greenbelt students are “proficient” in math and English language arts (ELA) on state tests, according to data from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The 2025 school report cards, which were released in early November, are based on the results of state tests over the 2024-25 school year. With the […]