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Book Teaches Self-Esteem

  • by Elizabeth Barber

Pearl Buck once wrote, “Love cannot be forced. Love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven unasked and unsought.” Greenbelter Cassandra Hetzel has written The Bow and The Butterfly.

Hetzel is a member of the Greenbelt Spontaneous Writers group and has been living in Greenbelt for over 10 years, participating in talent shows, pageants and open mic nights at the New Deal Café. She arrived here from Florida at the age of 12. Now she finds herself engaged in the writing profession, especially as a writer of children’s books.

Read the story in the February 9 News Review

A map of Greenbelt shows orange highlighted areas to the north and east of the municipal city limits. Area 1, at the northwest, is labeled WMATA and USDA Land. Area 2, at the northeast, is labeled USDA Land. Area 3, at the east, is labeled USDA and NASA land.

Public Hearing on Proposed Annexation Rescheduled to March 9

The City of Greenbelt has rescheduled a public hearing on proposed annexation resolutions. The new date is March 9, 2026

A brown-skinned woman with long brown hair, in a blue dress with a white grid pattern, and black boots. She stands at a wooden lectern with upraised hands and wide-spread arms. Behind her is a flag of Israel draping down from an indoor pole-stand, in front of a gray stone wall.

County Executive Aisha Braveboy Talks All Things with Residents

Greenbelt’s Mishkan Torah Synagogue hosted Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy for a community discussion on Sunday, February 8, with

Three children, holding hands, walk across snow, in front of a brown brick apartment building and a green hedge. The three children are in black, pink, and blue winter coats, left to right, respectively.

Snowcrete Recovery Challenging; Franklin Park Felt Forgotten

As various communities in the city attempted to deal with the aftermath of the storm, some areas were clear sooner

City Council Considers State Legislation, ATHA and Snow

The Greenbelt City Council met Monday, February 2 for a worksession focused primarily on proposed state legislative bills deemed relevant

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