Council Talks Crime Prevention

On January 27 the Greenbelt City Council met to discuss how best to deal with the increase in crime, most acutely violent crime, throughout the city. Franklin Park was the main focus, where homicides, particularly from shootings and aggravated assaults that have escalated to firearms, have increased. Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers reported that most […]

eBird App for Birders Yields Data for Bird Conservation

For at least 10 minutes a day, Greenbelter Michel Cavigelli is a birder. He walks into his backyard or goes onto the paths at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), pulls out his binoculars and phone, and watches.  “I’m a nerd,” explains the BARC soil scientist. “I want to write down every bird.” Cavigelli started birding […]

El condado sigue detrás de la curva Pero los lugareños comienzan a recibir vacunas

por Cathie Meetre A pesar de haber administrado más dosis en la última semana que en las anteriores, y haber superado la barrera de las primeras 25,000, el condado de Prince George todavía está muy por detrás de cualquier otro condado en Maryland en porcentaje, aunque está aumentando rápidamente. Usando los números actualizados del condado […]

Todo Greenbelt está invitado [ESPAÑOL]

Para celebrar la historia afroamericana de Lois Rosado y Leeann Irwin   Unity-Umoja: Unificando nuestra comunidad mientras fortalecemos nuestra ciudad. Este año, el Comité de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana de Greenbelt tiene una gran variedad de programas virtuales y una exhibición de artefactos afroamericanos en un museo emergente. Su tema es Umoja, tomado del idioma […]

Childs to Step Down After Three Years at GNR Helm

After three years at the helm of the Greenbelt News Review, Editor Gary Childs is moving on to pursue other life objectives. Editor Emerita Mary Lou Williamson has graciously agreed to step back into the editor role until the newspaper completes its search for a new long-term editor. This search, due to the pandemic, is […]

All of Greenbelt Is Invited To Celebrate Black History

[Black History ] Lois Rosado and Leeann Irwin Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Unity-Umoja: Unifying our community as we strengthen our city. This year the Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee has an exciting array of virtual programs and one Popup Museum Exhibit of Black Artifacts. Their theme is […]

County Still Behind the Curve But Locals Start to Get Shots

Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Despite delivering more doses in the last week than previously and getting over the 25,000-shot barrier for first vaccinations, Prince George’s County still lags well behind any other county in Maryland as a percentage – though it’s rising fast. Using the county’s updated numbers […]

ACE Grants Fund Programs And Food at Local Schools

At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, January 25, council approved 17 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) grants to four local schools, for a total of $8,049.47. Council also approved ACE’s recommendation to allocate an additional $3,600 to address food insecurity issues at the six schools that serve Greenbelt students. ACE grants are available […]

County Rethinks Vaccination Rollout, Lags in State Stats

On Saturday, January 16, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emailed invitations to individuals in the 1B eligibility class to register for the 1B rollout starting Monday, January 18 – as announced by Governor Larry Hogan – despite ongoing concerns about vaccine supplies.  Category 1B includes individuals 75 and over as well as certain essential […]