El estado delinea nuevos procedimientos para las elecciones de noviembre

La semana pasada se hicieron oficiales unos cambios dramáticos en la forma en que Maryland votará en las elecciones generales de noviembre para Presidente y legisladores. La Junta Electoral del Estado de Maryland se reunió el miércoles 12 de agosto en una sesión de emergencia y ratificó nuevas fechas para las elecciones generales y una […]

State Board Announces New November Election Procedures

Dramatic changes in how Maryland will vote in the November general election for President and Congress were made official just last week. The Maryland State Board of Elections met Wednesday, August 12 in an emergency session and ratified new dates for the general election and a new strategy for voting, using the emergency powers Governor […]

Arts, Crafts, Exercise, Science: 2020 Kinder Camp Offers it All

This summer the Greenbelt Recreation Kinder Camp Connect program has looked drastically different from the Kinder Camp programs of the past. For instance, this summer the pre-school aged campers have worked entirely from the safety of their own homes. With COVID-19 closing down the Community Center, staff quickly shifted their focus from in-person camps to […]

Council Briefed on Beltway Widening Options, Impacts

Additional details are now available about the impact of the proposed widening of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and I-270.  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) have released their Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) and the Joint Federal/State Application (JPA) for the alteration of any floodplains or […]

Greenbelt Station and Council Work to Resolve Trail, Issues

Residents of Greenbelt Station (GS) were welcomed to a Greenbelt City Council worksession on August 12 to share their recent concerns and challenges.  GS representatives included Community Manager Leslie Perez of Community Association Management Professionals (CAMP) and GS Master Association Vice President Rachel Roberts-Jones, along with residents Ting Ma and Brian Drewry.  City Director of […]

El Campamento Virtual de Circo 2020 Supera todas las expectativas

Así como todos los campamentos de verano anuales de Greenbelt se movieron a formato virtual, el Circus Camp no fue una excepción. Con la gran cantidad de equipo y espacio necesarios para la experiencia típica de Circus Camp, este puede haber sido uno de los campamentos más difíciles de realizar virtualmente, pero el director Mike […]

Virtual Summer Circus Camp Exceeds Every Expectation

Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. As all the annual Greenbelt summer camps moved online, Circus Camp was no exception. With the large amount of equipment and space needed for the typical Circus Camp experience, this may have been one of the more difficult camps to run virtually, but director […]

Greenbelters in the 50s Waited Long Years for a Polio Vaccine

From the Archives An epidemiological history of infectious diseases in Greenbelt must include a chapter on poliomyelitis, or polio, a life-threatening illness caused by the poliovirus, and the vaccines – two were developed – that eventually virtually eliminated the disease, along with the fear of catching it. As cases of polio began to rise in […]

Mayor Byrd: Council Suffering “Paralysis by Analysis” on Maglev

At Monday night’s city council meeting, council held a half-hour long discussion on project developments related to the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Project. The only consensus reached appeared to be to continue to oppose the project, to continue to attempt to find outside legal help and to hold a worksession in the near future to discuss […]

Council Takes Steps to Save Thousands on Bond Refinancing

At a worksession on July 27 and a special meeting on August 3, the Greenbelt City Council had an opportunity to meet with First Vice President Jennifer Diercksen and Senior Vice President Joe Mason from Davenport and Company (the city’s financial advisor) and City Bond Counsel Fabian Walters, from Miles and Stockbridge, to review bank […]