DC Vegan y MCF se asocian para alimentar a Greenbelt
Hace unas semanas, Michael Moon, Leah Moon y Jeff Warner ni se conocían. Ahora, los tres están colaborando para alimentar a los residentes de Greenbelt durante la pandemia COVID-19. La iniciativa Feed Greenbelt (Alimentar a Greenbelt) ofrece comidas preparadas para recoger en el New Deal Café los miércoles y sábados. Las comidas no tienen costo, […]
Council Reviews Pre-pandemic Public Safety Budget of $12M
Greenbelt spends more on public safety than any other budget category. It accounts for more than a third of the expenditures in the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget proposed by City Manager Nicole Ard. Under her proposal, the city would spend $12 million for public safety, 36.4 percent of total city expenditures. Of this, $11.5 […]
DC Vegan and MCF Church Partner to Feed Greenbelt
A few weeks ago, Michael Moon, Leah Moon and Jeff Warner were strangers. Now, the three are collaborating to feed residents of Greenbelt during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Feed Greenbelt initiative offers prepared meals for pickup at the New Deal Café on Wednesdays and Saturdays. There is no cost for meals, but those interested must […]
Recreation Department Celebrates Wins, Plans Uncertain Future
Members of the Recreation Department summarized a very successful previous year, both in programs and attendance, and introduced their proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021 at a Greenbelt City Council worksession on May 4. Council and recreation staff agreed that much of what is proposed will need to be rethought in terms of the ever-changing […]
50th Anniversary Celebrating A Supreme Court Decision
In May 1970 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, vindicated the Greenbelt News Review’s reporting of two city council meetings which had led to a $2 million libel suit in 1966, Bresler v Greenbelt News Review. Later this year the News Review plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the May 18, 1970 […]
Qué hacer con la boleta una vez que llegue por correo
Traducido por Carolina Napp-Avelli De acuerdo con la Junta Electoral del Estado de Maryland, todos los votantes registrados que estén calificados para votar en las elecciones primarias demócratas y republicanas del martes 2 de junio deben recibir una boleta por correo a mediados de mayo. Solo los votantes calificados registrados como republicanos o demócratas deben […]
Council Evaluates Budget for Museum, CARES and GAIL
The ramifications of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Year 2021 budgets of the Greenbelt Museum, Greenbelt CARES and Greenbelt Assistance In Living (GAIL) were the main topics at the Greenbelt City Council budget worksession on April 20. The uncertainties and challenges posed by the pandemic made budget decisions more difficult for council this year. The meeting […]
ERHS Grad Remains Hopeful Developing a COVID Vaccine
This story is part two in a two-part series about Olubukola Abiona’s work with the Vaccine Research Center to develop a coronavirus vaccine. For more background on Abiona’s research and how she got to where she is today, see the April 16 issue for part one. For the last three years, Olubukola Abiona has been […]
Farmers Market 2020 Opens May 10 with Full Precautions
The good news is that the Farmers Market will open on time on Sunday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as usual to bring sparkling-fresh vegetables and more to the city. More good news is that most of the longest-running and crowd-favorite vendors will also return with some exciting newbies (oysters anyone?). The […]
What to Do with that Ballot Once It Arrives in the Mail
According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, all registered voters who are qualified to vote in the Tuesday, June 2, Maryland Democratic and Republican Primary Elections should receive a ballot through the mail by the middle of May. Only qualified voters registered as Republicans or Democrats should expect to receive ballots to vote in […]