City Council, Greenbelt Station Residents Meet, Discuss Issues
On August 14 the Greenbelt City Council held a worksession at Greenbelt Station. The session considered issues surrounding the planned trail between Greenbelt Station residences and the Metro Station, recreation, police matters and schools. Providing an update were Director of Planning and Community Development Terri Hruby, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers, Recreation Supervisor Greg Varda, […]
Back to School Information: Schedules, Registration, Costs
School is open for all Prince George’s County Public School (PGCPS) students on September 3, right after the Labor Day festivities. Check the school’s website for start and end times. News & Update Tip PGCPS provides news and updates via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. CEO Dr. Monica Goldson is also on Twitter @drmonicaceo. PGCPS […]
Bienvenida Comunitaria SHLES para Directora interina Trena Wilson
Traducción gracias a Ana Fernandez-Napp Trena Wilson comienza su nueva función, como directora de la Escuela Primaria Springhill Lake (SHLES por sus siglas en ingles), donde enseñó por primera vez, recién llegada de la universidad, en 1998. Wilson apreció mucho las fortalezas que tiene la escuela y la comunidad en su conversación con la revista […]
Co-op Faces Fiscal Year 2019 Loss: Seeks Remedial Strategy
At its upcoming membership meeting in November, the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy (Co-op) will be reporting a financial loss for fiscal year 2019 which ended on July 31. Co-op Treasurer Joe Timer describes this reality as troubling and disappointing. According to Timer, this financial shortfall is the third in the last six years and, […]
The Roosevelts in Greenbelt
(This is the first of a two-part story and deals primarily with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s involvement with constructing the utopian town of Greenbelt. The second part will deal with Eleanor Roosevelt’s involvement.) When I meet new people and tell them I once lived in Greenbelt, the common response is, “Oh, that’s Eleanor Roosevelt’s town.” […]
SHLES Community Welcomes Acting Principal Trena Wilson
Trena Wilson begins her new role as acting principal of Springhill Lake Elementary School (SHLES), where she first taught, fresh from graduating from Lincoln University in 1998. Wilson was enthusiastic in her expressions of appreciation of the strengths of the school and the community in her conversation with the News Review. She was also frank […]
Greenbelt NAACP Members Voice Opposition to Maglev
On August 8, at the maglev information meeting in Greenbelt East, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) members from Greenbelt and nearby cities made it clear that they do not stand with their leadership in supporting the project. The maglev is a proposed train that would take commuters from Washington to Baltimore […]
Reinicio del Blog de resumen, Resalta Noticias más livianas
Después de una pausa de casi cinco años, la ciudad ha reiniciado su blog de noticias “ligeras” dirigida por un nuevo miembro del personal presentando artículos sobre la apertura de “Hook and Reel”, el inicio de un grupo de ciclismo solo para mujeres y el proceso de crear la base blanda para un parque infantil. […]
Greenbelt Babe Ruth Takes Part in State Tournament
At the end of each regular season the Prince George’s County Babe Ruth League puts together an All-Star team for each respective age group from 13 to 18 years old. The teams are made up of a combination of players from each team that participates in the league during the regular season. This year the […]
Residents, Law Enforcement Celebrate Safe Neighborhoods
Greenbelt neighborhoods celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6. The national event is now observed by thousands of communities in all 50 states and has its origins in the nascent neighborhood watch programs that sprung up in the early 1970s. For Greenbelt, the event meant an evening of police interacting with community, good food, […]