Beltway Plaza Fights Retail Closures with Proposals For Renovation, Redevelopment and Rejuvenation
It’s 7:45 p.m. on a Saturday, and the Beltway Plaza Mall in Greenbelt is bustling. A sweet smell wafts out of Heaven’s Bakery. The AMC Academy 8 movie theater is packed. A young boy in a red Spiderman shirt twirls past a vacant store with chains blocking its entrance, before his mom yanks him close. […]
Greenbelter Commemorated As Cheerful, Helpful and Kind
Several dozen people turned up on a rainy Sunday evening at Buddy Attick Park to celebrate Danny Abebe and to remember his life. Daniel Negussie Abebe was born in Volgograd, Russia, on March 23, 1990, to a Russian mother, Valentina Belaineh, and an Ethiopian father, Negussie Abebe. Danny came to this country in 1992 with […]
Agencia de Atención Médica CCI Adquiere espacio de bienvenida
Maryland Community Clinic, Health & Wellness Services (CCI) abrió una nueva sucursal en 7474 Greenway Center Drive. CCI, una agencia comunitaria de atención médica sin fines de lucro, ha operado en nuestra área desde 1996. “Aprovechamos la oportunidad para encontrar un espacio mejor y más grande para crear un ambiente acogedor para nuestros pacientes”, explicó […]
Thank You
This is a belated thank you to the News Review staff and specifically Mary Lou Williamson, Amy Hansen and Sandra Lange who collaborated on the wonderful tribute to my mother, Dr. Virginia W. Beauchamp which ran on the front page, February 21 following her death on February 10. She came close to achieving 99 years […]
CCI Health Care Agency Moves To Larger, Welcoming Space
Maryland Community Clinic Health & Wellness Services (CCI) has opened a new location at 7474 Greenway Center Drive. CCI, a nonprofit, communitybased health care agency, has operated in our area since 1996. Services available at the new clinic include medical and behavioral health services. “We took the opportunity to find a better and bigger space […]
Greenbelt Little League Cubs Defeat Laurel Red Sox, 13-6
On Tuesday night, the Greenbelt Cubs went up against the Laurel Red Sox at MacDonald Field for their fourth game of the season. After a strong showing by both teams, including two runs scored by the Red Sox in the last inning, the Cubs closed out the night in the lead, inning 13-6. Chase Goddard, […]
El Proyecto de Personas Desaparecidas busca soluciones
Waynette Trammell, residente de Greenbelt, conoce de primera mano las dificultades que surgen al cuidar a una persona con una discapacidad mental. “La mayor frustración que tiene es la ansiedad porque la persona que cuida a los discapacitados no puede ver lo que está pasando en su mente. También se enfrenta con resistencia. Cuando se […]
ERHS JCL Teams Came, Saw, Conquered State Competition
Eleanor Roosevelt High School won big at the Maryland Junior Classical League (JCL) State convention held recently in Easton, Md., with the teams from ERHS sweeping the novice, intermediate and advanced levels. The mission of the National JCL (njcl.org) is “to encourage an appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.” […]
City Council Reviews CARES: Space, Budget, Achievements
CARES is a youth and family counseling service provided by the city. Many of its professional counselors are volunteers. Another part of CARES is Greenbelt Assistance in Living (GAIL) which provides help to seniors to enable them to stay in place as they age. Space Needs The most serious problem faced by Greenbelt CARES is […]
Critical Missing Person Project Seeks Solutions to Wandering
Waynette Trammell, a Greenbelt resident, knows first-hand about the difficulties that come with taking care of someone with a mental disability. “The biggest frustration you have is agitation because the person taking care of the impaired can’t see what’s going on in their mind. You also experience resistance. When they get familiar with their caregiver, […]