Violent and Property Crimes Decrease in 2018, Police Say
This information was included in the Public Safety section of the City of Greenbelt Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020. In 2018 serious, or Part I, crime in Greenbelt decreased 9 percent, down from 920 reported incidents to 840. Serious crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft. Violent Crime Violent […]
El concejo considera el tema de las armas, asistencia a las víctimas, el sendero hasta el metro
El jefe de la policía de Greenbelt, Robert Bowers, estuvo muy ocupado en la reunión del 8 de abril del Concejo Municipal de Greenbelt presentando al oficial de policía más nuevo de Greenbelt y proporcionando información sobre varios programas en los que participa su departamento junto con uno de sus oficiales. Además, el consejo introdujo […]
Council Considers Weapons, Victim Assistance, Metro Trail
Greenbelt Police Chief Robert Bowers was busy at the April 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. He introduced Greenbelt’s newest police officer and, along with one of his officers, provided information on several programs in which his department is participating. In addition, council introduced a resolution authorizing replacement of all the department’s weapons and […]
Dora Kennedy School Eighth Graders Visit Notre Dame
In a local connection to the tragic fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, 8th grade students from the Dora Kennedy French Immersion School had just toured the historic church on Monday before the fire broke out. Each year, the eighth graders go on a class trip to Paris and other locales in Europe […]
Greenbelt Recreation Staff Honored by State Association
Four members of the Greenbelt community were recognized last weekend in Ocean City at the annual State Association Conference for the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA). Rebekah Sutfin was sworn in as chair of the Therapeutic Recreation (TR) branch after a year of being the chairperson-elect. Along with the Recreation and Leisure Services and […]
Museum Launches Fund Drive As Volunteers Provide Support
The January government shutdown was not all bad. Two furloughed professional archivists employed at the National Archives II in College Park volunteered with the Greenbelt Museum and processed a backlog of items that were incorporated into the museum’s archives. The items included documents, letters, maps, newspaper clippings, brochures, etc. This information was provided to the […]
Estudiantes inmigrantes de ERHS Buscan oportunidades universitarias
La gran diversidad de Eleanor Roosevelt High School ha sido el orgullo de estudiantes, maestros y profesores por muchos años. A medida que ERHS continúa reuniendo a estudiantes de diversos orígenes e identidades, también ha introducido una amplia variedad de motivos para asistir a la universidad. Una gran mayoría de los estudiantes que asisten a […]
GES Third Graders Plant, Observe and Sketch Peas
The garden courtyard is springing to life at Greenbelt Elementary School as students learn about the life cycle of a plant. This past week third graders, under the direction of local artist Sarah Garcia, have been observing and planting peas in raised beds. Armed with artist pencils and journals, the students have been sketching their […]
Water, Air and Rocks: Artist’s Exhibit Sparked by Nature
In the words of artist Leslie Shellow, “The natural world can be beautiful yet destructive, awe-inspiring yet heart-breaking, tender yet abrasive.” Shellow expresses these and other dynamic tensions through installations and low-relief works on paper that combine drawing, poured pigment and delicate cut-outs. Her work is featured in a new solo exhibition at the Community […]
Local Solutions Can Combine To Reverse Climate Change
Earth Day is Monday, April 22, and in the spirit of “think globally, act locally,” some residents of Greenbelt and surrounding areas met recently in the MakerSpace to discuss global warming. At the meeting, city resident Lore Rosenthal shared the concept of drawdown, which is the point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases […]