Three School Board Members Are Graduates of ERHS
According to Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) Principal Reginald McNeill, it is exciting to see graduates Raaheela Ahmed, David Murray and Joshua Thomas in important leadership positions, that of serving on the Board of Education for Prince George’s County Public Schools. He remembered that during their time at ERHS they distinguished themselves as prominent leaders, […]
Tres miembros de la Junta Escolar Son graduados de ERHS
Según el director de la Escuela Secundaria Eleanor Roosevelt (ERHS), Reginald McNeill, es emocionante ver a los ex-alumnos Raaheela Ahmed, David Murray y Joshua Thomas en importantes posiciones de liderazgo, sirviendo en la Junta de Educación de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince George. Recordó que durante su estadía en ERHS se distinguieron como […]
Stories on How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Greenbelters.
There are several stories on this topic throughout the newspaper. How is the U.S. government partial shutdown affecting people who live in Greenbelt? The News Review invited a large cross-section of Greenbelt residents, via the Greenbelters page on Facebook, to share stories about how people or businesses in town are being directly affected by the […]
Greenbelter Jaden Dirksen Earns Eagle Scout Award
It took almost eight years, but Greenbelt resident Jaden Dirksen of Boy Scout Troop 214, chartered to the Prince George’s County Elks Lodge #1778 in Riverdale, reached a lifetime goal by earning his Eagle Scout badge, the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The fact that a youth is an Eagle […]
ERHS Student Self-Portraits On Display at BWI Airport
The Maryland Art Education Association and Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport partnered to present a juried youth exhibit in the Youth Art Gallery of BWI. The theme was The Many Faces of Maryland. A total of 24 portraits were hung in the show, including three Prince George’s County Public Schools student works selected from […]
Stream Restoration Planned Near University Square Aptartments
If all goes according to plan, come June contractors for the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DOE) will begin an outfall and stream restoration project northwest of the basketball court at University Square apartments. The Greenbelt City Council received a briefing from Adeel Malik, senior engineer at the DOE, on Monday, December 3. […]
Greenbelt Station Celebrates Holidays in Its New Park
The Greenbelt Station neighborhood was thrilled to be able to use their central park for its first official event, a holiday party on Saturday, December 15, organized by the Activities Committee of the homeowners association. About 130 Greenbelt Station residents braved the rainy weather to celebrate the holidays in a heated and (reasonably) dry tent, […]
‘Tis the Season to Celebrate the Worth and Dignity of all People
Could a United Nations decision made in 1948 actually be Greenbelt news? In the case of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the answer is absolutely yes. Monday, December 10, was the 70-year anniversary of the United Nations adoption of that now-famous declaration. On that day I received a call from a Greenbelt resident asking […]
Greenbelt conmemora la declaración universal de Eleanor
¿Podría una decisión de las Naciones Unidas tomada en 1948 ser realmente noticia en Greenbelt? En el caso de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, la respuesta es absolutamente sí. El lunes, 10 de diciembre, fue el 70 aniversario de la adopción por parte de las Naciones Unidas de la ahora famosa declaración. Ese […]
Julie McHale, of Many Hats, Retires After 33 Fun Years
Julie McHale, director of the Greenbelt Recreation Department, is retiring at the end of the year after a 33-year career. During that time she has worn many hats, won many distinctions and developed many enriching programs for the old and young. She has seen the department and its recreational facilities grow tremendously over that period. […]