Food Pantry Serves Franklin Park’s Displaced Fire Victims
Help-by-Phone local food pantry volunteers delivered groceries on August 3 for victims of the recent Franklin Park fire. They took them to the bustling temporary relief center on Springhill Lane. Each of eight families who lost their homes to the fire and are awaiting their replacement apartments will be able to stock their new kitchens […]
La ciudad de Greenbelt anuncia Su nuevo jefe de policía
Traducion gracias a Carolina Napp-Avelli La Ciudad de Greenbelt, Maryland se complace en anunciar el nombramiento del Sr. Richard (Rick) Bowers como Jefe de la Policía. El jefe Bowers trae a Greenbelt más de 25 años de experiencia en cumplimiento de la ley. Comenzó su carrera como oficial en Ocean City antes de mudarse a […]
Richard Bowers Announced as New Greenbelt Chief of Police
The City of Greenbelt is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rick) Bowers as chief of police. Chief Bowers brings over 25 years of law enforcement experience to Greenbelt. He started his career as an officer in Ocean City before moving to Takoma Park, where he has worked his way up the ranks […]
Zoning Rewrite Bills Advance To Fall County Council Vote
Todd Turner, vice-chair of the Prince George’s County Council, said he foresees that the impending countywide zoning rewrite will have a positive effect on Greenbelt. The goal, he said, is to provide what is best for business and residents. Turner anticipates an outcome that will maintain the character of the community. Zoning in Prince George’s […]
Concejo Municipal Se Acerca a un Acuerdo Sobre la Política de ICE (City Council Approaches Agreement on ICE Policy)
Gracias a Carolina Napp-Avelli por esta traduccion. To read this in English, scroll down three stories. El 8 de julio, el ayuntamiento se reunió con el jefe de la policía interino Thomas Kemp y el capitán Gordon Pracht para continuar sus discusiones sobre cómo el Departamento de Policía de Greenbelt debe manejar las interacciones con […]
ERHS Art Students Complete Large Positivity-themed Mural
When students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) go back to school in the fall they will see trees that magically represent all four seasons, rainbows, the Earth, an astronaut and bubbles full of hopes and dreams. At the end of the 2017- 18 school year, the Art 1 students completed a mural featuring these […]
El Incendio de Franklin Park Destruye 11 Apartamentos: Veinte Personas Quedan Desplazadas
To read this story in English, click here to go to the newspaper. Gracias a Carolina y Ana Napp-Avilla por esta traduccion. Catorce adultos y seis niños fueron desplazados después de que un incendio de nivel dos arrasó un edificio de apartamentos en Franklin Park la tarde del viernes 20 de julio. El incendio comenzó […]
City Council Approaches Agreement on ICE Policy
On July 18 the Greenbelt City Council met with Interim Police Chief Thomas Kemp and Captain Gordon Pracht to continue its earlier discussions on how the Greenbelt Police Departmentshould handle interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding requests to hold undocumented immigrants under ICE detainers. About 20 people attended the meeting, including representatives […]
BREAKING NEWS: 2-Alarm Fire at Franklin Park Destroys 11 apartments
A 2-alarm fire blazed this afternoon (Friday, July 27) in a group of apartment units in the Franklin Park apartment complex. The building has partially collapsed. 11 apartments are affected, nine of which are occupied – displacing 9 adults and 5 children who will be assisted by the Red Cross which was reported as on […]
MDOT presenta libramiento propuesto y el Plan de expansión I-270
Translation by Carolina Napp-Aveili and Ana Napp Greenbelt tiene mucho en juego con el plan del Gobernador Hogan de agregar carriles adicionales al Beltway y a la I-270. El 17 de julio, el Departamento de Transporte de Maryland, MDOT (por sus siglas en inglés), organizó un taller público en Eleanor Roosevelt High School para presentar […]