Boxwood Water Shutdown Solved With New 16- and 20-inch Mains
After years of discussion as to what should be done, it appears a solution has been reached on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) efforts to provide new water mains to its water standpipe on Ridge Road near Lastner Lane. Boxwood Village residents on Lastner Lane, White Birch and Julian Courts will no longer have […]
SCMaglev Issue Brings Forth Many Meetings, Set Opinions
Greenbelters attended three meetings this week about the proposed SCMaglev (superconducting magnetic levitation) train project. Citizens asked questions of the project developer, Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), on Friday, January 19 at the New Deal Café. At the Greenbelt Firehouse on January 20 community organizations and elected leaders gathered while people signed letters of concern […]
Greenbelters Stressed as Fed Faced Monday Shutdown
While the federal government is up and running, at least for a few weeks, many Greenbelters felt the stress of preparing for a shutdown. While Greenbelt is not a federally-owned city anymore, many residents work, intern or otherwise interact with the federal government. For example, several dozen students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) who […]
ACE Grants Given to Enrich Programs at Greenbelt Schools
At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, January 22, the council approved 24 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) grants totaling $11,757.62 to six local schools. The council approved the grants by a 5 to 1 vote, with Colin Byrd the only dissenting vote. Mayor Emmett Jordan was not present. The ACE grants are available […]
Middle School Choir Director Changes Lives Through Music
After several years with no choir program at Greenbelt Middle School (GMS), 27 students from the school sang on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on December 17. They performed with students from Largo High School, Kenmoor Elementary, Kenmoor Middle and Capitol Heights Elementary Schools. The event was part of an official CD release […]
City Council, Election Board Discuss the 2017 Election
The Greenbelt City Council and the city’s Board of Elections met on January 3 to discuss how the November 7 city election went and to consider possible future changes. Chair Pamela Gregory and members Jean Cook, Patricia Evans, Steven Gilbert and Judy Ott were present. Mayor Emmett Jordan thanked the board for their work in […]
Volunteers Protect Trees On MLK Day of Service
On Monday, January 15, tree protection in Buddy Attick Park was the main focus of Greenbelt’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service. The Co-Existing with Beavers volunteer workday, jointly sponsored by the City of Greenbelt Department of Public Works and local environmental non-profit CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society), helped community members […]
Senator Paul Pinsky Reports Commission Goals, Progress
State Senator Paul Pinsky spoke to about 30 school employees, parents and other stakeholders at Eleanor Roosevelt High School on Thursday, January 11. Pinsky described the work to date and the areas on which the Kirwan Commission will focus. This group of 25 state legislators was tasked with reviewing the findings of the Study on […]
Fancying the Frozen Lake
Greenbelt Lake is frozen, as are the rivers, streams and ponds of our town. They’re not frozen six-feet thick, or frozen only to be clear in the spring, but frozen over with crinkly ice that makes its own winter groans and clicking sounds. Walking and skating on the ice are prohibited by City Code 12-66, […]
2017 Saw Surge of Information About Proposed Maglev Train
This is the fourth and final of a series of articles providing information about a proposal to build a high-speed railway through Greenbelt that would tunnel under existing homes and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt East and possibly emerge from its tunnel in the city’s forest preserve. The first article described the proposed alternate […]