Barbara Likowski Was 2007’s Outstanding Citizen
In 2007, the Outstanding Citizen Committee honored someone who was not a well-known figure in the city. Barbara Likowski worked quietly “behind the scenes” for over 36 years as a member of the Greenbelt News Review staff. She served as assistant editor and, in later years as her health declined, as assistant editor emerita. For […]
Celebrating City’s Anniversary By Reading Books of the 1930s
This summer, young Greenbelters can take part in the Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniversary celebration by reading some of the terriffic books that enthralled Greenbelt youngsters during the town’s first years. To launch the kids of today on their time-traveling adventure, the Recreation Department’s Creative Kids Camp has published an anniversary reading list called Best of […]
Council Recognizes Two From Police Department
At the June 19 meeting of the city council, Acting Chief of Police Thomas Kemp presented Michelle Moo-Young as the Greenbelt Police Department’s Civilian of the Year and MPO Michael Eppard as the department’s Officer of the Year for 2016. The awards were first presented last fall at the annual Public Safety Awards Banquet at […]
Celebrate Our Country’s Birthday with Fireworks
Greenbelt will hold its annual Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, July 4 at Buddy Attick Park. There will be festivities for family and friends of all ages, including a drum circle and a band concert, topped off by a fireworks display. The drum circle will run from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Aspiring percussionists of all […]
Plateau Place Fire Displaces One; No Injuries Reported
No one was injured in a fire on Plateau Place that displaced one person around 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 27. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but is believed to have started in the kitchen, according to Mark Brady, public information officer for the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Departments The resident was […]
Douglas Raysor Foundation Aids Those with Sight Loss
Who is the oldest living African American Olympic medal holder in the U.S.? It’s Herbert Douglas Jr., and he was in Greenbelt recently, meeting with Franklin Park’s Rev. Ray Raysor at GATe-TV to discuss the Douglas Raysor Foundation. Douglas Jr., an alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, competed in the long jump in the 1948 […]
Council Refocuses on Options To Create Affordable Housing
Ten months ago, the Greenbelt City Council received a report on affordable housing prepared by Mary Kovar, an intern with the Maryland Municipal League and a graduate student at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Kovar made three recommendations: that the city create standards for new housing developments to include affordable housing units […]
Young campers Tour the News Review office
School is out and summer camps have started. Young campers, called the Argonauts, from Creative Kids Camp tour the News Review office on June 19 and react as Editor Mary Lou Williamson suggests they volunteer to work on the paper.
Water Quality Test Finds Indian Creek is Healthy
Most people dislike the idea of searching for insects, worms and other similar creatures. However, that is exactly what a small group of Greenbelt citizens did on Saturday, June 17. They were specifically looking for benthic macroinvertebrates at the Springhill Lake Recreation Center. Benthic macroinvertebrates are organisms that lack backbones, are large enough to be […]
Theater Facing Challenges Due to PEPCO, Legal Fees
Just one day after receiving an emergency loan from the city for $10,000, Executive Director Caitlin McGrath of the Friends of the Greenbelt Theatre (FOGT) met with the Greenbelt City Council on June 7 for the annual review of theater operations. In general, council appeared sympathetic to the theater’s failure to become self-sufficient this year, […]