Paper Holds Firm on Ad Rates: Color Free, Nonprofits Boosted
In a bold move, this newspaper has implemented substantial changes to its advertising policies and practices. This redesign of ad policy utilizes savings from recently decreased printing costs and co-opts additional funds from the operating budget of the paper to revamp and rationalize rates. This will provide a new and sustainable advertising baseline – with […]
Fraternal Order of Police Votes No Confidence in Acting Chief
On April 19, 16 members of the Greenbelt Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #32 issued a vote of no confidence in Acting Chief of Police Thomas Kemp. The FOP, currently in collective bargaining with the city, published a press release on Facebook on April 24 that stated: “It is the Lodge’s hope that upon hearing […]
Museum Challenges and Plans Discussed at Budget Worksession
During the past year, Greenbelt Museum Director Megan Searing-Young was faced with three major challenges, all of which are being satisfactorily resolved. Young reported on these issues as a part of her budget presentation to the Greenbelt City Council at its April 5 budget worksession. The Museum, an original government-built home, is a city operation […]
CERT Proposed 2018 Budget Expected to Hold Steady
The Greenbelt Police Department sponsors a citizen-based Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), whose members provide support to the department by performing non-law enforcement duties. Lisa Hegwood and Laura Kressler represented CERT before the city council at its April 5 budget worksession. Under Special Programs, the Police Department proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 includes $1,500 […]
T-Rex Corporation Fosters Skills Training Program for Employees
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Courtney Jacobs of Silver Spring is an operations manager for the T-Rex Corporation located on Ora Glen Drive in Greenbelt. He is responsible for ensuring that the metrics (performance standards) are met for document conversion contracts the firm has with the Department of Veterans Affairs which seeks to assist veterans in the processing of disability […]
Council Proclaims Earth Day; Code Changes Are Introduced
The Greenbelt City Council’s April 10 meeting featured proclamations for Earth Day and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. First readings took place of two ordinances to revise Chapter 4 of the Greenbelt City Code, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” with requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as window guards to protect young children […]
Opening Day Sunday For Youth Baseball
This coming Sunday, April 23, will be opening day for Greenbelt Youth Baseball’s 2017 season. The annual parade from the Municipal Building to McDonald Field will be at noon. The first game of the day is scheduled for 1 p.m. and features a rematch of the last two years’ major league championship series: the Indians […]
Proposed Fire Department Budget Reviewed by Council
The Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad was represented by President John Wynkoop and Deputy Chief Greg Gigliotti when the Greenbelt City Council reviewed the city manager’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year at its April 5 worksession. The proposed budget is unchanged from the current year’s budget. Contributions of $5,000 are to […]
ERHS and Ghana Team Win STEM Competition in March
In its most basic form, a battery is a storage of chemical energy that can be converted to electrical energy. Turns out, some soil has this. So by putting electrodes and cathodes into soil (as well as a bit of citrus juice), energy from the wet earth can start to light the world. This is […]
Hanington Receives Recognition For Work on Turner Cemetery
What started as an article for the News Review ended with writer Kyla Hanington receiving an award from the Prince George’s County Historical Society on April 9. At the St. George’s Day celebration, which is held annually by the historical society, Society Librarian Susan Pearl officially thanked Hanington, giving her an award “in recognition for […]