It’s Over: Administration Stops FBI Headquarters Project
On Tuesday, July 11, the Trump Administration cancelled the plans for a new FBI headquarters. The three top contenders for the new campus were Greenbelt, Landover and Springfield, Va. “It is really disappointing,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. “It is a real waste of public and private resources. Everyone has committed a lot of time and […]
Council Supports Climate Accord; Votes for RFP to Seek Solar Farm
The Greenbelt City Council meeting of June 19 started off with two rounds of good words and praise for city staff. The first, for the Police Department officer and civilian employee of the year, was reported in last week’s newspaper. Immediately following was a presentation to City Clerk Cindy Murray of an item all city […]
So Many Election Issues … So Little Time
There was a time when the Greenbelt City Council hammered out pending election-related legislation no later than the end of spring in election years, well before incumbents become candidates and election issues are likely to morph into campaign issues. This year, there may be a race against the clock. The November 7 city council election […]
New Exhibit Celebrates Parks New Exhibit Celebrates Parks
As National Park and Recreation Month, July serves to promote health in American communities through exercise and play and to recognize the personnel who maintain America’s parks and recreation centers. To achieve this goal, the Greenbelt Recreation Department has put up a display in the Community Center. Located outside Room 108 is a standard display […]
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 […]