State Rejects Prince George’s Request for Aug. 22 Opening
Prince George’s County Public Schools will begin the 2017-2018 school year September 6 and end June 13. The school system’s request to begin prior to Labor Day was denied Tuesday, February 28 by the State Board of Education, according to a press release from Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. On Thursday, February […]
County Board of Education Votes to Increase AP Funding
In response to student testimony, the Prince George’s County Board of Education voted unanimously to increase funding for Advanced Placement (AP) exams to $500,000. The funds will cover all students on the Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARM) program “and everyone else we can fit in,” Chair Segun Eubanks said. “Everyone else” could potentially be any […]
Buried Treasure Opens
This year’s Greenbelt Youth Musical is Buried Treasure, an enchanting story about three high school students who fall down a mineshaft in the abandoned Treasure Trove mine and find themselves in the mythical Underworld. The trio’s subterranean adventure forces them to confront the idealized surface identities they have constructed. As the teens acknowledge the flaws […]
ERHS Basketball Playoff
In the region quarterfinal on Tuesday, the Raiders opened up a big lead in the beginning, but in the second half Bowie gave it maximum effort and tied it up with less than five minutes to play. Find out what happened in the March 2 News Review!
City Residents Ask Away!
Petitions were the order of the day at the February 13 council meeting, with eight petitions received. As is their usual practice, council took no action on these petitions but will consider them at future meetings, if council action is needed. (Council’s response to a petition from Greenbelt Advocates for Environmental and Social Justice regarding […]
City Council Previews North Core Infrastructure Detailed Site Plan
Q: What’s about 80 pages long on 11” x 17” paper and still needs a magnifying glass to read most of it? A: The North Core Infrastructure Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for the Greenbelt Station “town center” and Metro garage. The North Core DSP was the topic of a January 30 worksession, in which city […]
Council Discusses Crime, Police Staffing, Legislation
The recent attempted and actual break-ins at Roosevelt Center along with concerns about other crime issues and police understaffing were discussed at the February 13 meeting of the City Council. In addition, two resolutions were introduced and council took positions on several pieces of state legislation. Read the story in the February 23 News Review […]
Greenbelters’ Radio Show Addresses Sight and Vision
Greenbelters Reverend “Radio” Ray Raysor and his wife, Rene Sewell-Raysor know that getting older is accompanied by an increased risk of developing a disability. This can be a daunting and frightening prospect and one can often feel isolated and without support. Information on services, equipment and advice from those in the know is very often […]
Thieves Drive into Mini Mart Smash Front, Steal ATM
Thieves stole the automatic teller machine (ATM) from the Mini Mart in Roosevelt Center at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, February 9. Pictures from surveillance cameras revealed that “a vehicle described as a white Ford Econoline van backed into the store. Three men then exited the vehicle, entered the store and removed an automatic teller machine,” […]
Round Two: Pepco’s Increase Of Theater’s Electric Bills
Round two of the effort to resolve the problem created by Pepco’s increase of electric bills for the Greenbelt theater by more than five-fold and back-dating the increase for one year took place at the Greenbelt City Council worksession held February 7. Little progress was made in resolving the issue. The Pepco representative, Tammy Watkins, […]