Update on Worker Trapped In Ditch
The construction worker who was trapped in a trench next to Greenbelt Lake has been released from the hospital, according to the Prince George’s County Fire Department. On November 16 at 1 p.m., firefighters and medics responded to a call for help. The worker was trapped “chest-deep in a 12-foot trench,” wrote Mark Brady of […]
The Greenbelt News Review Heads for the Big Eight-O
Looking back over the News Review’s 79th year reveals a varied and adventurous period. At the start of the year, the paper debuted its color pages. Each week since, at least four pages have been in color and the online paper has all the color material faithfully reproduced even where it isn’t in color in […]
Worker in Critical Condition After Being Trapped in Ditch in Lake Forebay
A large number of emergency vehicles gathered at the lake Wednesday afternoon after a worker at the dam project became stuck in a trench. Mark Brady of the Prince George’s County Fire Department public information office said that fire fighters, medics and technical crew were cooperating to get the man out. After five hours the […]
Merchants Discuss Broken Pipe, Water Bills, Telecommunication
The main issues raised by representatives of the Roosevelt Center Merchants’ Association at their November 9 worksession with the Greenbelt City Council related to utilities from a broken pipe to a skyrocketing water bill to the problems of bringing modern telecommunications into the nearly 80-year-old center. The most critical issue was the decision by the […]
Greenbelters Cast Votes, Many After Long Waits
After months of being inundated with commercials, debates, controversies and political attacks, Greenbelt residents had mixed emotions about casting their ballots for the next President of the United States. Outside the Community Center, Delo – res Goodall and Mona Schlossberg, who have b o t h l i v e d i n G r […]
Springhill Lake Elementary Holds Mock Election
Hillary Clinton won by a landslide in Springhill Lake Elementary School’s mock election on November 7. With all the students and faculty participating, Clinton took 706 votes, Donald Trump had 73, Jill Stein had 42, and Gary Johnson had just 16. It was an efficient election. On Monday morning, classes spent 15 minutes visiting one […]
Local Election Results
Read all about how your friends and neighbors voted. Tabulated results and precinct by precinct voting patterns in the paper. The Democratic candidates for president, U.S. senator and congressmember won easily in Greenbelt, as well as all sitting judges plus Ingrid Turner and all ballot questions including the most controversial, Question D, which was to […]
Kids Celebrate Halloween in Greenbelt.
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DON’T be a TURKEY! Thanksgiving Changes News Review Deadlines
Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 24, the deadline for the News Review will have to change. Because printers are not available to print the paper Thanksgiving morning, the Thanksgiving issue is printed on Wednesday. News Review Staffers work their regular shifts one week day earlier than usual too. All deadlines are moved back a day so the […]
Council Requests Changes To County Draft Zoning Law
At its October 24 regular meeting the Greenbelt City Council approved the city’s comments on the final module of the county zoning rewrite and on the state consolidated transportation program. In addition, it received several citizen petitions including ones on gun control and cellphone radiation, as well as a request to form a new city […]