Greenbelt Elementary School’s New Principal Latasha Dorsey
Latasha Dorsey was ten years old when she saw firsthand how an elementary school system unwittingly failed a special needs student. Her brother, Clements, who is one year older, had a learning disability and was held back a grade. “It broke my heart when he was held back, and I caught up to him in […]
Unionization: A Fraught Topic For All Sides at Council Session
In the September 14 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, ongoing issues relating to the previously authorized unionization of city workers, mostly with Public Works, came into focus. The city had received notice of legal action by the union alleging illegal practices by Public Works managers aimed at dissuading workers from joining the union. A […]
Editor Anna Bedford-Dillow Brings New Level of Reporting
Our September 10 issue announced the appointment of Anna Bedford-Dillow as the Greenbelt News Review’s Editor in a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, following a motion by retiring editor Mary Lou Williamson, who remains as editor emerita. This article profiles Bedford-Dillow, who joined the paper in September 2022 as managing editor. As managing […]
Greenbelt Has Day in Court Over Firefighters, with No Rebuttal
On Thursday, September 10, Sue-Ellen Ferguson, a lawyer for Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights and College Park, was in the Appellate Court of Maryland in Annapolis to present the municipalities’ grievance over the removal of Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) career firefighters (see the September 10 issue). The hearing had been delayed as Greenbelt hoped to […]
Key Takeaways in Greenbelt Fire, EMS Response Time Increases
Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) responses to calls from the Greenbelt area are slower than they were two years earlier, when Greenbelt’s Fire Department was staffed with career firefighters, new data shows. Data showing response times during the first six months of this year compared to the first six months of 2024, prior to […]
Historic Parkdale Class of ’77 Prepares for 50-year Reunion
For the Parkdale High School class of 1977, a reunion tradition started with a joking comment on a Facebook post. Mark Felsher saw a picture of some classmates getting together, posted by a friend on Facebook. “Hey, you guys had a reunion and didn’t invite me,” he commented. This little joke turned serious, and in […]
Structure and Culture Are Focus of City DEI Program
City Manager Josué Salmerón, accompanied by the city’s program directors, met with the Greenbelt City Council on September 9 in a worksession to discuss the actions taken in response to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) audit presented in April 2025 and to assess the next steps for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) […]
Carolyn Lambright-Davis Offers Zeal As the Outstanding Citizen for 2026
Carolyn Lambright-Davis is Greenbelt’s 2026 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremony on Friday, September 4. Lambright-Davis was recognized for serving as a board member of the CHesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society (CHEARS), leading the CHEARS-sponsored Earth Squad Program at Springhill Lake Recreation Center (SHLRC), contributing to the Greenbelt Pumpkin […]
Bedford-Dillow Named Editor Of the Greenbelt News Review
The Board of Directors of the Greenbelt News Review voted unanimously to appoint Anna Bedford-Dillow as the new editor of the weekly paper. She has been serving as the managing editor since September 2022, taking the lead in assigning stories, mentoring writers and interns, expanding news coverage and shepherding each week’s paper into print and […]
Greenbelt Will Lose 24/7 Unit Even As Response Times Climb
Beginning no later than September 30, Greenbelt fire station will gain daytime career staffing but lose its 24/7 Advanced Life Support (ALS) unit. For the past two years, the station has been staffed with an around-the-clock paramedic unit and a second ambulance for peak hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Soon there will […]