New Trail to Connect Greenbelt Station to the Metro Will Proceed
The City of Greenbelt is proceeding toward final approval and construction of the long-delayed pedestrian/bicycle trail from the Greenbelt Station community to the Greenbelt Metro station. This follows recent agreement between the city, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, Metro) and the Maryland Department of Transportation that it is time to proceed with the trail. […]
Greenbelt’s Total Crime Rate Rises over the Past Decade
This article has been corrected from the print version. Total reported Greenbelt crime has risen 81.8 percent – from 948 reported cases to 1,717 – between 2012 and 2023, according to the City of Greenbelt crime reports. The most reported category of crime is larceny. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program defines larceny-theft as the […]
Greenbelt Federal Credit Union Merges with PG Community FCU
As of Friday, August 2, Prince George’s Community Federal Credit Union expects to finalize its merger with Greenbelt Federal Credit Union. Renovation of the Historic Greenbelt branch began on June 22; the renovation was expected to be completed by late July. The Historic Greenbelt branch was closed on Wednesday, July 31 and Thursday, August 1 […]
Eight Democrats, Four Republicans Run for Open County Council Seat
The Greenbelt News Review, in conjunction with Streetcar Suburbs News and the Bowie Sun, queried the 13 (now 12) candidates running in the special election primary, vying for the At-Large County Council seat left by Mel Franklin’s sudden resignation last month. We asked them to detail: Professional Experience; Community Involvement (and civic participation); Priorities (identifying […]
James K. Giese, A Model City Manager and Greenbelt Citizen
On December 8, 1962, then-Greenbelt Mayor Francis White told the audience at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Greenbelt News Review that he had to leave the party to fly to Chicago to interview James K. Giese, acting city manager of Western Springs, Ill. Accompanied by then-councilmember Dave Champion, White conducted the interview and hired […]
Liz Park Leads CARES Team In New Community Initiatives
Elizabeth “Liz” Park was working as a child life specialist at a hospital right after earning her undergraduate degree in child development at Florida State University when she came to a realization. She loved helping children have fun and feel safe before a procedure or operation, but noticed that the families ‒ mothers, fathers and […]
Council Funds ARPA $100K For Volunteer Firefighters
Much of the July 8 council meeting dealt with the departure of 24 career firefighters from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department on June 30. “[W]e’re doing our best to re-engage the county, change their decision on this, and we welcome citizen participation and writing letters, calling county council, calling [the] executive, calling Prince George’s County […]
Construction Materials Cause Fire at Greenbelt Elementary
At approximately 10:53 p.m. on Monday, July 15 a fire was reported at Greenbelt Elementary School. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion prior to the fire. Engines from multiple fire departments responded, including Berwyn Heights and College Park. The section of Ridge Road surrounding the school was closed. The fire was put out approximately 50 minutes […]
Animal Shelter Is Down to One Officer Following Resignations
Over the last couple of weeks two of Greenbelt’s three animal control officers have resigned, including Supervisor Walter Rivas-Flores, who had worked at the shelter since 2022 and became the supervisor in January this year. Earlier this year Rivas-Flores, who personally trained every volunteer, spoke enthusiastically about his big plans for the future of the […]
Mail-in Ballots Now Available For August 6 County Primary
Prince George’s County special primary election for the seat vacated by At-Large Councilmember Mel Franklin is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will be available from Wednesday, July 31, through Monday, August 5 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sunday, which will be from noon to 6 […]