Reliable recyclers bag beautiful bins
Recycling America Recycles Day is recognized nationally on November 15 but Greenbelt extends the celebration to America Recycles Month. The city’s recycling coordinator, Luisa Robles, accepted the proclamation from Mayor Emmett Jordan on behalf of the city and reviewed some of the activities undertaken over the month. Next up was the introduction of this […]
Craft Fair Attracts Shoppers to Cornucopia of Handmade Gifts
The 44th Juried Craft Fair was held at the Greenbelt Community Center the weekend of December 5 to 6, welcoming over 70 crafters selling handmade goods. The craft fair brings residents together to start their holiday shopping. The craft fair is juried, so vendors must apply, present their work and be granted a position at […]
Festival of Lights, Tree Lighting Usher in Holiday Season
The square in Roosevelt Center filled up with over 150 people this past Friday for Greenbelt’s annual Christmas tree lighting. This is the first year that the Christmas tree lighting has been held at Roosevelt Center, according to performing arts program coordinator Chris Cherry. Past lightings have been on the lawn of the community center, […]
5th Grade Teacher Marson Richardson Offers Kind Words
As the ambient noise, chatter and laughter of the scurrying children subsides, as the yellow school buses pull away from Greenbelt Elementary School (GES), as Marson Richardson ushers me into his 5th grade classroom after a long day teaching English and Reading Language Arts, I expect to see a haggard man reluctant to submit to […]
Petitions are the Theme for Year’s Record Meeting
The city council has only one more opportunity to beat this year’s record for longest council meeting, which was set at 3 hours, 34 minutes and 16 seconds at the regular meeting of November 23. The only regular meeting this month will be held on December 14. Will the record be broken? Only time will […]
Council Accepts Resignations, Considers Adding to the Museum
At its lengthy November 23 meeting the Greenbelt City Council approved without comment two consent agenda items of public interest: the resignation of three members of the Forest Preserve Advisory Board (FPAB) and the scheduling of a public hearing to be held on December 14 on the possible purchasing of 10A Crescent Road, the Greenbelt […]
Police and Firefighters Honored at American Legion
Mark Holden is Greenbelt’s Officer of the Year, Police Chief James Craze announced at the 28th Annual Public Safety Awards on November 13. Craze chose Holder based on his work ethic and productivity as a patrol officer and detective. Honored by the American Legion Post 136, “the men and women in our local police […]
Gobble Wobble Brings out the Flock
Thanksgiving Day’s PreFeast warmup and community outing provides Greenbelters of all ages the chance to stretch and get some exercise before tucking into turkey and stuffing. Led by a turnkey and with fine weather and pie to look forward to, a finely feathered flock of Greenbelters followed in force.
Leta Mach Elected to National League of Cities
Leta Mach, Greenbelt city councilmember, was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2016 Board of Directors at the 2015 Congress of Cities and Exposition held in Nashville, Tenn. Mach, who will serve a two-year term, will play a key role in guiding the nation’s largest and most representative membership and advocacy organization […]
News Review – Once and Future
by Cathie Meetre In the November 26 issue, we looked back at a successful if turbulent year of operation. In the next year we have plans to up our game even more. We expect to maintain and improve our appeal to advertisers and to get more people to pick up the paper and open it […]