Tortuous Recovery from Covid Triples Cinema’s Budget Ask
Mayor Emmett Jordan welcomed Greenbelt Cinema Director Caitlin McGrath and Board Chair Cathy Jones to a worksession discussion of the Greenbelt Cinema’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. McGrath noted that they were now in the 10th year of operation since the city awarded the nonprofit group stewardship of the Old Greenbelt Theatre, recently rebranded as Greenbelt […]
Metrobus Routes Remain for Now
The Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) does not include the proposed cuts of some Metrobus routes, including the G12 route between the Greenbelt and New Carrollton Metro stations. Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia all increased their contributions to Metro and WMATA was able to find cost-saving […]
Charlestowne North Apartments Bought at Auction by Freddie Mac
On April 29, an auction was held to sell the Charlestowne North Apartments at 8150 Lakecrest Drive, an apartment complex that has been in receivership since February. Paul Cooper, vice president of the auction house conducting the sale, told the News Review the property was sold to the lender Freddie Mac. Last week Freddie Mac […]
Gathering at Compost Facility Showcases City Pilot Program
Midway between Earth Day and Compost Week, a warm Friday, May 3, was perfect for the ribbon cutting of the new city compost facility located at the Trinity Assembly of God church on Good Luck Road. About 50 residents, several members of council and employees of Public Works attended. Three representatives of Compost Crew, a […]
Schrom Hills Shooting, JEDI Audit Dominate April 22 Council Meeting
Apparently the public is waiting until after the various worksessions before weighing in on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget, as no one offered input at the public hearing portion of council’s Monday, April 22, meeting. Mayor Emmett Jordan noted that the full budget is available online (greenbeltmd.gov/government/city-administration/finance/city-budget) and that adoption of the budget is […]
Alsobrooks and Trone Feature In Contentious Primary Race
“Maryland emerges as 2024’s most brutal Senate primary,” declared the news site Axios this week. Greenbelters voting in the Democratic Primary will find 10 candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat, with no incumbent for the position. The retiring incumbent, Senator Ben Cardin (D), leaves an opening for which the brutal race of note is […]
14- and 16-Year-Old Arrested For Schrom Hills Shootings
At a press conference at Schrom Hills Park on Monday, April 29, Greenbelt Chief of Police Richard Bowers announced the arrest of two teenaged suspects in connection with the shooting of five young people that occurred there on April 19, during an unsanctioned Senior Skip Day gathering that drew a flash mob of around 500 […]
Budget Proposal Holds Line On Public Works Spending
City Manager Josué Salmerón’s budget proposal calls for a 2.7 percent increase in the Public Works budget, with expenditures increasing from $4.586 million in the adopted budget for this fiscal year to $4.711 million in FY25, which begins on July 1. A breakout of expenditures by major budget category is shown in the table on […]
PGCPS Holds Information Session On Coming Transportation Changes
On Saturday, April 27, the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) administration held an information session at Eleanor Roosevelt High School about transportation changes coming this fall. Although this was the seventh of nine meetings scheduled, it was the first to be held after the new times were announced. The changes are part of Superintendent […]
Circuit Court Judges: A Primer
In the primary election May 14, voters will decide which four out of five candidates will be judges for Maryland’s Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Circuit court in Maryland is the trial court for major civil cases and serious criminal cases, along with those involving juveniles and family court disputes. Judges on the ballot […]