Springhill Lake Elementary School Students Clean Up Nearby Stream
Third through fifth grade students at Springhill Lake Elementary School got to spend 45 minutes outside on a gorgeous day and were all excited to aid in the cleanup of the small stream behind the school. “[The students] are always excited and incredibly helpful,” said Shana Sterkin, an instructional lead teacher at Springhill Lake Elementary. […]
Ridge Road in Years Past: The Road to Riddle’s Bridge
Ridge Road loops around old Greenbelt from its beginning at 1 Court to its western end where it meets Crescent Road at the police station. Its length is approximately three miles. Almost all of it was built in the 1930s and 40s when Greenbelt was built. One section, however, is much older. It is all […]
District 22 Pledge to Fight for Due Process, FBI HQ, Federal Workers
“We are all engaged in a great battle to protect our democracy, our constitution, our rule of law.” Those words opened a statement from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen that he wrote to constituents meeting in Greenbelt Saturday, April 19. A campaign staffer read the statement aloud in place of Van Hollen, who had just […]
Council to Look at Community Development, Planning Dept.
City Manager Josué Salmerón’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026), which begins July 1, allocates $1.404 million to the Department of Planning and Community Development, up from $1.393 million in FY 2025, an increase of 3.3 percent. This represents 3.5 percent of total proposed city expenditures. On April 16, the Greenbelt City Council […]
CARES Liz Park Joins State Comm. on Juvenile Justice Reform
Dr. Liz Park has long worked to keep young people in Greenbelt from entering the juvenile justice system. Now, she’s helping the state figure out how to do the same. Working as the director of Greenbelt CARES for over two decades, Park has led community-based efforts to help support adolescents and families in need. In […]
Egg-citement for Everyone At City’s Annual Egg Hunt
Families galore gathered at Buddy Attick Park on Saturday morning for the city’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, a long-standing springtime tradition that continues to bring joy and excitement to Greenbelt’s youngest residents. The event, organized by Greenbelt’s Recreation Department, featured a colorful scramble for goodie-filled eggs scattered across the grassy field. For a lucky few, […]
Rally in Greenbelt to Stop Maglev After Governor Voices Support
Marylanders rallied in Greenbelt on Saturday to stop the Northeast Maglev Project, voicing their frustrations flared by news of Governor Wes Moore’s high praise for the train. Moore’s excitement for the maglev came after he enjoyed a test ride of the train in Japan on April 12, kicking off a trade mission in Asia. He […]
City Council Tackles Police Practices, Traffic Safety, GPD and Immigration
The Greenbelt City Council addressed a wide range of important topics and legislation at the April 14 regular meeting. The meeting began with a pair of petitions. First, resident Tom LeaMond noted the insufficient number of bike racks, mostly in Roosevelt Center, suggesting that more could be installed near the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and the […]
Supreme Court Upholds Abrego Garcia’s Return; Hearings Continue
Last week the News Review reported on the April 4 court case of Beltsville resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and the protest that took place in Greenbelt surrounding his wrongful deportation to El Salvador. On Thursday, April 10, the Supreme Court upheld the District Court’s decision that the Trump administration must facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return […]
Residents Provide Feedback For Upcoming Armory Project
On Tuesday, April 8, representatives from the City of Greenbelt and the AMAR Group LLC ‒ a Washington, D.C., based architecture, management and research firm ‒ held the first of four community outreach meetings to discuss different community concepts for the Greenbelt Armory site with about 20 residents and councilmembers. As attendees arrived, they were […]