Former Superintendent’s Payout From PGCPS Totals $877,578.70
Former Superintendent Millard House II received a payout from Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) of $877,578.70, almost $150,000 more than previously known or estimated by news reports. On July 24, the News Review reported that House must have received at least $733,992, which we calculated based on our projections of 24 months of his […]
USDA to Close BARC as Part of “Complete Reorganization”
United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a “complete reorganization” of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that will include closing Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). Citing goals of efficiency and more affordable cost of living, Rollins said USDA will be “moving our key services outside Washington, D.C.” and relocating “much of […]
Fields, Basements Flooded With Intense Runoff to Lake
Extreme weather has continued in Greenbelt over the last week. On Thursday, July 17, an excessive heat warning was issued for our area and the city advised residents of the availability of cooling centers at the Library, Community Center, Municipal Building, Youth Center and Police Station. Then, two days later the city was under a […]
Council Worksession Ponders Ranked Choice Voting Option
The June 18 Greenbelt City Council worksession covered the issue of ranked choice voting (RCV). Greenbelt Election Advisory Board Member Nicole Shyong presented the principles underlying the proposal, what its potential application could look like and its possible benefits and pitfalls. Shyong also addressed any outstanding questions and the topic of a potential referendum on […]
Goddard Director Resigns Amid Space Center’s Uncertain Future
On Monday, July 21, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Center Director Mackenzie Lystrup announced in a message to colleagues that she will be “stepping aside.” The final day for Lystrup, who joined GSFC in April 2023, will be August 1. The announcement comes as NASA faces the prospect of deep cuts should President Trump’s […]
Superintendent’s Total Severance Tops $733,992 but by How Much?
After 30 days exactly, the maximum time allowable by law, the Office of the General Counsel of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) responded to the Greenbelt News Review’s Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request for details of the separation and compensation paid or owed to Former Superintendent Millard House II. PGCPS’ counsel responded by […]
Mary Emma Hooper
Mary Emma Hooper, a long-time resident of the City of Greenbelt, died peacefully on July 10, 2025, at the age of 98, just weeks shy of her 99th birthday. Mary was born on August 15, 1926, to Elsie Viola Lyles Kelley Tucker and Marion Elmer Tucker. She worked for 30 years in the Press Release […]
Marguerite Kincius
Marguerite Kincius died on July 15, 2025, at Grace House Assisted Living in Silver Spring. She was a resident of Greenbelt for over 70 years. She recently celebrated turning 100 years old this past February. She was born Marguerite Ellen O’Connor in 1925, in Mount Rainier, the youngest of five children. She attended St. James […]
Deep Cuts to NASA Goddard Face Bipartisan Opposition in Congress
President Trump’s budget request would drastically cut NASA – including a 50 percent cut to NASA Science that would remove nearly half (48 percent) of the approximately 1,700 civil servants at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), warned Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association (GESTA), the union representing GSFC federal workers. There appears to be broad […]
2024 Outstanding Citizen Meetre Still Works Behind the Scenes
When Cathie Meetre arrived at the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival’s opening ceremony last year, she was in for quite a shock. She was thinking her family was inviting her for an evening out for dinner when in reality she was to receive the 2024 Outstanding Citizen award. Now a year later, she reflects on the […]