Hanukkah Party Brings Light To a Gray and Rainy Sunday
The clouds were heavy and gray, but inside Mishkan Torah the mood on December 10 was festive and bright. About 50 people, from toddlers to seniors, attended the free event, which took place on the third of Hanukkah’s eight days. Children from Mishkan Torah’s Karp Family Hebrew School performed a stage adaptation of Hershel and […]
GHI Holds Town Hall Meeting Discusses Budget, New Project
The Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) town hall meeting held December 5 was the first in-person meeting GHI has held since December 2019, announced President Stefan Brodd as he opened the meeting to a round of applause. About 75 GHI members attended the meeting in which the new General Manager, James Claggett Jr., was formally introduced, […]
Board of Elections Shares Ways To Fill Vacant City Council Seat
Greenbelt’s tragic loss of Councilmember Ric Gordon has not only deeply touched the community, it has created a challenging problem for the Greenbelt City Council, which is left with only six members. Council has called on Greenbelt’s Board of Elections (BOE) to advise them on the question. The board met on November 30 to explore […]
Program Trains Retirees to Be Volunteers in State Legislature
Greenbelt retired residents seeking purposeful volunteering opportunities have a well-established program available. The Legacy Leadership Institute for Public Policy (LLIPP), a 20-year-old program developed by the University of Maryland School of Public Health, offers a training resource for retirees age 50 and older that focuses on pairing program participants with members of the Maryland legislature […]
Greenbelt’s Pam Hamlin Is An Early Learning Champion
After long hours in the office organizing educational programs and activities from behind the scenes, stepping into a library reminds Greenbelter Pamela Hamlin why she does what she does. “This is what it’s all about, seeing kids develop a love for books, seeing them interact with their friends and parents,” said Hamlin. The family literacy […]
GSA to Evaluate FBI HQ Greenbelt Selection Process
The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to evaluate the process by which GSA selected Greenbelt for the new national headquarters of the FBI. GSA’s Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson will conduct the evaluation. Following GSA’s November 8, 2023, announcement of Greenbelt’s selection (see the November 16, 2023, News Review) over Landover, Md., and Springfield, Va., […]
Greenbelt City Council Grieves Loss of Ric Gordon at Meeting
The November 27 Greenbelt City Council meeting was filled with grief as members mourned the sudden passing of Councilmember Ric Gordon, who died the previous day. The meeting, which began with Mayor Emmett Jordan calling for a moment of silent reflection to honor the memory of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter then moved on to […]
City Mourns Sudden Death Of Councilmember Ric Gordon
Early Sunday morning Councilmember Ric Gordon died suddenly, at home. He was 41 years old. “The sudden passing of Ric Gordon is a great loss to the Greenbelt community, Prince George’s County and the State of Maryland,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. “Ric Gordon was very passionate about Greenbelt, politics and his important role as a […]
From Dream to Reality: The Greenbelt Community Orchestra
On Sunday, November 19, Greenbelt’s first community orchestra performed an incredible concert that was a culmination of nearly four months of weekly practice and decades of an ambitious dream. The orchestra’s mission statement is to “provide an outlet” for Greenbelt musicians “to share our love of music with the local community.” At the beginning of […]
Juvenile Justice Discussions With District 22 Representatives
On November 18, District 22 representatives to the Maryland General Assembly (House of Delegates Nicole Williams, Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Senator Alonzo Washington) met in the Greenbelt Library to discuss priorities for the next legislative session with interested residents. An article in the Greenbelt News Review on November 23 covered the transportation issues […]