County Fire Dept Sends PowerPoint Charts to Answer PIA for Analysis
In July the Greenbelt News Review submitted a Public Information Act (PIA) Request for the analysis the Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has repeatedly said they conducted and used as the basis for the staffing changes but had not shared. They referenced their analysis on several occasions and specifically referred to it in the […]
Greenbelt Officer Joshua Forney Receives Lifesaving Award
In July, Steve Edmonds was moving a piece of glass he intended to turn into a table onto a truck when it collapsed, slicing him in multiple places, including an artery. “There was so much blood it scared me to death,” recalls Edmonds. That afternoon, in the parking lot of Greenway Center, Edmonds began rapidly […]
$429,000 for Firefighter Training; Impact on Current Shortage Unclear
Although no money was allocated to Greenbelt Fire Department, on September 6 U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, David Trone and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) announced $951,500.90 in federal funding for fire departments in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, resources intended to enhance emergency response capabilities and ensure […]
How History Repeats Itself In Utah Defamation Case
The Millard County Chronicle Progress, a small local newspaper with a long name that serves remote communities around Delta, Utah, has been sued for $19 million by a local developer, after the newspaper reported factually on some of the name-calling that went on in a meeting about a proposal for a local development project. Those […]
Council and GHI Discuss Water Pipes, Stormwater Drains, More
On Wednesday, September 4, the Greenbelt City Council held a worksession with several members of Greenbelt Homes Inc. (GHI) Board of Directors, including President Stefan Brodd, Vice President Debbie McKinley, Treasurer Chuck Hess, Nancy Boyd, Philip Larkin and General Manager James Claggett Jr. GHI is a cooperative of about 1,600 units. Brodd said the three […]
News Review’s Cathie Meetre Is Outstanding Citizen for 2024
Cathie Meetre is Greenbelt’s 2024 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 30, selected for her contributions toward preserving three iconic Greenbelt institutions. She applied her superb organizational skills, keen intellect, passion for learning and tenacity with liberal doses of humor and humility to address major challenges faced […]
Historic Town Fair Claims Permanent Festival Status
Intended to be brought back for one year in 2012, the year of Greenbelt’s 75th anniversary, the Retro Town Fair at the Greenbelt Museum was so popular that it has become an annual event. Exhibitors may show their vegetables, flowers, canned goods and needlework/sewing, but the most popular category this year was baked goods, which […]
My First Labor Day Festival
I arrived in Greenbelt just after the Labor Day Festival 2023, but I have to say I wouldn’t have appreciated the Festival as much if that had been the first of the many Festivals and events I have now attended here. I would describe the event as Greenbeltian, or perhaps the better word is Greenbelterian, […]
Lure of the Unexpected At GES PTA Book Sale
For Calista Ausema, it was a chance to feed her interest in Russia and Eastern Europe. For Jason Delp, it was an opportunity to learn more about his wife’s homeland. And for Sandra Flowe, it was a moment to pick up some items to homeschool her daughter. Each was at the Greenbelt Elementary School Book […]
Making Waves on the Anacostia: Effort in Rowing, River Protection
In a spirited display of community and teamwork, Greenbelters once again took to the waters of the Anacostia River for the Bladensburg Races. This year, two boats ‒ Oar the Rainbow and Erg, Not Again ‒ were crewed and led entirely by Greenbelters. Hosted by the Washington Rowing School (WRS) on Tuesday, August 27, this […]