Indoor Pool Will Close April 7; Outdoor Pool Might Open May 5
Greenbelt’s indoor pool is scheduled to close on Monday, April 7, for repairs (see the January 30, 2025, issue). The current projected reopening date of the indoor pool is Monday, September 29. The city hopes to be able to keep the outdoor pool open past the usual Labor Day weekend until the indoor pool reopens. […]
Council Analyzes Its Funding Priorities for U.S. Delegates
During its March 12 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council reviewed the highest priority projects the city has identified for federal grant discussions with our congressional delegation who, at this time of year, considers the competing requests of its constituent municipalities for federal funding in the form of Bonds. This was done without reference to the […]
Murder of Greenbelt Teen Remains Unsolved on 30th Anniversary
On March 20, 1995, Julie Ferguson, a bright, smart, ambitious junior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, was kidnapped, killed and found on the side of the road in Glenn Dale. Many assumed the killer would be found and justice would be done for this tragic, sorrowful crime. But after 30 years, no one has been […]
Senior Condos Break Ground Downhill from the Armory
With the first crocuses of spring come the first bulldozers. Long-presaged, a 55+ senior housing and handicapped-accessible facility has broken ground on Greenbelt Road, a 4.5-acre parcel boxed by the Armory, University Square Apartments and Lakecrest Drive. The lot is now piled with cut-down trees and laid out to admit the phalanx of heavy equipment […]
DOGE Members Roam NASA HQ As Another Agency Braces for RIF
According to Census Bureau data, Greenbelt is home to over 1,350 federal workers. That’s estimated to be over 14 percent of residents, according to 2023 data. In addition to those civil servants, a lot of residents are government contractors. Many of those work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), considered to be in Greenbelt. […]
Trump Vows to Stop FBI HQ From Coming to Greenbelt
The FBI headquarters relocation to Greenbelt faced a new challenge and potential grinding halt on Friday when President Donald Trump announced his intention to keep the Bureau in downtown Washington, D.C. “We’re going to stop it. I’m not going to let that happen,” said Trump about the move to Greenbelt. Speaking at the Justice Department, […]
Greenbelt Elementary Briefs Parents on School’s ATSI Status
On February 27, over 50 parents, educators, city officials and concerned residents met in Greenbelt Elementary School’s (GES) gymnasium to learn about why the school has been designated as an Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) School, and the work that’s needed to raise its performance. Assistant Principal Tynetta Dempsey, stepping in for Principal Joel […]
Utility Bills Town Hall Skirts Soaring Energy Cost Woes
At the Utilities Town Hall meeting on February 18, companies got a much easier ride than expected with no voluble residents challenging utility costs. An article in the February 20 issue of the News Review described how local families are struggling with huge utility bills this winter, but didn’t cover the town hall, which took […]
City Ponders Solid Waste Fees; Analyzes Composting Strategy
The Greenbelt City Council held a worksession on March 3 to discuss two topics. First was the question of modifying the city’s solid waste rates. Second was a consideration of the future of the city’s pilot program for food scrap composting. Action will be taken after further consideration. City Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll and Sustainability […]
Probationary Federal Workers Among First Hit by Mass Firings
Greenbelt is a city brimming with federal workers and government contractors, who are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s onslaught of executive orders and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts targeting them. While many federal workers in Greenbelt are now uncertain of their job security, those who were probationary workers – one or two […]