Metro Announces Summer Travel Alternatives for the Green Line
Metro has announced travel alternatives to help customers prepare for the major construction scheduled for this summer. Starting Friday, May 12, Metro will begin a four-part construction effort focused on system maintenance and modernization, including rail replacement, fiber optic cable installation and improved station facilities. This major construction will result in rolling service impacts on […]
Two Roosevelt Seniors Receive Amazon Engineer Scholarships
On Tuesday, April 18, seven Prince George’s County Public School seniors – including two from Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) – were surprised by a special delivery from Amazon. They each received $40,000 college scholarships and paid internships at Amazon through the Amazon Future Engineer program. Among the recipients were Yeabkal Abeje and Gabrielle Stewart […]
Volunteers Plant 50 Trees, Bushes At French School for Earth Day
Dozens of volunteers of all ages came out to plant trees at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School (DKFI) for Greenbelt’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday morning, April 22. Greenbelt Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, with assistance from Greenbelt maintenance worker Gustavo Escamilla, demonstrated how to mark out a circle around the new tree in its pot, […]
Greenbelt’s EV Infrastructure To Get Infusion of $150,000
The Maryland General Assembly recently approved a $63.1 billion operating budget, with an investment of $2.1 billion in Prince George’s County. Funds will go to some major projects in Greenbelt, including rebuilding Springhill Lake Elementary School, renovating and expanding the Greenbelt Museum and developing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the city. Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, environmental […]
Council Changes Charter, Will Say if Manager Must Live Here
A charter amendment approved by the Greenbelt City Council on April 11 will give council the ability to waive the requirement that the city manager must live in Greenbelt. The amendment passed on a 4 to 3 vote with Councilmembers Colin Byrd, Judith Davis and Rodney Roberts opposed. The amendment will go into effect on […]
No More Leaks! GAFC Pool Remediation Project Begins
As the weather warms and thoughts turn to summer, Greenbelters have noticed a flurry of activity around the outdoor pool of the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC). The Greenbelt City Council voted on March 28 to approve the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for retaining wall remediation work at GAFC. Willis […]
Jade Eaton Focuses on Equal Justice as a Court Watcher
Jade Eaton was born in Allentown, Penn., and moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1972. After marriage, she lived in College Park for 35 years, where her three children were raised. Two of her children attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Eaton has lived in Greenbelt for the past 10 years. She spent her career […]
ERHS Soccer Star Vies for Spot on Zambian World Cup Roster
Some of the best soccer players in the world will convene in Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team will start their campaign on July 21 against Vietnam, while the Zambian squad will face Japan the following day. For fans of Prince George’s […]
Maryland Legislators Urge GSA To Bring FBI to Prince George’s
With unanimous bipartisan support, the Maryland Senate recently passed Joint Resolution 5 (SJ5) urging the General Services Administration (GSA) to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters to Prince George’s County. SJ5 received support from all 47 Senators; an identical resolution was passed in the House of Delegates. Greenbelt is one of two proposed […]
Governor Asks for Disaster Declaration Over Blue Catfis
Citing an “ongoing commercial fishery disaster” caused by blue catfish and other nonnative species, Maryland Governor Wes Moore is asking the federal government for fishery disaster assistance. In a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Moore cited growing concern that the population “explosion” of blue catfish, flathead catfish and snakeheads is threatening the Chesapeake […]