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 […]
Council Debates Trees and Trails: Talks Trees, Roots and Leaves
The Greenbelt City Council meeting of Tuesday, March 28 (apart from the budget, which is dealt with in a separate story), was dominated by Greenbelt’s trees, which is appropriate as Greenbelt is a designated Tree City and April is the month of Arbor Day. Charles Jackman, representing the city’s volunteer Advisory Committee on Trees, thanked […]
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks Recognizes Williamson, News Review
On Thursday, March 30, the mood was celebratory and the room crowded for the 38th annual Prince George’s County Women’s History Month Luncheon, whose theme was Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories. After a hiatus during the pandemic, and a smaller version of the luncheon last year, this year saw a return to an enthusiastic […]
City Council Considers Compost, Forest Preserve Board Reports
At its March 13 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council recognized six outstanding educators (see the March 23 issue), introduced the proposed award of a compost recycling contract for first reading and accepted three Forest Preserve Advisory Board reports covering Northway trailhead erosion. Two proposed funds and recommendations to use funds from the Ecology and […]
Lessons from the MCAPS: Strengths and Struggles
At the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) board meeting on March 23, the board of education reviewed a presentation of the data from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP), which was recently released disaggregated by district and school, and is commonly referred to as the Maryland Report Card. (For more on the county’s results […]
Residents Oppose Changing Residency Rule for Manager
The second public hearing on the proposed change to the city charter requiring residency for the city manager found scant support in the small but vocal group of online and in-person residents who attended the hearing on Saturday morning, April 1. Residents Elizabeth “Lolly” Gaines, Cathie Meetre, Greenwood Village HOA President Aisha Rice and Bill […]
Teacher Lois Rosado Impacts Her Adopted City: Greenbelt
To learn about Lois Blades Rosado is to be amazed by her many contributions and accomplishments on behalf of the citizens of Greenbelt. To talk to Rosado is to learn quickly of her genuine humility; when approached about this article for the News Review, Rosado initially demurred and offered the name of a woman she […]