Working Parents Struggle With Virtual Learning Days
After the approval of up to eight Virtual Learning Days by the Maryland State Department of Education, Prince George’s County Public Schools announced three scheduled asynchronous virtual learning half days to facilitate teachers’ end-of-quarter grading and planning. The first day, November 7, was just over three weeks after their announcement and left many families scrambling […]
Bring Valentine Love Notes To the Greenbelt Co-op Store
The opportunity to do a little something for world love and peace arises again this year as the News Review launches Valentine Love Notes 2023 to burst forth in the issue of February 9. Take a look at last year’s outpouring of love and humor at greenbeltnewsreview.com/issues/GNR20220210.pdf. We Love You, Co-op New this year, a […]
MLK Day of Service: Volunteers Cage Big Trees Along Greenbelt Lake Trail
On Monday, January 16, tree protection in Buddy Attick Park was the main focus of Greenbelt’s Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. National Day of Service. The Co-existing With Beavers volunteer workday saw 40 volunteers cage big trees along the trail around Greenbelt Lake in an attempt to protect the trees from hungry beavers. The MLK […]
PGCPS CEO to Retire; Cites Acrimony of School Board
On Thursday, January 5, Dr. Monica Goldson, chief executive officer of Prince George’s County Public Schools, announced her intention to retire at the end of this school year. Goldson has led the school system since 2018 when she was appointed interim CEO by then-county executive Rushern Baker. She was selected as the permanent CEO a […]
Long Wait, Expensive, NASA’s Bridge Repair Finally Begins
NASA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023 includes funding to make the necessary repairs to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway bridge that has been closed since September 2021, but the project could take up to two years and is expected to cost $7.5–$10 million. Bridge Closure The bridge entrance to Goddard Space Flight Center has been closed […]
Important Radio Station, WWV, Part of Greenbelt’s History
“National Bureau of Standards WWV, when the tone returns the time is….” Long before there was Goddard Space Flight Center on Greenbelt Road, there was the building that became the Goddard Visitor Center. The building was the third home to WWV, the country’s first radio station whose purpose was to transmit standard frequency signals so […]
Serving on a Grand Jury In Prince George’s County
For the past four months, I have spent my Tuesdays in Upper Marlboro serving on a grand jury. This experience has given me an insight into the criminal justice system, as well as a new appreciation for mentoring and other programs that aim to steer young men away from a life of gun violence and […]
Tony, Our Mailman, Retires
Tony Schiavone, who has delivered the mail in Old Greenbelt for 36 years, retired from the U.S. Postal Service on December 30. Yes, Tony has a last name – although most only know him by his first name. And neither rain nor snow nor heat … kept Tony from his appointed rounds. Once residents of […]
A Look Back at 2022
The News Review presents highlights from last year’s news stories. The reviews were prepared by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Deb Daniel, Jon Gardner, Amy Hansen, Cathie Meetre, Diane Oberg, Lois Rosado, Melissa Sites and Gloria Walters-Flowers. Covid Infections Increase, Impacts Decline Covid-19 in the U.S. was about 22 months old as 2022 began. Remarkably, by then, vaccines […]
Remaining Reform Proposals Reviewed by Council, Chief
On Monday, December 19, Police Chief Richard Bowers briefed the Greenbelt City Council on the department’s proposed actions to address the remaining nine issues not addressed by the January 2022 police reform resolution 2096-2. Council appeared to be content with the chief’s proposed approaches and Mayor Emmett Jordan, with apparent consensus from his colleagues, did […]