Council Kicks Off 2026 Budget; Discusses Future Budget Process
On Monday, March 24, the Greenbelt City Council heard a report from the city’s auditor of last year’s budget and began the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget process with a presentation by the City Manager Josué Salmerón. The recent audit of FY 2024, conducted by Mitchell Titus, gave the city a clean bill of health. […]
Council Votes No on New Bus Stops Scuttles WMATA’s Route Plans
On Monday, March 24, the Greenbelt City Council voted not to approve the installation of two new bus stops along Crescent Road, which means Metrobuses P20 and P21 (the new designations for the G14 and G12 buses) will follow the same routes within the city as they do today rather than the altered routes planned […]
Greenbelt Teachers Honored With Annual ACE Awards
On March 18, the city’s Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) presented its 30th Educators Awards, according to ACE chair and awards host Janet Mirsky, “to recognize school-based adults who have made an exceptional contribution to our schools.” Nominees can be teachers, guidance counselors or other professional, support or building staff. Awardees are nominated by the […]
Measles Cases in County, School; Vaccination Rates Declining
This month two cases of measles have been confirmed in Prince George’s County. This is not necessarily an outbreak, however, because to be considered such there need to be three or more related cases. The two cases in Prince George’s County arose in individuals who had travelled internationally, returning through Dulles International and Reagan National […]
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, […]