Late Poll Openings Thwart Some Greenbelt East Voters
Trinity Assembly of God polling place on Good Luck Road opened late for the primary election on the morning of July 19 due to a holdup with the Prince George’s County Board of Elections, Mayor Emmett Jordan said. Trinity Assembly of God, the polling place for some Greenbelt East residents, did not open their doors […]
Powerful Storm Disrupts City
“I’ve never seen anything like it in the 33 years I’ve been working here, through hurricanes and different storms,” said Brian Townsend, assistant director of Greenbelt Public Works, echoing the sentiments of many Greenbelters regarding the storm that slammed into Greenbelt just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. Utility poles were broken and wires came […]
Creative Kids Campers Offer Entertainment for Community
Greenbelt summer camps are the stuff of legend in our house, and not only because my own children have been involved for many years – starting out as campers, then interns, then camp counselors. Creative Kids Camp (CKC) never fails to provide delightful community entertainment in addition to giving its campers days of art, play, […]
City’s Advisory Board Chairs Report Activities to Council
Greenbelt’s advisory boards and committees fill the dual purpose of serving the needs of the Greenbelt City Council and of the city’s residents, responding to referrals from both, as well as having the ability to act independently on issues they deem vital. Twelve chairs from these volunteer groups, all appointed by council, met with council […]
James Webb Space Telescope Releases First Full-color Images
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt revealed the first full-color images and data collected from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on July 12. The telescope is the first to observe some of the earliest galaxies in the universe, according to NASA. Work on the JWST began in 1995. Goddard has been managing the project, […]
Sarah McCarthy Takes Hold Backstage and Finds World
“All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players.” If Shakespeare were describing Greenbelter Sarah McCarthy’s life, he would have gotten partial credit. McCarthy’s world does revolve around the stage, not as a player, but rather from the wings and the control booth. McCarthy, who graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High […]
Storm Rages through Greenbelt
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, the wind picked up and rain started pelting Greenbelt. Before the storm finished, trees fell on houses, power and cell-service stopped, wires blocked roads, and in general it was a mess. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Emmett Jordan issued a statement saying “This morning, trees and numerous utility […]
Council Fields Open Space, Honors Retiring ERHS Principal
In its meeting on June 27, the Greenbelt City Council tackled the Fiscal Year 2023 annual Project Open Space (POS) request that is due to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The city has been notified that the county will receive a total of $12,606,444 in FY 23 POS funds of which Greenbelt will […]
The News Review Open House Offers a Rare Peek on July 10
This little newspaper takes a lot of making, and weekly miracles aren’t mere luck. On Sunday, July 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., readers are invited to visit the super deluxe newsroom (at least in comparison to the former digs in the basement on Parkway) in the Community Center and visit with the members […]
Community Center Security Is Focus in Debate on Access
What seemed like an open-and-shut issue with securing the west entrance door at the Community Center (lower-level entry from the Library parking lot, near the playground) became a heated discussion in the regular meeting of Monday, June 27, as the Greenbelt City Council contemplated the specter of criminal actions there. Since June 15, and previously […]