Judge Stops Redistricting Map; County Council Will Appeal
On January 31, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge William Snoddy ruled that the new district map created by the Prince George’s County Council in November of 2021 was illegally accepted by the county council majority (6 to 3). According to the court order, “Prince George’s County Council shall immediately withdraw the redistricting plan in […]
A History of the Early Youth Band of the Town of Greenbelt
Once upon a time there was a town, built by the government as a planned community, surrounded by woods far away from Washington. A town a classmate once called the “Emerald City,” where the town leaders formed a band for young people, ages 12 through high school. The town was Greenbelt and the year was […]
Roosevelt Center Merchants Update Council on Challenges
Roosevelt Center merchants face a regrettably similar set of economic challenges from the new Covid-19 Omicron surge, with recovery plans put on hold once more by the recent drop of in-person traffic. The majority of the Center’s businesses, like the Old Greenbelt Theatre (OGT) and the New Deal Café, rely on people, in varying degrees, […]
Greenbelt’s Badminton Club Offers a Sport for All Ages
It turns out my daughter Anja is pretty good at badminton. I guess that’s all right, but when I invited her to join me at Greenbelt’s badminton club on Sunday I had the script already prepared. I would be the one who would turn out to be surprisingly good at badminton, to the delight and […]
ERHS Student Wins Award For Best Micro Short Film
Felix Hass, Greenbelt resident and 10th grader at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS), won the Best Micro Short Film award from the Taiwan International Short Film Festival in October 2021. Hass has been attending the Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) animation classes for approximately four years and with the help of his teacher, George Kochell, Hass […]
Photographers of Early Greenbelt Also Covered Poverty, War & More
Part 1 of a series Greenbelt’s construction and the early years of life in the community were well documented by photographers employed by the federal government’s Resettlement Administration (RA) and the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which succeeded it. The Greenbelt photos are part of the FSA/Office of War Information (OWI) Photograph Collection, which documented American […]
Council Approves Much of Reform Language in Police General Orders
After months of deliberation and debate, the Greenbelt City Council passed a 22-item police reform resolution on January 10. This resolution would modify various General Orders of the Greenbelt Police Department which dictate its day-to-day operations. With the impetus being Councilmember Colin Byrd’s Greenbelt Fair and Just Policing Act, proposed in 2020, a thorough review […]
Send Your Valentine Cuties – A News Review Love Note
The first Valentine’s Love Notes appeared in the News Review on February 13, 1986, decorously entitled Expressions of the Heart. Since then, the page has been an annual feature. We encourage our readers to express their love for each other, their families, their pets, their city – even their newspaper (oh, the brazen hussy). It’s […]
Schools Go Back In Person With Regular Weekly Testing
On Wednesday, January 12, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) issued a press release that laid out plans to test students and teachers frequently as in-person classes reconvene on Tuesday, January 18. Here are the PGCPS expectations: Home test kits and KN95 masks will be distributed to all students and staff. One kit containing two […]
Springhill Lake Classes Tie Wildlife and Crafts Together
Building nests, examining oak leaves and fox dens, constructing realistic models of cicadas and dragonflies – students at Springhill Lake Elementary are making fun art projects with the help of innovative online programming, provided by Greenbelt Recreation in partnership with local environmental groups Greenbelt Biota, CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) and Ikumi Kayama, […]