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 […]
Greenbelt Celebrates 2022 Fourth of July with Flare
Just as dusk fell with a crescent moon shining in a dark blue sky, a hush fell over the huge crowd of families with young children gathered on the lawn from the parking lot to the lake edge in Buddy Attick Park. There in anticipation of the Fourth of July fireworks promised by the city, […]
Things to Know about Greenbelt’s Independence Day Celebration
The fireworks display will take place at Buddy Attick Park on Monday, July 4, starting around 9 p.m. and lasting 20 to 30 minutes. The Greenbelt CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) will have a tent nearby to serve as a hydration station (including cooling chairs) and to provide limited first-aid assistance. Police will be located […]