Greenbelt Family Cheers Loud Enough for Tokyo to Hear
(First of a series) The Greenbelt Downs family held a reunion in West Virginia in July at the Three Otters Eco-Retreat on the shores of the Potomac River outside Paw Paw. One family member wasn’t there and the Downs family couldn’t have been happier. Zachary Downs Shattuck’s family owned the resort and he was […]
2021 Campaign for Greenbelt City Council Opens on Monday
Monday, August 16 is the first day for those intending to run for positions on the 44th Greenbelt City Council to officially begin the process of qualifying as candidates. In a short time, both incumbents and challengers will be filling out forms and circulating petitions in order to qualify as candidates and have their names […]
Sharp Rise in Local Covid-19 Cases Concerns Residents
Looking around in Greenbelt, it is clear that there are fewer people wearing masks and that the comfort level with meeting others has increased since a good fraction of the community has been vaccinated. Unfortunately, however, the number of new cases in the 20770 zip code is noticeably on the rise. The trend began a […]
Is the Maryland Maglev Project In the Infrastructure Bill?
City, county and national representatives weighed in on the $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill that is currently in front of the Senate, discussing whether the bill as written provides funding for the Maryland Maglev train project. In a letter to Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin sent on August 5, Greenbelt City Councilmembers wrote that […]
Clínica de vacunación
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince George continuarán ofreciendo clínicas gratuitas de vacunación de COVID-19 para estudiantes de 12 años o más durante todo el mes de agosto en asociación con el Departamento de Salud de Maryland y la Farmacia de Giant. Martes 10 de agosto Escuela Primaria Springhill Lake | 6060 Springhill Dr, […]
Labor Day Festival: GES Plans Used Book Sales In Yards and at the Center
A book sale is not a new idea in Greenbelt. Annual book sales were happening around Greenbelt even as early as 1948 when the town was still new, according to the archives of the Greenbelt Cooperator. The Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) is taking their annual book sale into the new decade with their hybrid Labor […]
Niños del campamento de verano de diversión aprenden Acerca de las rutinas de bomberos y policías
Los campistas del programa Summer Fun del Springhill Lake Recreation Center aprendieron el 28 de julio que ser bombero implica mucho correr. Los bomberos y la policía de Greenbelt vinieron al campamento con demostraciones y desafíos. Con los bomberos, los campistas intentaron correr con la manguera y apagar un fuego de demostración, y disfrutaron aprendiendo […]
Summer Fun Camp Kids Learn About Fire, Police Routines
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Being a firefighter involves a whole lot of running, campers at Springhill Lake Recreation Center’s Summer Fun program learned on July 28. Greenbelt firefighters and police came to camp with demonstrations and challenges. With the firefighters, campers tried running with the hose and putting […]
Greenbelt Plaza – Phase One: Details of the Proposed Plans
The first phase of the Beltway Plaza redevelopment will replace the under-utilized parking lots at the back of Beltway Plaza along Breezewood Drive with large areas of safe pedestrian walkways and green spaces that will include new landscaping, parks and an outdoor amphitheater. All roadways will be better defined to keep cars, pedestrians and bicyclists […]
Good Neighbors Are Crucial For Increased Public Safety
How do you feel about public safety in Greenbelt? Nine Greenbelt panelists from all parts of our community discussed public safety at a forum sponsored by Connecting Across Greenbelt (CAG) and Greenbelt Racial Equity Alliance on July 22. Each panelist answered three questions: What makes you feel unsafe in your neighborhood? What makes you feel […]