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, […]
City to Consult on Priorities For Rescue Funds Allocation
The city has commenced its community engagement program on the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, with the goal of soliciting ideas from all the city’s residents and groups in an effort to use the funds in the most strategic and necessary ways. On December 20, 2021, city staff and Michelle Ferguson, vice […]
Co-op Distributes Generous Member Patronage Refunds
The Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative, Roosevelt Center’s Co-op grocery store, had such a profitable year that members received cash back for a portion of their purchases for the first time in seven years. To save on postage and because some members have moved since 2014, refund vouchers were initially distributed to delighted members from a table […]
Goddard to Shrink Its Campus, Patuxent Refuge May Grow
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center should sell its unused land to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, instead of selling it to a developer. This is the December 27, 2021, recommendation from the Public Building Reform Board (PBRB) which oversees the disposal (sale or transfer) of federal assets as per the Federal Assets Sale and […]
Council Passes Police Reform Resolution
After many months of work, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved the resolution to modify the police general orders during its January 10 meeting. The first 22 modifications of the legislation were approved. These modifications include defining the term of de-escalation, requiring police to identify themselves loudly and clearly if they are forcibly entering a […]
Greenbelt Moments 2021
The following short reflections address the wide diversity of activities, programs and celebrations that took place during 2021 throughout the city. They speak of community, tolerance and generosity. Thanks to the original contributors whose stories provided material for this selection: Matthew Arbach, Deanna Dawson, Amy Hansen, Lois Rosado, Brittany N. Gaddy, Jon Gardner, Kyla Hanington, […]
Your New Year’s Resolution Can Support the News Review
Many organizations send out last-ditch pleas for money at the end of the year. But this newspaper doesn’t bludgeon readers for their hard-earned cash – instead it asks for their time. We want your help, your expertise and your commitment. (Though we’ll take your money too, if you insist.) Key Needs We had several retirements […]
Accolades Follow Decades Of Service as Sterling Retires
Director of Public Works Jim Sterling has retired after 37-and-a-half years as an essential part of the City of Greenbelt. During that time, he has played many roles and applied his expertise in myriad ways especially in the areas of construction, planning and code enforcement. Sterling characterized his career as “a good ride” and was […]