New Charging Stations Open For Plug-in Cars in Greenbelt
In response to the rise in numbers of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) in Greenbelt, now at 119, the city has installed six new charging stations at the Municipal Building, Schrom Hills Park and the Springhill Lake Recreation Center (SHLRC). Information for this article was provided by John Lippert, chair of GreenACES and the Greenbelt Green […]
Sitio de vacunación de Greenbelt Administra 50.000 dosis
El Centro Comunitario de Vacunación de Greenbelt Metro (CVC) alcanzó 50,000 dosis de vacuna Covid-19 administradas el lunes 26 de abril. El hito llegó y pasó mientras el personal seguía moviendo a miles de personas. “Estamos dando aproximadamente 3,000 dosis al día para esta ubicación”, dijo el subdirector del sitio Dave Zarnick. “La intención detrás […]
En el centro de Vacunación del metro de Greenbelt se habla tu idioma
El Centro Comunitario de Vacunación de Greenbelt (CVC, por sus siglas en inglés) continúa trabajando para garantizar que todos los que deseen una vacuna puedan solicitarla, ofreciendo intérpretes en vivo a pedido de lenguaje de señas americano (ASL) e intérpretes certificados para sordos(CDI), para la comunidad de personas sordas y con problemas de audición. Hay […]
Heads Up, Cover Your Ears! It’s 17-Year Cicada Time
That is not a lawn mower or a chain saw you are hearing, but the sound of millions of cicadas known as Brood X returning after a 17-year hiatus. “Male cicadas will produce a mating call at 100 decibels, the level of a lawn mower or a jet engine flying overhead,” said Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, the […]
Volunteers Beautify Attick Park By Weeding, Planting Natives
This Earth Day Celebration was a community effort to restore native plant species to the environment around Buddy Attick Park on Saturday, April 24. Twenty-five volunteers worked for three hours with Public Works staff to remove weeds and invasive species, install native plants and mulch around planting areas. The volunteers planted 15 different species, said […]
Greenbelt Vaccination Site Administers 50,000 Doses
The Greenbelt Metro Community Vaccination Center (CVC) reached 50,000 administered Covid-19 vaccine doses on Monday, April 26. The milestone came and went as the staff kept moving thousands of people through. “We are doing roughly 3,000 doses a day for this location,” said Deputy Site Manager Dave Zarnick. “The intent behind this location was to […]
New State Legislation Brings Changes to Local Policing
On April 10, Maryland became the first state to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) as well as to enact new legislation concerning use of force by police and the investigation and discipline process for officers, among other things. This was done by the Democratic-majority state legislature in an overriding of Governor […]
En la biblioteca
El Sistema de Bibliotecas Conmemorativas del Condado de Prince George (PGCMLS), por sus siglas en inglés) está entrando en la Fase 2 con servicios limitados a partir del jueves 22 de abril, con cita previa en bibliotecas seleccionadas. Se pueden hacer citas para el uso de la computadora durante 1 hora o 15 minutos para […]
Centro de vacunación de la estación de metro de Greenbelt
Centro de vacunación de la estación de metro de Greenbelt Incluye servicio sin cita previa Un Centro Comunitario de Vacunación (CVC) en la estación de metro de Greenbelt está listo para todos los residentes, de 16 años para arriba. Regístrese en onestop.md.gov o llamando al 1-855-MD-GOVAX (855-634-6829). El horario habitual es: lunes y martes, de […]
Everybody Is Rethinking Voting Methods – Including Greenbelt
At its meeting last Monday night, the Greenbelt City Council introduced for first reading a resolution to amend the city charter by replacing the section on absentee voting with a section on mail-in voting. All Greenbelt voters have had the option to vote in city elections by using an absentee ballot, with no excuse required, […]