A Walk with Greenbelt Biota
When Jamie Jorgensen invited me to join Greenbelt Biota on a walk into the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to see some “sexy heifers” my response was understandably immediate: “sign me up.” Unfortunately, that outing happened at a time I had other plans, but Greenbelt Biota were quick to accommodate me. We met for a walk […]
Cambios en los límites de las escuelas Afectará a los estudiantes de Greenbelt
El 27 de mayo, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince George (PGCPS) publicaron el informe provisional de la Iniciativa Integral de Límites Escolares del distrito. El informe presenta los hallazgos de la primera fase de análisis de datos y participación de la comunidad, incluidos tres borradores de planes y mapas que describen los límites […]
Sitio de FEMA Vax
Cerrado Después de ocho semanas y 116,000 vacunas, el sitio de vacunación de FEMA ubicado en la estación de metro de Greenbelt cerró después del martes 1 de junio. Con la demanda de vacunación disminuida, el sitio completó su misión. Estación de metro También cerrada Las estaciones de metro de la Línea Verde en […]
George Mathews, Community Liaison, Will Retire in June
George Mathews, the Greenbelt Police Department community relations liaison, is retiring June 18 after eight years in this position and a total of 42 years in law enforcement. Mathews started his career for the City of Hyattsville as a dispatcher and then as a police officer. Mathews related that he wanted to become an officer […]
Budget 2022: Council Nears Agreement On Budget but Issues Remain
It was not always pretty but the Greenbelt City Council appeared to be nearing a consensus on how to balance the Fiscal Year 2022 budget at the second final budget worksession on May 26. It appears that a proposal by Councilmember Judith Davis will be the basis for approval, although her colleagues may make additional […]
School Boundary Changes Will Affect Greenbelt Students
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. On May 27, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) released the interim report for the system’s Comprehensive School Boundary Initiative. The report presents the findings from the first phase of data analysis and community engagement, including three draft plans and maps depicting potential future […]
La comunidad de ERHS recibe nuevas canchas de baloncesto al aire libre
Sam Brin, hermano de Sergey Brin, uno de los fundadores de Google, donó $ 150,000 a la Asociación de Padres, Maestros y Estudiantes de la Escuela Secundaria Eleanor Roosevelt (ERHS por sus siglas en inglés) para la construcción de dos nuevas canchas de baloncesto al aire libre. Ambos hermanos Brin asistieron a ERHS después de […]
City’s Maglev DEIS Review Focuses on Inflated Benefits
The City of Greenbelt filed its comments on Monday, May 24, on the Baltimore-Washington SCMaglev Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Greenbelt’s comments, which were endorsed by the City of College Park and the Town of Landover Hills, uncovered 222 pages worth of errors and omissions in the DEIS. Chief among these is that the project’s […]
Chris Haley’s Film on Unmarked Slave Graves Has Local Origins
There didn’t seem to be a better place to walk with Chris Haley and to talk about his powerful new film Unmarked than among Greenbelt’s own unmarked stones at the historic Turner Cemetery. We met there late one Sunday afternoon to talk about the documentary, which explores the search for the burial places of enslaved […]
April 26 City Council Meeting Covers Budget, Runs Late
As previously reported, at its April 26 regular meeting the Greenbelt City Council took action on two proposed resolutions that were introduced for second reading. If it is not petitioned to referendum by the voters, one of these resolutions will convert the city’s Absentee Voting program into a full-fledged Mail-in Voting program. It will continue […]