Congress Requests GSA Plan For New Larger FBI HQ
According to recent press accounts, the proposal to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters to a new site, halted in 2017 by the Trump Administration, is back on track. The recently enacted omnibus spending bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to come up with a plan for a new headquarters, located in […]
County Vaccination Rollout Continues to Evolve Slowly
Rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations by Safeway (including the Greenbelt store) and Rite Aid pharmacies was promised on February 1 by the Maryland state Covid-19 website. But just after midnight on January 31, one insomniac reporter found that the sign-on site showed no appointments available. And at 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and […]
Council Talks Crime Prevention
On January 27 the Greenbelt City Council met to discuss how best to deal with the increase in crime, most acutely violent crime, throughout the city. Franklin Park was the main focus, where homicides, particularly from shootings and aggravated assaults that have escalated to firearms, have increased. Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers reported that most […]
eBird App for Birders Yields Data for Bird Conservation
For at least 10 minutes a day, Greenbelter Michel Cavigelli is a birder. He walks into his backyard or goes onto the paths at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), pulls out his binoculars and phone, and watches. “I’m a nerd,” explains the BARC soil scientist. “I want to write down every bird.” Cavigelli started birding […]
El condado sigue detrás de la curva Pero los lugareños comienzan a recibir vacunas
por Cathie Meetre A pesar de haber administrado más dosis en la última semana que en las anteriores, y haber superado la barrera de las primeras 25,000, el condado de Prince George todavía está muy por detrás de cualquier otro condado en Maryland en porcentaje, aunque está aumentando rápidamente. Usando los números actualizados del condado […]
Todo Greenbelt está invitado [ESPAÑOL]
Para celebrar la historia afroamericana de Lois Rosado y Leeann Irwin Unity-Umoja: Unificando nuestra comunidad mientras fortalecemos nuestra ciudad. Este año, el Comité de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana de Greenbelt tiene una gran variedad de programas virtuales y una exhibición de artefactos afroamericanos en un museo emergente. Su tema es Umoja, tomado del idioma […]
Childs to Step Down After Three Years at GNR Helm
After three years at the helm of the Greenbelt News Review, Editor Gary Childs is moving on to pursue other life objectives. Editor Emerita Mary Lou Williamson has graciously agreed to step back into the editor role until the newspaper completes its search for a new long-term editor. This search, due to the pandemic, is […]
All of Greenbelt Is Invited To Celebrate Black History
[Black History ] Lois Rosado and Leeann Irwin Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Unity-Umoja: Unifying our community as we strengthen our city. This year the Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee has an exciting array of virtual programs and one Popup Museum Exhibit of Black Artifacts. Their theme is […]
County Still Behind the Curve But Locals Start to Get Shots
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Despite delivering more doses in the last week than previously and getting over the 25,000-shot barrier for first vaccinations, Prince George’s County still lags well behind any other county in Maryland as a percentage – though it’s rising fast. Using the county’s updated numbers […]
ACE Grants Fund Programs And Food at Local Schools
At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, January 25, council approved 17 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) grants to four local schools, for a total of $8,049.47. Council also approved ACE’s recommendation to allocate an additional $3,600 to address food insecurity issues at the six schools that serve Greenbelt students. ACE grants are available […]