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Greenbelt Police vehicles block the entrance beyond the police tape at Schrom Hills Park following the shooting there on Friday.

Read more about the sad happenings at Schrom Hill Park Friday April 19 on Senior Skip Day below.  At the time of posting (Wednesday 24, 5:30 p.m.) none of the five victims remains on the critical list but two youths are still hospitalized.

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FBI HQ to Move “Expeditiously,” With Occupancy Planned for 2036
April 24, 2024
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) “intends to expeditiously move forward” with the new FBI Headquarters in Greenbelt, states a new report. It will utilize the GSA’s existing balance of approximately $845 million and submit further requests in future fiscal … Read More
Senior Skip Day Ends in Tragic Shooting at Schrom Hills Park
April 24, 2024
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Friday, April 19 was Senior Skip Day for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) senior students. This year the day ended in an eruption of violence at Schrom Hills Park, leaving five teens shot, two of whom remain in the … Read More
Inside Greenbelt’s Animal Shelter: Unique for a City, a Labor of Love
April 24, 2024
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April 30 is Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. This week we bring you a closer look at Greenbelt’s Animal Shelter, which hasn’t been open to visitors since the pandemic, as well as some of the animals awaiting homes there. The … Read More
Antenna-on-a-Stick to Provide Cell Coverage During Water Tower Fix
A gray monopole towers into the air, appearing roughly twice as tall as a nearby utility pole. At the top of the monopole is a triangular apparatus.
April 24, 2024
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In a worksession on Tuesday, April 9, Greenbelt City Council heard how the replacement of the water tower near the intersection of Lastner Lane and Ridge Road means that the T-Mobile cellphone antenna must be temporarily relocated to continue effective … Read More
Some Greenbelters Search For Best in Eclipse Totality
April 17, 2024
One of the News Review’s favorite astronomers, Jerry Bonnell, was in the line of totality in Vienna, Illinois.  Bonnell tells us it is pronounced VI-enna, (VI emphasized and rhyming with “Hi”) and speculates that this may be to avoid confusion … Read More
Returning Home: Greenbelters Are Not Your Typical Boomerang Kids
Lesley Kash
April 17, 2024
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Part Two of a Two-Part Story  Marc Siegel, Heather Hart, Eva Garin, Hopi Auerbach, Lesley Kash, Dorothy Dobson and Jonathan Murray all moved away from their Greenbelt childhood homes, though some didn’t go far.  Siegel moved from Maplewood Court to … Read More

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A fallen tree in Greenbelt Lake stands starkly after the January 31 snowfall. Photo by Jeff Jones
Fallen tree, Greenbelt Lake by Jeffrey Jones