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11 Jan 2018

Fancying the Frozen Lake

by Amy Hansen

Greenbelt Lake is frozen, as are the rivers, streams and ponds of our town. They’re not frozen six-feet thick, or frozen only to be clear in the spring, but frozen over with crinkly ice that makes its own winter groans … Read More

21 Nov 2017

Greenbelt Flocks to See Utopia Defended in Speech and Film

by Amy Hansen

Defending Utopia: The Greenbelt News Review at 80 opened to a sold-out crowd in the Old Greenbelt Theatre on Thursday, November 16. The film, and the speakers who preceded it, examined the role the newspaper played both in the long-term … Read More

20 Jul 2017

Cheerleading Club Fundraiser Derailed, Racism Cited

by Amy Hansen

A Greenbelt Boys and Girls Club fundraiser on Sunday, July 16 at Chipotle Mexican Grill on Greenbelt Road ended with angry parents, upset children, police interventions and accusations of racism. Coco Lee Tinsley explained that her team of national champion … Read More

31 May 2017

Police Forum Draws Crowd For Questions and Answers

by Amy Hansen

The Police were out in force to listen to the community. On May 23, five representatives from the police department, Greenbelt Community Relations Advisory Board (CRAB), city councilmembers and about 25 citizens used the Greenbriar meeting room for about two … Read More

11 May 2017

Fifth-graders Plant Trees At Springhill Lake School

by Amy Hansen

The project started as an environmental science unit in Daneille Todd-Jones’ fifth grade, and it will last long after these students are done with high school. On Wednesday, May 3, city officials assisted Springhill Lake Elementary School students in planting … Read More

27 Apr 2017

Fraternal Order of Police Votes No Confidence in Acting Chief

by Amy Hansen

On April 19, 16 members of the Greenbelt Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #32 issued a vote of no confidence in Acting Chief of Police Thomas Kemp. The FOP, currently in collective bargaining with the city, published a press release … Read More

14 Apr 2017

ERHS and Ghana Team Win STEM Competition in March

by Amy Hansen

In its most basic form, a battery is a storage of chemical energy that can be converted to electrical energy. Turns out, some soil has this. So by putting electrodes and cathodes into soil (as well as a bit of … Read More

14 Apr 2017

Hanington Receives Recognition For Work on Turner Cemetery

by Amy Hansen

What started as an article for the News Review ended with writer Kyla Hanington receiving an award from the Prince George’s County Historical Society on April 9. At the St. George’s Day celebration, which is held annually by the historical … Read More

15 Feb 2017

Thieves Drive into Mini Mart Smash Front, Steal ATM

by Amy Hansen

Thieves stole the automatic teller machine (ATM) from the Mini Mart in Roosevelt Center at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, February 9. Pictures from surveillance cameras revealed that “a vehicle described as a white Ford Econoline van backed into the store. … Read More

19 Jan 2017

Crowds Queue for Hidden Figures – Held Over another week.

by Amy Hansen

Crowds filled the Old Greenbelt Theatre on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to see the movie Hidden Figures, theater management reported. More than 1,500 people came over the four days, creating lines that went from the theater across Roosevelt Center … Read More