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11 Nov 2020

Co-op FY20 AGM’s Good News Tempered by Pandemic Realities

by Cathie Meetre

At the Annual General Meeting of Greenbelt Consumer Co-operative on November 7, approximately 60 members heard the good news that Co-op, for the first time in three years, had posted a profit. Manager Dan Gillotte was also happy to state … Read More

4 Nov 2020

Greenbelt Mask Makers Win Community Partner Award

by Cathie Meetre

Although unable to attend the ceremony in Rockville, the Greenbelt Mask Makers felt privileged to win the Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) Community Partner of the Year award. Early in the pandemic – in fact before COVID-19 received … Read More

15 Oct 2020

Royal Farms Loses Council Vote But Wins Carte Blanche

by Cathie Meetre

In its regular meeting on Monday, October 5, the Greenbelt City Council voted to oppose the Royal Farms application to the county to build a gas station, a convenience store and an additional commercial building at the intersection of Greenbelt … Read More

9 Sep 2020

How Does This Newspaper Get to Its Gentle Readers?

by Cathie Meetre

The News Review has multiple ways of getting to its readers. Many read it electronically, though each week we send a bunch of paper copies out by U.S. Postal Service to folks who still have a hankering for their News … Read More

17 Jul 2020

El Concejo Aprueba un acuerdo entre FOP y la ciudad en una sesión acalorada

by Cathie Meetre, traducido por Carolina Napp-Avelli

El gran evento en la reunión del Ayuntamiento de Greenbelt del lunes 13 de julio fue la aprobación propuesta del Acuerdo de Negociación Colectiva (CBA) entre la ciudad y la Orden Fraternal de Policía (FOP) que durará un año en … Read More

16 Jul 2020

Council Approves City/FOP Contract in Heated Session

by Cathie Meetre

The big event at the Greenbelt City Council meeting of Monday, July 13 was the proposed approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) that will run for one year instead … Read More

17 Jun 2020

Co-op’s Rays on the Roof Completes Major Milestone

by Cathie Meetre

On Friday, June 12, the Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative signed off with its contractor on the first completed element in the Rays on the Roof project that was only a dream a mere 18 months before. On final completion of the … Read More

10 Jun 2020

Positive Policing, Generosity And Masks = Safety + Peace

by Cathie Meetre

A simple act of thoughtful kindness by a Greenbelt police officer and his department has replaced a potential source of conflict with the opportunity for positive encounters with law enforcement. The mask initiative at Buddy Attick Park was begun prior … Read More

7 May 2020

Farmers Market 2020 Opens May 10 with Full Precautions

by Cathie Meetre

The good news is that the Farmers Market will open on time on Sunday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as usual to bring sparkling-fresh vegetables and more to the city. More good news is that most of … Read More

12 Mar 2020

Greenbelters and Coronavirus: Information for City Residents

by Cathie Meetre

Note: This article draws from reliable sources, including the CDC and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering website, which in turn references the World Health Organization and official sources of information in a variety of countries. The information contained … Read More