Erica Johns

At a September 12 town hall officials and residents hoped for an update and more information from Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) about the June 30 “temporary” removal of career firefighter and EMS staff from Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bunker … Read More

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Cathie Meetre is Greenbelt’s 2024 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 30, selected for her contributions toward preserving three iconic Greenbelt institutions. She applied her superb organizational skills, keen intellect, passion for … Read More

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The City of Greenbelt is proceeding toward final approval and construction of the long-delayed pedestrian/bicycle trail from the Greenbelt Station community to the Greenbelt Metro station. This follows recent agreement between the city, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, Metro) … Read More

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Excited and proud students, parents, faculty and staff gathered at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School (DKFI) on Friday, June 7 to celebrate eight students exiting the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program and receiving Prince George’s County Public … Read More

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The Prince George’s County Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) unanimously agreed to designate the original 1938 Greenbelt High School, today’s Dora Kennedy French Immersion (DKFI) School building, as a Prince George’s County Historic Site. The historic site designation will be recorded … Read More

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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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Part One of a Two-Part Story Secret passages, ladders and Lego house designs are among the memories of seven Greenbelters who live in their childhood homes. Hopi Auerbach and Heather Hart on Ridge Road, Dorothy Dobson and Eva Garin on … Read More

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The Prince George’s County Circuit Court appointed Tarantino Properties of Texas as receiver for the Charlestowne North apartment building on February 26, and Tarantino staff began working at the building on February 28. This occurred within one month of Freddie … Read More

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Residents of the troubled Charlestowne North apartment building saw their first concrete steps toward improving their living conditions last week, when they learned from Greenbelt City Manager Josué Salmerón and Mayor Emmett Jordan that lender Freddie Mac filed for foreclosure … Read More

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