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4 Aug 2021

Labor Day Festival: GES Plans Used Book Sales In Yards and at the Center

by Jill Connor

A book sale is not a new idea in Greenbelt. Annual book sales were happening around Greenbelt even as early as 1948 when the town was still new, according to the archives of the Greenbelt Cooperator. The Greenbelt Elementary School … Read More

28 Mar 2018

Public Works Keeps Roads, Sidewalks Clear of Snow

by Jill Connor

Greenbelt Public Works was still cleaning up on Tuesday, six days after the unusual early spring snowstorm last Wednesday, March 21, according to Jim Sterling, GPW director. A full crew of 40 to 45 employees worked 11.5 hours straight starting … Read More

1 Mar 2018

DACA Marchers Eat and Stay In Greenbelt En Route to D.C.

by Jill Connor

Six Greenbelt families opened their homes to a total of 25 marchers on the Journey to Stay Home on their way to Washington, D.C. The group of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, other undocumented immigrants and their supporters … Read More

8 Feb 2018

Dog Park Worksession Leads To More Info and Fewer Sites

by Jill Connor

Council selected three potential locations for the new dog park: Greenbelt Lake dam, Northway Fields and Stream Valley Park, in order of preference. In arriving at its recommendation, the worksession members discussed the current dog park and analyzed the relative … Read More

25 Jan 2018

SCMaglev Issue Brings Forth Many Meetings, Set Opinions

by Jill Connor

Greenbelters attended three meetings this week about the proposed SCMaglev (superconducting magnetic levitation) train project. Citizens asked questions of the project developer, Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), on Friday, January 19 at the New Deal Café. At the Greenbelt Firehouse … Read More

9 Nov 2017

Colin Byrd joins six incumbents. Both questions win approval

by Jill Connor

Colin Byrd, 24, will join the six incumbent city council members for the next two years. As the results came in and the gathering did the math of who did and did not make it at the election night event … Read More

24 Aug 2017

My Point of View: Some Thoughts on Labor Day

by Jill Connor

The signs are up, the flyers are out, the bracelets are for sale and the orange barrels are starting to gather around Roosevelt Center. As someone who moved to Greenbelt a little over a year ago the Labor Day Festival … Read More

9 Mar 2017

Burglary Suspect Chased Into Ceiling at AMC Theater

by Jill Connor

The AMC Academy 8 Theater in Beltway Plaza was evacuated and closed for over three hours on Tuesday afternoon when a burglary suspect being pursued by the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGCPD) hid in the ceiling space to avoid … Read More

2 Feb 2017

Michael McLaughlin, Greenbelt’s Consummate Public Servant

by Jill Connor

Michael McLaughlin is known to city residents and his colleagues as a good listener, a strong leader and a stabilizing force in Greenbelt. His retirement from the position of city manager, which he has held since July, 1996, marks a … Read More

11 Jan 2017

Tutor Gets Students Speaking English During Lunch Period

by Jill Connor

In a room near the Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) cafeteria, laughter and giggles are mixed with Spanish and English as a 77-year-old volunteer and a group of sophomore girls who speak very little English try to tell each other … Read More