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16 Jan 2025

County’s Snow Response Impacts Greenbelt Children, Schools, Parents

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

For Greenbelt families with children in public schools, the winter break, already longer than previous years at two weeks, lasted almost three weeks in the end with schools remaining closed until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 10. Though the snow … Read More

16 Jan 2025

Parkway Residents Remain Without Heat; City’s Deadline Approaches

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

This week, residents of Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe apartments, located near Roosevelt Center, are still without heat. Greenbelt’s Director of Planning and Community Development Terri Hruby confirmed that as of Tuesday evening, January 14, the entirety of Parkway Gardens, … Read More

16 Jan 2025

The Meetres Head Southwest To the Bailiwick of Guernsey

by Cathie Meetre

As snow still sits on Greenbelt, with more frigid weather ahead, a resident shares the summer adventures of Greenbelters, cycling abroad, so we can dream of electric bikes and warmer days. After the ride from Paris, France, on their rented … Read More

16 Jan 2025

County Proposes Temporarily Relocating Beltsville Firefighters

by Erica Johns

The Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has asked the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) for permission to place temporary trailers for firefighters and apparatus for two years at Chestnut Hills Park in Beltsville, one mile from the … Read More

8 Jan 2025

Snow Blankets Greenbelt, Causes Closures, Brings Out Shovels, Sleds

Greenbelt experienced its largest snowfall since 2022, with the National Weather Service recording seven inches for the city. The snowstorm was anticipated, with Governor Wes Moore declaring a state of emergency on Sunday due to predictions of eight to 12 … Read More

8 Jan 2025

Many Chelsea Wood Condo Owners: Snow, But No Heat

by Erica Johns

Most Chelsea Wood condominium owners still didn’t have heat as of Tuesday morning, January 7, after temperatures and snow fell over the weekend. There were 12 buildings with heat and 35 without heat, according to a map from Metropolis Condominium … Read More

8 Jan 2025

Parkway Gardens Also without Heat

Residents at Parkway Gardens Apartments on Parkway in Greenbelt Center are also without heat. Residents Marayna Smith and Tyresa Simmons say the problem began several months ago with a broken boiler. Simmons said residents of the rental apartments knew city … Read More

8 Jan 2025

Who Responds to Greenbelt Fire, EMS Calls: Latest Response Data

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

On January 3, Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green wrote to Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan to provide updates on what she referred to as the “staffing reallocation plan.” Since the removal of career firefighters on June 30, the staffing … Read More

8 Jan 2025

Report Card Shows Decline In ERHS Performance Scores

by Randy Chow

The academic performance of students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School continues to fall in the 2023-24 academic year according to the 2024 Maryland School Report Card compiled by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The Greenbelt magnet school met … Read More

2 Jan 2025

Longtime Greenbelt Dentist Dr. James McCarl Retires

by Deanna Dawson

James H. (Jay) McCarl, D.D.S, has retired after practicing dentistry for more than 40 years. He joined the McCarl family dental practice in 1984 after earning a dental degree from the University of Maryland Dental School. The practice started in … Read More

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