Greenbelters Can Help CARES Assist Local Families in Need
by Jim Fischer and Susan Walker COVID-19 is an ongoing crisis for the Greenbelt community. Many residents are facing eviction and can’t meet basic needs because they lost their jobs due to the pandemic. They have used all their resources, including retirement savings, and they owe rent. Without help, families may end up in their […]
State Comptroller Franchot Updates Council on Economy
On September 30, a special council meeting was convened with Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, Deputy Comptroller Sharone Bonardi and Acting Director of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) David Farkas to discuss the findings of a September 29 revenue projection for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 and what Greenbelters, the state and nation as […]
Council Forms a Task Force To Oppose the Maglev Project
The agenda for a Special Meeting scheduled on September 21 with the purpose of picking up the pace for discussing matters related to the proposed superconducting magnetic levitation railway system (SCMaglev) was itself delayed and came to an ending of sorts at the regular meeting of October 5. The original September 21 meeting had been […]
Crime Rates Remain Steady With Auto Crimes Higher
Crime rates in Old Greenbelt have remained close to numbers from the past year, according to a virtual town hall held by the Greenbelt Police Department last week. According to Police Chief Richard “Rick” Bowers, however, auto crime is up citywide, with 45 instances of auto theft in the city as a whole since the […]
GHI Fee Relief Fund Set Up So Members Can Help Others
The COVID-19 financial crisis has greatly affected some Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) members. To address the challenge, GHI has allowed members to defer up to four months of cooperative fees under a special COVID-19 emergency fee deferral policy. As of the end of August 2020, the deferred fees totaled $16,440. GHI members Cynthia Newcomer and […]
Buzón de entrega de boletas Ubicaciones ahora y dentro de poco / Ballot Drop Box Locations Now & Soon
Las siguientes ubicaciones de buzones de votación relativamente cerca de Greenbelt están disponibles ahora: Escuela secundaria Duval HS, 9880 Good Luck Road, Lanham Escuela secundaria High Point High School, 3601 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville Escuela secundaria Northwestern HS, 7000 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville The Pavilion en la Universidad de Maryland, Xfinity Center, 8500 Paint Branch Drive, […]
Washington y Williams Foro de información sobre los patrocinadores de las elecciones
El martes 15 de septiembre, dos de los delegados estatales de Greenbelt, Alonzo Washington y Nicole Williams, organizaron conjuntamente un foro de información electoral con la administradora de elecciones del condado de Prince George, Alisha Alexander. Washington y Williams abordaron las preocupaciones que tenían los votantes después de las elecciones primarias y también los problemas […]
Washington and Williams Sponsor Election Info Forum
On Tuesday, September 15 two of Greenbelt’s State Delegates, Alonzo Washington and Nicole Williams, co-hosted an election information forum featuring longtime Prince George’s County’s Elections Administrator Alisha Alexander. Washington and Williams both addressed concerns voters had following the primary election and potential problems and confusion regarding the general election as well. Washington cited Governor Larry […]
Moechella: Franklin Park’s Party with a Purpose: Vote!
The soundcheck was a musical cacophony from the parking garage as the drums and guitars competed to find their pitch. The TOB Band made their final adjustments from the back of the flatbed. The truck began its pied-piper drive through Franklin Park as the go-go beat began its syncopated siren call to residents to follow […]
Drum Circle Marks Equinox, Celebrates Life and Wellness
The sound of drums floated through the evening air at a local pavilion last week. Over a dozen people gathered to honor the fall equinox with a drum circle led by Katy Gaughan. The circle was part of a series of programs called Drumming for Wellness Community Drum Circles. Gaughan is offering the program in […]