Scarlet Fever in the 1940s Shows Public Health Efforts
The Greenbelt Cooperator column “Our Neighbors” reported in January 1941 that a young girl, eagerly awaiting the celebration of her fifth birthday – invitations sent, favors acquired, a cake with pink candles in the works – had the misfortune to contract scarlet fever a few days before the big event. About a week after she […]
Fundación comunitaria urge Greenbelters a ofrecer ayuda
La Fundación Comunitaria de Greenbelt se dedica a “Alimentar a todos los vecindarios de Greenbelt”. Con este fin, está trabajando para proporcionar información a los residentes de Greenbelt sobre organizaciones que brindan asistencia financiera o de otro tipo directamente a personas y familias que necesitan las necesidades básicas, como pagar facturas, obtener alimentos, vivienda y […]
Community Foundation Urges Greenbelters to Offer Help
The Greenbelt Community Foundation is dedicated to “Nourishing All of Greenbelt’s Neighborhoods.” To this end, it is working to provide information to Greenbelt residents on organizations that provide financial or other assistance directly to individuals and families in need of the basic necessities such as paying bills, getting food, housing and clothing. The Foundation is […]
A Census 2020 Undercount Will Cost Greenbelt Money
Despite widespread uncertainty resulting from COVID-19, the 2020 Census continues. Conducted once every 10 years, the U.S. Census requires households to submit counts of and data about occupants at each address throughout the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prince George’s County had a 2.3 percent undercount rate when the last census was conducted […]
ERHS Grad Abiona on Team Seeking Vaccine for COVID-19
For the last three years, Olubukola Abiona, has been working as a post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellow at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center to develop vaccines for viruses like SARS, MERS and, most recently, COVID-19. Abiona, 24, said that she and her team, led by Dr. Barney Graham, are very […]
Beauchamp Match Deadline For Donations Is Extended
The Greenbelt News Review has extended the time it will match all donations, up to a total of $5,000, made to the University of Maryland’s Virginia W. Beauchamp Scholarship, with no deadline. This scholarship is named in honor of University of Maryland Professor Virginia Beauchamp, who founded the university’s Department of Women’s Studies in 1975. […]
Declaración de emergencia de la ciudad: Estar a salvo durante la pandemia
Cuando Greenbelt declaró el estado de emergencia de la ciudad en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19 el lunes 30 de marzo, no cambió mucho porque la ciudad ya había adoptado muchas medidas de emergencia. “Ya estábamos en estado de emergencia con nuestras acciones”, dijo la administradora de la ciudad, Nicole Ard. Ella dijo que […]
State of Emergency Declared In Council’s Virtual Meeting
A special meeting of the city council, with City Manager Nicole Ard and city staff, was convened on Monday, March 30, to discuss the measures being taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To maintain social distancing, the meeting was held virtually with the phone lines open for public comment. Mayor Colin Byrd declared that […]
City Emergency Declaration: Staying Safe During Pandemic
When Greenbelt declared a city state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, March 30, not much changed because the city had already adopted many emergency measures. “We were already in a state of emergency with our actions,” said City Manager Nicole Ard. She said the declaration signals to the federal government […]
80 Years Apart, but the Same Royal Message Resounds
I watched Queen Elizabeth’s speech last Sunday and heard her reference the broadcast she had made in October 1940. I was 5 years old when I listened to that broadcast at my home in East London. The young Princess Elizabeth’s speech to the children of the Commonwealth was reassuring and comforting to evacuees and children, […]