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27 Jun 2019

Council Debates Franklin Park Playground Project Investment

by Eugene Jesse Nash IV

Project Open Space is a grant program that encourages municipalities to acquire and update undeveloped spaces for use as parks, playgrounds and recreation centers. Currently, council plans to use grant money to repair a small playground at 2 Research Road, … Read More

27 Jun 2019

Higher Achievement Opens Greenbelt Center on July 2

Higher Achievement D.C. Metro celebrates the opening of a new Achievement Center at Greenbelt Middle School in Greenbelt, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 2. The event runs from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. with a program from 9 to … Read More

27 Jun 2019

Council Discusses Dog Parks: Upgrade or Build a New One

by Kathleen Gallagher

Every dog has its day, and every major section of Greenbelt that needs a dog park will likely one day have one. But a recent council worksession suggested that it may take a while. On May 29 the Greenbelt City … Read More

19 Jun 2019

Capitol Flag Carried by Scouts Celebrates Women’s Suffrage

by Melissa Sites

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, six girls from local Troop 214 marched with flags at the U.S. Capitol, becoming some of the first female Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to do so. According to Troop … Read More

19 Jun 2019

Council Meets with New School CEO Dr. Monica E. Goldson

by Mary Moien

The Greenbelt City Council held a worksession on June 4 with Dr. Monica E. Goldson, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George’s County Public Schools at the time of the worksession. Christian Rhodes, chief of staff, accompanied her. All … Read More

19 Jun 2019

Greenbelter Helps to Register New Voters in Greenbelt West

by Eugene Jesse Nash IV

Franklin Park resident and author Ric Gordon has had a vision to promote political activism in his home community since he was young. Last Saturday, Gordon rallied with city council members, political candidates and interested Greenbelters in the Beltway Plaza … Read More

19 Jun 2019

GMS Teacher Wins 2019 Christa McAuliffe Award

Greenbelt Middle School science teacher Manuela Pagunsan is the recipient of the 2019 Christa McAuliffe Outstanding Teacher Award from Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). Pagunsan, a 32-year veteran educator, teaches seventh-grade science and biology and coaches the Science Bowl … Read More

12 Jun 2019

New Plaque Details History Of Greenbelt School Building

by Amy Hansen

First the building was the original Greenbelt High School. Then it was Greenbelt Junior High School. Next it was Greenbelt Middle School. Now it is Dora Kennedy French Immersion with a new wayside panel to celebrate its history. The plaque … Read More

12 Jun 2019

Local Immigration Attorney Named to the “10 Best List”

Jumoke F. Oladapo has been named for the third consecutive year as one of The American Institute of Legal Counsel (AIOLC)’s 10 best immigration attorneys in Maryland for client satisfaction. She is managing attorney at the IvyLaw Group, focusing on … Read More

12 Jun 2019

The Beauty of Dreams Evoked In ERHS Art Student Mosaic

by Melissa Sites

Two hundred Art 1 students are piecing together a new tile mosaic in which a young African American woman, wearing a graduation cap and robe, carries the world in her hands. The mural, with a shimmering backdrop of night sky … Read More

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