Greenbelt Amends City Charter To Allow All-resident Voting
On Monday, September 23, Greenbelt City Council held a public hearing on all-resident voting. Following the hearing the six councilmembers who were present voted unanimously to amend the city’s charter to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. In the November 2023 election the question of allowing noncitizens who meet residency requirements appeared on the […]
Greenbelt Paralympian Wins Relay Silver Medal in Paris
Zach Shattuck, a Greenbelt native who lived on Hillside Road during his childhood, represented Team USA at the Paris Paralympics earlier this month, where he won a silver medal in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay. Greenbelt Connections Much of Shattuck’s family have lived in Greenbelt, including his grandparents Jack and Dolores (Dee) Downs, who […]
Green Ridge House Residents Wait 23 Minutes for Fire Response
At 11:18 a.m. on Monday, September 23, a fire alarm sounded in the Green Ridge House apartments on Ridge Road. It was a mechanical failure but it would be 23 minutes before a single fire engine responded to the multistory 101-unit complex that is home to elderly and disabled residents. Residents recounted the fear they […]
On the Ballot: Maryland Constitutional Amendment on Reproductive Freedom
In the November 5 general election, Maryland voters will decide on a proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution about reproductive freedom. If passed, the amendment will secure a state constitutional right to reproductive rights already enacted in Maryland legislation. The measure will appear as Ballot Question 1: “The proposed amendment confirms an individual’s fundamental right […]
Greenbelt Parents Share School Transportation Experiences So Far
The Greenbelt News Review solicited comments from Greenbelt parents about their experiences with transportation to see how this year’s transportation changes are impacting families and students locally. Amidst an ongoing driver shortage, Lei Zong’s children didn’t have an assigned bus driver in the mornings. A driver drops off students at Greenbelt Elementary School and picks […]
McCarl Dental Marks 100 Years; Four Generations of Dentistry
The McCarl Dental Practice is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. James W. McCarl started it off. He was born in Mapleton Depot, Pa., in 1895 and at age 15 went to Washington, D.C., where he found work and finished high school. He joined the U.S. Army and served in France during World War […]
Latest County Fire Department Meeting Brings No Reassurance
At a September 12 town hall officials and residents hoped for an update and more information from Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) about the June 30 “temporary” removal of career firefighter and EMS staff from Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bunker Hill and Bowie-Belair fire stations. County Fire Chief Tiffany Green did not attend, instead sending […]
County Fire Dept Sends PowerPoint Charts to Answer PIA for Analysis
In July the Greenbelt News Review submitted a Public Information Act (PIA) Request for the analysis the Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has repeatedly said they conducted and used as the basis for the staffing changes but had not shared. They referenced their analysis on several occasions and specifically referred to it in the […]
Greenbelt Officer Joshua Forney Receives Lifesaving Award
In July, Steve Edmonds was moving a piece of glass he intended to turn into a table onto a truck when it collapsed, slicing him in multiple places, including an artery. “There was so much blood it scared me to death,” recalls Edmonds. That afternoon, in the parking lot of Greenway Center, Edmonds began rapidly […]
$429,000 for Firefighter Training; Impact on Current Shortage Unclear
Although no money was allocated to Greenbelt Fire Department, on September 6 U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, David Trone and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) announced $951,500.90 in federal funding for fire departments in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, resources intended to enhance emergency response capabilities and ensure […]