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8 Nov 2023

First Woman of Color and New Majority-Woman Council Elected

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, after a protracted wait for results, the winners of the race for Greenbelt city council were announced. It will include two new members, both women – Danielle McKinney and Jennifer Pompi – making … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Perspectives of Josué Salmerón, Greenbelt’s New City Manager

by Lois Rosado

Now three months on the job, City Manager Josué Salmerón has been listening to community residents, city staff and department heads to learn how the city works, the Greenbelt way. He shared with the News Review some of the big … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket Shares News, Financial Outlook

by Erik Hanson

On the morning of Saturday, November 4, members of the Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative, also known as the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket (GCS), gathered in the Community Center gym for their annual membership meeting. Over 100 members were offered drinks, snacks and … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Committee Celebrates 20 Years Of Protecting the Forest Preserve

by Kristi Fletcher, Melissa Sites, Susan Barnett

October 27 marked the 20th anniversary of Greenbelt City Council’s passage of an ordinance to protect the remaining 225 acres of original 800-acre forested Green Belt for which the town was named. On Sunday, October 29, the Committee to Celebrate … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Election 2023 Voting Locations

For the upcoming election for seats on the Greenbelt City Council, voters may use any of the five polling sites for in-person voting on Tuesday, November 7: Community Center, Police Station, Greenbriar Community Center, Schrom Hills Park Clubhouse or Springhill … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Community Rallies to Support Music, Art at the New Deal Café

by Katy Gaughan

The Masquer-AID the Café Ball at the New Deal Café on October 14 was the culminating Gala event of a months-long campaign that raised more than $25,000 for the New Deal Café’s music and arts program. The Masquer-AID Ball was … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Bat Walk Draws a Crowd

by Kristin Fletcher

Can you say crepuscular? The term, which means active during the twilight hours, was just one of the fascinating facts about bats shared by bat enthusiast Sarah Witcher at the first Bat Walk in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve on September … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Three Pumpkin Carving Sites Aim to Serve One Greenbelt

by Cavit Ireland

Spiderman, a cat and plenty of other face-painted children carved spooky smiles into their pumpkins at the Springhill Lake Pumpkin Carving on Friday, October 27. It was the final of the year’s three carving events, which are part of the … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Day of the Dead: A Living Tradition in Greenbelt

by Bonnie Schrack

The famed Mexican celebration called el Dίa de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is alive and well in the homes of some Greenbelt residents of Mexican origin. While the name of the festival may sound morbid or scary … Read More

31 Oct 2023

City Council Candidate Biographies, 2023

Ric Gordon Ric Gordon was born Brandon Ricardo Gordon in Prince George’s County on September 19, 1982, and attended Prince George’s County Public Schools. Gordon graduated from Morris College in 2004 obtaining his bachelor’s degree in political science and pre-law, … Read More

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