The paper, published by the Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc., was established in 1937 shortly after the construction of Greenbelt, one of The New Deal Green Towns. It has been published weekly without interruption since that time and is delivered free to most Greenbelt residents.
Six Greenbelt families opened their homes to a total of 25 marchers on the Journey to Stay Home on their way to Washington, D.C. The group of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, other undocumented immigrants and their supporters … Read More
Aside from decisions on whether to support four bills submitted in the Maryland General Assembly, which will be reported separately, the city council had a relatively short list of action items on its February 12 meeting agenda with a number … Read More
“How many of you know you’re smart?” Dr. Velma Deleveaux, an engineer and principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, asked a roomful of Greenbelt Middle School students on Tuesday morning. “I should see every hand up.” Deleveaux’s visit to the school … Read More
The Greenbelt News Review is delighted to announce the selection of Gary Childs as its new editor to succeed Mary Lou Williamson who was named editor emerita on her retirement. Childs, a recently retired Foreign Service Officer, and his wife … Read More
It wasn’t the first time the Greenbelt City Council had met over the years with representatives of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) to discuss potential changes to the campus of “the farm” that forms the city’s northern boundary and … Read More
The boardwalk bridge over the pond and wetlands is the latest addition to the trail connecting Cherrywood Lane with the Greenbelt Station South Core Development. Completion of the boardwalk has opened it for public use; however, a ceremonial opening for … Read More
“That’s my baby!” Greenbelter Beasy Sanders exclaimed, moving in closer to the monitor showing footage of her then-6-month-old daughter splashing around in a bathtub, film she hadn’t seen in years. She laughed, recalling old memories like her baby’s first Christmas … Read More
The 2018 Youth Musical, Time Will Tell, opens next weekend at the Community Center. The play is set in Greenbelt, during its first year. Saturday, March 3, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. and … Read More
A physical therapy aide who volunteers for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) organization, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, attended the awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on December 10. Maral Hassanshahi, a native of Iran, became … Read More
Opposing chants of “stop this train!” and “build this train!” rang out on Lawyers Mall in front of the Annapolis State House on February 5 as Citizens Against SCMaglev were met with a surprise counterprotest organized by the North America’s … Read More
