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31 Aug 2017

Labor Day Festival: Nonstop Fun, Friday through Monday

Celebrate Greenbelt and exit the summer with a bang at the Labor Day Festival from Friday, September 1 through Labor Day, September 4. Click Here for a link where you can download the program. Fun abounds for the young and … Read More

31 Aug 2017

Council Election is Coming: Time to Register to Vote is Now

by Kathleen Gallagher

Participating in the November 7 city council election – by running for office, signing a candidate’s petition or voting – requires being registered with Prince George’s County at a residence address that lies within the boundaries of the City of … Read More

31 Aug 2017

School Starts on September 6

by Mary Loutsch

The first day of school is Wednesday, September 6 for all Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). Transition Day for all prekindergarten and kindergarten students will be Thursday, August 31. Transition Day for new students starting in sixth, seventh and … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Volunteer to help in Greening the Labor Day Festival

Here’s the correct link for signing up to help in the Greening of Greenbelt’s Labor Day Festival. Our InDesign linkmaker sprang (sprung?) a leak because of all the punctuation in the middle of the URL and inserted an extra hyphen. … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Labor Day Pullout

Look inside today’s paper for the Labor Day pullout, or download it here! It contains information on all the events happening over the Labor Day Weekend. The physical paper – available on your doorstep or from outlets in Greenbelt, including … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Greenbelters Unite in Peace At Church Candlelight Vigil

by Cameron Weekes

In a show of solidarity against the violence at the Charlottesville protest, members of the Greenbelt Community Church held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. The vigil was organized by Rev. Glennyce Grindstaff after … Read More

24 Aug 2017

My Point of View: Some Thoughts on Labor Day

by Jill Connor

The signs are up, the flyers are out, the bracelets are for sale and the orange barrels are starting to gather around Roosevelt Center. As someone who moved to Greenbelt a little over a year ago the Labor Day Festival … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Solar Eclipse: Greenbelters Venture Out With Creative Contraptions

by Janice Wolf

A forecast of cloudy skies and the threat of copious amounts of rain between 2 and 3 p.m. did not deter people from seeking out a place to watch Monday’s partial solar eclipse in and around Greenbelt. Despite that forecast … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Rings on Lake Park Tree Tell a Tale Spanning 140 Years

by Owen Kelley

Last week, the city cut down a large, dead tree on the northeast shore of Greenbelt Lake, which had started growing about 60 years before Greenbelt was founded. If you visit the stump of this double-trunked white oak tree, you … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Jitender Dubey is Finalist For Service to America Medal

by Matt Arbach

“God is watching over me,” says Dr. Jitender Dubey, a microbiologist with the Agricultural Research Service, when considering his life of many journeys and perseverance. A resident of Greenbelt since 1982, Dubey was named a finalist in July for this … Read More

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