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8 Feb 2018

Dog Park Worksession Leads To More Info and Fewer Sites

by Jill Connor

Council selected three potential locations for the new dog park: Greenbelt Lake dam, Northway Fields and Stream Valley Park, in order of preference. In arriving at its recommendation, the worksession members discussed the current dog park and analyzed the relative … Read More

8 Feb 2018

Once Upon a Time, Dinosaurs Played in Your Backyard

by Amy Hansen

A bit more than 110 million years ago, dinosaurs skipped through your backyard. They traipsed in the swampy woods and ran across what is now Greenbelt Road. Maybe you already knew that. Six years ago, Berwyn Heights dinosaur hunter extraordinaire … Read More

31 Jan 2018

GES Second Grade Teacher Pilots Green School Program

by Caroline Hanks

Students and staff at Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) are getting hands-on with sustainability practices to become a Green School within the Maryland Green Schools (MDGS) Award Program in March, a process which began in 2016. The Maryland Association for Environmental … Read More

31 Jan 2018

Council’s Letter to Baker In Opposition to SCMaglev

January 29, 2018 The Honorable Rushern L. Baker Prince George’s County Executive County Administration Building Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 Dear County Executive Baker, On behalf of the citizens of Greenbelt, we urge you to oppose the proposed Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev … Read More

31 Jan 2018

Council Approves Audiovisual Upgrade Proposals Amendment

by Diane Oberg

At its January 22 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council approved two proposals to improve the broadcasting/streaming of meetings in the council chambers, introduced an amendment to the city charter to correct an error in the original annexation of Greenbelt … Read More

25 Jan 2018

Boxwood Water Shutdown Solved With New 16- and 20-inch Mains

by James Giese

After years of discussion as to what should be done, it appears a solution has been reached on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) efforts to provide new water mains to its water standpipe on Ridge Road near Lastner Lane. … Read More

25 Jan 2018

SCMaglev Issue Brings Forth Many Meetings, Set Opinions

by Jill Connor

Greenbelters attended three meetings this week about the proposed SCMaglev (superconducting magnetic levitation) train project. Citizens asked questions of the project developer, Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), on Friday, January 19 at the New Deal Café. At the Greenbelt Firehouse … Read More

25 Jan 2018

Greenbelters Stressed as Fed Faced Monday Shutdown

by Amy Hansen, Lesley Kash

While the federal government is up and running, at least for a few weeks, many Greenbelters felt the stress of preparing for a shutdown. While Greenbelt is not a federally-owned city anymore, many residents work, intern or otherwise interact with … Read More

25 Jan 2018

ACE Grants Given to Enrich Programs at Greenbelt Schools

by Jon Gardner

At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, January 22, the council approved 24 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) grants totaling $11,757.62 to six local schools. The council approved the grants by a 5 to 1 vote, with Colin Byrd … Read More

17 Jan 2018

Middle School Choir Director Changes Lives Through Music

by Anne Gardner

After several years with no choir program at Greenbelt Middle School (GMS), 27 students from the school sang on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on December 17. They performed with students from Largo High School, Kenmoor Elementary, Kenmoor … Read More

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