Absentee Voting, Early Voting Available to All Primary Voters
For those wishing to take a pass on their neighborhood polling place on Tuesday, June 26, the now-familiar options of no excuse absentee voting, which can be accomplished entirely by mail from the comfort of home, or early voting at a polling place are both available for the Democratic and Republican primary elections. With the […]
Heritage Film Festival Honors George Kochell, Ethel Lewis
The Heritage Film Festival, in its 13th year, played in Greenbelt Library and around the city on May 17, 19 and 20. Over 35 short films plus numerous animations gave audiences a rich diversity of creative and inspired works. The festival included discussions with the filmmakers, a reception and an awards ceremony held in the […]
Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day Working at Buddy Attick Park
On Saturday, April 28, the City of Greenbelt held its annual Earth Day celebration at Buddy Attick Park. It was a volunteer workday, with 21 members of the local community helping Public Works employees establish a new food forest next to the park’s playground. Mayor Emmett Jordan and Councilmembers Judith Davis, Leta Mach, Silke Pope […]
ERHS Girls and Boys Lacrosse Teams End Satisfying Seasons
The rain and wind intensified last Friday evening, but members of the Eleanor Roosevelt High School girls lacrosse team had nothing but smiles. Despite the unseasonably cold weather and their first loss of the season, they had a lot to be proud of. The girls advanced to the state semifinals in only their second season […]
Memorial Day Reflections And A Historic Film at OGT
The Old Greenbelt Theatre’s free 80th anniversary matinee series will conclude this Sunday, May 27, at noon with a showing of a 35mm print of the anti-war masterpiece All Quiet On The Western Front. Based on the international best-seller by Erich Maria Remarque, the 1930 film (running time 2 hours, 36 minutes) is a searing […]
Green Man Festival Features Music, Art and Composting
Dozens of vendors turned out to share their wares alongside many cooperating and collocated environmental groups focused on protecting the environment and improving understanding of Greenbelters’ place within the local ecology, as part of the 14th Annual Green Man Festival held at Roosevelt Center on Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13. A community drum […]
Primary Election is June 26: Deadline to Register, June 5
Mid-term elections always loom large as a bellwether for what will follow at the end of the term, and this year talk of the mid-terms can scarcely be avoided. In Maryland, the first steps toward the November 6 mid-term elections are the Democratic and Republican primary elections, to be held on Tuesday, June 26. For […]
Data Gathering Delays Rec Department Plan Rollout
By now, the Greenbelt Recreation Department had planned to have presented council with a draft Recreation and Parks Master Plan for their review. However, the data gathering portion of the work took longer than expected. The department now expects to present the draft to the city council and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) within […]
In Memoriam – Kelly Ivy: Extraordinary Man Who Put Family, Kids First
Kelly Ivy, Sr. died in his sleep in the early hours of Wednesday, May 9. He was 63 and spent 45 of his too-short years married to his wife Linda. He leaves Linda and their children, Kelly P. Ivy Jr. (Megan), Jamie Apgar Howarth (Robert), Amanda Williams (Daniel) and Emily Cole (Christopher), and a niece […]
Twin Cats Reunited, After Decades and an Ocean Apart
The silent auction had an unexpected bonus for two cats. Reunited after decades apart, the cats now live contentedly together in the household of Jon and Anne Gardner, both News Review members. The story begins in England when the Gardners met in Durham in northeast England some 25 years ago. They had decided to get […]