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11 May 2017

Fourth Graders Create New Animation Projects

by Ingrid Cowan Hass

for the Visual Arts (GAVA) artist, George Kochell, aka “Mister Geo,” is helping Mrs. Polston’s fourth grade media students at Greenbelt Elementary School complete a new arts integration project called My Graphic Novel Character. Students are drawing characters based on … Read More

11 May 2017

Fifth-graders Plant Trees At Springhill Lake School

by Amy Hansen

The project started as an environmental science unit in Daneille Todd-Jones’ fifth grade, and it will last long after these students are done with high school. On Wednesday, May 3, city officials assisted Springhill Lake Elementary School students in planting … Read More

3 May 2017

Greenbelt Station Transportation Woes, Budget and Beer at Council

by Diane Oberg

At its April 24 meeting, the City Council discussed the sudden discontinuation of the Greenbelt Station shuttle to the Metro station, adopted two changes to the city’s building code, held the first public hearing on the budget and introduced an … Read More

3 May 2017

New Cell Phone Tower Dominates Heated Discussion by City Council

by Diane Oberg

Judging by crowd size, the topic of greatest interest to residents at the April 24 City Council meeting was clearly the proposed construction of a T-Mobile cell phone antenna tower on the grounds of Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS). Council … Read More

3 May 2017

Paper Holds Firm on Ad Rates: Color Free, Nonprofits Boosted

by Cathie Meetre

In a bold move, this newspaper has implemented substantial changes to its advertising policies and practices. This redesign of ad policy utilizes savings from recently decreased printing costs and co-opts additional funds from the operating budget of the paper to … Read More

27 Apr 2017

Fraternal Order of Police Votes No Confidence in Acting Chief

by Amy Hansen

On April 19, 16 members of the Greenbelt Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #32 issued a vote of no confidence in Acting Chief of Police Thomas Kemp. The FOP, currently in collective bargaining with the city, published a press release … Read More

27 Apr 2017

Museum Challenges and Plans Discussed at Budget Worksession

by James Giese

During the past year, Greenbelt Museum Director Megan Searing-Young was faced with three major challenges, all of which are being satisfactorily resolved. Young reported on these issues as a part of her budget presentation to the Greenbelt City Council at … Read More

27 Apr 2017

CERT Proposed 2018 Budget Expected to Hold Steady

by James Giese

The Greenbelt Police Department sponsors a citizen-based Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), whose members provide support to the department by performing non-law enforcement duties. Lisa Hegwood and Laura Kressler represented CERT before the city council at its April 5 budget … Read More

19 Apr 2017

T-Rex Corporation Fosters Skills Training Program for Employees

by James Giese

19 Apr 2017

Council Proclaims Earth Day; Code Changes Are Introduced

by Kathleen Gallagher

The Greenbelt City Council’s April 10 meeting featured proclamations for Earth Day and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. First readings took place of two ordinances to revise Chapter 4 of the Greenbelt City Code, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” with requirements … Read More

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