Council Funds ARPA $100K For Volunteer Firefighters
Much of the July 8 council meeting dealt with the departure of 24 career firefighters from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department on June 30. “[W]e’re doing our best to re-engage the county, change their decision on this, and we welcome citizen participation and writing letters, calling county council, calling [the] executive, calling Prince George’s County […]
Construction Materials Cause Fire at Greenbelt Elementary
At approximately 10:53 p.m. on Monday, July 15 a fire was reported at Greenbelt Elementary School. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion prior to the fire. Engines from multiple fire departments responded, including Berwyn Heights and College Park. The section of Ridge Road surrounding the school was closed. The fire was put out approximately 50 minutes […]
Animal Shelter Is Down to One Officer Following Resignations
Over the last couple of weeks two of Greenbelt’s three animal control officers have resigned, including Supervisor Walter Rivas-Flores, who had worked at the shelter since 2022 and became the supervisor in January this year. Earlier this year Rivas-Flores, who personally trained every volunteer, spoke enthusiastically about his big plans for the future of the […]
Mail-in Ballots Now Available For August 6 County Primary
Prince George’s County special primary election for the seat vacated by At-Large Councilmember Mel Franklin is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will be available from Wednesday, July 31, through Monday, August 5 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sunday, which will be from noon to 6 […]
12-Year-Old Fiona O’Brien Makes National Acro Team, World Alternate
Greenbelt’s Fiona O’Brien is only 12, but at the end of June she competed in a 13-19 women’s trio, an elite level, in Acrobatic Gymnastics at USA Gymnastics’ National Championships in Minneapolis. Fiona, a rising 8th grader at Dora Kennedy French Immersion, along with Juliet Hanks, of Huntington in Calvert County, a rising junior at […]
City Council Authorizes $33K To Update City Code, Charter
Greenbelt’s municipal code was last updated in 2012 and needs revision. The Greenbelt City Council has been requested to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Municode for approximately $18K. The scope of this contract includes recodification, regular code updates, moving the city code online and updating the language used in the […]
Creative Kids Take the Stage In The Cookie Caper Musical
Greenbelt’s Creative Kids have made their 2024 stage debut with a little history, a little mystery and no shortage of catchy tunes. Two performances of The Cookie Caper, an original musical by Greenbelt Performing Arts Coordinator Chris Cherry, marked the end of the first session of the 2024 Creative Kids Camp at the Community Center […]
1776 Letter from John Adams
The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought […]
Three Cities’ TRO Against County Is Rejected; Firefighters Pulled
As Greenbelt’s City Council held a closed-door meeting, Berwyn Heights and College Park did the same. Around midnight on Thursday, June 27, the three cities filed a joint motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green to prevent them from removing career firefighters […]
DAR Chapter Continues Cleanup Of Historic Walker Gravesite
On Saturday, May 25, members of Pleasant Prospect Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and the John Hanson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) gathered to remember two soldiers who fought in the American Revolution. They raked leaves and cleaned the historic gravesites of Isaac and Nathan Walker, located behind […]