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18 Aug 2016

Police Awards and New Recruits At Council Session

by Kathleen Gallagher

Greenbelt was transformed into Bluebelt for a while on August 8, as Chief James Craze and other officers of the Police Department joined the city council at its regular meeting to honor seven of their members. New Officers First … Read More

18 Aug 2016

Varied Agenda Keeps Council Busy

by Kathleen Gallagher

As reported in another article, the Greenbelt City Council meeting of August 8 opened with the swearing in of two new police officers and the presentation of other awards by the Police Department. One more presentation remained to be … Read More

11 Aug 2016

Wednesday Races Dominate Park

by Susan Harris (originally published in Greenbelt Live)

No, this isn’t a scene from the outskirts of Rio. These are local racers, but that doesn’t mean they’re not serious about the sport, or so I gathered from watching and talking with family members and other race-followers and supporters. … Read More

11 Aug 2016

Greenbelt Hosts Popular National Night Out Events

by Lynn White

This has been a tumultuous year for law enforcement across the country. This didn’t dampen the spirits of police officers or residents at Greenbelt’s annual celebration of National Night Out on August 2. The series of community events were an … Read More

11 Aug 2016

Not All Greenbelt Station Kids Can Enroll in Greenbelt Schools

by Kathleen Gallagher

It was not exactly a lion’s den that Johndel Jones-Brown walked into on the evening of August 3, but if there is one subject about which the city council historically takes on the nature of a big momma cat defending … Read More

4 Aug 2016

Greenbelt Youth Camp Talent Show

The annual Camp Pine Tree and Camp YOGO variety show took place on Thursday, July 28, supported by the Greenbelt Recreation Department at the Greenbelt Youth Center. And what a lot of talent it was! Photos by Jill Connor

4 Aug 2016

Reviving a Rite of Summer: Corner Lemonade Stand

by L'il Dan Celdran

Neighborhood friends sold freshsqueezed lemonade on Saturday, July 30. After paying “overhead” for signage, cups, straws, ice, water, lemons, sugar and workers, $2.45 was earned and will be donated to the Greenbelt Animal Shelter. What the child r e n … Read More

4 Aug 2016

BARC Director Ellen Harris Converses with City Council

by Diane Oberg

On July 20 the Greenbelt City Council held a far-ranging conversation with Dr. Ellen Harris, director of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) as part of its series of stakeholder meetings. The last such meeting was held roughly two years … Read More

28 Jul 2016

Circus Camp Clowns Around

There are lots of stories and pictures in the paper about the camp and its budding performers. Here’s a short summary. Click here for more. Campers at the Recreation Department’s Circus Camp, run by Greg May, learn how to spin … Read More

28 Jul 2016

Greenbelt Hosts National League of Small Cities Council

by Michael McLaughlin

Greenbelt City Councilmember Silke Pope and the City of Greenbelt recently hosted the Small Cities Council of the National League of Cities (NLC). The Small Cities Council is comprised of elected officials from communities across the country with a population … Read More

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