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29 Mar 2017

Early Women in Architecture Featured in Exhibit, Lecture

by Megan Young

During April, the exhibit Early Women of Architecture in Maryland will be on display in the Community Center. As part of the Greenbelt Museum’s quarterly lecture series, a free talk will be presented on Victorine Du Pont Homsey (1900-1998), one … Read More

29 Mar 2017

Two Greenbelters Join a New County Council Commission

by Nicole Williams

On March 21, the Prince George’s County Council unanimously swore in the inaugural commissioners for the newly formed County Commission on Common Ownership Communities. The formation of this new commission is unique. There is only one other such commission in … Read More

29 Mar 2017

Franklin Park Welcomes City Manager Nicole Ard

by Anne Wallace

Residents and community leaders of Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station welcomed new Greenbelt City Manager Nicole Ard at a meet-and-greet reception on Tuesday, March 21 at the Leasing Center. Ard described her visits to a number of Greenbelt communities and … Read More

23 Mar 2017

SHLES Essay Contest Winners Receive DARE Recognition

Four Springhill Hill Lake Elementary School 5th graders received books, including some autographed by the author, during the 2017 DARE culmination assembly that took place March 9 in the school’s auditorium. The culmination marks the end of the students’ 10-lesson … Read More

23 Mar 2017

City Contracts for Long-Sought Recreation & Parks Master Plan

by Kathleen Gallagher

At its meeting on February 27, the city council took steps to develop Greenbelt’s very first recreation and parks facilities master plan, a project long anticipated by recreation staff and the city’s Park and Recreation Advisory Board. Other matters included … Read More

23 Mar 2017

ACE, City Recognize Outstanding Educators in Greenbelt Schools

by Mary Moien

The 2017 Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) Educator Awards were presented at the March 13 Greenbelt City Council meeting. Janet Mirsky, ACE treasurer, introduced the presentation and summed up selected ACE accomplishments. This year is the 22nd for ACE Educator … Read More

23 Mar 2017

Council and Beltway Plaza Plan for FBI HQ – or Not

by Dylan Matthew Sinn

NOTE: Just before press time, we received the news from GSA that the decision on relocation of the FBI would be delayed indefinitely. Fred Wine, president of Quantum Companies, the company that owns Beltway Plaza, assured the city council … Read More

15 Mar 2017

Carriers and Deliveries: Paper Versus Electronics

by Cathie Meetre

The carriers are the link between the newspaper and its recipients throughout the community. In all weathers, by themselves or with a parent, friend or sibling, the News Review carriers walk from one house or apartment building to the next … Read More

15 Mar 2017

Council Honors Butler Family; City Co-sponsors Health Fair

by Kathleen Gallagher

At its March 13 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council presented a letter to Brian and Camille Butler, recognizing their work in raising awareness of sickle cell trait in the community and supporting the Journey to Health Fitness and Awareness Fair … Read More

15 Mar 2017

Roosevelt Students Test Water Biweekly in WISP Program

by Dylan Sinn

As the academic year inches toward a close and the weather gets warmer, some students inevitably get the urge to leave school and spend time outside. One group of students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) doesn’t have to wait … Read More

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