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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

19 Apr 2017

Opening Day Sunday For Youth Baseball

This coming Sunday, April 23, will be opening day for Greenbelt Youth Baseball’s 2017 season. The annual parade from the Municipal Building to McDonald Field will be at noon. The first game of the day is scheduled for 1 p.m. … Read More

19 Apr 2017

Proposed Fire Department Budget Reviewed by Council

by James Giese

The Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad was represented by President John Wynkoop and Deputy Chief Greg Gigliotti when the Greenbelt City Council reviewed the city manager’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year at its April 5 worksession. … Read More

14 Apr 2017

ERHS and Ghana Team Win STEM Competition in March

by Amy Hansen

In its most basic form, a battery is a storage of chemical energy that can be converted to electrical energy. Turns out, some soil has this. So by putting electrodes and cathodes into soil (as well as a bit of … Read More

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