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17 May 2017

Museum Reopens June 4

by Clodagh Johnston

Of the many summer community activities dedicated to celebrating Greenbelt’s 80th anniversary, the Grand Reopening of the Greenbelt Museum Historic House on Sunday, June 4 will certainly be one of the most authentic and community-driven events of the season. The … Read More

11 May 2017

Milestone Withdraws ERHS Cell Tower Application

Following a contentious public meeting and an exchange of letters between School Board Representative Lupi Grady and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Maxwell of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), Milestone Communications has decided to withdraw its application for the proposed … Read More

11 May 2017

Earth Squad Kids Become Environmental Stewards

by Matthew Arbach

At the beginning of each meeting, Earth Squad members join hands in a circle and, at the count of three, shout “CHEARS!” From there, they are onto the business at hand: maintaining gardens and edifying themselves in the subjects of … Read More

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

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