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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

14 Apr 2017

Hanington Receives Recognition For Work on Turner Cemetery

by Amy Hansen

What started as an article for the News Review ended with writer Kyla Hanington receiving an award from the Prince George’s County Historical Society on April 9. At the St. George’s Day celebration, which is held annually by the historical … Read More

14 Apr 2017

City Council Begins Markup Of Proposed 2018 Budget

by Diane Oberg

City Manager Nicole Ard’s first proposed budget is set in a somewhat improving fiscal environment but with more uncertainties than usual: will federal grants be cut given the Trump administration’s desire to severely trim domestic agencies’ budgets? Will the General … Read More

14 Apr 2017

Hold the Line Budget Projected For Police Department in 2018

by James Giese

Public Safety expenditures comprise 37 percent of the Greenbelt City Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and nearly all of that goes to funding the Police Department. The proposed police budget at $10,197,900 is essentially a “hold the line” budget, … Read More

5 Apr 2017

SafeTrack Surge #14 Closes Greenbelt Station for a Month

Metro announced that it has altered its plan for the next SafeTrack surge at the northern end of the Green Line, including the Greenbelt station. Originally planned as a longer period of continuous single tracking, Metro will instead conduct Surge … Read More

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