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10 Dec 2015

5th Grade Teacher Marson Richardson Offers Kind Words

by Jim Link

As the ambient noise, chatter and laughter of the scurrying children subsides, as the yellow school buses pull away from Greenbelt Elementary School (GES), as Marson Richardson ushers me into his 5th grade classroom after a long day teaching English … Read More

10 Dec 2015

Petitions are the Theme for Year’s Record Meeting

by Kathleen Gallagher

The city council has only one more opportunity to beat this year’s record for longest council meeting, which was set at 3 hours, 34 minutes and 16 seconds at the regular meeting of November 23. The only regular meeting this … Read More

10 Dec 2015

Council Accepts Resignations, Considers Adding to the Museum

by Kathleen Gallagher

At its lengthy November 23 meeting the Greenbelt City Council approved without comment two consent agenda items of public interest: the resignation of three members of the Forest Preserve Advisory Board (FPAB) and the scheduling of a public hearing to … Read More

3 Dec 2015

Police and Firefighters Honored at American Legion

by Kirstyn A. Flood

Mark Holden is Greenbelt’s Officer of the Year, Police Chief James Craze announced at the 28th Annual Public Safety Awards on November 13. Craze chose Holder based on his work ethic and productivity as a patrol officer and detective. … Read More

3 Dec 2015

Gobble Wobble Brings out the Flock

Thanksgiving Day’s PreFeast warmup and community outing provides Greenbelters of all ages the chance to stretch and get some exercise before tucking into turkey and stuffing. Led by a turnkey and with fine weather and pie to look forward to, … Read More

3 Dec 2015

Leta Mach Elected to National League of Cities

Leta Mach, Greenbelt city councilmember, was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2016 Board of Directors at the 2015 Congress of Cities and Exposition held in Nashville, Tenn. Mach, who will serve a two-year term, will play … Read More

3 Dec 2015

News Review – Once and Future

by Cathie Meetre

by Cathie Meetre In the November 26 issue, we looked back at a successful if turbulent year of operation. In the next year we have plans to up our game even more. We expect to maintain and improve our appeal … Read More

25 Nov 2015

Council Debates Greenbelt Station

At a worksession, council objected to the Greenbelt Station detailed Phase III site plan, citing disappointment in open space ratios, access by emergency vehicles and proximity of dwellings to the sound barrier. The worksession will continue on December 7. Link to the … Read More

24 Nov 2015

Festival of Lights Eagerly Awaited

The Greenbelt Recreation Department Art Program’s 2015 Festival of Lights Juried Art and Craft Fair promises a wide array of handmade wares by local artisans, plus a hands-on workshop, prize drawing, open studios and more. This event takes place at … Read More

24 Nov 2015

2015 – A Busy Year at the News Review

by Cathie Meetre

As we enter Year 79 of publication, we’ve a few surprises in store for our readers. The most obvious is that we are printing in color. Four of our pages – front, back and two in the center. A secondary … Read More

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