Recreation Holds Learn 2 Earn Program for Greenbelt Youth
A youth workforce development program called Learn 2 Earn is in full swing through the Recreation Department. It just completed its first and second phases with a cohort of 10 students. The program was initially proposed over a decade ago by Anthony Hamm of Pathways Alternative High School, who runs a successful youth entrepreneurship and […]
Aquatic Egg Hunt Delights All
On Friday, March 29, the City of Greenbelt held its annual underwater egg hunt at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. The Egg Hunt is broken into three age groups. The first, for the youngest hunters 6 months to 5 years old, was at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. 4- to 11-year-olds took over the wading […]
Staffing Issue Gets Council Meeting Off to a Hot Start
The March 25 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council got off to a hot start with former city human resources director Mary Johnson accusing the city manager of violating city code. In addition, council approved several contracts, received an update on planned renovations to the Municipal Building and sent a letter to county officials regarding […]
PGCPS Makes Transportation Changes to Rectify Longtime Woes
During his first 90 days, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) new superintendent, Millard House II, acknowledged persistent challenges in the area of student transportation, and called for a transportation audit. That audit was conducted September through December 2023 and the administration plans to implement changes based on its results as soon as August. For […]
City Council Thrashes Toward Some Positions on Recycling
At the March 13 council worksession, City Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll addressed potential funding and initiatives related to the prevention of illegal dumping at three city facilities: the recycling center at Buddy Attick Park, the area next to the Northway ballfields and a lesser-known city recycling facility on Hanover Drive (see map, p.12). The request […]
Women of Greenbelt Past – Fredericka Martin: Finding A Home Everywhere She Went
Fredericka Martin came to Greenbelt in April of 1939 to be the supervising nurse at the new Greenbelt hospital. Born in 1905 in Cooperstown, N.Y., Martin graduated nursing school in Christ Hospital in New Jersey and served as supervisor and head nurse in several hospitals in New York City. During the early 1930s, she became […]
Citizens Police Academy Has Largest Class Since Pandemic
This year’s Greenbelt Citizens Police Academy has received an overwhelming response, resulting in one of the largest classes yet. Due to the high number of applicants, police had to turn some applicants away. “There’s definitely an interest out there for it. So that had me excited. You always want to have people who want to […]
Standard School Bells Will Mean Significant Changes for Greenbelt
Since the publication of this article, PGCPS has changed their announcement. On April 4, Superintendent Millard House II announced the planned bell time shifts will create three bell time tiers encompassing a mix of school levels. This plan will not shift all elementary schools to 7:30 a.m., nor all middle schools and Pre-K – 8 […]
Biden’s Budget Has $3.5 Billion Up Front for FBI’s Greenbelt HQ
The vision of an FBI headquarters here in Greenbelt became more concrete this month when upfront funding for the project was included in the Presidential Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which begins October 1, 2024. This is a significant indicator that the administration plans to move forward with construction, even while the review of […]
Councilmember Amy Knesel, New to Politics, Not to Greenbelt
She may be new to politics, but it’s a natural progression for someone as people-oriented, energetic and concerned about her fellow Greenbelters as Amy Knesel. She grew up in subsidized low-income housing in Gaithersburg. In elementary school, she found herself confronted with injustices. She was a white girl in a primarily Black neighborhood and was […]