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16 Nov 2023

Greenbelter, LGBTQ+ Ministry Receive an Audience with Pope

by Melissa Sites

Greenbelter Frank DeBernardo was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican, along with colleagues from New Ways Ministry, Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, Associate Director Robert Shine and staff associate Matthew Myers. DeBernardo wrote to the Pope in April 2021 to … Read More

16 Nov 2023

Water Tower Rehabilitation Set to Begin by Next Summer

by Diane Oberg

On Monday, October 30 representatives from WSSC Water (WSSC) updated the Greenbelt City Council on the Standpipe Rehabilitation Project expected to start next year. Councilmembers and nearby residents felt “blindsided,” in the words of Mayor Emmett Jordan earlier this year, … Read More

8 Nov 2023

City Questionnaire: Check News Review

The city’s community questionnaire is now available – see the back page of the November 9 issue. Be sure to answer the questionnaire and let the city know what’s important to you. One of the questions asks how you prefer … Read More

8 Nov 2023

First Woman of Color and New Majority-Woman Council Elected

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, after a protracted wait for results, the winners of the race for Greenbelt city council were announced. It will include two new members, both women – Danielle McKinney and Jennifer Pompi – making … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Perspectives of Josué Salmerón, Greenbelt’s New City Manager

by Lois Rosado

Now three months on the job, City Manager Josué Salmerón has been listening to community residents, city staff and department heads to learn how the city works, the Greenbelt way. He shared with the News Review some of the big … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket Shares News, Financial Outlook

by Erik Hanson

On the morning of Saturday, November 4, members of the Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative, also known as the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket (GCS), gathered in the Community Center gym for their annual membership meeting. Over 100 members were offered drinks, snacks and … Read More

8 Nov 2023

Committee Celebrates 20 Years Of Protecting the Forest Preserve

by Kristi Fletcher, Melissa Sites, Susan Barnett

October 27 marked the 20th anniversary of Greenbelt City Council’s passage of an ordinance to protect the remaining 225 acres of original 800-acre forested Green Belt for which the town was named. On Sunday, October 29, the Committee to Celebrate … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Election 2023 Voting Locations

For the upcoming election for seats on the Greenbelt City Council, voters may use any of the five polling sites for in-person voting on Tuesday, November 7: Community Center, Police Station, Greenbriar Community Center, Schrom Hills Park Clubhouse or Springhill … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Community Rallies to Support Music, Art at the New Deal Café

by Katy Gaughan

The Masquer-AID the Café Ball at the New Deal Café on October 14 was the culminating Gala event of a months-long campaign that raised more than $25,000 for the New Deal Café’s music and arts program. The Masquer-AID Ball was … Read More

2 Nov 2023

Bat Walk Draws a Crowd

by Kristin Fletcher

Can you say crepuscular? The term, which means active during the twilight hours, was just one of the fascinating facts about bats shared by bat enthusiast Sarah Witcher at the first Bat Walk in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve on September … Read More

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