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29 Nov 2023

From Dream to Reality: The Greenbelt Community Orchestra

by Joseph Abelardo Conaty

On Sunday, November 19, Greenbelt’s first community orchestra performed an incredible concert that was a culmination of nearly four months of weekly practice and decades of an ambitious dream. The orchestra’s mission statement is to “provide an outlet” for Greenbelt … Read More

29 Nov 2023

Juvenile Justice Discussions With District 22 Representatives

by Deb Daniel

On November 18, District 22 representatives to the Maryland General Assembly (House of Delegates Nicole Williams, Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Senator Alonzo Washington) met in the Greenbelt Library to discuss priorities for the next legislative session with interested … Read More

21 Nov 2023

Survey and Ideas for Attick Park Discussed in Community Meeting

by Maurice Crawford

Greenbelt’s Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) discussed the community survey regarding Buddy Attick Park on Wednesday evening, November 15. The survey is one of the first steps in the development of a master plan for the park. The results … Read More

21 Nov 2023

GHI’s New General Manager, James Claggett Jr., Fits Right In

by Erica Johns

James Claggett Jr. is the new general manager at Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI). He has been on the job for four months, starting on July 10. The News Review talked with Claggett recently about how he was settling into his … Read More

21 Nov 2023

Indigenous People Were Here

by Bonnie Schrack

We know there were once indigenous people who occupied the land in and around Greenbelt, but with all the development since, it can be hard to imagine their lives. In remembering those who were driven from the lands they cared … Read More

16 Nov 2023

FBI HQ Comes to Greenbelt, Finally

by Erica Johns

Greenbelt’s City Council Room was full of jubilation and pride on the rainy morning of Friday November 10, when Maryland Governor Wes Moore led an extraordinary press conference to celebrate Greenbelt’s selection as the location of the Federal Bureau of … Read More

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

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