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6 Sep 2023

Another Amazing Labor Day Festival Enjoyed in Greenbelt

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Last weekend residents and visitors enjoyed yet another spectacular Labor Day celebration spread over four days in Greenbelt. It marked the 69th Greenbelt Labor Day Festival, one of the largest all-volunteer organized events in the state. The Greenbelt Labor Day … Read More

6 Sep 2023

Greenbelt Station HOA Talks Crime, Recreation and Rental

by Maurice Crawford

The Greenbelt City Council held a stakeholder worksession with the Greenbelt Station Homeowners Association (HOA) on Monday, August 28. Greenbelt Station was represented by Roseana Gilmore of the Greenbelt Station Master Association and Cornell Lynch of the Greenbelt Station HOA. … Read More

30 Aug 2023

County Schools Introduce Metal Detectors and Clear Backpacks

by Ruby Roane

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will be introducing new security measures in middle and high schools for the 2023-2024 school year. Weapon detection systems and clear backpack policies are the county’s effort to provide a more secure learning environment … Read More

30 Aug 2023

Change Now Contemplated By New Deal Café and Co-op

by Cathie Meetre

The quarterly open board meeting of the New Deal Café on August 28 was attended by a crowd that filled much of the available seating in the Café’s back room. It was a lively group, not slow to voice its … Read More

30 Aug 2023

Bands, Booths, Bikes, Bingo, Burgers: It Must be Labor Day

by Cathie Meetre

The Parade itself arrives on Labor Day Monday morning. It sashays down Crescent Road from Greenhill to Southway, spits and polishes off with the police color guard, scoops up a pipe and drum corps, flourishes a frenzy of fire trucks, … Read More

30 Aug 2023

Ric Gordon Files for Council

Incumbent Councilmember Ric Gordon is once again the first to file for the Greenbelt City Council. His nomination form has been certified by City Clerk Bonita Anderson. Candidate biographies are prepared by the candidates and will be published as they … Read More

24 Aug 2023

City Requests Public Input On Buddy Attick Master Plan

by Stephanie Quinn

The city welcomed public input to plan for the future of Buddy Attick Park in a community meeting at the Municipal Building last Thursday evening, ahead of the launch this week of an online public survey. The output of the … Read More

24 Aug 2023

Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Kicks Off Friday, September 1

This year’s Labor Day Festival features most of the Greenbelt favorites, from the Outstanding Citizen award to carnival rides, booths, Bingo and more. Come for the spectacle, the community, the fun and the food. Here are highlights of the Festival … Read More

24 Aug 2023

Prince George’s County Schools Will Open Monday, August 28

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has a back-to-school guide available online at pgcps.org/about-pgcps/back-to-school. What follows is a collation of available information relevant to Greenbelt families. New Superintendent Millard House II was appointed superintendent of PGCPS, effective July 1, by … Read More

24 Aug 2023

Stronger Summer Storms Highlight Grid Vulnerability

by Stephanie Quinn

Tornado warnings on August 7 led to early closures of federal offices, the University of Maryland and other workplaces in the metro area. But it was a series of summer storms the weekend of July 28 and 29 that interrupted … Read More

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