The paper, published by the Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc., was established in 1937 shortly after the construction of Greenbelt, one of The New Deal Green Towns. It has been published weekly without interruption since that time and is delivered free to most Greenbelt residents.
Although there were many festive tree-lighting ceremonies in the region this past weekend, Greenbelt would not be outdone. If there was a contest, the city could easily have won Best Hometown Feeling during the 84th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on … Read More
On Saturday, November 12, Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative (GCC) held its first in-person annual meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic. GCC is better known as the Co-op independent grocery store in Roosevelt Center. More than 100 people attended and were treated to … Read More
In its meeting of November 28, the Greenbelt City Council discussed the results of the Election 2021 Community Questionnaire. Interim Assistant City Manager Debi Sandlin presented the results. The outcome closest to the News Review’s heart was that the favorite … Read More
The man arrested last week is the dean of students at a D.C. elementary school, a former Greenbelt resident and past Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) employee. Police are looking for more victims or witnesses who may have encountered … Read More
by Leah Cohen and Nicole DeWald Sparkle Mart, Greenbelt Recreation’s annual Juried Art and Craft Fair, will take place at the Community Center on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 from 10 a.m. … Read More
On Monday, November 21, the Greenbelt City Council heard updates on what has been happening (or not) with the proposed maglev train. The city had previously submitted comments on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Washington to Baltimore … Read More
The News Review will be serving cake from its doorway, next to the gym inside the Community Center this Sunday. The event celebrates 85 years of continuous publication of this community’s own newspaper. As many small newspapers go under, the … Read More
Hopefully, Windsor Green residents are reading this in a newspaper that just arrived on their doorstep. A few weeks ago, door-to-door deliveries to the condominium townhouse community abruptly stopped when the carrier who had delivered them for almost 20 years … Read More
“Lifeguards are the key to the building. I got no lifeguards, I got no building. I can’t open the pool,” pleads Stephen Parks, Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC) supervisor. As the community begins to recover from the isolation of … Read More
The Greenbelt News Review turns 85 years old on November 24 (coincidentally Thanksgiving Day this year), but the paper’s name dates back only to 1954. The paper was first called the Greenbelt Cooperator, a name the Journalistic Club selected as … Read More