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15 Mar 2023

Greenbelt Schools Get Their Assessment Report Cards

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

In January, the Maryland State Department of Education released the 2022 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results. Those results show the varying performances of county public school systems. It was the first such assessment data since 2019, due to the … Read More

15 Mar 2023

New Hire Tyra Smith to Lead Change and Understanding

by Lois Rosado

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer Tyra Smith began work January 17. She is the first DEI officer for the City of Greenbelt. Smith defines diversity as everything that makes a person who they are. Our knowledge and sense of ourselves … Read More

8 Mar 2023

Bilingual Story Time Earns Rave Reviews from Attendees

by Gloria Walters-Flowers

On the second Friday morning of each month, the ordinarily quiet gym of Springhill Lake Recreation Center jumps to life. The littlest Greenbelt babies take over. With harried moms running behind their young lovebugs, they quickly try to corral the … Read More

8 Mar 2023

A Divided Board of Ed Votes Not to Pay Miller’s Legal Fees

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Though the February Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board of Education meeting was a whopping four hours in length, the most divisive item on the agenda was the payment of former chair and current board member Dr. Juanita Miller’s … Read More

8 Mar 2023

An All-Woman Community Nursing Team Brings Care

by Kim Walsh

For several years Greenbelt’s Community Nursing Program has brought area student nurses to eligible Greenbelt residents for in-home medical services. This spring a group of six exceptional young women from The Catholic University of America Conway School of Nursing has … Read More

8 Mar 2023

Council Reschedules Charter Meeting, Supports Police Tech

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt City Council meeting on February 27 was short but informative. In attendance were Mayor Emmett Jordan and Councilmembers Judith Davis, Colin Byrd, Silke Pope and Rodney Roberts. A discussion with School Board Member Jonathan Briggs is in a … Read More

1 Mar 2023

Women’s History Spotlight on Rachel Zephir

by Lois Rosado

Women’s History Month In observance of Women’s History Month, the News Review will run articles about Greenbelt women of significant accomplishments whose stories are not well known. The series is being coordinated by Anna Bedford-Dillow. Rachel Zephir has been … Read More

1 Mar 2023

Rally in Greenbelt to Build Schools with Union Labor

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

On February 15, At-Large County Councilmember Mel Franklin hosted a north county meeting in Greenbelt to discuss the progress of the public-private partnership to build six new Prince George’s County Public Schools (see Deb Daniel’s article in the February 23 … Read More

1 Mar 2023

Greenbelt Police Compliance With City Reform Resolution

by Melissa Sites

In December, Police Chief Richard Bowers gave an update on Greenbelt Police Department’s compliance with Resolution 2096-2, passed by the Greenbelt City Council on January 10, 2022. Council’s resolution responded to public concern about police conduct, and incorporated revisions of … Read More

1 Mar 2023

Food Pantry Needs Increase As Many Lose SNAP Benefits

by Mary Ann Tretler

Starting March 1, many people currently receiving the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are scheduled to lose extra payments or have their payments stopped completely due to changes in the income guidelines that will make them ineligible. … Read More

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