How BusPatrol Ties PGCPS To StopFinder, Making Millions
Battling ongoing transportation challenges, in September 2023 Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) contracted 4Mativ Technologies to provide a transportation audit for a cost of $210,600. At the start of this school year PGCPS implemented numerous changes including bus stop locations, distances between them, walking zones and, most significantly, school start and end times. The […]
Rebuilding GAFC with Care: Construction for Community
Greenbelt City Manager Josué Salmerón hosted a Town Hall on Thursday, January 30 to answer questions and address concerns about upcoming repairs to the indoor pool at the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC). The Town Hall served as an informational follow-up to the city council worksession on January 22 (see the January 30 issue). […]
Will Greenbelt Police Assist In Immigration Enforcement?
At its January 27 regular meeting the Greenbelt City Council discussed several aspects of the impact of the Trump administration’s increased deportation efforts, recognized Black History Month and International Holocaust Remembrance Day and heard an update on the status of the city’s animal control services. Immigration Former councilmember Judith Davis raised the immigration issue during […]
Budget and Scope Stop Bureau Of Engraving Construction Start
According to the January 2025 BEP (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) Replacement Facility Quarterly Newsletter, a solicitation for the construction of the BEP Currency Production Facility at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center has been cancelled. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which has been partnering with BEP in the design and construction of the […]
Council Considers Pool Deck Repairs and Standing Rules
The Greenbelt City Council met Wednesday January 22, for a worksession to discuss indoor pool deck repairs at the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC) and to review its standing rules. Pool Deck Repairs City Manager Josué Salmerón, Director of Recreation Greg Varda and Director of Public Works Brian Kim presented the scope and impacts […]
Greenbelt Elementary School Holds Briefing on February 27
Families of Greenbelt Elementary will get a chance to learn more about the school’s academic shortcomings in a meeting planned for 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 27 at the school. According to an email sent to the school community Sunday by Principal Joel Nelson, Greenbelt Elementary has recently been designated as an Additional Targeted Support […]
Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe Update: Still without Heat
As residents at Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe remain without heated apartments, there are plans to repair two of the three boilers serving those units and a third will need to be replaced, the News Review learned. Greenbelt’s Director of Planning and Community Development Terri Hruby told the News Review on Tuesday, January 28 that […]
Greenbelt Offers Many Celebrations During Black American History Month
“Black American History Month” is being acknowledged in Greenbelt by various groups. This year’s theme is African Americans and Labor. The month-long celebration is about the history of the nation, and many groups in Greenbelt join in to illuminate information that has often been omitted from history books. Using the title Black American History Month […]
Temperature Plunges and Parkway Residents Remain Without Heat
On Tuesday, January 21, a day the City of Greenbelt’s alert system shared an Extreme Cold Advisory from the National Weather Service and schools had a delayed opening due to low temperatures and icy conditions, residents at Parkway Gardens told the News Review they are still without heat. On Tuesday, City Manager Josué Salmerón said […]
Schools Seek to Protect Access, Safety for Immigrant Students
On Friday, January 17, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Superintendent Millard House II shared a statement of commitment to “safe and supportive schools,” and though it did not mention the incoming president or the inauguration, his accompanying video message spoke of “a new chapter ahead for our nation,” and the written statement spoke of […]