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24 Aug 2022

Back to School August 29

The Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will open for in-person learning on Monday, August 29. for the 2022-2023 academic year. Students, parents and legal guardians can check the website at pgcps.org for individual school start and end times, bus … Read More

24 Aug 2022

Council Ponders Its Work Plan, Tends to Administrative Issues

by Matthew Arbach

The Greenbelt City Council addressed administrative issues at its August 10 meeting. Mayor Emmett Jordan initiated a debate on the possibility of moving the scheduling of future worksessions from the end of regular (often long) meetings to a worksession, feeling … Read More

24 Aug 2022

Kara Harris Illuminates Maryland’s Historic Cookbooks at Museum Talk

by Letty Wilson Bonnell

A tea cup? A salt spoon? A wine glass? These are just a few of the frustratingly unspecific cooking measures highlighted by Kara Harris in her virtual lecture, Exploring Maryland’s Historic Cookbooks, at the Greenbelt Museum on Thursday night, July … Read More

17 Aug 2022

City Council Nails Down Some ARPA Spending Priorities

by Deb Daniel

At its August 8 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council approved the first set of expenditures for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the city received. In response to a petition from Public Works employees, council deferred action on … Read More

17 Aug 2022

Apartments, Other Parts of Town Faced Flooding on August 10

by Amy Hansen

Flooding again hit Greenbelt on Wednesday, August 10, as rain pelted the city, leaving as much as three inches of water in an hour, according to the National Weather Service. Greenbelt Police tweeted a warning to residents: “Do not travel … Read More

17 Aug 2022

ERHS Grad Comes Full Circle And Returns as New Principal

by Melissa Sites

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) welcomes ERHS graduate Dr. Portia Barnes as its new principal. Barnes said she is “excited to continue in the Roosevelt Way, building on tenets of Respect, Integrity and Responsibility.” “I am overjoyed to be back … Read More

17 Aug 2022

Mail Carrier Cesar Delivers Mail, Good Cheer on his Route

by Kyla Hanington

When I asked Cesar Oregon if I could accompany him on his mail route for a story for the Greenbelt News Review, he answered immediately in the affirmative. “We are going to walk really fast and we’re going to pat … Read More

11 Aug 2022

The Smells of Summer Camp: YOGOs Get Non-stop Action

by Patrick Gleason

Most Camp YOGO mornings begin with an adolescent chorus of “Smells like summer!” in response to a semi-rhetorical questioning of “Smell that, YOGOs?” While it may be impossible to describe the exact smells of summer or fully quantify their effects, … Read More

11 Aug 2022

Parking Regulations Drive Council to Debate Revisions

by Deb Daniel

Greenbelt City Council met on Monday, August 1, to discuss parking, trails and various public safety issues in the Greenbelt Station area. Tina Kumar, property manager, and Valencia Perry, assistant property manager, for Verde apartments at Greenbelt Station answered questions … Read More

11 Aug 2022

Space Foundation Celebrates Greenbelt’s Innovative Fischer

by Cathie Meetre

James (Jim) Fischer, a 50-year resident of Greenbelt, was recently lauded during the induction of Beowulf Computing into the Space Foundation’s Hall of Fame. Fischer, who worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from 1974 to 2014, is the co-creator … Read More

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