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30 Nov 2022

Sparkle Mart Artisans Offer Handmade Wares At Annual Art and Craft Fair

by Leah Cohen, Nicole DeWald

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

30 Nov 2022

Council Hears Maglev Developments, Protects Green Ridge House Funding

by Diane Oberg

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

30 Nov 2022

News Review Is 85: Serving Community … & Cake

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

30 Nov 2022

Windsor Green Needs Carriers After Disruption in Delivery

by Cathie Meetre

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

30 Nov 2022

Lifeguards Needed at GAFC To Serve Increasing Pool Use

by Susan Taylor

“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

23 Nov 2022

Our Newspaper Turns 85 But Its Name Is Not Yet 70

by Deanna Dawson

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

23 Nov 2022

Remains of Missing Greenbelt Teen Discovered in Takoma Park

On November 15, at approximately 12:30 p.m., skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near the 1600 block of Drexel Street in Takoma Park. This weekend the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of the victim … Read More

23 Nov 2022

Piscataway People of Maryland: The Original Greenbelters?

by Lois Rosado

The Piscataway People settled in various parts of Prince George’s County. Piscataway means “the people where the river bends.” Their ancestors arrived in Maryland more than 10,000 years ago. Their lands spread from southern Maryland and included Baltimore, Montgomery and … Read More

23 Nov 2022

Council Approves ARPA Programs: Homebuyers, Scholarships, Healthcare

by Deb Daniel

On November 14, the Greenbelt City Council approved Interim City Manager Timothy George’s proposed programs that use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds already approved by council. The programs benefit Greenbelt residents who are first-time homebuyers, scholarship applicants or persons … Read More

23 Nov 2022

Pack 202 Celebrates Greenbelt Generosity

by Barrett Bedford-Dillow

The annual food drive of Cub Scout Pack 202 called Scouting for Food was a great success this year. After a change in style during the height of the pandemic, the pack returned to door-to-door collections to gather food donations. … Read More

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