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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

11 Aug 2022

New GES Head Joel Nelson Has Been in Greenbelt Before

by Melissa Sites

New Greenbelt Elementary School Principal Joel Nelson is pleased to return to working in Greenbelt. “Prior to seeking my master’s degree,” he said, “I was a substitute teacher at Greenbelt Elementary when it first opened. A few years later, my … Read More

3 Aug 2022

Invasive Water Chestnut Found In Maryland at Greenbelt Lake

by Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll

An app for mobile devices called Seek, from iNaturalist, is “a social network for sharing biodiversity information,” according to the app’s description. Its purpose is two-fold. It can be used to identify plants, animals, insects and other species. Users take … Read More

3 Aug 2022

Camp Pine Tree’s Magic Returns

by Patrick Gleason

The sounds of summer have almost fully returned to the Greenbelt Youth Center after two years of non-traditional summer camp due to the Coronavirus pandemic. After a virtual format in 2020 and a half-day camp last year, Camp Pine Tree … Read More

3 Aug 2022

Police Hold Community Crime Forum and Provide Statistics

by Amy Hansen, Emily Hahn

Police Chief Richard Bowers addressed an audience of about 30 residents and several police colleagues during the Community Crime Forum on July 28 at the Community Center. He presented statistics about crime, suggestions for crime prevention and gave a rundown … Read More

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