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3 Aug 2022

Primary Election Winners

Information from the Maryland State Board of Elections Republican Candidates Governor/Lt. Governor: Dan Cox/Gordana Schifanelli Comptroller: Barry Glassman Attorney General: Michael Anthony Peroutka U.S. Senator: Chris Chaffee U.S. Representative, District 4: Jeff Warner State Senate, District 22: no Republican … Read More

27 Jul 2022

City Council Sorts Priorities For ARPA Fund Allocations

by Matthew Arbach

On July 18, Greenbelt City Council continued its deliberations on the eventual uses of the $22.88M of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in an effort to disburse them in the most equitable and impactful way for the city and … Read More

27 Jul 2022

Council Debates Reparations Committee Interview Process

by Matthew Arbach

Greenbelt is currently accepting applications for the 21-member Reparations Commission, with a deadline of Sunday, July 31. On July 20, the Greenbelt City Council met to work out an interview process. While a clear and final approach was not reached, … Read More

27 Jul 2022

First Animation, Film making Summer Camp Classes a “Hit”

by Frank Gervasi

We all appreciate animation, from Mickey Mouse to the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park to the motion graphics used to dramatize the nightly weather reports. “Pictures are compelling, and moving pictures even more so,” stated Ali Everitt, teacher for the first … Read More

21 Jul 2022

Late Poll Openings Thwart Some Greenbelt East Voters

by Emily Hahn

Trinity Assembly of God polling place on Good Luck Road opened late for the primary election on the morning of July 19 due to a holdup with the Prince George’s County Board of Elections, Mayor Emmett Jordan said. Trinity Assembly … Read More

21 Jul 2022

Powerful Storm Disrupts City

by Melissa Sites

“I’ve never seen anything like it in the 33 years I’ve been working here, through hurricanes and different storms,” said Brian Townsend, assistant director of Greenbelt Public Works, echoing the sentiments of many Greenbelters regarding the storm that slammed into … Read More

21 Jul 2022

Creative Kids Campers Offer Entertainment for Community

by Kyla Hanington

Greenbelt summer camps are the stuff of legend in our house, and not only because my own children have been involved for many years – starting out as campers, then interns, then camp counselors. Creative Kids Camp (CKC) never fails … Read More

21 Jul 2022

City’s Advisory Board Chairs Report Activities to Council

by Matthew Arbach

Greenbelt’s advisory boards and committees fill the dual purpose of serving the needs of the Greenbelt City Council and of the city’s residents, responding to referrals from both, as well as having the ability to act independently on issues they … Read More

14 Jul 2022

James Webb Space Telescope Releases First Full-color Images

by Emily Hahn

Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt revealed the first full-color images and data collected from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on July 12. The telescope is the first to observe some of the earliest galaxies in the universe, according … Read More

13 Jul 2022

Sarah McCarthy Takes Hold Backstage and Finds World

by Amy Hansen

“All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players.” If Shakespeare were describing Greenbelter Sarah McCarthy’s life, he would have gotten partial credit. McCarthy’s world does revolve around the stage, not as a player, but … Read More

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