Serving on a Grand Jury In Prince George’s County
For the past four months, I have spent my Tuesdays in Upper Marlboro serving on a grand jury. This experience has given me an insight into the criminal justice system, as well as a new appreciation for mentoring and other programs that aim to steer young men away from a life of gun violence and […]
Tony, Our Mailman, Retires
Tony Schiavone, who has delivered the mail in Old Greenbelt for 36 years, retired from the U.S. Postal Service on December 30. Yes, Tony has a last name – although most only know him by his first name. And neither rain nor snow nor heat … kept Tony from his appointed rounds. Once residents of […]
A Look Back at 2022
The News Review presents highlights from last year’s news stories. The reviews were prepared by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Deb Daniel, Jon Gardner, Amy Hansen, Cathie Meetre, Diane Oberg, Lois Rosado, Melissa Sites and Gloria Walters-Flowers. Covid Infections Increase, Impacts Decline Covid-19 in the U.S. was about 22 months old as 2022 began. Remarkably, by then, vaccines […]
Remaining Reform Proposals Reviewed by Council, Chief
On Monday, December 19, Police Chief Richard Bowers briefed the Greenbelt City Council on the department’s proposed actions to address the remaining nine issues not addressed by the January 2022 police reform resolution 2096-2. Council appeared to be content with the chief’s proposed approaches and Mayor Emmett Jordan, with apparent consensus from his colleagues, did […]
Fearless Greenbelter Lambert Shares Regular Folks’ Wants
Lying on the padded floor of a modified Boeing 727, Greenbelter Denna Lambert began to float as the plane crested the apex of its parabola and the effects of gravity receded. Lambert said she was always a “fangirl” when it came to spaceflight, from the time she was growing up in Little Rock, Ark., and […]
Pinsky: Goodbye to District 22; Will Lead Energy Administration
On Tuesday, December 20, Senator Paul Pinsky announced that he has accepted the invitation from Governor-elect Wes Moore to serve as director of the Maryland Energy Administration. Pinsky has been a longtime advocate of environmental issues and addressing climate change. Pinsky will be stepping down from his position as senator, representing District 22, which includes […]
Greenbelters Celebrate Kwanzaa
On Monday, December 26, around 20 Greenbelters celebrated the first day of Kwanzaa at the Kwanzaa and Kulture Unity Breakfast at the Greenbelt Youth Center, organized by Greenbelt Station resident Chiquita Jackson. Kwanzaa, first celebrated in 1966, is an annual celebration of African American culture, drawing on African traditions. Last year Jackson hosted a celebration […]
Report of a Cutting Incident Leads Police to Say: Lock Doors
On Thursday evening, December 22, residents were advised by police to secure their homes and lock doors after a report of a cutting on Crescent Road and reports of a man matching the description of the suspect knocking on doors of homes along Crescent and asking to be let in. At 9:17 p.m. near 28 […]
Council Hears Presentation For Rent Stabilization Here
On December 12, PolicyLink’s Tram Hoang, CASA’s Trent Leon Lierman and Laurel City Council member Martin Mitchell engaged Greenbelt City Council in a discussion of rent stabilization legislation at the invitation of Greenbelt Counci lmember Ric Gordon. Rent stabilization attempts to control the rise in rent in a more moderate way than rent control; the […]
City Council Names Members Of Reparations Commission
On Wednesday, December 14, the Greenbelt City Council named the 21 members of the Reparations Commission one year after voters passed a referendum directing the council to establish the body. The commission will meet for the first time in January 2023 to study and put forward ideas to address the legacies of institutional oppression in […]