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5 Jan 2022

Accolades Follow Decades Of Service as Sterling Retires

by Matthew Arbach

Director of Public Works Jim Sterling has retired after 37-and-a-half years as an essential part of the City of Greenbelt. During that time, he has played many roles and applied his expertise in myriad ways especially in the areas of … Read More

5 Jan 2022

Covid-19 Omicron Rampages Through the County and State

by Cathie Meetre

Data for the 20770 zip code specifically are still not yet available due to the Maryland state data security breach that affected Covid data sets. Some numbers have emerged at the county level to give a partial indication of what … Read More

30 Dec 2021

Green Ridge House Opens Waiting List

Green Ridge House, the City of Greenbelt’s HUD Section 8-202 apartment building, will open its waiting list from Tuesday, January 18 through Friday, January 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Green Ridge House is an independent living apartment building … Read More

30 Dec 2021

Find Your Greenbelt Roots In the GNR Digital Archive

by Deanna Dawson

The News Review celebrated its 84th birthday on November 24, and completion of the paper’s digital archive project was surely the highlight of the year. The last batch of newly digitized issues was uploaded to the News Review server in … Read More

30 Dec 2021

Greenbelters Help an Afghan Family Create a New Home

by Melissa Sites

During the week before Christmas, my husband Ian got an extra day off, so I knew it was time to spring into action and deliver donations from Greenbelt to Afghans setting up an apartment in Northern Virginia. Two different people … Read More

24 Dec 2021

Tim George Named Acting City Manager, Replacing Nicole Ard

by Cathie Meetre

On Saturday, December 18, the city posted an announcement that City Manager Nicole Ard’s last day was that same day. A series of worksessions, starting in August, had been held by the Greenbelt City Council to discuss Ard’s tenure, but … Read More

24 Dec 2021

December Days Videos Laud Greenbelt Diversity and Talent

by Julie Rapp

A rich tapestry, a holiday sampler or a smorgasbord of Greenbelt life are all apt descriptions for the series of videos woven together and available for viewing online. Known as December Days, the videos were filmed and produced as a … Read More

24 Dec 2021

Council Navigates Challenging Petitions-and-Requests Period

by Cathie Meetre

Mayor Emmett Jordan, after a moment of silence in remembrance of Tom Simon and Rhea Serlemitsos, who both died recently, opened the council meeting of December 13 by praising former Councilmembers Ed Putens and Leta Mach. He handed off to … Read More

24 Dec 2021

Schools Go Back to Virtual With Rapid Covid-19 Ramp-up

by Amy Hansen

Prince George’s County Public Schools are virtual again until mid-January, Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson announced on Friday, December 17. “In light of the stark rise in Covid-19 cases throughout our school system, all students will transition to virtual learning,” … Read More

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News Stories

Accolades Follow Decades Of Service as Sterling Retires

Covid-19 Omicron Rampages Through the County and State

Top Stories of 2021 The News Review presents highlights of the past year.

Green Ridge House Opens Waiting List

Find Your Greenbelt Roots In the GNR Digital Archive

Greenbelters Help an Afghan Family Create a New Home

Tim George Named Acting City Manager, Replacing Nicole Ard

December Days Videos Laud Greenbelt Diversity and Talent

Council Navigates Challenging Petitions-and-Requests Period

Schools Go Back to Virtual With Rapid Covid-19 Ramp-up