Update on Indecent Exposure
The man arrested last week is the dean of students at a D.C. elementary school, a former Greenbelt resident and past Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) employee. Police are looking for more victims or witnesses who may have encountered him at the lake. Greenbelt Police are asking anyone who has been at Buddy Attick […]
Sparkle Mart Artisans Offer Handmade Wares At Annual Art and Craft Fair
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. to 4 p.m. with over 70 vendors participating. This year, visitors can shop and mingle […]
Council Hears Maglev Developments, Protects Green Ridge House Funding
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 portion of the project. Then in late August 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which […]
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 News Review is still proudly serving Greenbelt. The cake service starts at 12:30 and runs […]
Windsor Green Needs Carriers After Disruption in Delivery
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 resigned the day before publication. Because this carrier worked for the Home Owners Association (HOA), […]
Lifeguards Needed at GAFC To Serve Increasing Pool Use
“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 the Covid-19 pandemic, more individuals are engaging in new and former exercise routines. As the […]
Our Newspaper Turns 85 But Its Name Is Not Yet 70
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 appropriate for a town founded on cooperative principles. Not everyone liked that name, though, evidenced […]
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 as missing 17-year-old Rosa Maria Diaz-Santos of Greenbelt. An autopsy ruled the manner of death […]
Piscataway People of Maryland: The Original Greenbelters?
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 Anne Arundel counties and the Washington, D.C., areas. Piscataway tribes speak an Algonquin dialect of […]
Council Approves ARPA Programs: Homebuyers, Scholarships, Healthcare
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 in need of healthcare vouchers. Homebuyer Assistance The city will be working with the Maryland […]