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20 May 2021

FEMA Vax Site at Metro Gives Its 100,000th Shot on May 13

Although the site is now scheduled to close down on Tuesday, June 1, the FEMA site at the Greenbelt Metro Community Vaccination Center has administered more than 100,000 shots to help bring the world closer to normalcy. On Thursday, May … Read More

20 May 2021

Sculpture Gets a Makeover As Conservators Do a Scrub

by Melissa Sites

Roosevelt Center’s Mother and Child statue got a special scrub-down last week as a team of three skilled art conservators arrived to clean and maintain Greenbelt’s beloved statue as well as the Community Center Preamble reliefs. The first step was … Read More

20 May 2021

With Three Weeks to Go, Budget Is Still Up in Air

by Diane Oberg

In recent years, the Greenbelt City Council has worked out its desired changes to the city manager’s proposed budget at a final budget worksession in advance of the second public hearing on the budget so that citizens are not surprised … Read More

20 May 2021

Smoothly Run Council Meeting Navigates Polarizing Agenda

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of May 10 was more to the point, more polite, less divisive and far shorter than has recently been the case, presumably as a result of discussions the week before on demeanor and process. Though … Read More

13 May 2021

Greenbelt Metro Vaccine Site Changes to J & J on May 12

by Cathie Meetre

On Tuesday, May 11, the FEMA-operated Community Vaccination Center in Greenbelt stopped giving new first shots of the Pfizer vaccine. Beginning Wednesday, May 12, the Greenbelt center will provide Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccinations and continue to provide Pfizer second … Read More

12 May 2021

Public Works Tackled Covid; Looks Forward to Future

by Diane Oberg

The Public Works Department has a wide-ranging set of responsibilities, including maintaining the city’s roads, buildings and vehicles; implementing environmental improvements and sustainability practices; maintaining and beautifying the city’s green spaces and outdoor recreational facilities; waste collection, and snow and … Read More

12 May 2021

Council Reviews Law Firm’s Analysis on Maglev DEIS

by Cathie Meetre

At the Greenbelt City Council meeting on May 10, Councilmember Leta Mach moved and council adopted a motion to authorize City Manager Nicole Ard to draft a letter that presents comments on the maglev Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) from … Read More

12 May 2021

ACE Presents 26th Annual Student Awards via Zoom

by Haley Kerby

The Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) welcomed guests last Wednesday to its 26th annual Student Awards where 12 students were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements during the past school year. The event took place over Zoom at the beginning … Read More

6 May 2021

Los Greenbelters protestan contra Maglev sobre el puente peatonal Spellman

by Melissa Sites, traducido por Ana Fernandez

Alrededor de 70 Greenbelters se reunieron en Roosevelt Center el sábado por la tarde para manifestarse contra el tren maglev propuesto y marchar a través del puente peatonal Spellman, el cual está amenazado por las propuestas vias del tren. Los … Read More

6 May 2021

Greenbelters Protest Against Maglev on Spellman Overpass

by Melissa Sites

Around 70 Greenbelters gathered in Roosevelt Center Saturday afternoon to rally against the proposed maglev train and march across the threatened Spellman Overpass. Protesters held up anti-maglev signs and slowed traffic on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Led by Kristi Fletcher, the … Read More

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