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11 Feb 2021

Black History

Reel & Meal Screens CodeSwitching On Monday, February 15, Reel and Meal will screen CodeSwitching, a 2019 film about a voluntary school desegregation program that bused Boston youth to better-resourced suburban schools starting in the 1970s. Greenbelt Recreation Department sponsors … Read More

11 Feb 2021

I’m Honored to Have Been Part Of Greenbelt Reporting Its News

by Gary Childs

In a democracy, a free society where citizens work to forge a better life for themselves and their families, it is both a privilege and responsibility for citizens to report their news. The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the … Read More

11 Feb 2021

Congress Requests GSA Plan For New Larger FBI HQ

by James Giese

According to recent press accounts, the proposal to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters to a new site, halted in 2017 by the Trump Administration, is back on track. The recently enacted omnibus spending bill requires the General … Read More

3 Feb 2021

County Vaccination Rollout Continues to Evolve Slowly

by Cathie Meetre

Rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations by Safeway (including the Greenbelt store) and Rite Aid pharmacies was promised on February 1 by the Maryland state Covid-19 website. But just after midnight on January 31, one insomniac reporter found that the sign-on site … Read More

3 Feb 2021

Council Talks Crime Prevention

by Matt Arbach

On January 27 the Greenbelt City Council met to discuss how best to deal with the increase in crime, most acutely violent crime, throughout the city. Franklin Park was the main focus, where homicides, particularly from shootings and aggravated assaults … Read More

3 Feb 2021

eBird App for Birders Yields Data for Bird Conservation

by Amy Hansen

For at least 10 minutes a day, Greenbelter Michel Cavigelli is a birder. He walks into his backyard or goes onto the paths at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), pulls out his binoculars and phone, and watches. “I’m a nerd,” … Read More

28 Jan 2021

El condado sigue detrás de la curva Pero los lugareños comienzan a recibir vacunas

by Cathie Meetre

por Cathie Meetre A pesar de haber administrado más dosis en la última semana que en las anteriores, y haber superado la barrera de las primeras 25,000, el condado de Prince George todavía está muy por detrás de cualquier otro … Read More

28 Jan 2021

Todo Greenbelt está invitado [ESPAÑOL]

by Leeann Irwin, Lois Rosado

Para celebrar la historia afroamericana de Lois Rosado y Leeann Irwin Unity-Umoja: Unificando nuestra comunidad mientras fortalecemos nuestra ciudad. Este año, el Comité de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana de Greenbelt tiene una gran variedad de programas virtuales y una … Read More

27 Jan 2021

Childs to Step Down After Three Years at GNR Helm

by Cathie Meetre

After three years at the helm of the Greenbelt News Review, Editor Gary Childs is moving on to pursue other life objectives. Editor Emerita Mary Lou Williamson has graciously agreed to step back into the editor role until the newspaper … Read More

27 Jan 2021

All of Greenbelt Is Invited To Celebrate Black History

by Leeann Irwin, Lois Rosado

[Black History ] Lois Rosado and Leeann Irwin Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Unity-Umoja: Unifying our community as we strengthen our city. This year the Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee has an exciting … Read More

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