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15 Oct 2020

Greenbelt Alliance Celebrates Cooperatives During October

by Leta Mach

This is the second of two articles on celebrating cooperatives in Greenbelt. October is Co-op month with this year’s theme being, Cooperatives: Commit to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Co-ops celebrate people working together to make their communities and the world … Read More

15 Oct 2020

Royal Farms Loses Council Vote But Wins Carte Blanche

by Cathie Meetre

In its regular meeting on Monday, October 5, the Greenbelt City Council voted to oppose the Royal Farms application to the county to build a gas station, a convenience store and an additional commercial building at the intersection of Greenbelt … Read More

15 Oct 2020

Greenbelters Can Help CARES Assist Local Families in Need

by Jim Fischer and Susan Walker

by Jim Fischer and Susan Walker COVID-19 is an ongoing crisis for the Greenbelt community. Many residents are facing eviction and can’t meet basic needs because they lost their jobs due to the pandemic. They have used all their resources, … Read More

8 Oct 2020

State Comptroller Franchot Updates Council on Economy

by Matthew Arbach

On September 30, a special council meeting was convened with Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, Deputy Comptroller Sharone Bonardi and Acting Director of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) David Farkas to discuss the findings of a September 29 revenue … Read More

8 Oct 2020

Council Forms a Task Force To Oppose the Maglev Project

by Kathleen Gallagher

The agenda for a Special Meeting scheduled on September 21 with the purpose of picking up the pace for discussing matters related to the proposed superconducting magnetic levitation railway system (SCMaglev) was itself delayed and came to an ending of … Read More

8 Oct 2020

Crime Rates Remain Steady With Auto Crimes Higher

by Julia Ann Arbutus

Crime rates in Old Greenbelt have remained close to numbers from the past year, according to a virtual town hall held by the Greenbelt Police Department last week. According to Police Chief Richard “Rick” Bowers, however, auto crime is up … Read More

8 Oct 2020

GHI Fee Relief Fund Set Up So Members Can Help Others

by GHI Communications Committee

The COVID-19 financial crisis has greatly affected some Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) members. To address the challenge, GHI has allowed members to defer up to four months of cooperative fees under a special COVID-19 emergency fee deferral policy. As of … Read More

30 Sep 2020

Buzón de entrega de boletas Ubicaciones ahora y dentro de poco / Ballot Drop Box Locations Now & Soon

Las siguientes ubicaciones de buzones de votación relativamente cerca de Greenbelt están disponibles ahora: Escuela secundaria Duval HS, 9880 Good Luck Road, Lanham Escuela secundaria High Point High School, 3601 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville Escuela secundaria Northwestern HS, 7000 Adelphi … Read More

30 Sep 2020

Washington y Williams Foro de información sobre los patrocinadores de las elecciones

by Kathleen Gallagher

El martes 15 de septiembre, dos de los delegados estatales de Greenbelt, Alonzo Washington y Nicole Williams, organizaron conjuntamente un foro de información electoral con la administradora de elecciones del condado de Prince George, Alisha Alexander. Washington y Williams abordaron … Read More

30 Sep 2020

Washington and Williams Sponsor Election Info Forum

by Kathleen Gallagher

On Tuesday, September 15 two of Greenbelt’s State Delegates, Alonzo Washington and Nicole Williams, co-hosted an election information forum featuring longtime Prince George’s County’s Elections Administrator Alisha Alexander. Washington and Williams both addressed concerns voters had following the primary election … Read More

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