Celebrating Black American History, Culture in Greenbelt
Black History – Many wonderful programs have been presented so far this month to educate and celebrate the cultural and historic contributions of Black Americans in building our society and country. Black American artifacts were on display on February 6 through Regina’s Popup Museum. Regina Small, a resident of Greenbelt, graciously shared her collection with […]
Co-op Powers Up 240-kW Rays on the Roof Solar Array
The Greenbelt Co‐op Supermarket and Pharmacy energized its newly installed 241.6-kilowatt rooftop solar project on Tuesday, February 9. Completed in December, the array had to pass inspection by the county and be energized by Pepco before switching to its operational mode. “I’m so delighted that the Co-op will be powered by clean energy through this […]
El concejo habla sobre la vivienda la seguridad y la ayuda Covid-19
por Matt Arbach A medida que el final de las moratorias para desalojos y ejecuciones hipotecarias se avecina rápidamente, el Ayuntamiento de Greenbelt ha convocado una reunión el 2 de febrero para abordar la seguridad del hogar y el tema relacionado a la ayuda para afrontar la situación debido al Covid-19. El consenso del concejo […]
Dr. Fauci responde a las preocupaciones sobre las vacunas en el condado de Prince George
por Brittany N. Gaddy El lunes 8 de febrero, el Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas, se unió a la Ejecutiva del Condado, Angela Alsobrooks, en un seminario web en el que se discutieron las inquietudes relacionadas con las vacunas Covid-19. “La luz al final del túnel son las […]
Dr. Fauci Addresses Prince George’s Vaccine Concerns
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. On Monday, February 8, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joined County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in a webinar discussing concerns surrounding Covid-19 vaccines. “The light at the end of the tunnel is vaccines,” Fauci said. “The way […]
Fire and Police Turn Out To Honor GVFD’s Bregman
On Monday, February 8, the officers and members of Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) were joined by members of the Prince George’s County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, Greenbelt Police Department, Glenn Dale Volunteer Fire Department (Company 18), the Metropolitan Police Department, Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department Truck 1 and Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department Truck […]
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 the film as one of its Black History Month educational offerings. The film begins at […]
I’m Honored to Have Been Part Of Greenbelt Reporting Its News
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 press (along with the entire rule of law) is ours to safeguard, ours to make […]
Congress Requests GSA Plan For New Larger FBI HQ
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 Services Administration (GSA) to come up with a plan for a new headquarters, located in […]
County Vaccination Rollout Continues to Evolve Slowly
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 showed no appointments available. And at 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and […]