El condado reconsidera la vacunación Lanzamiento, retrasos en las estadísticas estatales
El sábado 16 de enero, la ejecutiva del condado de Prince George, Angela Alsobrooks, envió por correo electrónico invitaciones a las personas de la clase de elegibilidad 1B para que se inscribieran en el lanzamiento de la distribución de vacunas para la clase 1B a partir del lunes 18 de enero, según lo anunció el […]
County Rethinks Vaccination Rollout, Lags in State Stats
On Saturday, January 16, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emailed invitations to individuals in the 1B eligibility class to register for the 1B rollout starting Monday, January 18 – as announced by Governor Larry Hogan – despite ongoing concerns about vaccine supplies. Category 1B includes individuals 75 and over as well as certain essential […]
Corporal Christine Peters Dies from On-Duty Injuries
The City of Greenbelt Police Department announced the death of Corporal Christine Peters. Corporal Peters died on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from injuries she sustained while on duty on Saturday, January 2. Corporal Peters was injured while investigating a vehicle crash on Edmonston Road near Sunnyside Avenue. While Corporal Peters was on foot, she was […]
Elaine Skolnik Nicholson Dies
Friends of the Greenbelt News Review were saddened to learn of the death last week, on January 15, of their colleague, long-time reporter, news editor and former board president Elaine Skolnik. Perhaps no single Greenbelt figure has been as influential in the News Review’s history over more than six decades than Elaine Ruth Skolnik Nicholson. […]
ERHS Students Talk About New Midday Wellness Break
Only a week into 2021, students and staff at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) have gotten a new Wellness Break in the middle of the school day to take a break and disconnect from all technology. The Covid-19 pandemic cancelled in-person school in early March 2020. Junior Odalis Arias-Flores notes that early in the pandemic […]
Estadísticas sobre vacunación contra Covid-19 en el condado de Prince George
El condado de Prince George está comenzando a aumentar el número de vacunas Covid-19 administradas, pero parece estar detrás de la mayoría de los condados de Maryland en cuanto al número de residentes vacunados, incluso teniendo en cuenta los posibles retrasos en los informes. Las primeras vacunas del condado se administraron el 16 de diciembre […]
Council Discussion of Letter Becomes a Shouting Match
Greenbelt’s first council meeting of 2021, on January 11, reflected an extraordinarily high degree of discord. The shouting match itself was triggered when council was asked by resident William Orleans about a recent report in the MarylandMatters.org website in which five members of council disassociated themselves from a post the mayor had previously made to […]
Community Church Works To Give Help in Pandemic
The Board of Congregational Life at Greenbelt Community Church, United Church of Christ (GCC) has been working hard to identify ways to help neighbors affected by the pandemic and raise funds during the holiday season. However, it was the support of many church members and friends in the community that made it a great success. […]
Covid-19 Vaccination Stats For Prince George’s County
Prince George’s County is beginning to ramp up the number of Covid-19 vaccinations administered, but seems to be behind most Maryland counties in the numbers of residents vaccinated, even bearing in mind possible reporting delays. The first few county vaccinations were given on December 16 and, as of January 12, the total vaccinated out of […]
ERHS Mentoring Program Wins $25K State Farm Grant
A State Farm neighborhood assistance grant went to Imara (ee-mah-rah) Roose, a local mentoring program based at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS). The Imara Roose program was selected out of 2,000 applicants nationwide after a 10-day crowd-sourcing campaign that solicited voting from the public; the program was voted in as one of the top 40 […]