First-time Election Volunteers Reflect on Their Experiences
When Mary Wade got an email from Mayor Colin Byrd saying there was a need for election judges on Tuesday, November 3, she was quick to sign up. The retired Greenbelt resident of 30 years thought volunteering would be fun, and so, at 5:30 a.m. on Election Day, she was at Eleanor Roosevelt High School […]
Grant Given to Underwrite 250 Thanksgiving Dinners
The holiday season is a time for sharing with others, especially those who may need a little boost. This year, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many more families are experiencing economic hardship. Reduced business revenue and closures have put many people out of work or reduced their income. MCF Community Church (MCF) in Greenbelt was […]
New Citizens and New Voters Learning Here in Greenbelt
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. We can all take a collective breath. This election cycle has come to an end. Your candidate may or may not have won. Political ads will be replaced with holiday buying ads, but what about first-time voters. What did they think? One day I […]
Mayor Byrd Speaks to Black Community on Race Relations
Mayor Colin Byrd had some advice for how to educate and empower Black boys and men on the subject of race relations in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement in a keynote address he gave on Thursday, October 29. His address was part of a larger panel discussion entitled, Where Do We Go […]
Greenbelt Mask Makers Win Community Partner Award
Although unable to attend the ceremony in Rockville, the Greenbelt Mask Makers felt privileged to win the Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) Community Partner of the Year award. Early in the pandemic – in fact before COVID-19 received pandemic status – ARC staffer Kimberley Njowusi requested masks from the Greenbelt Police Station, the […]
CARES Offers Customized – Online Classes During COVID
Greenbelt CARES’s Judye Hering and her cadre of volunteer teachers have been delivering in-person English lessons, school-age tutoring and GED preparation classes for many years in the Clubhouse at Springhill Lake Recreation Center. COVID-19 has brought unwelcome changes. Gone for now are the holiday potlucks, welcoming hugs, clothing exchanges and pep talks that have made […]
La búsqueda del tesoro crea comunidad y muestra las perlas ocultas de la ciudad
Crear comunidad no siempre significa participar en una reunión del concejo de la ciudad. A veces, significa participar en una búsqueda del tesoro para encontrar perlas ocultas en tu propia ciudad. Durante el fin de semana, una nueva organización de Greenbelt facilitó una búsqueda del tesoro de dos días para ayudar a los residentes a […]
Scavenger Hunt Builds Community, Showcases City’s Hidden Gems
Community does not always mean participating in a city council meeting. Sometimes, it means participating in a scavenger hunt to find hidden gems in your own city. Over the weekend, a new Greenbelt organization facilitated a two-day scavenger hunt to help residents cross into parts of Greenbelt they may not have explored and get a […]
Need a Ride to the Polls? Take Greenbelt Connection
The last weeks of the campaign season raised an important question for area voters – if you don’t have a car or bike, and wish to vote in person, how do you get to DuVal High School at Greenbelt Road and Good Luck Road for in-person early voting or to Eleanor Roosevelt High for in-person […]
Return to Zoom by Council Includes Several Conditions
Optimizing transparency and public participation was the focus of the Greenbelt City Council worksession on October 14. The context of the discussion was whether council meetings should continue using Webinar or return to Zoom. Council had made the change to the webinar format after a meeting was Zoom-bombed on June 3 (Zoom bombing is a […]