Greenbelt News Review
WEBby Anna Bedford-Dillow. The Greenbelt News Review solicited comments from Greenbelt parents about their experiences with transportation to see how this year’s transportation changes are impacting families and students locally. Amidst an ongoing driver shortage, Lei Zong’s children didn’t have an assigned bus …. Read More.
WEBOn September 10, 2024, John Albert Schaffer of Kensington died peacefully at Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen-ter. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Schaffer was born October 29, 1935, in Clarksburg, W.V., to his late parents Albert and Margaret Schaffer. When John was 2, his family moved to Washington, D.C., and then to Greenbelt, where he was ...
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Greenbelt Amends City Charter To Allow All-resident Voting
WEB8 hours ago · Councilmember Kristen Weaver said there’s a similar process to register in Maryland. The council voted unanimously to amend the City Code and the City Charter to allow all-resident voting. The vote was 6-0, with Pope absent. “Today Greenbelt takes an historic step forward in inclusive governance with the passage of all-resident voting.
On the Ballot: Maryland Constitutional Amendment on …
WEB8 hours ago · The measure will appear as Ballot Question 1: “The proposed amendment confirms an individual’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue or end the individual’s pregnancy, and provides the State may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden or ...
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WEBby Erica Johns. Cathie Meetre is Greenbelt’s 2024 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 30, selected for her contributions toward preserving three iconic Greenbelt institutions. She applied her superb organizational skills, keen intellect, passion for ….
Green Ridge House Residents Wait 23 Minutes for Fire Response
WEB8 hours ago · Green Ridge House. Photo by Lesley Kash. At 11:18 a.m. on Monday, September 23, a fire alarm sounded in the Green Ridge House apartments on Ridge Road. It was a mechanical failure but it would be 23 minutes before a single fire engine responded to the multistory 101-unit complex that is home to elderly and disabled residents.
Greenbelt Paralympian Wins Relay Silver Medal in Paris
WEB8 hours ago · Zach Shattuck, who swam the third leg of the four-person relay, realizes his team have won a silver medal for the USA. Photo courtesy of the family. Zach Shattuck, a Greenbelt native who lived on Hillside Road during his childhood, represented Team USA at the Paris Paralympics earlier this month, where he won a silver medal in the 4 x 50m ...
Greenbelt Police Officers Honored - Greenbelt News Review
WEBGreenbelt Police Officers Honored. Police Department employees receive awards for their actions during the April shooting incident at Schrom Hills Park. Front row, left to right: Officer Aiden Simms, Corporal Konetta Brown. Second row: Chief Richard Bowers, Captain Jermaine Gulledge, Lt. Michael Parsley, Master Police Officer Rakibur Rahman ...
Most Greenbelters Stayed Home To View Near-Total Solar Eclipse
WEBLight clouds on Monday, April 8, mostly dissipated in time for eclipse watchers throughout Greenbelt to clearly view the first eclipse in the area since 2017. This partial solar eclipse – with the moon blocking 89 percent of the sun, according to the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt (ASG) webpage – brought smiles and a sense of wonder to ...