Who Will Replace Mikulski? See THEATER, Page 6 by James Giese Greenbelt Voters Can Help De- in a Special Election Following for the State Department
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GREENBELT News ReviewAn Independent Newspaper VOL. 79, No. 22 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 APRIL 21, 2016 Where Do I Vote? Theater Operates at a Profit Election Day for the 2016 Democratic and Republican But also with Challenges Presidential Primary Elections is Tuesday, April 26. Polls will by Diane Oberg be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters may be able to avoid After 11 months of operation, devices. Instead, power point delays by voting between 9 the Old Greenbelt Theatre is and other presentations must be a.m. and 3 p.m. operating at a small profit and is run from the projection booth. Five county polling places not dependent upon city funding McGrath said they do have a re- serve Greenbelt: for operating expenses, although quest in for a quote for the type the city provides some transition of podium they envision. Precinct 3: Greenbelt Commu- funds for other expenses. Execu- There are also still physical nity Center, 15 Crescent Road tive Director Caitlin McGrath sat problems with the theater. Mc- Precinct 6: Greenbelt Elemen- down with the Greenbelt City Grath noted that having water tary School, 66 Ridge Road Council and City Manager Mi- from a roof leak drip onto pa- chael McLaughlin on April 13 trons and being unable to ade- PHOTO BY GREG CRITES BY PHOTO Precinct 8: Springhill Lake El- for the first of what should be an quately heat the theater in winter An adult eagle brings food to the nest at Beltsville Agricultural ementary School, 6060 Spring- annual review. takes away from the first class Research Center. See the white head of the parent sitting on the hill Drive The Friends of the Greenbelt experience they are trying to of- nest. Precinct 13 : Eleanor Roosevelt Theatre (FOGT) has a 3-year fer their patrons. High School, 7601 Hanover contract with the city to operate Working with the city, which Parkway the theater. McGrath, council and as owner of the theater must ap- Md’s Presidential Primary the city manager all expressed prove all changes, FOGT is plan- Precinct 18: Turning Point pleasure with how things are ning a Phase II of renovations. To be Held Tuesday, April 26 Academy, 7800 Good Luck going with a general sense that The renovations will be done in Road the theater operations are exceed- phases to avoid having to close by James Giese Only registered Democrats ing initial expectations, although for an extended time. Likely The Maryland Presidential Democratic side, the likelihood is and Republicans may vote in challenges still remain. renovations include acoustic im- primary is Tuesday and for a that the nominee will be decided the primaries next Tuesday. Since the theater reopened it provements, new seats (McGrath change Maryland voters might ahead of its convention. While Greenbelters who have de- is averaging more than $3,700 passed around fabric swatches help decide who the Republican Clinton is still expected to gain clined affiliation with the two per week in gross revenue. It has and a brochure showing what is and Democratic candidates for the nomination, challenger Bernie major parties will vote only in shown roughly 50 first-run films, under consideration) and lowering president of the United States Sanders has a chance. the November General Elec- not holding any for more than and strengthening the stage. will be. Often, by the time Mary- Since this is a party primary, tion. three weeks. To make better use There was also extended dis- land votes, the races are decided. only registered Republicans and All voters eligible to vote of its single screen, it generally cussion of FOGT’s marketing. This time, while Donald Trump Democrats will be permitted to in the primary should have re- shows two films each week, plus They use a variety of approaches, is in the lead on the Republican vote and only for candidates in ceived notification of the elec- any specialty showings such as such as offering free tickets at side and Hillary Clinton on the their party’s primary contests. tion and a reminder of their family, cult classics, film noir and street festivals in exchange for Democratic side, neither has sewn Besides the candidates for presi- polling place after early voting 35-mm archival films. In addi- attendees’ email addresses, and up their party’s nomination. There dent, there are primaries for U.S. closed. To verify registration tion, roughly 4,000 patrons have are considering offering things is the potential on the Republican senator, representative and the or locate polling place, call the attended free community events such as sponsored free film se- side that no candidate will secure election of four Maryland Cir- County Board of Elections at at the theater. ries, lunch-and-a-movie programs enough votes to be nominated cuit Court judges. Voters will 301-341-7300 or go to elec- While most aspects of the op- and outreach to nearby retirement on the first ballot, in which case also choose three party delegates tions.state.md.us and click on eration are meeting expectations, communities as well as special there could be an open conven- and three alternates to the par- “voter registration” or “Where McGrath said that they have events such as a pajama night tion where nobody knows what ty national convention with the do I vote?” been less successful with theater with a family-oriented movie and might happen. With only two rentals. One issue is that the the- pizza, and catered dinner and candidates still in the race on the See PRIMARY, page 6 ater is not set up well for busi- movie events, possibly with beer ness conferences in terms of the and wine. technology in place. There is no In developing their programs, podium available where speakers FOGT must deal with certain can plug in their laptops or other Who Will Replace Mikulski? See THEATER, page 6 by James Giese Greenbelt voters can help de- in a special election following for the State Department. After cide who will be the next U.S. Wynn’s resignation, becoming obtaining degrees from Swarth- What Goes On the first African-American woman more and Harvard, he earned Senator replacing retiring in- Saturday, April 23 cumbent Barbara Mikulski. Polls to be elected to Congress from his law degree from Georgetown 9 a.m. to noon, Electronics Recycling, Public Works Yard indicate a close contest between Maryland. University. He worked as a staff two contenders for the Demo- Now in her fourth term, Ed- aide to Senator Charles Mathias, 2 to 3 p.m., Children and Animals Safety Workshop, Springhill cratic nomination, both currently wards has been reelected even the U.S. Senate Committee on Lake Recreation Center members of the U.S. Congress: though her gerrymandered district Foreign Relations and Mary- Monday, April 25 Donna Edwards from Prince was radically altered following land Governor William Donald 8 p.m., City Council Public Hearing on Budget followed by George’s County and Chris Van the 2010 census. Originally the Schaefer. Van Hollen served Regular Meeting, Municipal Building. Live on Verizon 21, Hollen from Montgomery County. district encompassed Southern from 1991 through 2002 in the Comcast 71 and streaming at greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv. And if neither of those candi- Prince Georges County, extend- Maryland General Assembly, first Tuesday, April 26 dates suits your fancy, eight other ing northward along the Dis- in the House of Delegates and 3 p.m., Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting, Municipal Democrats are running. Republi- trict of Columbia boundary to then in the Senate. He was then Building Montgomery County, where it elected to the U. S. House of can voters will have a list of 14 7:00 p.m., Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) Meeting, names from which to choose. further extended northward and Representatives from Maryland’s Municipal Building Edwards included much of the upper part Eighth Congressional District, Born in Yanceyville, North of that county. Following redis- where he has served since 2003. 7:30 p.m., Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability Carolina, Edwards first worked tricting, her district lost Mont- Like the Fourth District, the (Green Aces) and Green Team Meeting, Community Center for Lockheed Corporation at gomery County, instead swing- Eighth was significantly changed Wednesday, April 27 Goddard Space Flight Center ing around Greenbelt and across in the 2010 Census redistricting 7:30 p.m., Budget Worksession on Public Works, Capital Projects, following college. She obtained northern Prince George’s County and now encompasses Montgom- Other Funds, Fund Transfers, Community Center a law degree from the Univer- to incorporate large segments of ery County and parts of Carroll Thursday, April 28 sity of New Hampshire and then Anne Arundel County. Edwards and Frederick. Van Hollen serves 7 p.m., Forest Preserve Advisory Board Meeting, Community worked for advocacy groups and serves on two committees – Sci- on the House Budget Committee Center foundations, serving last as exec- ence, Space and Technology and and the Joint Select Committee Saturday, April 30 Transportation and Infrastructure. on Deficit Reduction (vanhollen. utive director of the Arca Foun- 9 a.m. to noon, Shredding Day, Parking Lot Behind Credit Union dation. After defeating 4th Con- (donnaedwardsforsenate.com) org). 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Prescription Drug Take-back Day, Greenbelt gressional District Representative Van Hollen Other Democratic candidates Police Station Albert Wynn in a 2008 primary, Van Hollen was born in Kara- See SENATE, page 6 she was elected to that office chi, Pakistan, of parents working Page 2 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, April 21, 2016 Letters to the Editor A Picture Is Worth ….