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News ReviewAn Independent Newspaper VOL. 80, No. 24 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 MAY 4, 2017 Greenbelt Station Transportation Woes, Budget and Beer at Council by Diane Oberg At its April 24 meeting, the developers, Woodlawn Develop- The Bus route. However, the City Council discussed the sud- ment Group, had for months been county requires that at least 10 den discontinuation of the Green- in negotiations with the county people must take The Bus each belt Station shuttle to the Metro about providing service, while day in order for it to continue. station, adopted two changes to giving no notice of this potential Ard noted that staff has asked the city’s building code, held the change to Greenbelters. Woodlawn to reconsider their first public hearing on the budget Trullinger asked the city to do decision but had not yet gotten and introduced an ordinance that whatever it can to get Woodlawn a response. would allow the Greenbelt Farm- to reinstate the shuttle. She also reported that the path ers Market to add beer and hard In addition to the cost con- to the Metro station should be cider to its tastings. cerns, Trullinger said The Bus is ready by the end of this summer. PHOTO BY MELANIE GRIFFIN BY PHOTO Shobha and Bill Duncan of Greenbelt join the crowds at the Greenbelt Station less convenient for residents. It However, City Planner Jessica Climate March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday April 29. Joseph Trullinger of Greenbelt does not run a loop around the Bellah reported that Woodlawn is Station came forward to report community as the shuttle did and, finding that the soil in that area on residents’ concerns over the although it is now running every is not adequate to support the sudden replacement of the free 15 minutes, residents have been asphalt trail and is working to Paper Holds Firm on Ad Rates: shuttle to the Greenbelt Metro told that after the Safe Track dis- resolve that issue. She said she station with a new route for the ruptions are over it will run only will convey to Woodlawn that the Color Free, Nonprofits Boosted county The Bus service, costing every 40 minutes. In addition, Cherrywood Lane section of the by Cathie Meetre $1.25 each way. Residents were The Bus has more limited hours trail should be the priority over not informed of the change until than the shuttle did. the Branchville Road section. In a bold move, this newspa- munity – readers, advertisers and late in the final day of service. Later in the meeting, City Franklin Park per has implemented substantial the paper itself. Unlike a com- He said that bus stop signs have Manager Nicole Ard reported that Ray Gordon urged council changes to its advertising policies mercial newspaper, which would not yet been installed. Woodlawn is contributing $8,000 to do whatever it could to stop and practices. This redesign of have gleefully pocketed the in- These changes, he said, leave for July to December of this year, stores in Greenbelt from selling ad policy utilizes savings from creased profits, the News Review residents paying more for less ac- and $17,000 over the next two recently decreased printing costs resolved to share these savings cess to Metro. He noted that the years toward the cost of running See COUNCIL, page 10 and co-opts additional funds from (and more). the operating budget of the paper The committee’s charter was to revamp and rationalize rates. to a) make it so nobody paid This will provide a new and more for the ad they get now, sustainable advertising baseline b) create a rate structure that New Cell Phone Tower Dominates – with no rate increase to any was objective and easy to apply advertiser. The primary results consistently and c) accomplish Heated Discussion by City Council are: no fee for color, no change this in a sustainable and fiscally in standard and tier advertising responsible manner. This tall or- by Diane Oberg rates, no change to the non-profit der involved extensive analysis of rate, extension of non-profit rates costs, projections of income and Judging by crowd size, the into the PGCPS’s general budget, meeting were adequate. A num- to fund-raising events and a re- no small measure of angst. topic of greatest interest to resi- not to ERHS. ber of nearby property owners, duction in the cost of inserts. Color Rates dents at the April 24 City Coun- The tower is proposed to including the three Greenbelt It’s not often that there’s an The paper will no longer cil meeting was clearly the pro- be installed close to Greenbelt East residents on council (Mayor opportunity for everybody to win. charge a fee for color. The paper posed construction of a T-Mobile Road between the parking lot and Emmett Jordan and Councilmem- But a chance came up for this began experimenting with col- cell phone antenna tower on the Greenwood Village. It would be bers Judith Davis and Edward newspaper recently and it will ors other than the time-honored grounds of Eleanor Roosevelt 105 feet high and placed upon a Putens) said that they did not benefit readers, advertisers and Historic Greenbelt Green about High School (ERHS). Council site that is higher than the school receive notification. the paper itself. With a more 18 months ago and introduced unanimously approved motions building and is one of the highest Another major issue is the economical rate for printing the a surcharge for those advertisers to send a letter expressing their points in Greenbelt. This would location and height of the tower. paper, there came the opportu- electing full color – which was concerns to Milestone Communi- increase its visibility in other ar- The mock-ups presented by the nity to re-examine advertising generally limited to four pages cations, which would install the eas of Greenbelt. Milestone has company show the tower loom- rate structure and policy. An of the paper, only three of which antenna, and to send additional posted more information about ing high over nearby houses. advertising committee of Diane were available to advertisers. letters to County Executive Rush- the proposal at roosevelthswire- The tower will be closer to some Oberg, Sylvia Lewis and JoEllen At that time, the paper didn’t ern Baker and Chief Executive less.com. homes in Greenwood Village Sarff, ably assisted by the paper’s really expect to cover the ad- Officer Kevin Maxwell of Prince Council and residents pres- than to the school building itself. accountant, Mary Halford, was ditional cost with color fees but George’s County Public Schools ent had several concerns about Also frustrating to council charged with using this leeway was cautiously hopeful that some (PGCPS). Council was to col- the proposal. First was about the and residents are the limited op- where it would do the most good laborate with staff to refine the community meeting to be held the tions for fighting placement of for the entire News Review com- See PAPER, page 9 draft letter to Milestone and the following evening in Seabrook. the tower on ERHS land. City letters to Baker and Maxwell. Council questioned whether this Attorney Karen Ruff noted that The ERHS tower would be location and the means used by What Goes On one of many authorized under the company to announce the See CELL TOWER, page 11 Sunday, May 7 an agreement between PGCPS 9 to 11 a.m., Women’s Bicycle Social Ride, New Deal Café (See and Milestone. The school board city ad for details.) has approved the contract but is not involved in the selection or 1 to 3 p.m., Community Art Drop-In, Community Center review of tower sites. Monday, May 8 The tower would have three 5:30 p.m., Youth Advisory Committee, Community Center vertical supports upon which 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Grief Counseling Support Group, Municipal several large signs would be Building placed. As an example, Milestone 7:30 p.m., ACE Student Awards Reception, Municipal Building showed a photo of a tower in- 8 p.m., City Council Meeting and ACE Student Awards, Municipal stalled at Corkran Middle School Building, Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and 998, and streaming at in Anne Arundel County, which greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv has panels showing the school Wednesday, May 10 mascot, the name of the school 7 p.m., Budget Worksession with Recognition Groups, Community and three panels each containing Center one letter of CMS. Under the agreement between ., Advisory Planning Board, Community Center 7:30 p.m the PGCPS and Milestone, the 7:30 p.m., Zero Waste Circle, Public Works school system would receive 40 Eleanor Roosevelt High School Thursday, May 11 percent of the revenue generated Proposed Marquee Tower, as it 6:30 p.m., Forest Preserve Advisory Board, Municipal Building by the tower. These funds will go would be seen from nearby houses PHOTO SIMULATION COURTESY OF MILESTONE COMMUNICATIONS OF MILESTONE COURTESY SIMULATION PHOTO Page 2 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017

Editorial City Notes Street Maintenance/Special FOP Vote Should Be Quashed Details crew removed defective concrete at the outdoor pool, set We are concerned about the method by which the Greenbelt anchors for lifeguard chairs and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recently took a vote of no con- repaired a walking surface by re- fidence in Acting Chief Tom Kemp. We further believe that such painting the decorative area next a vote was an inappropriate vehicle in which to inform council of to the kids pool. departmental issues. Refuse/Recycling/Sustainability The vote was taken without advance notice to FOP members. crews collected 30.21 tons of re- The motion was passed by a minority of the FOP membership (FOP fuse and 13.79 tons of recyclable members are 39 out of about 53 sworn Greenbelt officers) and did material. not contain specific grievances or concerns. Horticulture/Parks crew de- We believe such action should have been taken only after due livered mulch and compost to notice and deliberation, not in the heat of the moment. To be mean- Schrom Hills Park for the Three ingful and fair, the matter should have been deferred until a meeting Sisters’ Gardens. where the membership could have advance notice. Fleet Maintenance crew per- We find the no confidence vote ill-advised, divisive and unneces- formed preventive maintenance sarily personal. The surprise action, taken by a minority and without on two police vehicles to ready specifics, carries less weight to council and to the public than would them for new police officers. a considered and justified declaration of a majority of the police A new exhibition was mounted force to which Acting Chief Kemp had a chance to respond. This in the Community Center Art newspaper believes the no confidence statement should be publicly Gallery. Vision Quest: Paintings withdrawn and the motion redrawn and, if desired, reissued to in- and Collage by Janet Mathias clude specifics. It should also be discussed in a forum where it can will be on view through June 10. be considered by all FOP members and Kemp given an opportunity Preparations are underway for a to respond. display of student artwork in the Community Center halls. Watercolor artist and Green- belt resident Lynn Perlik is the newest participant in the artist- Letters to the Editor in-residence program based at the Community Center. With her No to the Cell Tower School faculty, parents and stu- arrival, the studios will be full, www.greenbeltnewsreview.com dents have not been made aware with eight artists occupying three At Eleanor Roosevelt of the proposed cell tower on subdivided classrooms on the On Tuesday, April 25 I attend- school grounds. There was a third floor. ed a community meeting at the school administrator present and CARES staff conducted an Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist she said that information on the Active Parenting session on April WE NEED CARRIERS Church in Seabrook to discuss proposed cell tower has not been 20. Parents viewed a video pre- the proposed cell tower to be provided to the faculty, parents sentation on adolescence followed To deliver Greenbelt News Review erected on the grounds of Eleanor and students. by a review of advanced disci- In Franklin Park Roosevelt High School by Mile- Mayor Emmett Jordan and pline methods. In addition, there 2 routes available stone and T-Mobile. Both Mile- Councilmember Judith Davis, was an open discussion on Teen stone and T-Mobile had represen- who were in attendance at the Brain Development and Purpose Call Arlene Clarke 240-988-3351 tatives present at this meeting. meeting, said that they had re- and Styles of Parenting. I do not believe the meeting quested in writing a meeting was held in “good faith” to hear with Milestone and T-Mobile, but the concerns and frustrations of neither company had responded Greenbelt residents on the pro- to their request. Apparently, the posed cell phone tower. written request was not even The meeting was deliberately read, because Derek Green re- not held in Greenbelt as to sig- ferred to Davis several times as Greenbelt nificantly impact attendance. (I mayor, before being corrected learned after the meeting that by Davis. Jordan questioned the News Review Derek Green, communications entire process and the steps taken AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER liaison for Milestone, is a mem- by Milestone and T-Mobile to no- ber of the Seabrook Seventh-day tify Greenbelt residents for a pro- 15 Crescent Road, Suite 100, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770-1887 Adventist Church.) posed cell tower that is scheduled Phone: 301-474-4131; Fax: 301-965-8247 The meeting was held on the to be erected this June. Milestone same day the Prince George’s has already surveyed the land and [email protected] (stories, letters, photos) County Board of Education had a Greenwood resident said that [email protected] (ads) their board meeting, therefore Pepco has already begun digging [email protected] (billing) there was no representation from ground to supply power to the the board. website: www.greenbeltnewsreview.com cell phone tower. Movies since 1938 Sufficient notice was not pro- I was frustrated to learn that Community Calendar: www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/calendar vided to Greenbelt residents. the school and county politicians Old Greenbelt Theatre Milestone and T-Mobile had ap- made a deal in 2011 to erect 72 129 Centerway Alfred M. Skolnik, President, 1959-1977 parently satisfied the requirement cell phone towers, all on school 301-329-2034 Elaine Skolnik, President, 1977-1985 in sending out 3,000 notices to grounds. www.greenbelttheatre.org Editor: Mary Lou Williamson 301-441-2662 residents, however, neither com- Parents in Bethesda, concerned Members always $6.50! STAFF pany could answer questions on about the health consequences Matt Arbach, Mary Ann Baker, Cynthia Beck, Judy Bell, Judi Bordeaux, Melinda Adults $9, Senior/Student Brady, Jessi Britton, Arlene Clarke, Jill Connor, Bill Cornett, Cynthia Cummings, how the notices were mailed and and dangers of being near a cell $8, Members $6.50, Kids $6 Peter Curtis, Deanna Dawson, Angie Evans, Samantha Fitschen, Kathleen Gal- to whom. Many attendees from tower, were successful in stop- lagher, Anne Gardner, Jon Gardner, James Giese, Bernadette Gormally, Jim the Greenwood community whose ping a similar tower from being All shows before 5 PM: Gray, Carol Griffith, Mary Halford, Kyla Hanington, Amy Hansen, Solange Hess, homes border the site where the erected on the grounds of Woot- Adults $7, Members $6.50, Peggy Higgins, Rebecca Holober, Larry Hull, Elizabeth Jay, Ginny Jones, Jeff tower is to be erected did not ton High School due to outraged Kids $5 Jones, Suzette Joyner, Jennifer Moser Jurling, Lesley Kash, Sue Krofchik, San- dra Lange, Sylvia Lewis, Jim Link, Marcie Lissauer, Chris Logan, Linda Lucas, receive notice. I sat close to an opposition and activism of con- OC = Open Captions CC = Closed Captions Marc Manheimer, Joan Marionni, Kathleen McFarland, Cathie Meetre, Mary older gentleman whose backyard cerned parents and residents. Moien, Elaine Nakash, Patricia Novinsky, Gail Phillips, Marylee Platt, Peter borders the site and he had not I learned at the meeting that Reppert, JoEllen Sarff, Pat Scully, Lola Skolnik, Shayna Skolnik, Helen Sydavar, received a notice. SHOWTIMES Joanne Tomikel, Nancy Tolzman, Joanne Tucker, Jean Turkiewicz, Alan Turnbull, Lynn Eleanor Roosevelt High See LETTERS, page 7 May 5th - May 11th White, Janice Wolf, Stan Zirkin and Dea Zugby. CIRCULATION Circulation Coordinator: Karen Yoho [email protected] Core of Greenbelt: Ian Tuckman 301-459-5624 On Screen THE LOST CITY OF Z Franklin Park: Arlene Clarke 240-988-3351 (PG-13) (CC) (141 mins) Greenbelt East: Contact Condominium Homeowner's Association Circulation and Distribution information also available at: Hero or Fanatic? Fri. 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 PM www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/contact-us/distribution/ Director James Gray’s The Lost City of Z, coming to the Old Sat. 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 PM Published weekly since 1937 by the Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc Greenbelt theater this Friday May 5, is a complex tale of British an- (Guest speaker after the thropologist and soldier Percy Fawcett’s (Charlie Hunnan) obsessive 8 pm show) BOARD OF DIRECTORS search in 1906 for an Amazonian El Dorado ruled by indigenous Sun. 12:00 PM (OC), Cathie Meetre, president; Diane Oberg, vice president; Deanna Dawson, secretary; Sylvia Lewis, treasurer; Tom Jones and Pat Scully. Bolivians culturally superior to their white colonizers (!). Aided 7:00 PM by sidekick Henry Costin (Robert Pattinson), resented by wife Nina Business Manager: Mary Halford (Sienna Miller), scoffed at by the British Establishment, Fawcett Mon. 5:15 PM, 8:00 PM plunges deeper into his own heart of darkness. Tues. 5:15, 8:00 PM DEADLINES: Letters, Articles and Classified Ads—8 p.m. Tuesday. Display Ads 4 p.m. Is he a fanatic or hero? Who is savage and who is civilized? Wed. 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 PM Monday, 8 p.m. Tuesday if camera ready. Materials for publication may be mailed to Think of Lawrence of Arabia and Apocalypse Now. One critic address above, deposited in our box in the Co-op grocery store (by 7 p.m. Tuesday) or Thurs. 5:15 PM brought to our office in the Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, during office hours. called the lighting and spectacle a “ravishment of the senses.” Mail subscriptions—$45/year. Running time 2 hours, 21 minutes Storytime on Screen - Rating PG-13 Greenbelt Community Center at 15 Crescent Rd. FREE! OFFICE HOURS: Monday 2 - 4 p.m., Tuesday 2 - 4, 6 -10 p.m. - Jim Link Mon. 10:30 AM Thursday, May 4, 2017 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 3 Community Events

Music and Politics Exploring Living Well Bike to Work Day Golden Age Club Tree Planting Event Forum on Saturday Explorations Unlimited wel- Registration Opens by Bunny Fitzgerald Saturday, May 6 The second monthly meeting comes Linda Nunes-Schrag at 1 Registration for Bike to Work The Golden Age Club had a The Greenbelt Forest Steward- of the Greenbelt-based Music and p.m. on Friday, May 5 and Fri- Day (BTWD) 2017 is officially great celebration for the 60th an- ship Project hosts a tree planting Politics Forum will be held on day, May 12. On May 5, Nunes- open. Celebrating its 16th anni- niversary lunch. There was very event on Saturday, May 6 along Saturday, May 6 from 10:30 to Schrag will introduce participants versary this year, BTWD is again good food, lots of music, short Breezewood Drive. Plant trees, 11:30 a.m. in the small meeting to the Living Well: Take Charge expected to break participation speeches and funny pictures. restore soil and learn about the room on the lower floor of the of Your Health series of programs records as commuters embrace Past Presidents Cathie Bren- importance of street trees. The Greenbelt Library. This and all offered by the Prince George’s bicycling as a clean, sustainable nan and Brenda Cooley were Department of Public Works will meetings are open to the public. County Department of Family and healthy transportation option. presented with awards from the provide all training and materials. The goal of these discussions is Services. The event will be held on Friday, Greenbelt City Council. A good Check in at 6220 Breezewood to forge connections and encour- On May 12, she will facili- May 19. Registration is free and time was had by all and now the Drive. Volunteers are welcome age intellectual and creative ex- tate the Healthy Living with open to anyone who commutes club is off to another year. Many between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wear changes. The group aims to foster Hypertension workshop, assisted in the region, from first-time to thanks to all who helped make weather-appropriate clothing; it a deeper critical understanding of by Jackie Harley. This is an in- daily cyclists. All registrants will this such a success. will most likely get dirty. music and attentively listen for teractive three-hour workshop be entered in a regional bicycle The speaker on May 10 will For questions or to RSVP, con- politics in music. In these discus- that informs and provides skills raffle; the first 16,000 to register be our own second vice president tact Connor Roessler at croess- sions, we consider the sometimes in a supportive, non-threatening and attend will receive a free Randi Anderson. She will present [email protected] or 240-542- ethically fraught, sometimes po- environment. Participants will be T-shirt at one of more than 85 her new book, The Way Home. 2150. litically inspiring or liberating motivated to adjust their lifestyle pit-stops throughout the District, Come and meet the author and processes of music production to manage their blood pressure. suburban Maryland and northern the cover artist, Susan Craine. and consumption. This free workshop will enable Virginia. Participants can register Randi has written several books On May 6, the forum will individuals to prevent further ill- online at biketoworkmetrodc.org. and will give interesting informa- discuss Da Lama ao Caos, Chico nesses and lead a healthier life. More than 17,500 cyclists ped- tion on publishing a book. Science and Nação Zumbi’s 1994 Nunes-Schrag is a master aled to work in metropolitan Christine Skeelar is recovering debut album. Ethnomusicologist trainer of Living Well, an evi- Washington during last year’s from complications of surgery. Registration Open Donnie Scally will provide a dence-based program designed event. “Bike to Work Day is a Keep her in your prayers and For Kindergarten brief background on the album, by Stanford University Patient great opportunity for commut- send her happy thoughts. Kindergarten registration is the artists and the associated Education Center that focuses ers to discover the benefits of Remember: Sharing is Caring! open for Prince George’s County ideological movement born in on self-management of chronic bicycling to work,” said Nicholas Public Schools. Greenbelt El- Recife, Brazil. Lyrics with Eng- disease and diabetes. She has also Ramfos, Commuter Connections Computer Club Meets ementary School would prefer if lish translations will be provided, trained in Living a Healthy Life director. “This event started with The Greenbelt Computer Club all kindergarteners are registered although attendees are encour- with Hypertension and in Step- the goal of promoting bicycling will hold its monthly meeting on before the end of this school year aged to listen to the album in ping On, a falls prevention pro- as a viable commute alterna- Thursday, May 11 from 7 to 8:30 so they know how many teachers advance. Following the opening gram. She has been involved with tive, and has grown into one of p.m. at the Community Center, will be needed for next year. remarks, the group will listen to the Stanford program for over 10 the largest BTWD events in the Room 112. Everyone is welcome Those registering will need select portions and discuss the years, training and mentoring po- country.” to discuss the latest in consumer a deed, lease or MOC to show political views expressed by the tential leaders. This has become Visit commuterconnections.org/ electronics, computers and tab- Greenbelt residency, the child’s album’s creators and how this her passion as she has learned commuters/bicycling/ for informa- lets and basic troubleshooting birth certificate, ID, immuniza- album might provide new insights that Prince George’s County has tion on bicycles, rules of the road of Windows computers. Some tion records and two pieces of and approaches to the political the highest rate of diabetes, bor- and bicycling in traffic, outfitting troubleshooting for Apple iPad mail (less than 30 days old) with climate. derline and pre-diabetes in Mary- both rider and bicycle, transit and iPhone also is available. current address. The school regis- Because of space limitations, land. Knowing the consequences and bikeshare. Follow this year’s trar is usually available Monday participation will be limited to and complications of this disease event on Twitter via Commuter through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 30 people. Use of library meet- has empowered her to reach out Connections at @BikeToWorkDay More Community Events 2:30 p.m. ing space does not constitute en- to those less informed as to how and by using #BTWD2017 or are located throughout the For more information, dorsement by the Prince George’s they can self-manage and be on #BTWDC. visit pgcps.org/greenbeltes/ County Memorial Library System. top of their situation. paper. PB-greenbeltes.aspx?pageid= As this group is intended to Explorations Unlimited is held 234930&id=222980. foster ongoing connections and on Fridays at 1 p.m. at the Com- collaboration, attendees will col- munity Center. Both presenta- Green Man Needs lectively choose albums for future tions will be held in Room 114. Utopia Film Festival Presents Preregistration is required for Zero Waste Volunteers discussions. Volunteers are needed at the Sunday, May 7th, Wed., May 10, & Fri., May 12 the May 12 session as space is Green Man Festival during the Beginning at 8 PM limited. Everyone is welcome to weekend of May 13 and 14 to let attend and questions are always festival-goers know about recy- encouraged. Call 301-397-2208 “Families are Forever (2014),” “Mother Jones,” cling and composting opportuni- for more information and to reg- ties and the goal of zero waste. “Music of the Brain (2010),” “The Singing City ister. Menu for Senior Volunteers should sign up for (2013),” and “The Wheelchair Diaries (2013)” Nutrition Program time slots between 10 a.m. and The Senior Nutrition Food 6 p.m. each day at signupgenius. On Greenbelt Access Television, Inc. (GATe) and Friendship program pro- Events at MakerSpace com/go/409084fa4ad2ba3f58- vides lunches for seniors Monday green, and plan to attend a train- Comcast 77 & Verizon Fios 19 Channels Thursday, May 4: Coding Club through Friday at the Community from 7 to 8 p.m. ing session prior to the event, Center beginning at noon. Meals Friday, May 5: First Friday on either Tuesday, May 9 or must be reserved by 11 a.m. two Games from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 11 from 6 to 7:30 Greenbelt Arts Center days ahead so that enough food p.m. at the Department of Public Text gen layout for GAC ad, 4 columns by 5 inches for the Saturday, May 6: Video Pro- DON'TMay MISS 4, 2017 edition AT GAC! is ordered. Call 301-397-2208, duction Meetup from 2 to 4 p.m. Works. ext. 4215. During the festival, volunteers Sunday, May 7: Animation DON’T MISS AT THE GREENBELT ARTS CENTER All meals include margarine, Meetup from 2 to 4 p.m. should check in at 125 Center- coffee or tea and skim milk. 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At the Library Local Citizens Annual Weekly Storytimes CROP Hunger Walk Obituaries Monday, May 8, ages 3 to 5, On Sunday, May 7, many 7 p.m., limit 20 people. Tuesday, Greenbelters will walk in a lo- Condolences to the family and May 9, ages 3 to 5, 7 p.m., limit cal CROP Hunger Walk. CROP friends of Joseph Anthony Leve- Joseph Anthony Leverone 20 people. Wednesday, May 10, walks support the hunger-fighting rone, who died on April 24, 2017. ages 3 to 5, 10:15 a.m., limit 20 development work of the ecu- Congratulations to Elaina Perry After a lifetime of He adored his nieces people; ages 2 to 3, 11:15 a.m., menical Church World Service, for winning a $2000 Team D.C. living with complica- and nephews and will limit 20 people. Thursday, May which has been helping the poor scholarship, given to local LGBT tions resulting from an be greatly missed by 11, ages newborn to 2, 10:15 and since World War II. The walk be- student athletes who have “made inherited blood clotting us all. 11:15 a.m., limit 15 babies with gins at 5211 Paint Branch Park- contributions to (their) sport (soc- disorder (hemophilia A), He is survived by parent(s)/caregiver(s); ages 2 to 3, way in College Park, at the Lin- cer)” and “enhanced the percep- Joseph Anthony Leve- his family: father Le- 4:15 p.m., limit 20 people. son Pool parking lot. Registration tion of the LGBT community.” rone died on Monday, Roy A. Leverone, sister Crazy 8s! Season 4 is between 1 and 2 p.m. Walkers Elaina, a Greenbelt native and April 24, 2017. Theresa R. Henderson Tuesday, May 9, 4:30 p.m., for come from area churches, as American University freshman, is Joe was born in (Steve), brother Michael grades 3 to 5, limit 15 children. well as the Roosevelt Democratic pursuing a double major in public Washington, D.C., on HENDERSON TERRY BY PHOTO F. (Susan), nieces Julia This after-school math club is de- Club. Walkers must have a spon- health and international relations. Joseph Anthony signed to get kids fired up about October 19, 1960, and Leverone Leverone and Madeline sor or sponsor themselves. The At this time of year, we raised in Lanham and Henderson, nephews math. Every week Crazy 8ers en- routes both short and long, are know many awards and ac- North Beach. He graduated from Steven Henderson and Patrick gage in activities where they may around Lake Artemesia. colades are presented. Please Southern High School, and at- Leverone. He was preceded in race across the country, make Funds raised support a range share your accomplishments, tended Anne Arundel Community death by his mother Carolyn and music with their hands and feet, of programs from direct food milestones and news in the Our College and Technical Education his brothers, Mark and Brian. or train to be a firefighter…all relief to wells and water sys- Neighbors column. Send details Center. He worked as a microfilm A memorial mass will be held while bonding with new friends tems, to micro enterprise and of your news items to editor@ processor and computer program- on Friday, May 5 at 9:30 a.m. at over math. loans worldwide. Twenty-five greenbeltnewsreview.com. mer for 27 years before a forced St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Reading Makes Cents percent of funds will stay lo- retirement on disability. He lived 8816 Chesapeake Ave., North Tuesday, May 9, 5:30 p.m., cal, going to Help by Phone of his adult life mostly in Gaithers- Beach, followed by interment at ages 5 to 12, limit 20 people. Prince George’s County. CROP burg and Damascus, but resided Fort Lincoln Cemetery and repast Learn about basic money man- Walk chairperson is Marty Folk. with his sister and her family in at 1 p.m. at the home of his fa- agement concepts and practice For more information, call 301- Greenbelt during the past few ther located at 643 Alabama Ave., money skills through a multi- 552-9329. years. North Beach. Donations in Joe’s week series on the history of Joe was a kind and gentle soul name can be made to the Hemo- money, saving money and bor- with a passion for science fiction philia Association of the Capital rowing and lending money. books, movies and television Area, 8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Obituaries shows. He also loved jazz, clas- Suite A312 Springfield, VA 22152 The News Review publishes obituaries of Greenbelt residents, sical and alternative rock music. or hacacares.org. past or present. You write it or we will if you prefer. We try to include infor- mation about participation in various activities and organizations, where the person lived and something about the family. A pho- tograph and service information should be included. There is no Dynamic Governance Zero Waste Circle charge. At Green Man Festival Meets May 10 Tea Party for a Cause The Center for Dynamic Com- The Green Team’s Zero Waste A tea party to benefit the House of munity Governance will have a Circle will meet on Wednesday, Ruth will be held at the 6100 West- Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church table at the Green Man Festival May 10 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at chester Park Drive Party Room on 40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt in Roosevelt Center on Saturday, the Department of Public Works. Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors May 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Among the topics on the agen- There will be sandwiches, www.greenbeltumc.org 301-474-9410 and on Sunday, May 14 from 11 da are reports on the TerraCycle desserts, a silent auction, door Rev. Fay Lundin, Pastor a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by to learn Drop-off Center, the prototype prizes and a guest speaker from more about dynamic community zero waste station at the Old the House of Ruth. Help bring an governance or volunteer opportu- Greenbelt Theatre, the New Deal end to domestic violence. Worship Service 10 a.m. nities. There will be educational, Café compost pilot and the up- All are welcome, but seating Join us for Communion this Sunday. engaging and interactive activi- coming Green Man Festival. is limited. For further information ties for all ages, raffles, stickers or to reserve seats, call Kathy and more. Miller at 240-447-8284 or Sherri Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church Tibbs at 240-375-5550.There is 3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi a fee. Phone: 301-937-3666 www.pbuuc.org

Welcomes you to our open, nurturing community May 7 10 a.m. Greenbriar to Host "We Respond (Part 2)" Community Yard Sale “Beware lest ye harm any soul, or make any heart Greenbriar Condominiums will to sorrow; lest ye wound any man with your words… The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister; with Carla Miller, DMRE; and the Choir be he friend or foe.” - Baha’i Writings hold a community yard sale on Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism has issued a call to participate in a teach-in Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. on racism and white supremacy (http://blacklivesuu.com/teachin ). This is how we to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at 7600 respond to that call. Hanover Parkway. As many as 25 vendors will be there, along with a concession stand and other light Greenbelt Baha'i' Community refreshments for sale. Greenbelt Community Church 1-800-22-UNITE 301-345-2918 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST [email protected] www.greenbeltbahais.org 1 Hillside (at Crescent Road) Phone: 301-474-6171 mornings www.greenbeltcommunitychurch.org ST. HUGH OF GRENOBLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Catholic 135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 Sunday Worship Community 301-474-4322 10:15 a.m. of Greenbelt MASS Mass Schedule: Rev. Glennyce Grindstaff, Pastor Sundays 10 A.M. Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. Municipal Building Saturday 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Daily Mass: 7:15 a.m. ALL ARE WELCOME. Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mishkan Torah Congregation Pastor: Rev. Walter J. Tappe 10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 301-474-4223 Holy Cross An unpretentious, historic, welcoming, liberal, egali- Thrift Store tarian synagogue that respects tradition and becomes your extended family in the 21st century. Every Thursday Shabbat services: Friday evening at 8:00 PM, except 1st Friday of the month, 10am – 4pm i.e. family service at 7:30 PM. Saturday morning services at 9:30 AM. Educational programs for children K–12 and for adults. Good, clean clothes for women, Come worship God with us! Combined innovative full family educational program for parents and children. men and children! Conversion classes. Concert choir. Social Action program. Sunday School 9:45AM Opportunity for leadership development. Shoes, jewelry, books, etc. Moderate, flexible dues. High holiday seating for visitors. Worship Service 11:00AM Sisterhood. Men's Club. Other Social Activities. 6905 Greenbelt Road Interfaith families are welcome. Greenbelt, Md. 301-345-5111 101 Greenhill Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 Historic synagogue dually affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (301) 474-­‐4212 www. greenbeltbaptist.org and the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

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OFFICIAL NOTICE In accordance with Section 3-305(b)(1) of the General Provisions Article of the An- notated Code of the Public City Information General Laws of Maryland, an Executive Session of GREENBELT CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING/ MEETINGS FOR WEEK OF MAY 8-12 the Greenbelt City Council ACE STUDENT AWARDS, Monday, May 8 at 5:30pm, YOUTH ADVISORY COMMIT- will be held on Tuesday, Municipal Building, May 8, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. May 9, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. in TEE, Community Center, 15 Cresent Road, Rm. 103 On the Library of the the Agenda: Shirts, NLC 2017 reports, Recess vote, Skate Park ORGANIZATION Municipal Building. Call to Order Celebration 6/3 The purpose of this meeting Roll Call Monday, May 8 at 7:30pm, ACE STUDENT AWARDS Meditation and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag will be to discuss a , Municipal Building, 25 Cresent Road. Consent Agenda – Approval of Staff Recommendations RECEPTION Personnel Matter (City Man- (Items on the Consent Agenda [marked by *] will be approved Monday, May 8 at 8:00pm, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL ager Evaluation). as recommended by staff, subject to removal from the Consent MEETING/ACE STUDENT AWARDS, Municipal Building, * It is anticipated Council will Agenda by Council.) 25 Cresent Road. Live on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 and 998, and schedule this Executive Session Approval of Agenda and Additions Streaming at www.greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv at its Regular Meeting on Mon- day, May 8th, 8:00 p.m. in the COMMUNICATIONS Wednesday, May 10 at 7:00pm, BUDGET WORK SESSION Council Room of the Municipal - Presentations w/Recognition Groups at Community Center, 15 Crescent Building. The Regular Meeting - ACE Student Awards Road. is open to the public. Addition- - Legislative Wrap –Up – 22nd District Delegation ally, the public may attend and - Kids to Parks Day Proclamation Wednesday, May 10 at 7:30pm, ADVISORY PLANNING observe the vote of Council to move into closed/executive ses- - Public Works Week BOARD at Community Center, 15 Crescent Road. On the sion on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at - Public Hearing Agenda: Training Video for Board Members, FY 2018 Budget Up- 7:30 p.m. - Beer and Hard Cider at Greenbelt Farmers Market date and Update on planning projects Cindy Murray, City Clerk -Petitions and Requests Wednesday, May 10 at 7:30pm, ZERO WASTE CIRCLE (Petitions received at the meeting will not be acted upon by the City at Public Works, 555 Crescent Road. On the Agenda: Up- City of Greenbelt Council at this meeting unless Council waives its Standing Rules.) dates on Green Man, accomplishments, Organics Recycling Task Recreation Department - * Minutes of Council Meetings Force, New Deal Café compost pilot , Discussion on reusable bag - Administrative Reports strategies (at Co-op, etc.), Follow-up on Community Impact Grants 2017 Summer Activity - *Committee Reports submission, Call for Other Special Events Guide Available in LEGISLATION Thursday, May 11 at 6:30pm, FOREST PRESERVE ADVI- recreation centers & on- - An Ordinance to Amend Article 3 “Public Parks, Playgrounds, SORY BOARD, Municipal Building, 25 Crescent Road. On Etc., Generally” of Chapter 12 “Parks and Recreation” of the line at the Agenda: Review and approval of report to Council on AMT For- Greenbelt City Code to Allow the Sale and Sampling of Beer and www.greenbeltmd.gov/ est Health Assessment, Discussion on AMT Forest Preserve Health Hard Cider at the Greenbelt Farmers Market between May 1st and Assessment – Goals and Recommendations – Section 12 (Forest recreation. December 24th of Each Year, - 2nd Reading, Adoption Health), Policy Statement, Section 1 (Introduction), Section 5 (Inva- City of Greenbelt Recreation Class registra- sive Species), and more, time permitting, Discussion of Greenman Activity Guide OTHER BUSINESS SUMMER 2017 - Council Activities event – volunteers needed, and Discussion of clean-up event. tion: begins - Council Reports on May 15 This schedule is subject to change. For confirmation that a meeting is for Greenbelt MEETINGS being held call 301-474-8000. residents;

NOTE: This is a preliminary agenda, subject to change. Regular Coun- Celebration of Spring - May 20 May 22 for Outdoor Pool Opens - May 27 Greenbelt Day Weekend - June 3 and 4 cil meetings are open to the public, and all interested citizens are invit- Bike to Work Day See inside for a listing of all upcoming events! non-residents. ed to attend. If special accommodations are required for any disabled Friday, May 19, 2017 person, please call 301-474-8000 no later than 10am on the meeting Greenbelt Pit Stop Classes begin on or day. Deaf individuals are advised to use MD RELAY at 711 or e-mail Aquatic & Fitness Center after the week of June 19. [email protected] to reach the City Clerk. 101Centerway from 6:30-8:30am se call 301-397-2200 for Please register at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org. Remember the more information. CONTRA DANCE first 16,000 registrants are eligible for a free t-shirt. Greenbelt Community Ctr. Grief Counseling Support Group Saturday, May 6 In response to a recent Lesson: 6:30 pm. Dancing: tragic loss in our community. 7:00 – 9:45 pm. Facilitated by CARES Crisis Kappy Laning calling to Intervention Counselors Transatlantic Crossing May 8 & 15 from 7:30-8:30pm $10 at the door (cash only) Municipal Building for all dancers 18 and over. 25 Crescent Road 301-345-6660 Community Art Drop-In Open to anyone wishing to Greenbelt Community Center attend. Additional counseling 15 Crescent Road is available to those seeking Sunday, May 7 additional support. All ages welcome. VACANCIES ON No reservations required. 1:00-3:00 pm: FREE art workshop – BOARDS & make paper flowers with Artist in Resi- COMMITTEES dence Sherill Gross. Various techniques demonstrated for Volunteer to serve on City different ages/abilities. Keep some blooms, and contribute to a Council Advisory Groups. collaborative hanging garden! SATURDAY MAY 6 There are currently vacan- cies on: Advisory Commit- 9am-3pm tee on Education (effective 550-A Crescent Road July 1st), Advisory Plan- E COMMU (Behind Police Station) ning Board, Arts Advisory IC N  Come Check out our newly renovated Board, Forest Preserve Ad- L IT cat rooms & and back yard visory Board, Community O NS Y  Meet the Staff & Volunteers TIO FO Relations Advisory Board, P R  Free Micro chipping for Greenbelt Residents A U Greenbelt Advisory Commit- L  Adoption Fee's waived for cats E M tee on Environmental Sus-  Light Refreshments & Pizza! R Tuesday, May 23 at 7:00pm tainability, Park and Recre- Greenbriar Community Building ation Advisory Board, Senior 7600 Hanover Parkway Citizen Advisory Board and Youth Advisory Committee. Terrace Room Join us for the second in a series of forums where For information on how to you can share your thoughts about the relationship apply contact between the community and the Greenbelt Police. 301-474-8000. Hosted by the City of Greenbelt’s Community Women’s Bicycle Social Ride Relations Advisory Board (CRAB). All are welcome. Check out the new New Deal Café, 113 Centerway We want to hear from you! Greenbelt Info Wall at Sunday, May 7, 9am-11am, FREE! www.greenbeltmd.gov/ If you cannot attend, you may provide your comments at You must provide your own bike and helmet. All Partici- infowall www.greenbeltmd.gov/policecommunityforum. If special pants will sign a liability waiver prior to joining. Contact All city social sites, accommodations are required, please contact the Alison Longworth for more information 240-542-2198, City Manager’s Office at 301-474-8000. events and Info in one [email protected] place COMING SOON: A third forum in Historic Greenbelt in June A youth forum in the Fall Page 6 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017

Candidates for GHI Election Vote! The following GHI members have formally indicated their agreement to serve Annual Meeting if elected and supplied the following biographical sketches for publication by 7:30pm Thurs. May 11 the Nominations & Elections Committee. GHI Members will elect Nominations Community Center & Elections Committee members during the Thursday, May 11 annual meeting. Friday May 12 Election of Board of Directors and Audit Committee will begin when the annual 7–10am & 5–8pm meeting goes into recess, and continue Friday at the times listed at right. Board GHI Board Room members are elected to staggered 2-year terms. There are 5 open Board positions Hamilton Place in this year’s election, and the other 4 will be elected next year. Board of Directors sold unless more than a thou- Steve Skolnik nity and being part of a coopera- sand members agree, establishing 8 Court Ridge tive. My neighbors, the walkability, 2-Year Term the Replacement Reserves, and • Moved to GHI August, 1977 - the Roosevelt Center, the Forest (Vote for no more than 5) increasing the returns on our in- frame home on Plateau Place Preserve, and the Aquatic Center — vestments, saving our cooperative • Moved to block home on Ridge are just a few of the things I enjoy hundreds of thousands of dollars Leah Cohen Rd. January, 1981 about living in Greenbelt. annually. If it were not for these • B.Sc., University of Waterloo, Now that our son is grown, I 4 Court Hillside achievements, GHI would have 1971 - Engineering and Physics feel like I have time to give back Ten years ago, my family needed to borrow millions with • Master electrician and contrac- to the community. I am a network moved to Greenbelt so that our tens of millions of dollars more to tor with over 35 years construc- engineer by profession but I have daughter could grow up in a safe, come. Instead GHI is in solid fi- tion trade experience (retired) experience in residential construc- tree-filled neighborhood. Since nancial shape. • Current Chair, City of Greenbelt tion from many years of maintain- we’ve been here, I have co-oped He is proud of GHI as one of Board of Appeals for over 15 ing my previous home and rental at the Nursery School, taught art the best Co-ops in the world. He years properties. classes at the Community Center, believes that his experience and • Current member, City of Green- In the spirit of cooperation, I and volunteered as the registrar knowledge will benefit GHI in belt ‘Green Team’ have gone ten words under the for the Greenbelt Municipal Swim maintaining its high standards for • Current member, GHI Buildings 150-word limit for this biography. Team. I also started the “Green- providing well-run, efficient, and Committee since 2008 I’ll make them available to anoth- belt Community” listserve. sustainable homes for its mem- • Current member, GHI Board of er candidate. I have degrees in visual arts, bers, and looks forward to making Directors since 2013 education, and art history. I taught it even better in the future. • Current President, GHI Board of Head Start in DCPS for several Directors since 2014 Audit Committee years. Since 2009, I have been William C. Jones • Skills include: designing and teaching home- 15 Court Ridge o Understanding of commercial 1-Year Term school classes in history, science, I am a retired college math and contracting process (Vote for no more than 3) English and art. Our home on computer science professor who o Extensive experience manag- — Hillside Road was a bit of a time has lived in GHI since 2004. I have ing large projects capsule when we bought it, and been a member of GHI’s Finance Jonathan Gordy o Excellent communication skills 2 Court Plateau I’ve gotten pretty good at plaster Committee and GHI’s Investment o Excellent personnel manage- I have been a GHI member repairs, tiling, painting, landscap- Committee since 2006. I was first ment skills —with my wife Susan Stewart— ing—and hiring skilled contrac- elected to the GHI Board Of Direc- o Understanding of electrical tors for the rest. With my daugh- tors in May of 2011. Also: power and distribution sys- since 2006. I believe firmly in the ter headed off to high school this • Treasurer of Streetlights Of tems cooperative model of governance, fall, this is a good time to volun- Bethany, helping Greenbelt’s o Special interest in alternative ethical decision making, and giv- teer for GHI’s Board of Directors. ing back to the community that homeless (since 2008). (solar) energy • Treasurer of the New Deal Café has been so important to me. In Fritz Gutwein Coop (since 2016), and on the Linda Warren Seely the past, I have been a member 4 Court Laurel Hill Board of the Coop Grocery 15 Court Laurel Hill of the GHI Audit Committee and Fritz Gutwein has been a GHI (since 2012). a member of the board of the I recently moved to Greenbelt member since 2009 and is the • Developed GHI’s float entry in Greenbelt Farmers Market. Since from Jackson, Tennessee after I Vice President of Institutional Ad- the 2012 Labor Day Parade, a 2005, I have worked for the fed- accepted a job as Director of the vancement at Jubilee Housing in one-minute history play. Dispute Resolution Section for the eral government, in the area of Adams Morgan. Prior to living in • Formerly a volunteer intake American Bar Association. When administrative law and litigation. GHI Fritz served on the board of his worker at Bread For The City in I began looking for a home for homeowners association as Vice DC (2004–2011), a volunteer Henry Haslinger my husband and me, I discovered President and Secretary and was reading tutor at Greenbelt El- 4 Court Ridge the town of Greenbelt and quickly an elected member of the Clifton ementary School (2011–2016), became a fan. I want to be able Henry is seeking the opportu- Community Council Board serving and actor and director at Green- to give back to this community in nity to serve his third term on the as Chair of the Community Re- belt Arts Theater. a meaningful way and believe I Audit Committee, as he nears the sources Work Group of the Clifton • Currently deliver Meals On have a skill set that may be valu- end of his second term. In recent Neighborhood Plan, both in Louis- Wheels in this area about twice able. years, Henry has also been elected ville, Kentucky. Fritz has served on a week to three terms on the Nominations the board of multiple non-prof- I am a licensed attorney and Paul Kapfer mediator. I have served on nu- and Elections Committee, includ- its, chairing strategic planning, ing two terms as the Committee’s 6 Court Hillside merous boards of directors includ- personnel, and executive search Chair. committees. Fritz’s work history in- I have been a GHI member ing the Memphis Bar Association, After earning a degree from the cludes running a successful small since 2013, when I moved back the Conflict Resolution Center of University of Maryland, majoring business for over fifteen years and to the Washington, DC, area for West Tennessee, the Jackson Swim in Business Administration, Hen- directing multiple community and a second time as an active-duty Club and as a trustee for the First ry has been working in the public faith-based nonprofits. Skills Fritz Navy attorney (JAG). Until retir- United Methodist Church in Jack- sector, first with the Park and Plan- would bring to his service on the ing in 2015 I was In charge of the son. I have worked for over 20 board are those of an advocate, legal assistance program at the years for nonprofits, have draft- ning Commission and then with problem solver, consensus build- Washington Navy Yard for Sailors ed bylaws and budgets, written Prince George’s County, where er, and a team player “who gets and their families. At GHI Board grants, run meetings and am gen- he focuses on the acquisition and things done.” meetings, I was impressed with erally familiar with how boards of management of the County Gov- the care taken to manage for the directors operate. ernment’s real estate. Chuck Hess long term, welcome people with Henry is hoping you, the GHI 42 Court Ridge diverse backgrounds and talents, Peter Toth membership, will decide to give Chuck Hess has served on and be accountable to members 2 Court Gardenway him the opportunity to contin- the Board for twenty-four years, who choose to invest their savings I was born in Budapest, Hun- ue serving as a member of the twelve of which as Treasurer. He here. These are the principles I re- gary. My mother and I emigrated Audit Committee for the coming has served on the Audit Commit- turned to while serving on the Au- to the United States in 1965 and I term. Great strides were made by tee and many other GHI Com- dit Committee from 2015-2017, have made Prince George’s Coun- the Audit Committee in the past mittees and Task Forces. He be- and they would guide my work as ty my home since. 12 months, with many important lieves his major accomplishments a member of the Board of Direc- I became a GHI member in findings already reported to you, are Assuring that GHI cannot be tors. 2009. I love the sense of commu- regarding GHI’s operations. Thursday, May 4, 2017 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 7 Letters continued from page 2 the proposal and approval pro- tower radiation on those in close of a beautiful, green, environ- Dr. Kevin Maxwell, ceo@pgcps. committee members who are dili- cess is different and easier to proximity. Fortunately, there was mentally friendly neighborhood,” org, 301-952-6000 gently working on behalf of the satisfy in Prince George’s County a representative present from the and that the proposed cell tower Councilmember Todd Turner, membership and willing to speak than Montgomery County. In Environmental Health Trust and would diminish this image. [email protected], 301-952- out when they find issues that go Montgomery County, if residents the Maryland Coalition Against Those residents in attendance 3094 against best practices. I’d much say no, then it’s a no go. Not Cell Towers at Schools, Theodora unanimously raised their hands State Senator Paul Pinsky, rather have that kind of Audit the case apparently in Prince Scarato, who provided informa- and voices against the erecting [email protected] Committee so that I am aware of George’s County, unfortunately. tion on the dangers and harmful of a cell tower on the grounds of Greenbelt Board of Education potential issues and can evaluate It is interesting to note that effects of cell tower radiation. Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Member, Lupi Quinteros-Grady, the situation for myself, rather only one representative from We will also have to agree to I’m not sure if frustrated and [email protected] than a committee that goes along T-Mobile present at Tuesday’s disagree that Milestone and T- concerned residents can do any- Jacquelyn Hair to get along. meeting lives in Prince George’s Mobile are being shady. thing to stop the cell tower from I appreciated Mr. Haslinger’s County. Other representatives Did you know? That one cell being erected at this point. But, Urges Participation letter for making me aware of from T-Mobile and Milestone tower can accommodate up to six I believe that knowledge and in- the proposed bylaws amendment present at the meeting live in antennas. That means that this formation is key. Residents need In GHI Election to allow one committee member Virginia, even Derek Green, com- cell tower, if erected, could sig- to be made aware and become I was glad to see Leah Co- to demand a meeting schedule to munications liaison for Milestone, nificantly impact the safety and community activists. hen’s and Henry Haslinger’s let- address his or her specific needs. whom I thought was disrespect- health of residents, not to men- Contact your local officials ters in the last News Review. I don’t think we want to codify a ful and spoke condescendingly tion the value of our homes. All and say No to the cell tower at As Ms. Cohen wrote, the Audit proposal that could hold an entire to those in attendance. He said the while T-Mobile can increase Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Committee is doing excellent committee hostage to the wishes several times during the meeting, their profits by selling antenna County Executive Rushern work in examining GHI’s poli- of one member. “we will have to agree to dis- space to other cellular providers. Baker, [email protected]. cies and procedures and exposing We are at an important cross- agree.” Well, Mr. Green, I assume A long-time resident of md.us unsound practices and potential roads for GHI. Our co-op is fac- we will have to agree to disagree Greenbelt said, “When I think of Chief Executive Officer Prince problems, particularly financial ing fiscal challenges, aging infra- on the harmful effects of cell Greenbelt, it conjures up feelings George’s County Public Schools, ones. We are fortunate to have structure and a difficult political climate. I urge other members to research all candidates and resist an automatic vote for board incumbents. New blood in any board and especially in leadership Candidates for GHI Election is critical to healthy, forward- thinking organizations. In my (continued) almost 12 years here, we’ve had at least five leadership changes, Audit Committee lier so that we have more time to Tom also serves on the Audit and I commend those volunteers consider the candidates before the (continued from prior page) Committee for the New Deal Café, for recognizing when it is time to election. I enjoy working with the the Board of Directors for the News make room for others with fresh Jacqueline Lilly other members of the Committee Review, and for 22 years served on approaches and different skills. I (Tom, Terry x 2, Anna) and highly am not rejecting incumbency out- 13 Court Hillside the Board of Rapidan Camps, all right, I think a mix of those with I moved to GHI as a child and recommend them for reelection. cooperatives from Greenbelt. new perspectives and people with have been here for almost 25 years. working knowledge is useful. It I became a GHI member in 2012. Theresa Henderson Therese Kucera is really about what each board 1 Court Laurel Hill member stands for and how their Over the years I have been an ac- 3 Court Crescent collective oversight and decision- tive volunteer in a variety of com- Theresa was born and raised in Terry Kucera has lived in Green- making positively or negatively munity organizations. l have served the Washington, D.C. area. She belt for over twenty years and has impact our future. as Greenbelt Elementary School PTA has lived in GHI since 1983. She been a member of GHI since 2000. What I most want for our co-op now are leaders who are president from June 2015 through currently enjoys living on Laurel Hill She is currently on the board of the June 2017. I was a member of the Rd. with her husband Steve, their member-centered, democratic, Greenbelt Farmers Market, and open to constructive criticism, Greenbelt Nursery School (GNS) two adult children Maddy and Ste- has served on the boards of the creative and focused on fiscal cooperative for 5 years, 2010– ven, their two cats and a bird. She Greenbelt Bicycle Coalition and oversight and stewardship. We are 2015. While at GNS I served on is currently employed at the USDA fortunate to have a choice in our the New Deal Cafe. She has served their board for 4 years, one year as Beltsville Human Nutrition Research board election this year. Let’s all two years on the N&E committee, hospitality chair followed by 3 years Center. She is presently serving think through where we are as a as board president. I have worked and is up for another one. co-op and what we need at this on the Nominations and Elections critical juncture in our history. at the Greenbelt Consumer Coop- Committee for her third term and Cynthia Newcomer erative Supermarket for 13 years in has been delighted to work with Anna D. Socrates a variety of positions. the other committee members and 14 Court Ridge Appreciates I am excited at the opportunity to staff. She is also serving as the I moved to Greenbelt in De- become more involved with GHI. I president of the Greenbelt Tennis Audit Committee cember 2007 and have lived on I want to thank Leah Cohen am a supporter of cooperatives and Association, a committee member Ridge Road ever since. Although I for her illuminating letter about feel my previous experience on oth- at Greenbelt Community Church the Audit Committee. Last year loved my urban lifestyle, Greenbelt er boards will help me to be able to and the treasurer of Altrusa Inter- was the first time I saw an audit seemed so fresh and clean after the serve the GHI membership if elect- national of Montgomery County. report in the 17 years I’ve been ed. grit of Baltimore. The engaged and here. I also want to commend Tom Jones outspoken co-op members were the Audit Committee for their entirely new in my experience, work and how impressed I was 1 Court Woodland Way with the details. I just finished Nominations & though their friendliness reminded Tom was raised on Northway reading the Annual Report and me of the Midwest, where I grew understood it much more after Elections and has been a GHI member since up. having read the earlier Audit Re- Committee 1997, has a Bachelor’s degree in I soon found my niche with oth- port by the committee and Leah’s Physics and an MBA. He works as a summary. It has shaken me up 1-Year Term Program Manager for the Universi- er knitters, bus riders, and fellow to realize that a cooperative the (Vote for no more than 5) ty of Maryland Center for Advanced writers and editors on the Commu- size of GHI has been taking care — Transportation Technology Labora- nications Committee. These new of business with such lax prac- friends led to other friends and ac- tices. We are so lucky for two Alex Barnes tory. Tom is running to serve for a reasons: one, finally having a 4 Court Crescent fourth year on the Nominations & tivities in Greenbelt—that is how committee delving into our affairs our town works. I’ve also gained I joined the N&E Committee in Elections committee. and two, that there has only been You may recall Tom asked a personal satisfaction and profes- one misappropriation of the funds early 2016, shortly after becom- when $35,000 went missing. ing a GHI member. There was a question about the finance report sional growth as a writer through the many opportunities for com- With our fees going higher it is vacancy on the Committee and I at the 2010 GHI annual meeting; so important that there are tight thought this was something I could as a result he was asked to chair munity involvement in Greenbelt. controls on our finances. With do without making too big of a time the Finance Report Subcommittee I have served on the Nominations the upcoming elections it is also commitment. I’m interested in try- that drafted revisions now imple- and Elections Committee, as well important to our community that mented to make each year’s report as the Additions Maintenance Task people get out and vote. ing different ideas to improve the Ellen Weiss N&E’s work; such as at the annu- easier to understand. In 2011, he Force, and hope to continue ensur- al meeting registering members by chaired the GHI website redesign ing that members have choices and See LETTERS, page 12 address instead of by name, and committee resulting in the new that electoral processes are fair holding the candidates’ forum ear- www.ghi.coop site. and efficient. Page 8 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017

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At Team Illusion’s headquar- ters, tucked between Planet Fit- ness and TJ Maxx in Beltway Plaza, Maryanne Cashmore and her daughter belt out the robotics club’s battle cry. “Humpty Dumpty climbs a rope / in 1.5 seconds, that’s totally dope. / Gets gears in autonomous, teleop too. / He’s Team 4464’s illusion come true” Those who aren’t familiar with the FIRST Robotics Competition might find the chant difficult to decipher, but to this group of en- thusiastic middle and high school students, it is a clever reflection of the club’s most impressive ac- complishment this year. Humpty Dumpty is the club’s robot. It is a 120 pound, six- wheeled square, with blue and

red cloth siding that has “4464,” SCHAEFFER CHRISTINE BY PHOTO PHOTO BY ERIC ZHANG BY PHOTO the group’s official FIRST iden- Team Illusion, a Greenbelt community robotics club, will be com- Bill Orleans marched down 14th Street, N.W. to a tification number, stenciled in rally at Freedom Plaza. peting in a world competition next week in St. Louis called FIRST white lettering on the side. In the Robotics Competition. You can watch the competition live on social middle of the square, suspended media and the competition’s website. Pictured: Hector Martin, a above a tight tangle of wiring, mentor, Zach, Joseph, Joshua and Joel. rests what looks like a kite hold- er, with Velcro wrapped around it home, though, Kowtha needed a the owners of Beltway Plaza, PAPER continued from page 1 instead of string. place for his team to practice. He and charmed Marc Kapastin, the Team Illusion, 4464’s chosen first approached Greenbelt Mayor company’s general counsel, into of the additional printing cost tions remain the same but fund- nickname, has been working on Emmett Jordan asking for some providing a vacant store for the would be defrayed and that the raising activities of such organi- Humpty Dumpty since FIRST an- space, but was turned down. team to use. use of color would be an attrac- zations will now receive the non- nounced this year’s challenge on “I wish that we could accom- “He impressed me with his tive inducement to readers and profit rate. These were previously January 7. The team worked for modate him, but we really don’t caring and expertise and his com- advertisers. This conservative assessed at the commercial rate. six weeks to build a robot that have the space,” Jordan said. mitment to the kids,” Kapastin view was blown out of the water There are no discounts to this could climb a rope, move on its “Greenbelt has a lot of programs said. “He’s a brilliant guy, so as color grew more and more rate for volume purchases but the own and place a gear on a peg, and it’s the storage [of all the engaged and dynamic. [Quantum] popular with advertisers – paying rate is lower than any commercial among other challenges. equipment] that’s an issue. If it saw it as an opportunity to give for itself and then some. Not rate tier. Advocacy and political Since its completion, Team Il- was a class once a week or once back to the community.” only that, but readers and adver- ads will continue to be charged lusion and Humpty Dumpty have every two weeks, we’d probably Kowtha wants his teams to be tisers responded very positively the basic commercial rate. competed in a pair of local com- be able to accommodate him.” successful at the robotics com- to the lively and colorful product Inserts petitions in Maryland and a re- Team Illusion does take up petitions, but that’s not his main that ensued. This positive reac- The weekly insertion fee will gional competition in Richmond, a lot of space. Its current work- focus. “It’s not about the robots, tion fueled a desire to publish be reduced as a result of de- Virginia. At the end of April, the space features a full tool bench it’s about children having fun and in full color – but this was only creased cost of insertion from group travelled to St. Louis for and an array of tools that would learning,” he said. “Failures are feasible at that time if rates were Engle which the News Review the FIRST Championship match, make Tim “The Tool Man” Tay- where they learn. The fear of, raised across all advertisers – in- is passing on. The new rate is the season’s culmination. lor jealous. That’s on top of all of ‘Oh my God, it’s over,’ shouldn’t cluding those who didn’t want to competitive and is available to Just making it to St. Louis is the materials needed to build the be there. They should come up pay for color at all. So the idea advertisers as an economical way an accomplishment for this group, robot, as well as computers for with a new alternative strategy went on the back burner. of distributing flyers throughout which is considerably younger programming it. all the time, and that’s how you That situation changed in the city. and more disparately located than For Team Illusion’s fifth year, moving our printing to Engle Preferred Placement the high school teams it competes he went to Quantum Companies, See ROBOTICS, page 10 Printing and Publishing Co., Inc. Previously, the paper charged against. It has taken a confluence when color throughout the paper a 25 percent fee for placement of factors to make Team Illusion became a realistic option in terms on the back page (subject to successful, including teens with of cost. Engle’s rate structure al- availability and other constraints an unusual passion for learning lowed the News Review to print relating to ad size). This fee has and engineering, adults in the a full color paper for less than it been broadened in scope to cover field willing to teach them and cost to print the old partial-color requests for placement on any a driving force to bring them paper. Rather than average out available page. together. costs so formerly monochrome No Fees *** advertisers paid more for color The paper previously charged The sun is out after a rainy they hadn’t asked for and former a small fee to initially set up an morning and at Roosevelt Center, color advertisers paid much less, ad and make updates. These fees the town’s creators have gathered the paper decided to abolish color have been abolished. If an ad for the Maker Festival. charges altogether and leave its requires substantial work either In one corner of the festival, per column inch rates the same. requested by the customer or Vijay Kowtha stands behind a This new rate baseline can be suggested to improve readability, table devoted to Team Illusion. gradually adjusted as financial assistance is available at $25 per Kowtha is a Greenbelter and the circumstances warrant. Advertis- hour by prior arrangement. team’s coach as well as one of ing revenue is subject to wide Classifieds its biggest cheerleaders. He grew variations and is the paper’s pre- Classified rates remain the up in India, but moved to Brook- dominant source of income and same. lyn, New York in middle school the future picture may require Future Actions before attending NYU and later adjustments. This action by the News Re- Rutgers University. Commercial Advertisers view board reset the rates based After college, he taught en- RUSH HOUR SPECIALS! Per column inch commercial on projections of prior years’ in- gineering at Eleanor Roosevelt Monday through Friday between 4pm. & 7pm. rates remain the same as before. come. In the publishing industry, High School, which is where he — The more advertising a commer- advertisers come and go based became involved with FIRST Gather with friends or co-workers to decompress after a long cial entity purchases, the more on their own business needs and competitions. However, he also discount it receives – with seven there’s no telling what future worked at the Naval Research day, all while enjoying cocktails and beer specials that won’t tiers of volume that are requali- years will hold. The News Re- break the bank. Lab and his schedule only per- fied quarterly. Advertisers who view will reassess its rates peri- mitted him to run the club for were paying a surcharge for color odically and keep them in step Take advantage of our ½ priced Appetizers, $4 Margaritas an hour after school. His team’s and $3 Domestic draft beers. will no longer pay anything addi- with costs and advertising volume performance suffered. In 2012, tional. This results in either the going forward. This new base- he decided to create his own Explore our menu at GREENBELTMARRIOTT.COM/DINING same or lower cost for any com- line is a decisive step that results team so he could make his own mercial advertisement compared in a fairer and more sustainable schedule. He sought out students to previously. Any ad submitted and logical rate structure and a at GREENBELT MARRIOTT │ 6400 Ivy Lane │ Greenbelt, MD 20770 who were interested in robotics 301.441.3700 │ MARRIOTTGREENBELT.COM in color will appear in color both better point of departure for the but had no team with which to in the paper and on the website. future. compete. Team Illusion was born. Non-Profit Advertisers And it’s the right thing to do. Without a high school to call Rates for qualifying organiza- Page 10 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017

COUNCIL continued from page 1 ROBOTICS continued from page 9 replica guns. He said that kids nator for Green Ridge House, on learn to be creative.” corrects him. you look at a lot of could get shot if police officers behalf of the Greenbelt Assistance *** “We’re not real- these teams, there or others mistake the toys for real in Living Program, the Golden Three of Team Illusion’s mem- ly losing them,” she are adults behind the guns. He noted that the conve- Age Club, the Senior Citizens bers are seated around Humpty said. “We’re an incu- scenes making it run nience store in Franklin Park sells Advisory Committee and all older Dumpty at the club’s headquar- bator team and we’ve and the kids get to such replicas. Americans in Greenbelt. ters in Beltway Plaza discussing incubated at least sev- work one-on-one with In presenting his petition, Gor- Petitions and Requests how to improve the Velcro kite en local teams.” adults and they get a don referred to a shooting the Bill Orleans called on the city holder, also known as the robot’s With the addition lot of confidence. It’s previous day. Ard gave council to provide better information rope-climbing mechanism. of Kruhm and several really about the kids.” an update on this incident. She on the content of executive ses- On either end of the holder ***

other members, Nono SINN DYLAN BY PHOTO said that shots were fired April sions in place of broad categories are gears that make it turn. Team The season hasn’t has seen a change in Humpty Dumpty 23 in the 6100 block of Breeze- such as property acquisition, an- Illusion has been successful in the team this year. all gone smoothly for wood Court. No one was hurt nexation and potential litigation. the rope-climbing phase of com- “We made it to St. Team Illusion. In the and a warrant for the arrest of Such descriptions do not allow petitions by maneuvering the ro- Louis and we wouldn’t have been Richmond competition, it domi- the suspect has been issued. She residents to know if it is a new bot so that the rope sticks to the able to do that last year with nated the rope-climbing portion said that the parties involved issue or the continuation of topics Velcro. Then, the robot’s control- only five people and two expe- of the challenge, but mechanical knew each other and that police previously discussed, he said. ler can turn the gears and the 120 rienced people,” he said. “Since and electrical failures hurt the say that there was no danger to Legislation pound robot climbs - although the team’s growing, I think we team in other areas. other residents. Council unanimously approved that might not be the appropriate can do more as more people In addition, the team is prac- Budget Hearing two ordinances affecting the term since it is much more akin join.” ticing this season with the knowl- Several residents offered com- city’s building codes. The first to “rolling” up - the rope in less *** edge that it will be working else- ments on the proposed budget. would bring city code into align- than two seconds, the fastest time It is just days before the com- where next year. Just weeks after These included a request for pur- ment with state law by requiring of any team it has taken on in petition in St. Louis and Kowtha the St. Louis competition, it will chasing new chairs and risers for all homes to have 10-year sealed competition. has organized a field trip for need to move out of Beltway the Community Center, for more smoke detectors with silence/ To keep that advantage, the Team Illusion to the Naval Heri- Plaza because Quantum plans to information to be provided about hush controls and requires that three members of the team at the tage Center in Washington. In a convert the space into a restau- the city’s expenditures on travel all hard-wired systems be up- meeting tonight, two weeks be- theater room beneath the museum rant or retail store, according to and conferences and for sufficient graded to current standards. The fore the competition in St. Louis, area of the Center, the team’s Kapastin. funding to permit recording of all ordinance also requires homes are trying to figure out how to members listen to Naval scien- Kowtha is working on a solu- council meetings and workses- with attached garages or gas-fired shape a clear plastic sheet and at- tists, Kowtha’s colleagues and tion to that problem that involves sions along with meetings of the furnaces or wood stoves to install tach it over the gears so the rope friends, present on topics of their a move to Bladensburg Com- city’s Board of Elections. Other carbon monoxide detectors as is won’t get caught in them. choice. munity Center and possibly a requests were for sufficient fund- required by county law. Wilfred Nono, a 15-year-old One floor above, Zach Li- partnership with the University ing for the Greenbelt Museum to The second ordinance ap- Montgomery Blair High School ebowitz displays a booth with of Maryland’s computer science repair the water damage, for add- proved was to mandate the use student, explains what they’re sample robots for curious me- program. Once the move happens, ing a picture of Rexford Tugwell of window guards or window trying to do. morial-goers, much like Kowtha however, Kowtha thinks it could in the council chambers along opening limiters on windows “We need to shape the plas- had done in Greenbelt two weeks be time for him to step back with those of Eleanor and Frank- with a sill height of 24 inches or tic…fiber…,” he says before earlier. from the team. lin Roosevelt and for a plaque less where the window is more pausing, unsure of the formal “It’s nice to see them go from, “The way I see it is every five that shows the names of all who than 72 inches above the outside term for the plastic sheet’s mate- ‘This stuff is magical,’ to, ‘Oh, years or so you need a change,” served as city managers. ground level. The ordinance is rial. this is how it works,’” he said he said. “I don’t want us to be There was also a request to intended to prevent falls result- “This is polycarbonate,” Toby after showing children how to in a rut.” add a section to the city’s website ing from children leaning out Kruhm, Nono’s 14-year-old team- use the controller. Liebowitz is a For now, though, the team regarding environmental health the window or leaning against a mate, interjects. computer scientist at NRL. He is remains focused on the competi- issues such as lead exposure. Co- window screen. “Polycarbonate, thank you,” just one of several scientists and tion. incidentally, the city had recently An ordinance to permit the Nono says, smiling. “We need to engineers who work to help Team And it is well they did. With added the Greenbelt Info Wall on Greenbelt Farmers Market to in- shape it so it can go around the Illusion. almost 1,400 teams, the competi- its website containing a Green clude beer and hard cider, along gears, so it doesn’t interfere with Leo Yon is another. He’s a tion in St. Louis is huge. Coach Steps section with environmental with the previously permitted their spinning.” mechanical engineer at the U.S. Kowtha said Team Illusion got information. wine, at weekly tastings was If Nono goes into his chosen Department of Transportation and off to a slow start. They lost their Presentations introduced for first reading. After field after leaving Team Illu- like Liebowitz he says it’s worth- first three rounds. But the week- Mayor Emmett Jordan pre- a brief silence while the mayor sion, he’ll probably hear the term while when he sees that the kids end finished with an even score sented certificates of recognition waited for someone to introduce “polycarbonate” a lot, since it’s are learning. card of five wins and five losses. to members of the Eleanor Roo- this motion, Councilmember Kon- used in the construction of some “It’s pretty rewarding to see, “We were very ecstatic with the sevelt science, technology, engi- rad Herling did the deed. The planes. in particular [Kowtha] has a lot performance of our team,” he neering and mathematics (STEM) ordinance will be presented for “I’ve always wanted to be an of ninth graders, and you’ll see said. team, congratulating them on second reading and final adoption engineer,” Nono said. “I’m re- ninth graders who don’t neces- Dylan Sinn is a University of winning the grand prize of the at the next council meeting. ally creative and I like coming sarily think they have the abil- Maryland graduate student in World SMARTS STEM Chal- Advisory Boards up with new ideas and problem ity or the capacity to compete journalism writing for the News lenge. For more information on Council accepted the resigna- solving, so I thought an engineer against [high schoolers],” Yon Review. this accomplishment see the story tion of Edward Hickey from the would be good major for me.” said. “But the reality is when on page 8 of the April 13 News Senior Citizen Advisory Commit- Kruhm is also expecting to be Review. tee and Susan Breon’s resigna- an engineer. “It’s been what I’ve He also presented the Older tion, effective July 1, from the wanted to do ever since I could Americans Month proclamation Advisory Committee on Educa- wield a screwdriver, it’s just that to Joyce Kolenky, service coordi- tion. this is my first time being able to do it since I was way too young before,” said Kruhm, who is in his first year with the team. “Ro- botics just sort of clung to me.” He’s proud of the electri- cal system he built, of course, but he’s also proud of how he’s been able to handle some of the “scary” parts of being on a robotics team. “I’m not a good speaker, so going to other teams to talk about strategy and stuff, talking to sponsors [is kind of scary], but I like it all, I’m really passionate about it,” said Kruhm, who is home-schooled. Coach Kowtha searches out members like Kruhm who don’t have a team at their school. Af- ter being part of Team Illusion, it’s common for those mem- bers to split off and start their own robotics club at the school, once they’ve learned how FIRST works. “Every year we lose about half of our team from the year PHOTO BY BEVERLY PALAU BEVERLY BY PHOTO TH th before,” Coach Kowtha said. SATURDAY, MAY 13 AND SUNDAY MAY 14 The ERHS STEM team received a certificate of recognition from Cashmore, who had one son council. From left: ERHS Principal Reginald McNeill, Kelechi on the team until he graduated Roosevelt Center Plaza, Greenbelt. Maryland Nwanna, Danielle Wilson, Annie Gomez, Dave Eisenberg. Not from high school and has another pictured Audrey Rappaport, Caleb Wheeler, Chiebuka Ohams, currently competing (as well as a Go to greenbeltgreenmanfestival.org for more details Chinazam Uhegwu, and Michael Nagel daughter who tags along), quickly

Thursday, May 4, 2017 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 11 Greenbelters Argue Against CELL TOWER continued from page 1 county law specifically provides Trust, supported this charge. Sev- for locating cell towers on public eral speakers commented on the Cell Tower on School Site property. The school board, hav- impact having a cell tower prac- by Julie Depenbrock ing approved the agreement with tically in their backyards would Milestone, does not vote on the have on their property values. Dasan Bobo has lived on been mailed out. radiation from the phone is less location of any specific tower. While council unanimously Mandan Terrace in Greenbelt for But many in the crowd argued than that generated by the tower, She has talked to the city’s tele- approved sending letters to Mile- 22 years. that they had received no such the proximity of the phone to communications lawyer who has stone and to the county executive “I bought the home from my mail. the user’s head means that the suggested some questions to pose. and the PGCPS CEO expressing mother two years ago,” said “I don’t think you’ve met the amount of radiofrequency radia- Comments their concerns about and opposi- Bobo. “I love the town I live in.” requirement for providing notice,” tion deposited in potentially sen- Bill Manico of Greenwood tion to this project, this will not But now a proposed cell tower Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan sitive structures, like the brain, Village complained about the lack be council’s first attempt at com- at Eleanor Roosevelt High School said. is much greater “when using of transparency in the process for munication with PGCPS. The has Bobo and his wife Lena Pratt Others were bothered that a the phone than when sitting in approving cell towers on school council packet for this meeting ready to move. meeting for something happening a classroom in a building with a property. He said that under the included a copy of a letter sent Edwin Monono has been a in Greenbelt was held in Lanham, cell tower that is 100 feet away,” agreement, the tower could be up by Maxwell in early February Greenbelt resident for 16 years. five miles down the road. McCormick said. to 120 feet high and two more stating that “The school com- He and his family live on the “Greenbelt, the city council, Science aside, residents still towers could be placed in this munity has been notified for their same street as Pratt and Bobo. the mayor and our city manager question the location of the tow- location as well. Manico also input and comments,” and “This Monono’s son, an eighth grader, had asked several times, ‘please er. suspects that the wireless compa- partnership is going to be benefi- plans to attend Roosevelt next set a time, a date.’ We got no “For me, this is industry. This nies are targeting minority com- cial to all.” year. response,” Councilmember Judith is emitting radiation. It’s a pol- munities in selecting locations for Note: See separate story on Monono said that if the tower Davis said. “I want to know from lutant,” Bobo said. “To put an additional cell towers. Theodora this page about the April 25 com- is built, he too will move. all of you here that you are defi- industry building, facility, in a Scarato, director of public affairs munity meeting on this topic. “We don’t need this in our nitely going to meet in Greenbelt residential area, on a school zone for the Environmental Health school community,” Monono said. in a very short amount of time, is just wrong.” He, Pratt and Bobo were in a place where everyone in Nicole Farrow, who is part of among the crowd packed into a Greenbelt can come.” the administrative team at Roo- backroom of Seabrook Seventh- Presenters and community sevelt, extended an open invita- day Adventist Church on April 25 members clashed several times tion to Milestone to come to the to discuss the Roosevelt tower. in the two-hour meeting, often high school in the next 30 days A number of residents oppose drowning out each other’s words. and meet with faculty, staff and the tower, citing health concerns “This is not a healthy dia- students. associated with radiation, property logue,” said Derrick Green, a “Most of the individuals who devaluation and visual impact. land use consultant for Milestone work there, who are there every A 2011 contract between Mile- and an elder in the Seabrook day, who work with students, stone Communications and the church. they have no idea that this is Prince George’s County Board Green attempted to calm the where we are in the process,” of Education allows for the con- room, assigning numbers to any- Farrow said. struction of up to three towers at one who had a question they The link to the preliminary 73 school sites in the county. needed answered. report from the National Toxi- The county receives $25,000 One question came from Ra- cology Program is biorxiv.org/ for each tower built on school chel Collins, a 13-year-old. She content/early/2016/06/23/055699 property, as well as 40 percent of asked how the cell tower at Roo- Julie Depenbrock is a Uni- profits. The funds go toward the sevelt could affect children. versity of Maryland gradu- Eleanor Roosevelt High School Prince George’s County Public “We like to play outside non- ate student in journalism Proposed Marquee Tower Schools (PGCPS) general operat- stop so I’m worried this can af- writing for the News Review. COMMUNICATIONS OF MILESTONE COURTESY SIMULATION PHOTO ing budget, said PGCPS Com- fect us,” Collins said. munications Officer Raven Hill. Kevin McManus, senior pro- The board voted on the leas- gram director for EBI Consulting, ing agreement in 2010, when responded, citing information William Hite was superintendent, from the National Institutes of and signed the contract the next Health and the American Cancer GREENBRIAR COMMUNITY year. Society. Raaheela Ahmed, school board “The only consistently rec- YARD SALE member for District 5, has spent ognized biological effect of ra- the past few months trying to diofrequency energy is heating,” Saturday, May 13, 2016 find out more about this agree- McManus quoted from the NIH ment and how it came about. website. 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM The master lease, Ahmed said, The most recent study on the (Rain or Shine) was originally for 2011 to 2016, effects of radiofrequency emis- but has a renewal clause that sions comes from the National 7600 Hanover Parkway eliminates the need for additional Toxicology Program. Dr. David approval. McCormick, president and direc- 301-441-1096 Automatic renewal means the tor of IIT Research Institute in There will be up to 25 vendors present along with concession stand and other contract is now in effect until Chicago, was principal investiga- 2021. tor of the study. light refreshment for sale. Milestone’s agreement with “The key issue here is whether Prince George’s County is just there is actually any exposure,” one of more than 50 such part- McCormick said. He explained nerships across six states. It has that the intensity of radiofrequen- close to 3,000 current and pro- cy radiation from a cell tower de- spective sites dotting the East clines rapidly as you move away Coast, with the majority concen- from the antenna. trated in the mid-Atlantic states. “If the cell tower is in close Len Forkas, founder of Mile- proximity to the school build- stone, said the idea for a tower at ing, there is certainly some risk Roosevelt came from T-Mobile. of exposure,” McCormick said. “They approached us,” Forkas “If there is exposure, there is said. potential risk of a negative health Tim Dwyer, a zoning manager effect.” for T-Mobile’s tower and rooftop “However,” he added. “In vir- sites, said the company was sim- tually all of the cases that I have ply trying to stay ahead of the seen (at least in the Chicago market. area), the distance between the “They’re spending money to location of the cell tower and oc- try to help their customers to get cupied areas of the school build- better service proactively, as op- ing is large – often hundreds of posed to retroactively, when all feet.” In those cases, McCormick of a sudden in a year everyone said, radiofrequency fields will has dropped calls,” Dwyer said. fall to zero before they reach oc- Much of the frustration at cupied areas of the building. Tuesday’s meeting came from “If exposure is zero, the pos- what many community members sibility of an adverse health effect saw as a lack of transparency on is zero,” McCormick said. the part of both Milestone and McCormick said parents need the Board of Education. to weigh their children’s expo- Sean Patrick Hughes, an at- sure to a cell tower against ex- torney who represents Milestone, posure to a cell phone. Though said about 3,000 notifications had the intensity of radiofrequency Page 12 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017 Letters continued from page 7

Member Voice challenges and upcoming projects. Enforcement Accreditation. the City of Greenbelt. support Major Thomas Kemp as In light of the Greenbelt As president of the Friends of the We further observed that Kemp has shown only ex- our Acting Police Chief and per- Homes, Inc. (GHI) Audit Com- Greenbelt Museum, the nonprofit Greenbelt officers exhibited ex- treme concern for the current sonally hope our City Manager mittee’s report, minority state- group that supports staffing, fun- cellent training, intelligence and challenges facing the Greenbelt and Council have the foresight to ment and majority response, the draising and programming at the community-oriented leadership Police Department since assum- make him our permanent Police upcoming Annual Membership Greenbelt Museum, I am pleased skills. Greenbelt cares can also ing the reins from retiring Chief Chief in the near future. meeting (on Thursday, May 11, to be a part of the organization at be stated as Greenbelt Police care James Craze in November 2016. Dr. Laura Kressler at 7:30 p.m.) is our opportunity this exciting time. because of the exemplary leader- During many discussions with Kris White, Ellen Weiss to evaluate each candidate stand- I wanted to take this oppor- ship of Jim and the members Acting Chief Kemp, it has been Stan Zirkin, Matthew Inzeo ing for election to the Board of tunity to publicly thank the mu- of the Department. Not to take clearly evident that he is work- Directors and Audit Committee. seum’s director, Megan Searing anything away from Jim and his ing tirelessly to deal with the How have they proven their Young, as well as our assistant contribution to the excellence of significant staff shortages using respect for the committee’s over- director, Ennis Barbery Smith, for today’s Greenbelt Police depart- every means available. Unfortu- Patuxent Refuge sight role? Have the board can- their hard work over the past few ment, he didn’t and couldn’t have nately, the current national social Scout Workshops didates articulated a vision for months. As noted in the article in achieved that excellence alone. climate has made policing a less Workshops for scouts are be- and commitment to solving docu- last week’s paper, in October the In fact, on a personal note, in attractive and noticeably more ing offered this year at the Na- mented problems? The report Museum suffered a flood. Ennis 28 years in Greenbelt, I have a dangerous career choice. The fact tional Wildlife Visitor Center findings provide a yardstick we was the first staff member on 100 percent approval of each and coupled with large contingent of and will cover most requirements can use to measure incumbent the scene, and it was thanks to every Greenbelt police officer I retirement age officers within the for the badges indicated. One of track records and new candidates’ her quick response alerting us to have encountered of any rank in department has created the perfect these workshops, Elective Adven- qualifications. the problem, as well as the hard whatever capacity. storm in regards to staffing chal- ture: Into the Woods, will be held The Audit Committee report work of Megan, Ennis, our vol- I stated that Chief Craze im- lenges. on Saturday, May 6 from 1 to 4 organized its findings into three unteers, GHI and city staff, that bued in his officers from the top The Greenbelt FOP should p.m. This workshop will meet at categories: financial management the house and museum collection down the service role that the be doing everything in its pow- least four of the seven necessary oversight, internal controls and were not significantly damaged, Greenbelt Police play in our com- er to assist Acting Chief Kemp requirements to complete this ad- cooperative principle of member- and we were able to quickly re- munity. Again, Jim did not instill in restoring the department to venture. Scouts will learn about ship control. This excerpt from cover. We took this “opportunity” that principle in his officers, or full power rather than criticizing the importance of trees and plants the last category perfectly encap- to introduce more historically ac- cause it to be applied by them, Kemp and blaming him for the in our natural world. Dress for sulates why being informed mat- curate paint colors into the house, alone. This brings me to Acting current problems. We are particu- the weather; long pants and insect ters, why voting matters and why reinterpret some of the spaces Chief Thomas “Tom” Kemp, larly disappointed that the Green- repellent are recommended. holding to account those elected (including the closets!) and up- or “TK” as he is affectionately belt FOP chose to pursue a vote Space is limited and registra- to serve matters: grade some of our infrastructure. known to me by the officers in at its meeting on April 19 instead tion is required by calling 301- “One of the key principles We are looking forward to debut- patrol and criminal investigations. of sitting down with Kemp to 497-5887. The workshop is free of a cooperative is membership ing these changes on June 4 dur- Briefly stated, over the de- discuss the issues and potential but donations are appreciated. control, with the membership ing Greenbelt Day Weekend, and cades that I have known TK in solutions. The problem did not actively participating in setting we hope everyone will stop by to his official capacity, I have found begin on Acting Chief Kemp’s policies and making major de- see the updates. him to be both instrumental and watch – it began several years cisions. [T]his is captured in We are also pleased to share essential in the success of Jim earlier under Chief Craze. While the GHI Bylaws as follows: the that our volunteer and educa- and the department. we do not wish to place blame membership has the responsibil- tion coordinator, Sheila Maffay- Thus, I am pleased to state specifically on Craze, we feel that ity for ‘determining policies of Tuthill, will be returning this unequivocally that Acting Chief blaming Kemp for a problem that the Corporation’ and for ‘exercis- spring. Sheila is going to be Tom Kemp has the complete began years ago under the leader- JOB FAIR ing final authority on all matters working on an exciting new proj- and utter confidence and sup- ship of a different police chief is vitally affecting the Corporation.’ ect we will be announcing soon. port of both the management both unfair and irresponsible. The May 11, 2017 [A]lthough it is not practical for Finally, we are moving for- and Security Department of Belt- FOP should be constructive not 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. the membership to be involved in ward with the planning stage way Plaza; because, as stated by destructive in their actions. all decisions affecting the Corpo- for the redevelopment of 10-A City Manager Nicole Ard, he has Complaining about a problem GREENBELT LIBRARY Crescent Road, the house next “demonstrated professionalism, is easy. Stepping up to the plate ration, the bylaws are clear that 11 Crescent Road on all matters vitally affecting door, which will be transformed pride, passion and dedication” to and working to fix it is not easy. the Corporation, the membership into the Greenbelt Education and the department, its officers and Our hope is that the majority of Greenbelt, Md. 20770 makes the final decisions.” Visitor Center. The Center will the Greenbelt community. the Greenbelt FOP members, who Now hiring Membership control requires be a space for us to welcome Kap Kapastin, are not involved in the vote of GHI officeholders to perform a visitors, host special exhibits and General Counsel “no confidence”, will now step Production Workers delicate, non-stop balancing act hands-on education activities; it up to give Acting Chief Kemp 1st and 2nd shift to ensure that decisions are made will include an archival research Disappointed the support, assistance and en- room and office space as well. with an expansive search for and As residents of the City of couragement he deserves. The CALL JOY FOR MORE There are many exciting things sincere consideration of facts and Greenbelt and long-term pub- City of Greenbelt is exceptionally in store for the Greenbelt Mu- INFO 877.246.4757 dissenting perspectives. lic safety advocates, we are ex- fortunate to have an exemplary seum, and we are eager to share OR JUST SHOW UP!! Membership control means ceptionally disappointed in the person leading the Greenbelt them with the community. We that policies are made and ap- vote of “no confidence” taken by Police Department. We fervently hope to see you on June 4! plied in full view, open meetings Greenbelt Fraternal Order of Po- Jennifer Ruffner, President are the norm and closed-door lice (FOP) Lodge # 32 on April Friends of the Greenbelt meetings are held to protect pri- 19, 2017, concerning Acting Greenbelt Toastmasters Club Museum vacy, not to avoid controversy or Chief Thomas Kemp. As mem- greenbelt.toastmastersclubs.org inconvenient debate. bers of multiple city public safety The weight of our “member Confidence in Kemp committees and organizations, we Find Your Voice Build Your Confidence voice” in every major decision On June 16, 2015, Beltway have had the opportunity to work Grow the Leader Within about our cooperative community Plaza Mall honored an iconic closely with Acting Chief Kemp is what separates GHI from the figure in the Greenbelt commu- for many years. We have only Open House typical corporation. nity on its Wall of Fame, with known Kemp to be an exem- Please join your family, a reception and installation of plary police officer and staunch Wednesday, May 17 @ 7:30 pm friends and neighbors next week his photograph and biography on advocate for the Greenbelt Police 1 Hillside Rd, Greenbelt MD 20770 and be part of GHI’s decision- the Wall. On that occasion, our Department, all of its officers and (240) 542-8625. making process because our elec- Local Hero was Greenbelt Chief tions, and everything that follows, of Police Jim Craze, now retired. directly affect our wallets and We observed at that time, among quality of life. other achievements, that Chief Greenbelt Advocates for Environmental and Social Justice Montrese Hamilton Craze and the Greenbelt Police Department gained local, state Saturday May 13, 2017, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Greenbelt Museum and national recognition, as well Thank you for your coverage as numerous awards, including Roosevelt Center of the Greenbelt Museum’s recent difficult to obtain CALEA Law We will be at the Green Man Festival. Please visit our table. • Learn about the ASPCA’s definition of a No-Kill Animal Shelter • See the public information requests we submitted to view City documents • Learn about the Open Meetings Act and our submissions to the Compliance Board • Read the letter Council wrote expressing opposition to the Lakeside North 111 Centerway, Suite C, Greenbelt 20770 Development • Learn why we now need to start a campaign to Protect the Forest Preserve Individual (ages 4-70), Family, Couples and Group Therapy. Contact Brian or Donna Almquist for information at: Daytime, Evening and Weekend hours available. [email protected] Most insurance plans accepted. Paid for by Greenbelt Advocates for Environmental and Social Justice 240-670-4050 | [email protected] | www.choiceclinical.com

Thursday, May 4, 2017 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 13 Puppies at Animal Shelter Police Blotter The Green- belt Animal Based on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department, www.greenbeltmd.gov/police Shelter has had Dates and times are those when police were first contacted about incidents. an infusion of small furry oc- cupants from Robbery way. The man was released on belt Road, where a front tag was the Oxford Hu- April 20, 12:54 a.m., Vicinity citation pending trial. The woman taken, and two were reported in mane Society of Spellman Overpass. A 22-year- was released to U.S. marshals for the 6300 block Golden Triangle in Mississippi. old resident was arrested and service of an arrest warrant. Drive, where an in-dash stereo A Greenbelt charged with attempted robbery, Burglary system was taken from one ve- volunteer went first degree assault and conspiracy April 19, 7:17 p.m., 5900 hicle and four tires and rims from down to Missis- after he and another man alleg- block Cherrywood Terrace. The the other. sippi and was edly attempted to rob a person person who reported the theft Wallets were taken in three helping in their at gunpoint. The 22-year-old man of a vehicle on April 16 said he thefts, one each in the 6000 block shelter when she was located in the area a short now believes the car keys had Greenbelt Road and 7400 and realized they time later and detained, positively been taken during a burglary of 7500 blocks Greenbelt Road, were overrun identified and arrested. He was his residence the same day, when where in the latter case a wit- with puppies transported to the Department of entry was possibly made by way ness saw two men break into the but Greenbelt

Corrections for a hearing before STANBACK HOWARD BY PHOTO of a broken sliding glass door. vehicle and then flee in a pickup did not have a district court commissioner April 20, 4:26 a.m., 6100 truck. many. She then Greenbelt Animal Shelter has puppies! and for service of an open arrest block Breezewood Drive. Three Two handbags were taken contacted the warrant. Greenbelt youths, 11, 10 and 9 from one vehicle in the 6000 Greenbelt shelter April 22, 2:15 a.m., 7800 years old, were arrested for bur- block Greenbelt Road and in and they all worked out a deal to block Hanover Parkway. As many Animal Shelter Hosts glary and malicious destruction the 7500 block Greenbelt Road bring them up here. as six men approached a pizza Human Guests May 6 after they were observed inside a handbag and cellphone were Originally Greenbelt had plen- delivery person as he attempted The City of Greenbelt Animal a vacant apartment breaking out taken from a vehicle. ty of puppies ranging in ages to deliver an order to a residence. Shelter is hosting an open house several windows. They were re- In the 7400 block Green- from 6 weeks to 6 months. By They assaulted him, took the on Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. leased to parents pending action belt Road a car was rummaged Tuesday night it was posted on food and fled on foot. by the Juvenile Justice System. through but nothing appeared to to 3 p.m. The shelter is located the Facebook page by officials at 550-A Crescent Road behind Assault April 20, 5:10 a.m., 9100 have been taken. that the older puppies were all April 23, 3 p.m., 6100 block the Police Station; entrance to the block Edmonston Road. A woman An air pressure kit and Social adopted and the younger ones Breezewood Court. Warrants were shelter is on Ridge Road. asleep in her home woke up to Security card were taken from the were still being weaned and obtained charging a 47-year-old Attendees will be able to meet see a man inside. She picked up 9100 block Edmonston Road and would be available for adoption resident with three counts of first shelter staff and volunteers as her cellphone, at which time the a laptop computer from the 5500 in a month or so. The mom will degree assault, three counts of well as animals up for adoption. man fled. Entry into her home block Cherrywood Lane. also be available for adoption second degree assault, use of a The shelter’s cat rooms and appeared to have been gained after the puppies are weaned. firearm during a violent felony back yard were recently reno- by forcing open the front door, Sobriety Checkpoint All puppies will be spayed or and reckless endangerment after vated, so guests will be able to which was damaged in the pro- neutered and vaccinated before he approached some people he Friday, May 5 check out these spaces. Adoption cess. The man is known to the adoption. Stop by Wednesdays knew who were walking from On Friday, May 5, the Green- fees will be waived for cats. woman as the ex-boyfriend of her between 4 to 7 p.m. or Saturdays the parking lot to a common area, belt Police Department will con- A group of dogs and puppies, former roommate. The investiga- from 9 a.m. to noon at 550-A produced a handgun and fired a tion is continuing. duct a sobriety checkpoint in including two nursing mother Greenbelt in the area of Green- Crescent Road. single shot at them. He then fled. Vehicle Crime dogs with litters, arrived this No one was injured. Two vehicles were stolen. A belt Road and Lakecrest Drive week from Mississippi. from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. the follow- PCP silver 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 The shelter will offer free mi- April 24, 7:40 p.m., Greenbelt pickup truck with Md. tags ing morning. Spring Choral Concert crochipping for pets belonging to Road near Kenilworth Avenue. 308V833 was taken from the The objective of this check- Free at UMD Greenbelt residents. If bringing A 21-year-old nonresident was 9100 block Edmonston Road point is to both deter motorists The Clarice will be the site your dog and cat to be micro- arrested and charged with posses- and a tan 2004 GMC Yukon from driving under the influence of a Spring Choral Showcase chipped, please ensure that your sion of phencyclidine with intent SUV with Md. temporary tag of drugs and alcohol and to ar- concert by the University Cho- animal is on a leash or in a car- to distribute and possession of 21502964 was stolen from the rest those who ignore the dan- rale, UMD Women’s Chorus and rier and bring proof of residency phencyclidine when officers re- 6500 block Lake Park Drive. gers of getting behind the wheel UMD Men’s Chorus on Sunday, such as an ID, driver’s license or sponded to a report of someone A 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV while impaired. This checkpoint May 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Dekel- utility bill. possibly selling drugs. He was stolen on April 21 from the 6100 is funded by the Maryland De- boum Concert Hall. The program Human guests will be treated transported to the Department of block Breezewood Court was partment of Transportation. will highlight choral favorites that to light refreshments and pizza. Corrections for a hearing before a recovered the next day after it For further information, con- will have listeners humming into For more information, call 301- district court commissioner. had been driven past an officer tact Officer Scott Yankowy at the night. 474-6124. 240-542-2114 or syankowy@ DWI/DUI on Edmonston Road near Breeze- April 22, 3:28 a.m., Greenbelt wood Drive and ran a stop sign. greenbeltmd.gov. Road near Edmonston Road. A The vehicle was followed to the 31-year-old resident was arrested area of Greenbelt Road and Lake- and charged with multiple alco- crest Drive, where a traffic stop LISTEN to the Beltsville Garden Club Pet Care hol- and other traffic-related vio- was attempted, at which time the NEWS REVIEW Services lations after being stopped for a driver again fled in the vehicle. Visually impaired PLANT SALE traffic violation. She was released It was later located in the area of may listen for free Call Metropolitan Long Work Days? on citations pending trial. Edmonston Road near Greenbelt Saturday, May 13 Travel Plans? Washington Ear 8 am - noon Fraud Road, where it apparently had 301-681-6636 Mid-Day Dog Walking • Cat Care April 21, 1:15 p.m., 6100 been involved in a single vehicle No special equipment needed • and more. block Breezewood Court. A wom- accident. The driver, described High Point High School Beltsville (parking lot) an advertised a camera for sale by a witness as a black man with 301-260-(TAIL) 8245 on the internet and she and the shoulder-length dreadlocks, wear- [email protected] buyer agreed to meet in person Quality plants grown by members ing a white T-shirt and red hat, www.MaestrosTailPetCare.com to complete the transaction. He fled the area on foot and was not paid for the merchandise with apprehended. what turned out to be counterfeit Two stolen vehicles were re- money. He is described as black, covered. A 1985 Toyota Cam- ************** 22 to 25 years old, 5’9” tall, 125 ry reported stolen by Prince pounds, with a medium complex- George’s County police was lo- Pick the one you want ion, brown eyes and a short fade cated in the 5700 block Greenbelt haircut with long hair on top. Metro Drive. A 2012 Chevrolet with a credit union auto loan. Theft Traverse SUV reported stolen by April 20, 9:17 a.m., 6900 police from the Charles County block Hanover Parkway. A Sheriff’s Office was recovered in 51-year-old man and a 52-year- the 9100 block Springhill Lane. Greenbelt Federal Credit Union old woman, both Greenbelters, Eleven reports of thefts from were arrested and charged with vehicles were received, all but Spring Auto Sale grocery cart removal after they three involving the breaking out were observed in possession of of windows. One of the three oc- a grocery cart belonging to Safe- curred in the 7500 block Green- New Car Loan as low as 1.74% apr Used Car Loan as low as 1.99% apr The Department is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information Make your summer at joyful ride. leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in any of the unsolved Your Community Credit Union since 1937. crimes reported in the blotter. Apply at greenbeltfcu.com or call us at 301-474-5900. 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301-345-7273. 58L CRESCENT- Large addition w/ new windows & door. First floor bath!-$159,000 HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL – 16G RIDGE- 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Block home. Open Floor Plan - $171,900 Complete clean out, garages, houses, construction debris, etc. Licensed & 2 K NORTHWAY – 3 Bedroom corner unit in great location with private yard - $214,900 insured – free estimates. Accept credit cards. Mike Smith, 301-346-0840. 6 F RIDGE – 3 Bedroom with addition, wooded view, open kitchen - $249,900 GREENBELT YARDMAN – Leaf rak- 4A CRESCENT- 3 Bedroom, End block. Garage, Central AC/Heat, large yard! $185,000 ing, bagging, mowing, seeding. Main- 12 EMPIRE- 3 bedroom, two bath home in Lakewood neighborhood- $339,000 taining grounds. John, 240-605-0985.

Thursday, May 4, 2017 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 15  Smell Gas?  Call Washington Gas  800-752-7520 or 911          GREENBELT SERICE CENTER  Auto Repairs &  Road Service     A.S.E. Certified Technicians          Maryland State Inspections   PHOTO BY JUDY MCCORD JUDY BY PHOTO     Spring at 14 Court Ridge Road 161 CENTERWAY      GREENBELT, MD        301-474-8348              RICHARD K. GEHRING, HOME IMPROVEMENT  SPECIALIST IN REMODELING & REPAIRS   CARPENTRY – DRYWALL – PAINTING  KITCHENS – BATHROOMS   Wisler Construction LLC SIDING – WINDOWS – DOORS – DECKS      JC Landscaping LICENSED – INSURED – LEAD PAINT CERTIFIED Home & Business         Improvements Beds Trenched and Mulched, MHIC #84145   Kitchens~Bathrooms~Basements ~Painting Annuals, Flowers, Perennials, PHONE 301-441-1246 Pressure Washing~Repairs~Sheds~Deck Care Ornamental shrubs and trees installed,       Ceramic Tile~Drywall~Laminated Floors  Small tree removal. Commercial Interior Remodeling   ~Licensed Bonded Insured~ Shrubs and small trees trimmed and Roblero’s Lawn & Landscaping MHIC #40475        pruned. New lawn seeding or sod.  Call 301-345-1261 Full lawn services • shrub trimming • edging Free Estimates  [email protected] • mulching • weed control • aerate • fertilize  We can also assist with GHI Renovations: 301-809-0528 • tree removal • overseed • new sod.     Moving Furniture, Air Conditioners, Etc      Law Offices of David R. Cross 301.213.4068          Located in Roosevelt Center        115 Centerway  301-474-5705    GHI Settlements Family Law Sarah V. Liska       Broker/Owner Real Property Settlements Personal Injury       4105491800  Wills and Estates Traffic/Criminal  3013850523     [email protected] Over 30 Years of Legal Experience       8 FOREST WAY GREENBELT                                      FOR SALE      Call Today!!!      w   Greenbelt Auto & Truck Repair Inc.            159 Centerway Road  Greenbelt, Maryland 20770   301-982-2582      www.greenbeltautoandtruck.com   

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Volunteers from NIAC help at Clean Up Green Up event. - Photos by Connor Roessler Taj Johnson has been leading said Johnson. People all over the tions while the large group of a session in Greenbelt for Tai world gathered at 10 a.m. Eastern people in the gym move slowly Ji World Tai Chi and Qigong time and practiced Tai Chi. There extending their arms and carefully On Saturday, April 29, there contribute to the tracking of these Day for more than 10 years. The was a quiet calm around the large placing their feet in sync. Imag- was a Clean Up Green Up event hotspots and receive service hours celebration this last Saturday in gymnasium in the Community ining people all over the world at Schrom Hills Park. A group by doing so. April was no different. The goal Center. Even people manning the celebrating together by doing this of 31 volunteers participated in The event was sponsored by of the day is to “help heal planet desk said the people walking by makes Johnson imagine a “wave this combination service and the Department of Public Works and heal people around planet” always whisper if they ask ques- of healing energy around world.” learning opportunity. First, there in partnership with Chesapeake was a discussion on the negative Education, Arts, and Research impact that litter has on wildlife, Society (CHEARS) and Prince property values and water quality George’s County Department of and learning how to effectively the Environment, and there was sort recyclable materials like special participation from the Na- Farmers Market plastic water bottles and metal tional Iranian American Council cans from landfill trash like Sty- (NIAC) and the CHEARS Earth Opens May 14 The Farmers Market will open rofoam and candy wrappers. One Squad. Sunday, May 14 for its tenth set of volunteers then helped to For more information about season. There will be a different clean up the park as they walked this project and find out how layout to accommodate stricter to the shoreline of Still Creek to to get involved, contact Connor offsets between vendors using pick up litter. Over 100 pounds Roessler at croessler@greenbelt- cooking equipment, as well as of litter and 120 pounds of re- md.gov or 240-542-2150. new fire department regulations. cyclables were removed. Another Connor Roessler is a Chesa- Most 2016 vendors are back set helped green up the park by peake Conservation Corps mem- this year, along with several new planting projects in the Three ber working for Public Works. vendors. Sisters Demonstration Gardens, The market mulching garden beds JOIN US FOR will be open and setting up pyra- every Sun- MOTHER’S DAY mid beds for spring Savor succulent day between plantings. culinary favorites 10 a.m. and 2 BRUNCH Volunteers tracked such as Carved Prime p.m. their successful clean- Rib with up using PGC Litter SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017 Au Jus, Honey TRAK, an app that 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Glazed Ham, reports metrics of lit- ERHS PTSA Hosts Herb Rubbed ter cleanups to the Cell Tower Q&A $34 ADULTS Turkey Breast, fresh County Department $16 CHILDREN omelets and waffles of the Environment. The Eleanor Roosevelt High AGES 6-12 School PTSA will host a ques- CHILDREN 5 made to order, vibrant Additionally, the De- & UNDER ARE FREE tion and answer session about the salads, flavorful side partment of Public Tax and 20% Gratuity will be added to the bill. Works tracked areas proposed cell tower with school dishes, and a decadent of high litter through board member Lupi Grady and RESERVATIONS ARE array of mouth a GIS Survey123 app, other school system administra- ENCOURAGED PLEASE watering desserts called Greenbelt Litter tors. This will take place at the CALL 301.441.3700 certain to astound. PTSA regular meeting on Tues- Hotspots. The app al- For the full detail menu, please visit our lows for information day, May 16. The meeting starts website. about high litter ar- at 7 p.m. with PTSA business eas to be captured and including the election of new of- collected on a map for ficers and approval of the budget the City. Community for next year. At 7:30 p.m. the GREENBELT MARRIOTT Leah and Toni Prince clean up litter from cell tower portion of the meeting 6400 IVY LANE, GREENBELT, MD 20770 members with smart- Schrom Hills Park. MARRIOTTGREENBELT.COM phones are invited to will begin.