Maryland Launches Online Sports Betting
As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, Marylanders can now participate in mobile sports betting. And it’s just in time to bet on their favorite World Cup soccer teams and Thanksgiving NFL… Read More
Suzanne Pollak
Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters and the web.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service of Unity Calls for All to Speak Out Against Hate
For 50-plus years, Congregation Beth El and Bethesda United Methodist Church have joined together the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service of Unity. But this time, the atmosphere… Read More
Mother Indicted in Death of 3-Year-Old Daughter
The mother of a three-year-old who died as the result of a car crash was indicted for manslaughter by vehicle, child abuse and other charges. Danshell Sade Jamillah Evon, 36,… Read More
2 Weeks Later, Board of Elections Continues Counting Votes
The election may have been two weeks ago, but the counting continues and is not expected to be completed until Nov. 29. The vast majority of the races have been… Read More
Frosh Overrules Maryland’s ‘Racially Discriminatory’ Legal Opinions, Calling Them ‘Abhorrent’
In his last few weeks as Maryland attorney general, Brian Frosh overruled 22 legal opinions that he called racially discriminatory. The opinions dealt with antiquated rulings already deemed unconstitutional and… Read More
Remains of Missing Teen Found in Takoma Park
Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating the death of Rosa Maria Diaz-Santos, 17, of Greenbelt. On Nov. 15, skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near the 1600… Read More
Driver Crashes into Germantown Marijuana Dispensary
The driver of a car crashed into Bloom Medicinals, a marijuana dispensary in Germantown, Monday afternoon. The driver and two others were injured. The driver was trapped in the car… Read More
Time for a Bear Hunt with Noyes Children’s Library Foundation
Feel like hunting for bears? The 16th Noyes StoryWalk, that runs through Dec. 18, will help out. This StoryWalk activity features the book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. It is… Read More
Floats, Dogs, Scouts and Politicians Highlight Silver Spring’s Thanksgiving Parade
It may have been cold Saturday, but that didn’t stop area residents from coming out to the Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade in Downtown Silver Spring. There were floats, inflatables, multiple… Read More
Man Killed in Gaithersburg Explosion Believed to Have Died by Suicide
Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones identified the man found amidst the debris from the explosion at the Potomac Oaks Condominum in Gaithersburg as Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, 36. Jones… Read More
Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to 30 Months for Defrauding Medicaid
Edward Buford III, a Silver Spring dentist, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Friday in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain Medicaid funds by recruiting Medicaid beneficiaries… Read More
Hoggle Competency Hearing Continued
A competency hearing for Catherine Ashley Hoggle, who is charged with murdering her two young children, will continue on Nov. 23. Her children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle, were last seen in… Read More