Silver Spring Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Joel Turcios, 25, of Silver Spring was arrested and charged with attempted first degree murder, Takoma Park Police announced Sept. 3. According to Chief Antonio DeVaul, at 12:45 a.m. on… 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.
Montgomery County New Weekly Unemployment Claims Top 1,000 Again
About the same number of Montgomery County residents filed initial claims for unemployment as did last week. During the week ending Sept. 1, 1,167 residents filed initial unemployment claims. The… Read More
Electric Ride On Buses To Debut Thursday
Montgomery County’s first electric Ride On buses will make their official debut Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Rockville. The four electric buses will be unplugged and displayed at the… Read More
WSSC Holds Hearings on $4 Billion Capital Improvements Program
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is hosting two virtual public hearings on its proposed capital improvements program that will take place between 2022 and 2027. The six-year plan covers projects in… Read More
Elrich: Hogan’s Announcement to Ease Restrictions Was A ‘Surprise’
Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement today that the state was easing restrictions and moving to Phase 3 “has again taken us by surprise,” tweeted County Executive Marc Elrich. With 97 new… Read More
Japanese Company Opens American Headquarters In Bethesda
Nobelpharma, which develops curative drugs and medical devices for rare diseases that large pharmaceutical companies tend to overlook because of the small number of patients that would use the medicine,… Read More
Almost 100,000 County Residents Have Requested Write-In Ballots
Montgomery County will have 39 voting centers, 11 of which will also operate as early voting centers, for the Nov. 3 election. The centers are located throughout the county so… Read More
MCPS Seeking Clarity Over Minimum Hour Requirement for Direct Teacher Instruction
Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) virtual learning guidelines may or may not fall within the number of hours of teacher-led learning that the Maryland State Board of Education (BOE) called… Read More
Ocean City’s Boardwalk Redecking Pushed Back A Year
Due to a nationwide shortage of treated lumber, a major redecking of the Ocean City boardwalk has been pushed back a year. Just like most everything else these days, the… Read More
First Day Of Virtual School Comes With New Technology Rules
What to wear? When will the bus be here? Those were not the big questions asked today by students on the first day of school. Instead, Montgomery County Public Schools’… Read More
Local Politicians React To President Trump’s Convention Speech
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin called President Trump’s convention speech, “a masterpiece of fictional entertainment. It was completely divorced from reality.” The progressive Democrat said that according to Trump, “The biggest… Read More
Montgomery Blair High School Prepares For Opening Day
With the first day of school only three days away, a lot was going on at the parking lot of Montgomery Blair High School on University Boulevard East in Silver… Read More