County Unemployment Rate Was 8.9 Percent in May
The number of people filing for unemployment in Montgomery County during the week ending July 4 remained constant as compared with last week. For the second week in a row,… 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.
Silver Spring Residents, Business Owners Invited To Guide Downtown Future Plans
The Montgomery County Planning Department wants Silver Spring residents and business owners in the downtown area to participate in online listening session as a start to its review of that… Read More
Suspect Charged in Takoma Park Murder
Eric Alton Andrews of Hyattsville was arrested and charged with first and second degree murder in connection with an assault in Takoma Park on July 7. According to the Takoma… Read More
MCPD Officer: Police Morale at Lowest Point in Decades
Lee Holland, corporation vice president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, has been a Montgomery County Police officer for 13 years and most recently served in the Germantown area.… Read More
Six Murder Suspects Here Illegally, According to ICE
The six men arrested by Montgomery County Police in connection with the May 26 homicide of 29-year-old Francisco Anton Medrano-Campos are all in this country illegally, according to Kate Pote,… Read More
ICE: Department of Corrections Did Not Detain Illegal Immigrant Suspected of Sexual Abuse
Rene Atilio Ramos-Hernandez, who was arrested by Montgomery County Police Department and charged with sexual abuse of a minor, was released from police custody although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More
Council Plans to Help Cover Business Reopening Expenses
Montgomery County Councilmembers are creating a Reopen Montgomery program to offer grants of up to $5,000 to businesses and non-profit organizations to cover costs incurred in reopening their establishments. The… Read More
County Will Open New Cooling Places Only In Extreme Heat Emergencies
Although county libraries and recreation centers are still mostly shuttered, county officials are not planning to open any new cooling areas for residents to go to during the current hot… Read More
County Summer Camps Starting July 20 but with Fraction of Participants
The Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s summer camps will begin July 20, but will serve fewer than 10 percent of the children it accepted last summer. Last summer, about 8,000… Read More
Teen Charged with Disarming, Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer
Zephaniah Rivers, 18, of Washington, D.C. was charged with assault and disarming a law enforcement officer in a incident that dates back to Nov. 15, 2019. Rivers also was charged… Read More
Sixth Suspect Arrested in Wheaton Murder
A sixth person was arrested in connection with the May 26 homicide of 29-year-old Francisco Anton Medrano-Campos, according to detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes… Read More
Unemployment Claims Continue to Drop in Montgomery County
More than 3,500 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment claims during the week that ended June 27, according to data from the Maryland Department of Labor. The previous week, which… Read More