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.
Maryland Delegate Marc Korman (District 16) was re-elected June 24 to his second term as chair of the Montgomery County House Delegation. Delegate Al Carr (District 18) will be vice… Read More
Forty-five percent of the Montgomery County Public School students arrested on school premises during the 2018-2019 school year were African Americans although they make up about a fifth of the… Read More
Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Thursday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 14,381 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 98 from the 14,283 cases reported… Read More
More than 4,800 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment claims during the week that ended June 20, according to data from the Maryland Department of Labor. The previous week, which… Read More
Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 14,283 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 79 from the 14,204 cases reported… Read More
Twenty five times as many people applied to be on the newly-created Police Advisory Commission as will be chosen. 219 people applied to sit on the commission, according to Council… Read More
The Montgomery County Council continues to allocate funds to help those affected by the global pandemic. On June 23, council members set aside $10.3 million for food insecurity and $565,706… Read More
Montgomery County’s Chinese Sister City, Xi’an, has donated 20,000 masks for Montgomery County employees who work on the front lines. The masks were received June 19 and currently are in… Read More
To alleviate pressures on Montgomery County police officers, members of the county council took the first steps to hire six behavioral health professionals who would assist police on calls that… Read More
The Montgomery County Council introduced legislation on Tuesday to allocate $3,250,000 to arts groups to help them recover from the effects of the pandemic when performing and visual arts, concerts… Read More
A Silver Spring man was arrested and charged with firearm-related offenses on June 10. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Alcohol Initiatives Unit have charged Frederick Bangura,… Read More
A Confederate grave marker that was vandalized earlier this week was found toppled Thursday night, according to an official with the church. During the night of June 14, unknown assailants… Read More