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
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.
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
First Day Of School Delayed At Bullis
The first day of school is being pushed back a week at Bullis School in Potomac to Sept. 8. After two employees tested positive for COVID-19, it became necessary to… Read More
Montgomery County Initial Unemployment Claims Creep Back Above 1,000
The number of Montgomery County residents filing initial claims for unemployment climbed slightly, rising to 1,137 during the week ending Aug. 22. During the week ending on Aug. 15, 926… Read More
Lidl To Open Three Stores in Montgomery County by 2021
The grocery store Lidl announced plans to open 50 new stores throughout the country by the end of 2021, three of which will be in Montgomery County. The three new… Read More
County Ramping Up COVID-19 Testing Program
Montgomery County is ramping up its COVID-19 testing program and hopes to return to the number of tests it was performing before it lost one of its suppliers. Before the… Read More
Takoma Park Woman Charged With Attempted Murder
A 26-year-old Takoma Park resident was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing incident earlier this month. Jasmine Rashawn Ward was charged with attempted first-degree murder.… Read More
Young People Needed for Takoma Park Police Advisory Board
Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul is looking for two young people to sit on his advisory board. Applicants must be between 16 and 21 years of age. Police Chief’s… Read More
Three-Fourths of St. John’s Episcopal Students Opt For In-Class Learning
About 75 percent of the students at St. John’s Episcopal School in Olney plan to enter their classroom on the first day of school. The other 25 percent have opted… Read More
UPDATE: Body Found in the Potomac; Police Investigating
UPDATE (Aug.25) – The body found in the Potomac River on Monday has been identified as 27-year-old Jason Lloyde Scrivo of Leesburg, Va., according to the Montgomery County Police Detectives… Read More
Burtonsville Fire Company Receives Funds For Recruitment
Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Company received $468,000 in federal funding to assist in recruiting new members, Maryland’s federal legislators announced Aug. 25. “Every minute counts in an emergency. This funding will… Read More