Woman Killed in One-Car Collision in Silver Spring
Updated April 15 at 10 a.m. Montgomery County Police identified the woman who was killed in a one-car crash Sunday in Silver Spring. Osbelia Minh, 34, was pronounced dead at… 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.
Man Who ‘Intentionally Struck’ Police Officer Ducks Murder Charges
Updated April 14 at 1 p.m. to include comments from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 ————————————————— Raphael Mayorga, 21, was found guilty Friday of second-degree assault and other… Read More
MCM Goes to the Police Training Academy
Police officers have to make split-second decisions under extreme pressure. During their career, most officers experience 750 traumatic incidents while assisting at major accidents, violent homicides, domestic abuse cases and… Read More
Drone Assists Officers in Weapon, Drugs Arrest
Wilmer Ventura, 18, of Silver Spring was arrested Thursday and charged with weapon and drug related charges. Montgomery County Police officers received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the… Read More
Takoma Police Seek Suspect In Close Range Shooting
Takoma Park Police officers are investigating a shooting in the 6500 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Wednesday. The shooting occurred at close range, striking a victim, who was transported… Read More
County Revs Up Efforts to Reduce Emissions
Montgomery County is moving on from benchmarking its energy consumption and needs to pouring resources toward a net free greenhouse emissions area by 2035. “We are in action mode,” declared… Read More
Diverse Communities Celebrate Interfaith Seder Together
Jewish and African American congregations joined together for a service about freedom Sunday, marking both the culmination of a new friendship and a continued path together. When Rabbi Evan Krame… Read More
Council Adopts Measures To Increase Housing
On Tuesday, Montgomery County Council adopted innovations they hope will create more housing. Their actions both incentivize and speed up the process of converting vacant office buildings into housing. During… Read More
County Executive’s Proposed $7.66 Billion Budget Includes Tax Increases
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget includes expenditures of $7.66 billion, an increase of 7.4% from the current budget. County staff highlighted Elrich’s proposed budget during… Read More
Vending Machine Rewards Students with Books
Just like using a soda or snack machine, a student inserts the coin, types in the number of a book and then – plunk – a brand-new book is the… Read More
Local Emergency Workers Headed to Kentucky
The Maryland Task Force 1 Urban and Rescue team was activated Thursday and currently is preparing to head to Kentucky to help following severe weather conditions there and in Tennessee.… Read More
Congressional Democrats Protest Firings at NIST in Gaithersburg
U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-6), U. S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8) and 20 other Democratic congressmembers sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce expressing “serious concern” following… Read More