Purple Line, Capital Crescent Trail Expected to Open in Fall 2026
The Purple Line is scheduled to begin passenger service in the Fall of 2026, four years later than the original schedule set out by Gov. Larry Hogan. The Capital Crescent… 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.
County Police: ‘Rest in Peace, K9 Harper’
K9 Harper, a police dog that has been with the Montgomery County Police since the spring of 2014 but was retired, died Sept. 10 due to complications from a medical… Read More
Man Injured in House Fire in Rockville
UPDATED Sept. 14 at 9:35 a.m. A house fire on Rocking Horse Road in Rockville began in a sound-proof room in the basement and appeared to be caused by the… Read More
Moore, Leggett Rally Democratic Party Faithful in Silver Spring
Democratic faithful — including several County leaders — from throughout Montgomery County gathered in Silver Spring Monday morning to hear what their gubernatorial candidate has in store for the November… Read More
Former Fire Chief and ‘Takoma Park Legend’ Jimmy Jarboe Dies
Jimmy Jarboe, who spent more than 60 years as a Takoma Park firefighter, has died, the department announced Sunday. “He was always a legend and a fixture in Takoma Park,”… Read More
Goodbye White Flint Metro; Hello North Bethesda
As of Sunday, the White Flint metro station officially will be dubbed the North Bethesda metro station. “The renaming of the Metro station to North Bethesda is yet another step… Read More
Whitman Rowing Coach Sentenced to 3 Years for Sexual Abuse
Kirk Shipley, the former teacher and girls’ rowing coach at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and two years of probation for… Read More
Silver Spring Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Assault
Abdulfata Sani, 20, of Silver Spring was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a July 12 shooting at the Dash In gas station in the 1100… Read More
Firefighters Receive Federal Grant to Train, Retrain First Responders
The Maryland County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association was awarded a $720,000 grant from the federal government to support its high school cadet training programs as well as its firefighter retention program.… Read More
Noyes Library StoryWalk Features ‘Silly’ Dinosaur Book
“Never Show a T-Rex a Book” will be featured on posted signs at Warner Circle Park in Kensington until Oct. 2. This is the 15th Noyes StoryWalk, which is presented… Read More
All Aboard for Kensington’s Train Show
The Kensington Train show pulls into the station Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 at Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street. Kids of all ages are invited to attend the event which… Read More
Silver Spring Metro Escalators Being Replaced During Next 15 Months
The five entrance elevators at the Silver Spring Metro Station are being replaced. Work began on the north entrance between East-West Highway and Second Avenue Tuesday and is expected to… Read More