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
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.
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
Sandy Spring Museum Receives Federal Dollars
Sandy Spring Museum was awarded $275,045 from the federal government to continue work on its Equity in Metadata and Advancing the Regional Folklife Center projects. The funding comes from the… Read More
Changing Lives A Priority for New Housing Opportunities Commission Director
“This is my mission. This is my passion,” Chelsea Andrews said of the role she started in July as the new executive director of the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery… Read More
County Garages Scheduled for Washdown
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) begins its semi-annual interior washdown Sunday to degrease and clean its 23 parking garages in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton. The work will… Read More
Silver Spring Man Charged with Discharging Firearm Following Dispute
A Silver Spring man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after discharging a firearm Aug. 31 during an argument with his neighbor, according to Montgomery County Police. Lewis Stokes,… Read More
Wes Moore Discusses Priorities, Key Issues on Ballot in November
MyMCM caught up with Wes Moore, the Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, at the Gaithersburg Labor Day parade Monday. Moore shared his views on living in Takoma Park as… Read More