Driver Ejected, Killed in Crash in Silver Spring
Darlin Ryes Gomez, 22, was ejected from a car and pronounced dead following a single vehicle crash in the area of Piney Branch Road and Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring… 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.
Magruder Student Sentenced to 18 Years for Shooting Classmate
Magruder High School student Steven O. Alston Jr. was sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting fellow classmate Deandre Thomas on Jan. 21. Alston, who was 17 at the… Read More
Raskin Elected to Head House Oversight Committee
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin was elected Thursday as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. He succeeds Carolyn Maloney of New York. “I am truly humbled and honored beyond… Read More
Whitman Students Stage Walk Out in Support of Jewish Classmates
Thursday morning, hundreds of Walt Whitman High School students walked out of class in support of their Jewish classmates. The protest came after the message Jews Not Welcome was spray… Read More
Elrich: Residents Need to be ‘Understanding and Inclusive’
County Executive Marc Elrich and Police Chief Marcus Jones urged all residents to report acts of hate vandalism so that they could be investigated and documented. On Saturday, someone spray… Read More
County’s COVID-19 Cases on the Rise
Montgomery County has moved from low to medium community level transmission for COVID-19 as new cases continue to rise. The county is considered in high transmission for number of new… Read More
Potomac Man Arrested in Securities Fraud Scheme
A Potomac biotech company president was arrested Tuesday for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Washington State.… Read More
Moore Ruled Not Competent to Stand Trial
Torrey Moore, who is charged with killing a convenience store clerk and a woman and her unborn child, has been ruled not competent to stand trial. Moore, 31, of Silver… Read More
Hundreds Gather to Declare Jews Are Welcome in Montgomery County
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to light the Chanukah menorah at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda where vandal(s) spray painted the words Jews Not Welcome the previous day. Within one… Read More
Man in Critical Condition Following Shooting in Takoma Park; Two Arrested
Updated Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m. _______________________________________________________________________________ An adult male was in critical condition Sunday night after being shot at the 7600 block of New Hampshire Avenue. Two suspects are… Read More
Community Condemns Antisemitic Vandalism in Bethesda
For the third time in one month, the Bethesda area was the scene of antisemitic vandalism. Saturday morning, Montgomery County Police officers went to Walt Whitman High School on Whittier… Read More
Former Students Serenade Teacher Who Made Them ‘Reach for the Stars’
Vincent Gibbs, an English and drama teacher at the now-closed Peary High School in Rockville, peered out his bedroom window at the two busloads of his former students gathered on… Read More