Rockville, Shady Grove Metro Stations Reopen Jan. 16
The Shady Grove and Rockville Metro stations on the Red Line that have been closed for four months are expected to reopen Jan. 16, Metro announced. The stations were shut… 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.
MCPS Interim Superintendent Apologizes for Poor Communications and School Disruptions
In a Sunday evening Community Update, Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight apologized for what many in the community have called poor communications and a lack of transparency.… Read More
MCPS Investigates Racist Incident at Sherwood-Einstein Girls Basketball Game
Jeffrey Sullivan, Montgomery County Public Schools director of systemwide athletics, called an incident involving racist and derogatory comments during Saturday’s junior varsity girls’ basketball game between Sherwood and Albert Einstein… Read More
Thousands ‘Attend’ Sunday’s Virtual Town Hall on Schools
Three thousand people attended Councilmember Tom Hucker’s virtual town hall on the state of Montgomery County Public Schools Sunday afternoon and hundreds more watched on Facebook. Thirty-six students, parents, and… Read More
Education Association President: Teacher Morale ‘Is Continuing to Take a Dive’
Montgomery County Education Association President Jennifer Martin stressed, “We want to be teaching in person. We know that is what is best for students,” adding, “But we also know we… Read More
Company Working on Medicines for Rare Diseases Expanding to New Rockville Site
A global biotechnology company announced Thursday that it has signed a lease and is expanding to the Traville Gateway campus in Rockville. Horizon Therapeutics signed a long-term, full-building lease and… Read More
Manger: ‘If January 6 Taught Us Anything, It’s That Preparedness Matters’
The day before the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capital, former Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger testified before a U.S. Senate committee hearing about… Read More
MCPS Transportation Woes Continue; More Schools Near Threshold for Virtual Learning
Thursday morning, 109 Montgomery County Public Schools buses did not operate, which is an increase of 34 that didn’t make their routes due to a lack of bus drivers on… Read More
One Year After Capitol Riots, Raskin Says: ‘We Are in the Fight of our Lives to Defend American Democracy’
One year after the U.S. Capitol was breached, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8) continues to investigate what led up to that day as well as the events of that day.… Read More
Metro Adjusts Schedules, Routes, and Policies to Account for Covid, Absenteeism, and Snow
Metro announced service reductions effective Jan. 10 as the Washington-area public transportation authority copes with the surge in COVID-19 cases. Metro is dealing with “growing absenteeism rates across service areas… Read More
Not All MCPS Routes Operating Wednesday Due to Lack of Drivers
Almost 100 Montgomery County Public Schools bus routes did not pick up students Wednesday morning, because so many bus drivers called out today, according to MCPS officials. Ninety of the… Read More
Recovering From COVID, Elrich Says: ‘It’s Not Pleasant But I Have Been Sicker’
County Executive Marc Elrich said of his bout with COVID-19, “It’s not pleasant, but I have been sicker than this before.” Between occasional sniffling and coughing, Elrich told MyMCM Monday… Read More