Rockville City Facilities Will Reopen to Public in January
Rockville City Hall reopens to the public on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. It has been shuttered since March 2020 due to the pandemic. “I strongly believe that employee collaboration and… 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.
State Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Hit and Run Early Tuesday Morning
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. According to MDTA, officers responding to a crash on… Read More
Council Wants to Allocate $252 Million in Federal Funds for Schools
Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 30 on a special appropriation of $252 million in federal funding to hire new teachers and social workers, allow more students… Read More
Top Leaders of MCPS Transportation on Leave Pending Financial Investigation
At least two staff members at the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation are under investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department concerning “allegations of possible financial improprieties,” according… Read More
Council Wants to Redirect 10% of Energy Tax for Energy Efficient Loans
Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker and Councilmember Andrew Friedson will introduce a bill Tuesday designed to enable more commercial property owners to fix up their buildings and make them… Read More
House Prices Continue to Increase in Montgomery County
The median sale price of a house in Montgomery County was $540,000 during October. That is a 5.9% increase from from the previous month and an 8% increase over October… Read More
Council President Tom Hucker Will Run for County Executive
During an interview on Friday’s The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi on WAMU, Council President Tom Hucker said he will run for County Executive. “I am planning to run, but… Read More
Council Strengthens Review and Reporting Requirements for Police Body Cameras
Following the public outcry from a January 2020 incident in which two Montgomery County Police officers can be seen on video berating and verbally abusing a five year old boy… Read More
Eighteen Candidates Vie to Fill Vacant Board of Education Seat
At a time when local boards of education nationwide seem under siege from angry parents, our county residents appear eager to take up the gauntlet. 18 county residents submitted applications… Read More
2020 Census Reflects Area’s Growth Over Past Decade in Population, Diversity
Montgomery County’s population now stands at 1,062,000, according to the U.S. 2020 Census. A decade ago, it was 971,177. Staff at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reviewed data from… Read More
For Some Who Served, Veterans Day is ‘Like a Birthday’
When Bev Whitfield joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1977, women and minorities were neither welcomed nor valued. “My first early years, I wasn’t treated as an equal,” she recalled… Read More
First Generation College Students Share Experiences
Students who are the first in their family to attend college gathered at the Universities of Shady Grove Tuesday to network and learn ways to help them succeed. For 90… Read More