Police: Crime Decreasing in Downtown Silver Spring
Crime in the Downtown Silver Spring Business District fell by 7.6% during the past year, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). There has been a 68% decrease in… 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 Transportation Districts Criticized For Failing to File Reports
The Montgomery County Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report criticizing the county’s Transportation Management Districts (TMD) for failing to produce required reports on traffic and use of public… Read More
Nonprofits Struggling Due to Decreasing Donations, Grants
There are 7,242 nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County, and many of them are currently trying to make do with decreasing incomes as they face an economic future that is expected… Read More
City of Rockville Had ‘Moderate Increase’ in Crime During 2024
There was “a moderate increase” in crime in the City of Rockville during 2024 as compared to the previous year. According to a report on police work during 2024, there… Read More
13-Year-Old Charged With Threatening Middle School Shooting
A 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student has been charged with making threats against Parkland Middle School. Parkland administrators received phone calls March 17 from a person saying they intended… Read More
Upcoming Event Offers Federal Contractors Help Finding Jobs
In an effort to help federal contractors find jobs in Montgomery County, the Office of Procurement is hosting a Montgomery County is Open for Business event March 31 from 9… Read More
Police Arrest Teenagers Suspected of Robbery, Weapon Possession in Olney
Three teenagers were arrested in connection with a series of robberies in Olney. In the first incident, Montgomery County Police officers responded to the Harris Teeter grocery store on Town… Read More
Silver Spring Man Sentenced for Stealing from COVID Funds
Andra Shirone Thompson, 48, of Silver Spring was sentenced to one year and a day for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. State’s Attorney’s Office in Maryland.… Read More
‘These Are Our Schools. They Don’t Belong To Billionaires, To Dictators’
More than a dozen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) participated Wednesday in a national protest against cuts by the federal government at the U.S. Department of Education. Joe, a sixth… Read More
County Considers Hiring Preference For Fired Federal Workers
Montgomery County Council Vice President Will Jawando introduced a bill Tuesday morning that will enable any county resident who was fired by the federal government since President Donald Trump took… Read More
STEM Students Qualify for State Competition
Students from six Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) advanced to the Math, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program finals. MCPS, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL),… Read More
Students at 2 Rockville Schools Are Sheltering in Place Following Threat
UPDATED Monday at 12:45 a.m. Montgomery County Police announced that the students are now in a modified shelter-in-place. A modified shelter in place means that they can move around the… Read More