Bethesda Big Train Baseball Opens Season on Saturday
Batter up. Bethesda Big Train baseball is back after a 16-month hiatus due to the pandemic. Baseball games at the Shirley Povich Field on Westlake Drive in Rockville in the… 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.
Gaithersburg Woman – And Her Cat – Score on Jeopardy!
Answer: A biomedical engineer from Gaithersburg who was a contestant on TV’s Jeopardy. Question: Who is Lydia Glaw? Glaw was one of three contestants on Wednesday evening’s episode of the… Read More
FBI Agent from Gaithersburg Accused of Shooting Metro Passenger Released on Own Recognizance
Eduardo Valdivia, a supervising specialist FBI agent, was released on his own recognizance Tuesday in connection with a shooting on the Red Line Dec. 15 which left a passenger hospitalized… Read More
County Hiring Again, Ending Job Freeze Initiated During Pandemic
With only 2.6 new cases of COVID-19 out of 100,000 people recorded Tuesday and a test positivity rate of less than one percent, Montgomery County continues to move forward in… Read More
Maryland Ending Enhanced Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Beginning July 3
As of July 3, Marylanders who have been collecting enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits will no longer receive them. Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland is discontinuing the extra $300 a… Read More
Street Mural on Silver Spring’s Ellworth Avenue Encourages People to Zig Zag Through
Downtown Silver Spring’s $10 million redevelopment project now includes a brightly-colored Ellsworth Drive. The street mural is called Energy Waves and was inspired by sound and electricity waves, according to… Read More
Six County Libraries Reopen Tuesday, Seven More in Two Weeks
Six county libraries opened their doors Tuesday at noon after almost 15 months of either being totally closed or opened only for hold pickups. Library users were greeted with welcome… Read More
McKnight Takes Over Reins of Montgomery County Public Schools
Monifa McKnight began leading the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Tuesday. She was appointed to replace the retiring Jack Smith, who announced he will leave his post to help care… Read More
Riemer Joins List of Challengers to Elrich’s Re-Election Bid
And then there were three candidates running for Montgomery County Executive in the June 2022 primary. County Executive Marc Elrich previously announced he is seeking re-election. He was elected to… Read More
Drunk Driver who Killed Police Officer in 2015 Released After Serving Half his Sentence
The Olney drunk driver who pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter in the tragic death of 24-year-old Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta was released from prison Friday, after only serving… Read More
Jamal T. Fox Named Next City of Takoma Park Manager
Jamal T. Fox has been named the next City of Takoma Park manager and will begin work Aug. 2. Fox currently is the city administrator in Camas, Washington and also… Read More
750 Flags to be Unfurled in Memorial Day Ceremony at Bohrer Park
For the seventh year in row, hundreds of American flags will be on display at Gaithersburg’s Bohrer Park during Memorial Day. This year, the flags are being placed not just… Read More