State Tops Own Record for Same Day Voter Registration
Maryland voters set a record for same day registration and neared the record high for same day address changes, according to the state Board of Elections. During early voting, 12,728… 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 Liquor Store in Olney Closed Due to COVID-19
The Olney Liquor and Wine store, which is part of Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS), temporarily shut down after a store employee tested positive for COVID-19 virus. ABS learned… Read More
Ortman-Fouse: Voting is ‘Fundamental to the Backbone of our Democracy’
Former Montgomery County School Board member Jill Ortman-Fouse traveled to North Carolina, where she was raised and attended school, to help make sure that anyone whose mail in ballot was… Read More
Housing Opportunities Commission Told to Open Committee Meetings to Public
The Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled Nov. 2 that the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County is subject to the open meetings act and that the commissioners have violated… Read More
Requests for Unemployment Continue to Fall
Initial claims for unemployment by Montgomery County residents continued to drop. During the week that ended Oct. 31, 1,943 Montgomery County residents filed initial claims. The previous week, which ended… Read More
Truck Driver Rams Into Takoma Bank in Hit and Run Incident
A truck driver rammed into a bank on University Avenue in Takoma Park on Nov. 3 and then fled the scene in the truck, according to Takoma Park Police. Police… Read More
WMAL Radio Towers Demolished to Make Way for Housing
As the countdown descended from 10 to one and then “Fire,” the first of four WMAL radio towers fell gracefully to the ground. Within 25 seconds all four towers were… Read More
Both Ballot Questions Supported by Council Appear to Have Passed
Although not all votes have been counted, it appears that Montgomery County voters opted to change the way property taxes are determined and also increase the size of the council… Read More
Grass Roots Group Determined to Eliminate At-Large Council Seats
Kimbyln Persaud, chair of Nine Districts for Montgomery County, said that even if County voters don’t eliminate all at-large council districts, “We’ve already won,” because the county councilmembers had to… Read More
Raskin, Fellow Democrats Impressed by Huge Voter Turnout; Optimistic Biden Will Win
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, who was expected to be overwhelmingly reelected to represent the 8th District, said he was optimistic Joe Biden would be the next president. “I think there… Read More
Delegate Charkoudian Hopes Voters Grant Legislators Budget Flexibility
Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian has spent the past few months handing out political flyers and explaining where and how to vote to her District 20 constituents. Tonight she is hoping… Read More
Federal Government Will Be Monitoring Montgomery County on Election Day
The U.S. Justice Department will have staff in 44 jurisdictions throughout the country, including Montgomery County, “to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws,” it announced in a… Read More