SMOB-Elect Nick Asante Will Focus on Inequality
As the newly-elected Student Member of the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education, Nicholas Asante wants every student who needs one to receive a Chromebook at the start of… 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.
Montgomery County Swim League Cancels Summer Season
For the almost 14,000 young people who swim with the Montgomery County Swim League, it is going to be a dry summer. Thursday night, during the board’s montly meeting, members… Read More
Open Roads Program for Walkers, Bikers Extended
More than six miles of parkways will be open to walkers, runners and bikers Friday morning through Sunday evenings throughout the pandemic. The roadways also will be closed to vehicular… Read More
Almost 8,000 County Residents Filed for Unemployment Last Week
Unemployment claims in Montgomery County topped 5,200 last week, which is about 2,000 fewer than were filed the week ending on May 9, according to the Maryland Department of Labor.… Read More
Rolling Thunder Will Have Different Look, Name on Memorial Day Weekend
It won’t be as loud, but American Veterans still plan to hold their annual Memorial Day motorcycle tribute to honor prisoners of war, those missing in action and veterans whose… Read More
MCPS Planning Ahead for 2020-2021 School Year
Montgomery County Public Schools’ staff is drawing up numerous plans for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, noted Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight during a Q and A with students on May… Read More
Phone Buddies Ease Senior Isolation
When Gov. Larry Hogan ordered Marylanders to stay at home, members of the Jewish Council of Aging’s Kensington Clubs found themselves isolated with nothing to do. It has been hard… Read More
‘We Lost a Giant Last Night’: Trailblazer on County Board of Education Dies
Odessa Shannon, the first African American woman elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education, passed away Sunday. She had been in hospice following a lengthy illness. “Today the council… Read More
County COVID-19 Cases Increase By 218
Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Sunday morning, the Maryland Department of Health reported 8,206 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 218 cases over Saturday’s 7,988. According… Read More
Woman Arrested in Leisure World House Fire
Marcelina Bowman, 55, was arrested in connection with a May 13 house fire in Leisure World which caused $350,000 in damages. Bowman, who has no fixed address, was arrested May… Read More
Springbrook Student Named High School Journalist of the Year
A Springbrook High School senior won the Michael J. Powell High School Journalist of the Year from the MDDC Press Association, which represents print and online media in Maryland, Delaware… Read More
Three Arrested for Burglary at B-CC High School
Three men were arrested in connection with a burglary May 3 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Arrested were Gabriel McAndrew, 19 of Silver Spring; Matthew Dubrow, 19 of Bethesda; and… Read More