Germantown Tutor Charged With Sexual Abuse
A tutor from Germantown has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor, which is a felony, and four fourth degree sex offenses, which are misdemeanors. The Montgomery… 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.
Purple Line Transit Partners Awards Grants to Community Organizations
Purple Line Transit Partners, the private sector partner with Maryland on the Purple Line, awarded six community organizations to receive Beyond the Rail Grants. Those receiving grants are: Outdoor Classroom… Read More
Tuesday: High Heat, Unhealthy Air and Wednesday: Even Hotter
It will be hot Tuesday and even hotter Wednesday. Temperatures Tuesday are expected to reach 90 degrees and near 100 on Wednesday. According to the Maryland Department of the Environment,… Read More
Hogan Tours AstraZeneca, Holds Town Hall
Former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running to be Maryland’s junior senator in the U.S. Senate, toured AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg Monday. AstraZeneca is an international biopharmaceutical company with 3,500 employees… Read More
Officer Fired After Found Guilty of Tossing Smoke Bomb During Attack on U.S. Capitol
Former Montgomery County Police Officer Justin Lee was found guilty Friday on charges that during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, he threw a smoke bomb… Read More
AfriThrive Uses State Grant to Increase Growth of African Specialty Crops
AfriThrive in Silver Spring was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of Maryland specialty crops. AfriThrive received $30,237.84 to support immigrant and… Read More
A Wider Circle Receives Grant for Its Environmental Stewardship
Thanks to a $250,000 grant from Republic Services, an environmental company that handles recycling and waste, A Wider Circle is upping its efforts to ensure that needy area residents have… Read More
UPS Driver Charged With Theft of Packages
Adela Beatriz Orellana, 26, of Hyattsville, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft for stealing the contents of UPS packages. According to Montgomery County Police, Orellana was employed… Read More
Scotland AME Church Plans 100th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 14
Martin Luther King III will host a celebration Oct. 14 marking the 100th anniversary of the Scotland AME Zion Church building in Potomac. “We are deeply honored to share this… Read More
Maryland Well Represented at Democratic National Convention
Gov. Wes Moore called Vice President Kamala Harris “the right one to lead us in this moment” as he addressed an enthusiastic crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago… Read More
Police Call Recent Hate Vandalism ‘Unacceptable;’ Will Conduct ‘Thorough Investigation’
Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada called the recent acts of antisemitism and anti-Israel vandalism at multiple Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and places of worship “unacceptable.” His department “is… Read More
New Teachers’ Union President ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for 2024-25 School Year
David Stein, the new Montgomery County Education Association president, is “cautiously optimistic” about the new school year that begins Aug. 26. Stein, as well as the 14,000 union members he… Read More