Councilmember Mink: 90 Enclave Apartment Tenants Face Eviction
At least 76 tenants at the Enclave Apartments in White Oak – many of whom are Afghan refugees who worked with the United States – face eviction after falling behind… 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.
Board of Education Committee Gets First Look at 2025-26 School Calendar
Members of the Montgomery County Board of Education’s Policy Management Committee reviewed two drafts of the proposed 2025-2026 school year calendar Tuesday. In both versions, school would start Aug. 26… Read More
Driver Crashes into Germantown Giant
Updated Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. to include surveillance video and more information about the burglary ————————————————————————- Montgomery County Police reported that suspects drove a vehicle into the Giant on… Read More
Council Interviews ‘Visionary’ Baltimore Head Librarian to Oversee County Libraries
Montgomery County councilmembers interviewed Darcell Graham, interim president and CEO at Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore City, for the position of Montgomery County Director of the Department of Public… Read More
Aviation Students Tour Army Heliport
Ninth grade students in Colonel Zadok Magruder High School’s Aviation Pilot/Unmanned Aircraft program spent Sept. 12 touring Weide Army Heliport at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. The students saw several rotary wing… Read More
Mayor Ashton, City of Rockville Striving to ‘Rise Together’
The City of Rockville soon will unveil its new logo – Rise Together – in its continuing effort to recover from the pandemic. “The future is bright, and I know… Read More
Cannabis Dispensary Workers Vote to Unionize
Workers at The Apothecarium cannabis dispensary in Burtonsville and Sweetspot cannabis dispensary in Olney announced Monday they have voted to unionize with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400… Read More
Freedom to Leave Act Fails to Receive Council Committee Support
Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee members voted 2-1 to oppose a bill that would prohibit police from conducting consent searches of a motor vehicle during a traffic stop. Therefore,… Read More
Fire Out at County Transfer Station in Derwood
A fire at a large scrap pile in the Montgomery County Transfer Station and Recycling Center Monday is out. The exterior fire Monday did not damage any buildings. There were… Read More
Family of Woman Killed in Arrive Fire Files $2.3 Million Lawsuit
This story was updated Sept. 16 to include video of the news conference. The family of Melanie Diaz, who was killed while trying to escape from a fire at the… Read More
Police Launch Portal For Late Night Businesses to Submit Safety Plan
Montgomery County Police Friday launched a new application portal for certain late-night businesses to submit a safety plan. As of Friday, businesses with licenses for food, on-site cannabis consumption or… Read More
Hunger Report: Food Insecurity In County Increasing
34% of Montgomery County households were food insecure before May 2023 and May 2024, according to the Capital Area Food Bank, which issued its Hunger Report Thursday. In the previous… Read More