ROCKVILLE – Four people cited for disorderly conduct for disrupting a Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) meeting had hoped to have the charges against them dismissed at their Mar…
Growing racial and gender disparities in MoCo on focus in discussion
ROCKVILLE – During the past 10 years, the number of women living in poverty, young girls not involved in school or work and reports of domestic violence and rape cases have increased in Montgome…
Concerns on diversity and school boundaries during radio event
SILVER SPRING – A crowd of more than 500 people participated in a debate about how to close achievement and opportunity gaps in county public schools in a radio event that will be aired this week on W…
Residents listen to update on road widening
SILVER SPRING – Fifty people gathered at the Feb. 21 Friends of Sligo Creek meeting listened as two Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission staff members spoke about the proposed road w…
Marshall improved the lives of African-Americans in Rockville
KENSINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s attempts to improve the lives of African Americans began in Rockville, according to Ralph Buglass of the Montgomery County Historical Societ…
County Residents concerned with weather worsening roads
ROCKVILLE – Lynn Metzger was driving home from work when she spotted two potholes that she said were “deep and could do significant damage to your car.” The Silver Spring resident was driving on…
Free bookstore “Velocity of Books” set to open in Wheaton
Carolyn Thompson believes the answer to everything is reading. It can pull people out of poverty, keep them from going to prison and generally improve their lives, she said. “It’s empowering. You’ve g…
Bethesda’s Julia Carter competes for $1-million prize on this year’s “Survivor”
ROCKVILLE – Two years after she auditioned to be a contestant on one of her favorite television shows, Julia Carter is appearing on the new season of “Survivor,” which began airing Feb. 20…
Sen. Smith deployed to Afghanistan
ROCKVILLE – State Sen. William Smith Jr. (D-20), who chairs the senate’s Veterans Caucus, is being deployed to Afghanistan in about six weeks. He expects to miss the last 10 days of the current legisl…
Fight to memorialize Moses Cemetery continues
KENSINGTON – The best way to memorialize Moses Cemetery, the historically black cemetery that lies beneath the parking area of the Westwood Tower apartments in Bethesda, continues to be hotly debated,…