By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak OLNEY — Members of a Silver Spring church that has flourished from the end of slavery through segregation, the Civil Rights movement, and still going strong today, …
New County Exec and U.S. Senators attend annual JCRC legislative brunch
By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak POTOMAC — County Executive Marc Elrich told the state and local politicians and community leaders gathered last week at the Jewish Community Relations Council’s leg…
Pastor and hero of Flower Branch fire now faces deportation
By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak SILVER SPRING — A pastor who fled his Flower Branch apartment two years ago during a gas explosion that killed seven people only to turn around and head back into t…
Local teacher arrested after fatal car accident in North Carolina
By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak North Carolina police arrested a Quince Orchard High School teacher in connection with a fatal accident on Friday, Nov. 23, around 1 a.m. Nicholas Saadipour, an Eng…
County officials take issue with SHA’s road widening proposal
By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak SILVER SPRING — Two County officials called attention to what they believed to be serious flaws in the State Highway Administration’s proposal to widen Interstates …
Horseback riding program helps those with autism and other challenges reach their potential
By Suzanne Pollak DICKERSON — The many back and brain surgeries Jon Kohl suffered through after his helicopter crashed in Afghanistan in 2013 almost left him paralyzed. Not one to give in, the Gaither…
Silver Spring elementary school teacher receives award
A fourth-grade math teacher at East Silver Spring Elementary School humbly accepted the 2018 – 2019 Milken Educator Award and a large check for $25,000 on Friday, Nov. 2. Annually, 40 teachers n…
Floreen a distant second in County Executive race
By Suzanne Pollak Council member Nancy Floreen’s late entry into the County Executive race for what she considered a necessary attempt to save the County from Democrat Marc Elrich’s progressive spendi…
Local residents provide support to victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By Suzanne Pollak While thousands of people flocked to area synagogues and churches during the past two weeks in a show of support for the 11 synagogue attendees gunned down as they prayed, others fel…
Just listen to veterans, says documentary filmmaker
Just listen. That’s all Paula Caplan, author and movie producer, wants people to do so veterans can feel free to speak out and listeners will open their hearts. Caplan’s film “Is Anybody Listening?” w…