SILVER SPRING – Russell Hamill III started his career in the county sheriff’s office before spending the next 32 years with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCP) — moving up the ranks to…
Downtown Silver Spring area is preparing for a makeover
SILVER SPRING – A new water feature, murals, mini-bowling and a locally owned winery are planned for the Ellsworth Avenue area of Downtown Silver Spring. While the proposals have yet to be submitted t…
Housing summit points to need for more affordable housing
BETHESDA – Affordable housing was called an inalienable right, a matter of equity, a key to opportunities and a way to improve the lives of all residents during the 29th Annual Affordable Housing Summ…
Protestors keep up fight against wireless technology
SILVER SPRING – Forty people gathered in front of the Verizon store in Bethesda on May 15 and called on all wireless companies to stop deploying small cell wireless microwave antennas in residential a…
Strawbridge walks county parks for mental health
SILVER SPRING – In some of her darkest times, Lauren Wolf Strawbridge found relief in nature. And in her moments of intense adrenaline, she hiked to relieve her excess energy. During May, Strawbridge,…
Residents say gas leaks continue at Flower Branch Apartments
ROCKVILLE – More than two years after a gas explosion and fire killed seven people at Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, some residents still smell gas and continue to feel dismissed by those …
Community protests MCP interaction with two African Americans
SILVER SPRING – Local politicians and activists called for the release of all police video from the May 9 incident in which a white, female Silver Spring police officer used the n-word and disrespecte…
Economic impact statement required
SILVER SPRING – An economic impact statement would be required for all proposed legislation by the county council if a bill introduced May 7, is adopted. District 1 Councilman Andrew Friedson introduc…
Holocaust survivors keep their memories alive
ROCKVILLE – Liese Fischer of Silver Spring stared directly at the young people listening to her recall her life during the Holocaust and said, “Ask questions now. The time will come when you want to a…
Local Dentist named in ‘Top 100 Women in America’ list
SILVER SPRING – When Usa Bunnag was 14 years old, she and her brother came to the United States from a remote town in northeastern Thailand to live with their father. She knew no English and had exper…
