ROCKVILLE — The Montgomery County Council received a briefing from Acting Montgomery County Police (MCP) Chief Marcus Jones on July 23 about the challenges facing the police and strategies to improve …
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MYB prepares for special Cinderella production at Wolf Trap
Rehearsal is over. The performance is only a week away, and it is a special performance. Usually, Maryland Youth Ballet (MYB) performs indoors, at Montgomery College campuses, the Silver Spring Black …
Big Train’s Jenkins makes dream come true, becomes first woman to play in Cal Ripken League
BETHESDA – Kelli Jenkins had been attending Bethesda Big Train baseball games at Shirley Povich Field since she was a child. She would sit in the stands, learn from the Division I college baseball pla…
Brookside Gardens celebrates its 50th Anniversary
By Joshua M. Freedman Special to The Sentinel GLENMONT – Brookside Gardens, located within Wheaton Regional Park, celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 12 with numerous speakers and refreshments to …
University of Maryland introduces nation’s first graduate program in medical cannabis
By Lyna Bentahar Special to The Sentinel ROCKVILLE –The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) is now introducing a Master of Science in medical cannabis science and therapeutics at the Uni…
Jewish Community protest movie screening
ROCKVILLE – A movie that the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) described as “a full frontal assault on Israel’s legitimacy” will be shown July 2…
Residents provide feedback in third racial equity conversation
WHITE OAK — Monique Gardner did not have high expectations when she decided to attend Montgomery County’s community conversation on racial equity and social justice on July 10. Gardner explained that …
Dark humor surrounds Highwood Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a complicated mix: funny, dark, mysterious, gory and ultimately tragic, with multi-faceted lead characters. In other words, it is not a musical easi…
Crutchfield leaves behind lasting legacy in Montgomery County Athletics
SANDY SPRING – Warren Crutchfield always gave a special gift to each of his graduating student athletes at the end of their senior year. He would write them a letter and present it to them, framed and…
Bulldogs chemistry on full display in decisive win over Damascus
DERWOOD – The moment that the buzzer sounded for the halftime intermission, the game was already decided: the Churchill High School boys basketball team had three times as many points as their opponen…