[Missed the game? View and purchase photos from the game by clicking here!] BETHESDA – Another chapter in the Battle of Bethesda unfolded on April 12 when the undefeated Lady Vikings of Walt Whitman H…
Gaithersburg staff working together to build Airpark plane crash memorial playground
GAITHERSBURG – A local family is turning a tragedy into something constructive for the community. Surviving members of a family broken by the Montgomery County Airpark crash in December 2014 is teamin…
Cardin proposes bill to reinstate voting rights to people released from jail
WASHINGTON D.C.— Maryland Senator Ben Cardin introduced legislation to the House of Representatives that would restore voting rights to people released from jail. The bill, called the Democracy Restor…
Maryland receive ‘F’ grade in American Lung Association report
By Madeline Rothfield ROCKVILLE – The American Lung Association said the state of Maryland must do more to reduce and prevent tobacco use among youth in order to help end the nationwide e-cigare…
Montgomery County Veterans Affairs Commission seeks land for new veterans home
ROCKVILLE—The Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs met April 16 to discuss issues that included finding space in the county for a second veterans home, which would provide extended care to…
WSSC votes unanimously on almost $30 million in contracts for works
LAUREL – The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) voted unanimously on March 20 to spend nearly $30 million for two contracts to upgrade and repair water and sewer mains throughout Mon…
LETT Act receives unanimous support from Public Safety Committee
SILVER SPRING – A bill that would bring more transparency and keep the public informed following a police-involved shooting resulting in a death unanimously passed out of the council’s public safety c…
Local organization honors doctor’s legacy by awarding grant to help kidney patients
ROCKVILLE — As an extension of the late Dr. Robert I. Schattner’s philanthropy and devotion to improving the lives of kidney failure patients, the Robert I. Schattner Foundation has awarded the Americ…
Maryland Legislative session ends amidst Busch passing away
ROCKVILLE – The 2019 Legislative Session had a solemn tone as long-time Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch, died, just before it ended on April 8. For many politicians in the state, l…
MCP crime and safety report shows that county crime has decreased slightly
GAITHERSBURG – County crime decreased by 3.5 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to the Montgomery County Police (MCP) 2018 crime and safety report. Crimes against property decreased in the count…