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January 4, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

Raskin Family Launches Memorial Fund in Son’s Honor

On New Year’s Eve, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8) and his wife Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the death of their son, Tommy who was 25. Tommy Raskin was a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College in Massachusetts. He attended Takoma Park Elementary School, Pine Crest Elementary, Eastern Middle School, […]

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March 23, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Local Funeral Homes Take Extra Precautions During Outbreak

Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order to close all nonessential businesses in Maryland by 5 p.m. Monday to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Under Hogan’s new order, funeral homes and crematoriums are considered essential businesses under the Healthcare and Public Health Sector and can remain open.  Many funeral homes in Montgomery […]

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September 23, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Pelosi on Cokie Roberts: ‘She was a National Treasure’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) delivered a eulogy at Cokie Roberts’s funeral at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington D.C. on Saturday. During Pelosi’s remark‘s she called Roberts a “national treasure, whose passing is a great loss for America.” “The passing of Cokie Roberts is a great official loss for our nation, and a deep personal […]

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September 20, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Public Invited to Celebrate Roberts’ Life, Donate to Children’s Inn at NIH

Cokie Roberts’ family is inviting the public to participate in celebrating the life of the renowned journalist. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for contributions to The Children’s Inn at NIH, where Roberts served on the Board of Directors since 1992. She lived nearby in Bethesda. MyMCMedia spoke to Jennie Lucca, CEO of […]

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July 31, 2019 | Staff Writer

Services Set for Friday for Clarksburg Teen Killed in Wreck

The Gergler Family will be receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at Cedarbrook Community Church, 23700 Stringtown Road, Clarksburg. Funeral Services will be private. Tyler Gergler, 18, died Friday afternoon in a single-car accident on I-70 near Ellicott City, Maryland State Police said. Gergler graduated from Clarksburg High School this […]

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