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November 18, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

5 Things to Know Today, Nov. 18, In Montgomery County

Today is Thursday, Nov. 18, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Redistricting, Expedited Bill 41-21, Elections – Council Districts – Boundaries: From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. virtually. Council Agenda for this public hearing is available here. This meeting will be live streamed on Facebook […]

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November 17, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Officials Want Pediatric Vaccines Shifted to Partners Who ‘Are Distributing The Doses’

About half of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines distributed to providers in week one in Montgomery County have not been administered, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. “The collective county received roughly 39,000 doses to the county, roughly 19,700 have been distributed, which means that 50% of the doses […]

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November 17, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Estudiante de Northwood Llevó Municiones a la Escuela el Miércoles

Un estudiante de 15 años de la escuela secundaria Northwood está detenido después de que se descubrió que llevó dos rondas de municiones a la escuela, el miércoles. Según la policía del condado de Montgomery, una pista anónima llevó al personal de la escuela secundaria a realizar una búsqueda personal, y allí se encontraron las […]

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November 17, 2021 | Staff Writer

State’s Attorney’s Office Releases List of Officers with Misconduct Records

There are 44 individuals from police agencies serving Montgomery County included on a list of officers who may have “credibility issues” and may not be ideal choices to testify in court. The agencies are the Montgomery County Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Metro Transit Police, Rockville City Police Department and Takoma Park Police Department. The […]

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November 17, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

McDonald’s Employee Stabbed Following Worker Dispute

A McDonald’s restaurant employee stabbed a fellow worker Tuesday night at a Rockville Pike location, Rockville City Police Spokesperson Andrea Escher wrote in a statement. An ongoing dispute between the two employees led to the stabbing, she said. The suspect fled before police arrived and no arrests have been made yet. At 11:03 p.m., police […]

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November 17, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Instructor de Academia de Arte de Chevy Chase es Arrestado por Abuso Sexual de Menores

Detectives de la División de Investigación de Víctimas Especiales arrestaron y acusaron a un hombre de Rockville por cargos de abuso sexual de menores, según un comunicado de prensa del martes de MCPD. A la policía le preocupa que pueda haber más víctimas. Priyant Sundas, de 30 años, trabajó en la Academia de Artes Chevy […]

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November 17, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Northwood Student Brought Ammunition to School Wednesday

A 15-year-old Northwood High School student is in custody after it was discovered he brought two rounds of ammunition to school with him on Wednesday. According to Montgomery County Police, an anonymous tip led the high school staff to conduct a self-search, which is when the rounds of ammunition were found. The school then called […]

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November 17, 2021 | Fran Murphy

Affordable Housing Unit Opens in Takoma Park

Affordable housing in Montgomery County took a step forward Tuesday in Takoma Park. Various county officials, including County Executive Marc Elrich, cut the ceremonial ribbon at a 9 apartment unit owned and operated by the National Center for Children and Families.

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November 17, 2021 | Fran Murphy

On/Off Mask Mandates: Elrich Weighs In

They’re on. They’re off. They’re on again. The constantly changing status of mask-wearing has plenty of county residents confused and frustrated. We checked in with County Executive Marc Elrich to get his thoughts on the subject.

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November 17, 2021 | Collin Riviello

Several Roads, Garages Will Be Closed for Thanksgiving Parade in Silver Spring

More than a dozen roads and two parking garages in Silver Spring will be closed on Nov. 20 due to the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade. From 6 a.m. until about 1 p.m., the following roads will be closed: North and Southbound Georgia Ave. between East-West Highway and Colesville Road Cedar Avenue between Colesville Road and […]

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