Sixteen leaders from government and business in Montgomery and Frederick counties accepted an invitation from Congressman John Delaney (D-6) Dec. 18 to discuss strategies to resolve transportation problems and improve the economic health of people living in the I-270 corridor.…
It’s gratitude time once again. Actually, every day should be gratitude time but I have to say, lately, I have not been very good at taking time each day to count my blessings. The results of this lack of discipline…
Former Montgomery County Councilmember and Gaithersburg resident Phil Andrews, whose Democratic primary run for county executive against incumbent Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and former county executive Doug Duncan ended in defeat last August, has landed a new position serving…
Until his tragic death on Darnestown Road on Nov. 24, Andrew “Drew” Gerard Malizio, 60, was a son, husband, father, Kentlands resident and bicycling enthusiast. He was much more than that as well, more than can be summed up here.…
A section of a retaining wall owned by the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA), located on Quince Orchard Road, collapsed on March 30, 2014, causing evacuation and temporary condemnation of two townhomes. The order of condemnation on the homes was lifted…
Censorship has always been an abhorrent notion to me. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, our basic right to express ourselves as we see fit— protected as it is by our Constitution—has always been one of the central joys…
On Nov. 17, the Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved amendments to the FY 2016 Capital Budget and FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Amendments, adding $221 million to help Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) manage its current and…
Novelist David Baldacci is best known for his best-selling thrillers. In under two decades, he’s written 28—all international best sellers, several adapted for movies and television. His newest book, “The Escape,” was published Nov. 18. On Dec. 2 at 7…
Neil Harris, longtime local community activist and Kentlands Citizens Assembly Board of Trustees chair, has been selected by the members of the Gaithersburg City Council to fill the council vacancy left by Jud Ashman. He will be sworn in on…
Fifteen months ago, after the mayor and council of Gaithersburg opted to construct the city’s first synthetic turf field using a little-known organic infill made of coconut husk fiber, rice husk and cork, then-Mayor Sidney Katz made a prediction. “In…
