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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Top Headlines: Metro Fire, Roller Derby, New Voting Age and Innovation Schools

Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.

  Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a fire underneath a Metro rail car in Silver Spring, a Twitter video that jeopardized AP test scores at a Gaithersburg high school and a Rockville evacuation spurred by an odd smell. Track Fire Leads to Evacuation of Silver Spring Metro Station SILVER SPRING—A fire underneath a Metro rail car sent billowing smoke over downtown Silver Spring and forced the evacuation of the Silver Spring Metro station at the peak of Tuesday evening’s rush hour. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. Van Strikes Woman Walking in Median in Wheaton WHEATON—When two cars collided near the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue Thursday …

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Top Headlines: Backhoe Bandits, 'Pimp on the Pike' and Internet Sales Tax

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  Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including an SUV's fatal crash through an Aspen Hill bus stop, a family displaced by a fire in Montgomery Village, the latest on Wheaton redevelopment and more. Masked Bandits' ATM Heist Using Backhoe Goes Bad  POTOMAC—Three suspects removed an ATM from a bank wall in Potomac with the help of a backhoe, then fled the scene, leaving the ATM, and the cash, behind. Read more—and see the photos—on Potomac Patch. ‘Pimp on the Pike’ Sentenced ROCKVILLE—The so-called "Pimp on the Pike" was sentenced to 20 years and six months, with 10 years suspended, for drug offenses and for running a prostitution ring out of a Rockville Pike hotel. …

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Top Headlines Near Gaithersburg: Friendship Heights Robberies, Transit Center Fiasco

Top headlines from around the county this past week.

  Group of Robbers Takes Over Cartier, Escapes with Loot CHEVY CHASE—A group of masked robbers took control of the Cartier jewelry shop in Friendship Heights' tony shopping center, The Collection at Chevy Chase, at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The bandits smashed a display case, took a number of items, and sped off toward Washington, DC, in a vehicle with license plates from two different states. Read the full story on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch. Gap Robbed at Knifepoint CHEVY CHASE—Less than an hour after Cartier was robbed on Tuesday morning, the Gap store across the street was robbed by a suspect wielding a knife. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch. County: Metro Can't Back Out of Silver Spring Transit Center SILVER SPRING—A 2008 …

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Top Headlines: Boy Evades Kidnapper, SWAT Swarms Neighborhood, Transit Center Anniversary and More

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Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including an attempted kidnapping in Gaithersburg, a SWAT incident in Rockville and the 16th anniversary of the Silver Spring Transit Center. Police: No New Developments In Attempted Gaithersburg Kidnapping GAITHERSBURG—A 14-year-old boy escaped from a kidnapper along Midsummer Drive in the Washingtonian Woods neighborhood. Gaithersburg police officer Dan Lane said "In my past nine years, I cannot recall an incident occurring such as this." Read more on Gaithersburg Patch. Montgomery Village Man Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Two Children MONTGOMERY VILLAGE—A Montgomery Village man was arrested for sexually abusing two children at his …

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Top Headlines: Spurning the Yankees, Singing with Green Day, Cherry Blossoms Blooming and More

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  Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including emerging details on a murder-suicide involving a Rockville High student in Germantown, a new Costco in Wheaton, a sexual abuse case in Gaithersburg and more: As Community Grieves, Relationship Between Army Recruiter and Rockville Teen Examined  ROCKVILLE—As the community grieves, details are emerging about the nature of the relationship between a Rockville High School student and a Army recruiter who police say shot and killed the teen before killing himself at his Germantown home. Read more on Rockville Patch. Wheaton Costco Opens WHEATON—After a delay of almost six months, the Costco in Wheaton is open for business. A …

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Top Headlines: Child Sex Abuse Charges, a Hotel Fire, Home Building in Haiti

Get caught up on headlines from around the county.

  With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week. Report: Gaithersburg Vocal Coach Faces Charges Of Sexually Abusing Student GAITHERSBURG—The coach allegedly sexual abused a then-eighth grade boy in the spring and summer of 2008. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch.  Hotel Fire Forces 400 to Evacuate; Contractor Injured BETHESDA -- A fire early Monday in the basement of downtown Bethesda's Hyatt Regency caused more than 400 to evacuate and left an electrical contractor seriously injured. The hotel re-opened Wednesday.Read more on Bethesda Patch.  Report: Cell Phone Ban Could Become 'Primary Offense' While Driving If the …

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Top Headlines Near Gaithersburg: Water Main Break, Bus Lane Plans for Route 355

Get caught up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.

  With websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a new transportation plan for Rockville Pike, a car crashing into a chicken restaurant and a massive water main break that led to water restrictions in two counties. Planners Want 2 Rockville Pike Travel Lanes Dedicated for Bus Network BETHESDA—Montgomery County planners are recommending that two travel lanes of Route 355 from the Capital Beltway to Western Avenue be re-purposed as dedicated rapid transit bus lanes. Read more on Bethesda Patch. Massive Water Main Break on Connecticut Avenue CHEVY CHASE—A 60-inch-in-diameter water main broke Monday night at around 8 p.m. on …

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Top Headlines: Fatal Hit-and-Run, Cannibal Cop, ICC Insanity and More

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With 13 websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a fatal hit-and-run in Aspen Hill, a foiled plot to kidnap and cook a Germantown woman, a phone scam and more: Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run on Connecticut Avenue  ASPEN HILL—A 53-year-old woman was fatally struck near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Randolph Road Tuesday night. Police are searching for the driver. Read more on Wheaton Patch. Report: Alleged NYPD Cannibal Planned To Kidnap, Cook Germantown Woman  GERMANTOWN—An alleged plot by a New York City police officer to kidnap, kill and cook a Germantown woman was foiled by the FBI, NBC Washington reported …

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Top Headlines: Teen Arrested in Baby's Death, Smithsonian Parking Attendant Sentenced, an Organic Farm vs. Soccer Fields and More

Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.

With 13 websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a White Oak boy charged in his infant sister’s death, a Potomac school student remembered, a cash-strapped high school newspaper in Silver Spring and Bethesda’s hatred for helicopters. Suspect Charged in Death of Man Found In Car Trunk Near Shady Grove Metro GAITHERSBURG—A 51-year-old Anne Arundel County man was arrested Tuesday at a New York airport in connection with the killing of a Frederick County man who was found dead in the trunk of his car near the Shady Grove Metro station in December. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch. 14-Year-Old May Be Tried as Adult in Infant Death…

Paul Hlavinka

9:33 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013

Is there really a shortage of soccer fields? I find that surpising. We need to consider how our kids will eat healthy foods in the future. That should be a core element of our Countys strategy. An organic farm is a key element to our future.   more ›

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Top Headlines: False Drug Records, Burglary Ring Uncovered, Cows Run Wild and More

Get caught up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.

With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a burglary ring uncovered, national signing day, life sentence for a stabbing death and more. Rockville Woman Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Drug Test Results in Bribery Scheme ROCKVILLE—A Rockville woman pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to falsify results of court-ordered drug tests in exchange for bribes and then lying about it to a federal grand jury. Read more on Rockville Patch. 6 Charged in North Potomac Burglary Heists NORTH POTOMAC—Six males were charged in a North Potomac burglary ring that netted more than $100,000 worth of goods from 30 …

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