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Metro to Resume Regular Metrobus Service, Install New Faregates
Metro yesterday announced that Metrobus will return to regular weekday service on Monday, February 7, as the agency recovers from reduced staffing levels due to COVID-19 infections among its workers.
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Police Collecting Essentials for County Animal Shelters
Takoma Park Police will be holding an Essentials Drive for the Montgomery County Animal Shelters starting next week.
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County Inmate Charged With Assault, Attempted Escape
A 31-year-old Germantown man, already in custody for a string of bank robberies in Montgomery County, now has additional charges after fighting with county officers in a bathroom Tuesday evening at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.
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Takoma Park to Offer Onsite COVID-19 Testing Every Wednesday in February
The City of Takoma Park, in partnership with the county, will be offering COVID-19 PCR testing clinics every Wednesday in February, city officials announced.
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DSW to Relocate to Ellsworth Place, Owner Confirms
Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty has officially announced the addition of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse to Ellsworth Place. According to a press release, the discount shoe retailer signed the lease in late 2021 with construction to renovate the former Guitar Center storefront, which is currently underway.
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BPW Approves Modified Purple Line Agreement to Permit Full Construction
The state’s Board of Public Works unanimously approved a modified Purple Line Public-Private Partnership Agreement yesterday that will allow the project’s new design-build team to complete the line.
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Takoma Park Man Stopped With Loaded Handgun at National Airport Checkpoint
A Transportation Security Administration officer at Reagan National Airport stopped a Takoma Park man from bringing a loaded gun onto his flight Tuesday.
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County Council Extends Indoor Mask Mandate to Feb. 21
The County Council has once again extended the indoor mask mandate for public spaces in the county. Sitting as the Board of Health, the council enacted a Second Amended Board of Health Regulation to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
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County Police, Joint Agencies Arrest Six Men for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron last week announced the unsealing of a federal complaint charging six men, including two from Silver Spring, for a drug trafficking conspiracy that allegedly distributed cocaine and other drugs in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, as well as the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.