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Takoma Co-op Files Suit Against Developer, City in Access Dispute
The Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op has filed a lawsuit against the Neighborhood Development Company and the City of Takoma Park in a dispute over the co-op’s access to a city-owned parking lot and its ability to take deliveries. The lot at Takoma Junction is leased to NDC by the city, and NDC leases it to…
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County Council Sets Parameters for Next Phases of Reopening
The parameters for the next stages of reopening the county have been set now that the County Council has passed an amended health regulation tying loosening restrictions to the percentage of vaccinated residents.
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DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 2003 Silver Spring Home Invasion Robbery
DNA evidence from a sock has led to the arrest by county police of a suspect in a 2003 home invasion robbery in Silver Spring. Officers with the Major Crimes Division arrested and charged Stacy Howard Moore, age 48, of the 3400 block of 55th Avenue in Hyattsville in connection with the incident, which occurred on January…
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Council to Hold Hearing, Vote on Proposal to Create Automatic Triggers for Reopening
The County Council is planning an introduction, public hearing and vote next week on a revised Board of Health regulation that would add automatic triggers for reopening the county based on the percentage of residents receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The proposal would amend the current regulation to add three phases of reopening based on the…
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County Landlords Would Be Required to Revise Rental Application Process, Decision Making Under New Law
County landlords would be required to revise rental applications to improve transparency and be limited on what types of arrest and convictions could be considered in housing decisions under the terms of a bill passed April 20 by the County Council.
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County Renters Can Now Apply for Rent Relief in Third Phase of Program
County residents who rent their housing and have been financially affected by the pandemic may be eligible to now apply for additional funds providing rent relief, officials announced. The county has entered the third phase of the COVID Rent Relief Program with an additional $59 million on top of $21 million already dedicated to the…
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County Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Montgomery County will pause the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, according to a press release issued today.
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Polka Deli Featured in ‘Made In Montgomery’ Series
Taste of Home Magazine’s “Best Deli in Maryland” winner Polka Deli is featured in the latest episode of the ‘Made In Montgomery’ series from the County Council and County Cable Montgomery.
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Takoma Park Mayor Releases Statement on Last Week’s Fatal Shootings
Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart has released a statement on the two fatal shootings that occurred in the city last week.