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County Libraries to Reduce Hours
Montgomery County Public Libraries will temporarily reduce their contactless pickup hours of service to 48 hours weekly beginning Sunday, Jan. 24, according to a press release.
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Governor Proposes COVID RELIEF Act; Group Petitioning for Release of Rainy Day Funds
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Monday announced he was proposing the Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act to provide as much as an estimated $1 billion in pandemic assistance to residents and businesses.
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Montgomery Parks Launches Virtual Winter Bingo
Montgomery Parks has launched a program to encourage residents to participate in outdoor activities this winter. Virtual Winter Bingo is a downloadable bingo card with 24 different activities. Participants can complete five different squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row to collect bingo.
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Driver Charged With Hit-and-Run, Handgun Possession, Other Offenses
Officers with the county’s Holiday Alcohol Task Force arrested a hit-and-run driver Dec. 30 and charged him with several offenses, including possession of a loaded handgun. Humberto Guerra, age 26, of Bronzegate Place in Silver Spring was identified as the driver of a white Nissan Versa that hit an unoccupied, parked vehicle around Carroll Avenue…
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Police Looking for Missing Silver Spring Teenager
Detectives are looking for a missing Silver Spring teenager and are asking for the public’s help to locate her. Maeva Domche, age 14, was last seen around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, at her home on Mt. Pisgah Road.
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Society Summoned to “Show Cause” Hearing on Liquor Violations
A representative of Society Restaurant & Lounge on Georgia Avenue has been ordered to appear at a “show cause” hearing for violations of the terms of its liquor license, according to officials with the county’s Alcohol Beverage Services. In a letter to license holder Samantha El Miskiri dated Nov. 23, operators were charged with twice…
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Elrich: “Please stay away, and please stay safe.”
County Executive Marc Elrich issued a statement today asking residents to avoid the protestors set to descend on Washington D.C. on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s “erroneous claims that the election was fraudulent.”
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White Oak ABS Store Reopens
The county’s Alcohol Beverage Services store in the White Oak Shopping Center at 11239 New Hampshire Ave. reopened yesterday, the department announced. The store temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ride On Buses to Continue Temporary Free Rides and Rear Door Boarding
The County’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) yesterday announced that Ride On, Ride On Extra, and Flash will maintain temporary, rear-door boarding and suspended fare collection practices when Metrobus resumes front-door boarding and fare collection on Sunday, Jan. 3.