News

On Friday, Governor Wes Moore appointed Kamal Essaheb as senior advisor and director of immigrant affairs to lead policy development, community engagement, and resource management for Maryland’s immigrant communities through […]


Crime

A Rockville defendant was taken into custody in Montgomery County Circuit Court after being indicted on additional charges of theft over $100,000, involving a total alleged theft of over $2 million from multiple victims, and was ordered held without bond. (more…)


Event

Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:


Education

Per MCPS: “This January has been a challenging month for our community, with freezing temperatures, snow and icy conditions affecting our daily routines. Students, staff and families have navigated these tough weeks with resilience, being cautious while traveling and layering up against the cold. We can now look forward to a welcome warm-up in the coming days; however, we must make a necessary adjustment to the school calendar due to the weather-related closures earlier this month.

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Gaithersburg

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) shared that its Special Victims Investigations Division executed a residential search warrant in the 17500 block of Amity Drive in Gaithersburg this morning. Per police, “The investigation has no connection with immigration status or the enforcement of immigration laws.”

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Law

On Wednesday, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a $106 million multistate settlement with Vanguard to address allegations of inadequate disclosure of tax consequences to investors after changes to target date retirement fund investment minimums.

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