A Montgomery County pair won $1 million after purchasing a $20 FAST PLAY lottery ticket at Lakeforest Exxon, located at 448 North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. The winning ticket was bought moments after they decided to try one more game, and the retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the top-prize ticket. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)


This story was written by Walter Johnson student William Murphy for the WJPitch student newspaper and was republished with permission.

It’s rare to still be connected to your high school 50 years later; more so to come back after nearly 70 years and be able to see your legacy in fruition. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the first SGA president in WJ history, Bill Hiatt Jr, class of 1958, returned to his alma mater.


The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold a hybrid public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. to present and gather feedback on proposed bikeway and pedestrian safety improvements along MacArthur Boulevard between Old Anglers Inn and Falls Road in Potomac.

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Donna Rae Garff Marriott, a longtime Bethesda resident and the wife of Marriott International Chairman Emeritus J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., has passed away. Bethesda-based Marriott International announced that Donna Marriott died peacefully on December 30, 2025, at her Bethesda home, surrounded by loved ones. She was 90.

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