Sandy Spring Friends School has officially been named a Maryland Green School by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE), recognizing the school’s commitment to environmental education, sustainability, and student-led environmental initiatives.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 pm to discuss the proposed Norwood Road Shared-Use Path Project in Olney. (more…)
The Sandy Spring Museum’s (17901 Bentley Road) annual Strawberry Festival will return on Saturday, June 6. The museum began hosting the event back in 1981. (more…)
The Montgomery County Council has voted to designate the Rose-Budd House in Sandy Spring as a historic resource, recognizing the century-old home as a symbol of the contributions of some of the county’s earliest Black families to education, community building, and cultural heritage.
Nearly one year after Sandy Spring Friends School faced the possibility of closing, the school says it is seeing strong academic, athletic, and community momentum following a campaign that secured its future.
The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring will open for the 2026 season on Saturday, March 21, offering visitors access to treetop climbing trails featuring zip lines, rope bridges, and aerial obstacles set throughout the forest.
Sherwood High School students are taking their school safety advocacy beyond campus and onto Capitol Hill.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has announced it will begin service for Ride On Flex Zone 918 on Monday, February 2, expanding the county’s on-demand, zero-fare shared shuttle network.
Sherwood High School was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after a malfunction in the school’s sprinkler system triggered the fire alarm near the start of the final class period, according to a message sent to families by Principal Tim Britton.
On Friday evening, October 24, 2025, Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department (SSVFD) Station 40 responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Old Baltimore Road and Olney-Sandy Spring Road. (more…)
Last year, Atlantic Union and Olney-based Sandy Spring Bank announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement for Atlantic Union to acquire Sandy Spring in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion. The acquisition was completed on April 1, 2025, creating the largest regional bank headquartered in the lower Mid-Atlantic. (more…)