The Montgomery County community is rallying to support the family of Dinora Aleman Amaya, a 30-year-old mother of two from Germantown who was struck and killed by a driver while crossing Great Seneca Highway from Kentlands Boulevard.

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Ken Buffum, a dedicated educator with 19 years of teaching experience—all within Montgomery County Public Schools—has spent the last seven years at Damascus High School. Throughout his career, he has consistently sought innovative methods to engage his students. This year, he has creatively integrated Jayden Daniels’ rookie cards into his economics curriculum, using them as a dynamic tool to illustrate the principles of supply and demand. The trading card company Topps has recognized this engaging approach, highlighting the intersection of education and the enthusiasm surrounding collectible cards in a social media post.

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Smile 2, the upcoming  psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn, will be  in theaters on October 18th. The film, which is a sequel to 2022’s Smile, stars Naomi Scott as a pop singer who begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events as she is about to go on tour. Montgomery Count my native Ivan Carlo has told us he has landed a supporting role in the film (movie trailer below).

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