Local nonprofits interested in projects to improve water quality in local streams and waterways can apply for grants from $30,000–$100,000 from the county’s Watershed Restoration and Outreach Grant Program.
The members of the District 20 state delegation in Silver Spring have sent a letter to the County Council asking for its support for proposed changes to the state law allowing the establishment of Business Improvement Districts in the county.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – 3rd District Investigative Section have arrested and charged two teenagers as adults in an armed carjacking that occurred on Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Major Crimes Division have arrested and charged two teenaged males from Washington D.C. with two recent carjackings in Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
Local businesses that are planning to open or expand into vacant space in commercial properties could be eligible for state grants to help pay rent or grow the business, according to an announcement from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
The Takoma Park Police Department is looking for help to locate a missing person deemed “critical.” Sky Saunders, a 17-year-old female, was last seen in the 7600 block of Maple Avenue on Aug. 31.
The county has announced closings and schedule changes for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 6. County offices, libraries, state offices and courts will be closed on Monday.
The Montgomery County library system has rescinded a decision to expand operating hours to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest press release.
The county libraries, with two exceptions, will expand the hours open to patrons back to pre-pandemic levels, officials announced. Maggie Nightingale in Poolesville currently is closed for a refresh and Noyes Library for Young Children in Kensington will maintain current operating hours.