County’s Annual Leaf Collection to Begin Monday, Nov. 9

| at 7:15 am | Categories Silver Spring, MD

The weather forecast for this weekend looks perfect for leaf raking, just in time for the county’s annual leaf collection to begin Monday, Nov. 9. This year, the county has modified the online collection schedule tools so that residents can find their planned collection date (weather permitting) by simply entering their street address.

Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested; Handgun Found in Jacket

| at 1:00 pm | Categories Silver Spring, MD

Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District have arrested and charged Mario J Rios, age 21, of Schrider Street in Silver Spring, with criminal offenses including possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun by a prohibited person due to prior criminal convictions, and second-degree assault for assaulting a 3rd District officer, according to an MCPD press release.

Anonymous Act of Kindness

| at 10:00 am | Categories Silver Spring, MD

“I was waiting in line to get into Trader Joe’s this morning (in the rain) when the sweet fellow in front of me covers the stranger ahead of him from the elements. The stranger had no idea that he was being covered and the sweet fellow sought no recognition for his act of kindness. There’s hope in the world.”

Silver Spring Parking Rates to Increase Beginning Next Week

| at 1:51 pm | Categories Silver Spring, MD

Parking rates in downtown Silver Spring and the rest of the Silver Spring Parking Lot District will increase beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the county’s Department of Transportation has announced. The rates will change at the county-operated garages, surface lots and street parking meters, including the Montgomery Hills area, part of the PLD.