Suzanne Pollak

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Diverse Communities Celebrate Interfaith Seder Together Jewish and African American congregations joined together for a service about freedom Sunday, marking both the culmination of a new friendship and a continued path together. When Rabbi Evan Krame became aware that the Scotland AME Zion Church on Seven Locks Road in Potomac had suffered extensive water damage in 2019 and was no longer usable, he asked how he could help.

2 weeks ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

On Tuesday, Montgomery County Council adopted innovations they hope will create more housing. Their actions both incentivize and speed up the process of converting vacant office buildings into housing. During the first quarter of 2025, there was a 19% office vacancy rate in the county. Officials called an 8 to 10% office vacancy rate “healthy.”“We have a lot of vacant, underused” buildings, said Council President Kate Stewart. The council wants to repurpose “these ghost buildings,” she said.

2 weeks ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

County Executive’s Proposed $7.66 Billion Budget Includes Tax Increases County staff highlighted Elrich’s proposed budget during Tuesday’s county council meeting. The proposal was updated to include reductions in funding from both the state and federal governments. There are several tax hikes proposed, including a 3.5% property tax increase, much of which will go to “fully fund” Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) budget request of $3.65 billion.

2 weeks ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

Vending Machine Rewards Students with Books Just like using a soda or snack machine, a student inserts the coin, types in the number of a book and then – plunk – a brand-new book is the students to keep. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority purchased the book vending machine for the William Tyler Page Elementary School, with the support of a grant from the Black Physicians Health Network.

2 weeks ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

Police Investigate Threat at Wootton High School Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville brought its athletes off the fields and back into the school building Wednesday afternoon while Montgomery County Police officers investigated a nearby incident involving a current and a former student.