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PE Class: It Can Boost a Child's Body and Mind
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A quality physical education program involves more than just getting kids to move for a set amount of time during the school day, experts say. PE classes can teach lessons not found in any other classroom, Erika Mundt, a PE teacher at Iowa...
Church thrift store seeks donations to help displaced apartment fire residents
CLARKSBURG, Md. — After a fire displaced 43 people on Saturday, this Montgomery County community is coming together to help those affected. On Saturday, a fire broke out at the residential building Clarksburg Town Center. Four people were checked out on scene and two people were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Four firefighters were also injured, with two taken to the hospital suffering from non-critical injuries. After 78 firefighters were dispatched to the scene, the fire was under control. But the fire affected 24 apartments and put out 43 residents.
Montgomery County First-Grade Teacher Suspected in Fentanyl-Related Death, Arrested in Ongoing Opioid Crisis
In the quiet suburb of Burtonsville, a first-grade teacher from Montgomery County Public Schools has been arrested in connection with a fentanyl-related death, an arrest that spotlights the ongoing opioid crisis that knows no bounds, neither suburb nor urban sprawl. On August 19, Sarah Katherine Magid was taken into custody by the Montgomery County Department of Police, alongside DEA agents, following a search of her home.
Elementary school teacher accused of leaving class to sell drugs, arrested after DC man's fentanyl-related death
BURTONSVILLE, Md. — A Montgomery County woman is being charged after the fentanyl-related death of a D.C. man, the Montgomery County Department of Police said Tuesday. Court documents say Sarah Magid was working at Charles Drew Elementary while allegedly trafficking various types of narcotics, including fentanyl, for months. The...
MDOT to Hold Workshops for Pedestrian Safety
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be hosting informational workshops on initiatives to improve pedestrian access and safety along five key corridors. This comes as a part of the agency’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is a key component in MDOT’s new Complete Streets...
Update: Three Fifteen-Year-Olds and One-Sixteen-Year-Old Males Arrested for Auto Theft and Possession of Firearm
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a shooting in Germantown that led to a vehicle pursuit in Gaithersburg on Monday afternoon. According to MCPD, ” Three fifteen-year-old and one-sixteen-year-old males have been arrested and charged with auto theft following a shooting investigation in Germantown. On...
‘Antisemitic,’ anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti found at four more MCPS schools
Editor’s note: This article, originally published at 7:13 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2024, was updated at 9:55 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2024, to include comments from Superintendent Thomas Taylor. Montgomery County police are investigating “bias-related vandalism” after what was described as antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti was found at four...
Antisemitic graffiti and other vandalism found at more Montgomery Co. schools
“It’s disappointing that teachers and administrators returned to school today, only to face this kind of hateful graffiti on their building walls,” said Guila Franklin Siegel, chief operating officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. The graffiti at the schools — Wootton High School in...
Montgomery County leaders speak up against bias-related vandalism at schools, places of worship
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Montgomery County officials say four Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) were vandalized with bias-related graffiti Monday. Now, county leaders say they’re collaborating with the police department and the school district to find solutions to this problem. Strathmore and Fallsmead Elementary Schools, as well as Churchill and Wootton High […]
Clarksburg Apartments Fire Believed to be Arson
The fire at a Clarksburg apartment complex that displaced more than 40 residents is believed to be arson. Investigators are working to have formal charges filed against a juvenile suspect, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Assistant Chief Daniel Ogren confirmed to MCM on Tuesday. Two residents were taken...
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