By Adam Pagnucco. One of the benefits of living in District 18 is attendance at District 18 night, an annual event sponsored by the district’s…
MCPS is Failing to Protect Jewish Children
Guest column by Joel Rubin, Vice Mayor, Town of Chevy Chase. As the father of two multiracial Jewish daughters in the Montgomery County Public School…
Mount Rainier Passes Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. In a development sure to ripple across the region, the Prince George’s County municipality of Mount Rainier has passed a rent control…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink, who have long been concerned about police traffic stops, are introducing a bill to limit…
A Time for Crime, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start applying what we learned this week to the county’s newest crime initiative – the executive’s proposed legislation to crack down…
MCEA Wants a Ten Percent Raise
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is holding a rally today with one specific purpose: to persuade MCPS to ask for enough…
By Adam Pagnucco. Parts One and Two examined times of day for violent crime and property crime and found some differences. Violent crime is focused…
Marilyn Balcombe: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, the former president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, won her Council District 2 primary easily. Coming off…
A Time for Crime, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we explored the time pattern of violent crime and found that it was most prevalent in the afternoon and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County has announced its intention to offer a $20,000 bonus to new sworn police recruits. The bonus was negotiated between the…