Gazette.Net: Montgomery Village woman admits to embezzling nearly $250,000 from elderly mother

A Montgomery Village woman admitted in court Wednesday to embezzling nearly $250,000 from her elderly mother from 2009 until early last year.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120517/NEWS/705179754/1007/montgomery-village-woman-admits-to-embezzling-nearly-250000-from&template=gazette

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:31:45 -0700

Gazette.Net: Edison students medal at State SkillsUSA Competition

Twelve students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Wheaton won gold medals at the Maryland State SkillsUSA Competition held May 5 in Baltimore.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239872/1007/-edison-students-medal-at-state-skillsusa-competition&template=gazette

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:56:05 -0700

UPDATE: Cyclist Killed On Rt. 108 Identified

The woman struck and killed while riding a bicycle in Maryland Thursday morning has been identified. 
http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=204291

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 06:02:32 -0700

Fil-Ams mark longest running Santacruzan in Maryland

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Filipino-Americans at the St. Rose de Lima parish have been celebrating the Flores de Mayo for nearly 2 decades – making it the longest-running Santacruzan festival in Montgomery County.
http://beta.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/05/18/12/fil-ams-mark-longest-running-santacruzan-maryland

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:12 -0700

Gazette.Net: Reading books, writing letters leads to winners in Letters to Authors contest

Montgomery County had a number of winners, including one first place and one runner up, in the Maryland Letters About Literature Writing Contest sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120516/NEWS/705169774/1007/reading-books-writing-letters-leads-to-winners-in-letters-to-authors&template=gazette

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:10:23 -0700

Gazette.Net: Survivor of fiery crash in Chevy Chase sues police for negligence

This report was updated at 3:30 p.m. May 1, 2012. The survivor of a fatal crash involving a stolen vehicle in Chevy Chase in March filed a $10 million lawsuit against Montgomery County police this past week, alleging a police officer caused the crash by ramming the stolen car.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120430/NEWS/704309946/1022/survivor-of-fiery-crash-in-chevy-chase-sues-police-for-negligence&template=gazette

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:29:46 -0700

Dr. George G. Hansen

Retired dentist was also a master woodworker who designed wood shops for Erickson retirement communities Dr. George G. Hansen, a retired dentist and master woodworker, died April 11 of pneumonia at Oak Crest Village retirement community. He was 89.
http://baltimore.feedsportal.com/c/34255/f/623024/s/1ec68262/l/0L0Sbaltimoresun0N0Cnews0Cobituaries0Cbs0Emd0Eob0Egeorge0Ehansen0E20A120A4260H0A0H47864870Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:38:42 -0700

Fatal Bicyclist Accident in Olney

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal bicyclist accident in Olney, Maryland on Thursday morning.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Fatal-Bicyclist-Accident-in-Olney-149987115.html

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 05:29:03 -0700

Gazette.Net: Dee Hawkins honored with Olneys Athena Award

Dee Hawkins wears many hats, ranging from supervising the frying of 5,000 pounds of chicken at the annual Women’s Board picnic to leading Lions Clubs throughout suburban Maryland.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120508/NEWS/705089999/1123/dee-hawkins-honored-with-olney-s-athena-award&template=gazette

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 04:29:59 -0700

Martha Grimes named ‘Grand Master” of mystery writers

Thirty-something years ago, Martha Grimes was a single mom with a drinking problem. She bought vodka – Smirnoff, Stolichnaya — in half-gallon jugs. She taught English 101 at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, a job she couldn’t stand. She argued so vehemently with post office clerks about mailing rates for her manuscripts — she wanted the cheaper book rate — that her son, embarrassed, preferred ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/martha-grimes-named-grand-master-of-mystery-writers/2012/05/04/gIQAkapP1T_story.html?wprss=rss_style

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 08:25:00 -0700