Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Lyttonsville Residents Fault Sector Plan’s Housing Density, Potential Traffic
Lyttonsville Residents Fault Sector Plan’s Housing Density, Potential Traffic: Some, however, look forward to proposed amenities
MCPS sent letter home today AFTER @ABC7News inquired about case. Stanback recently worked at Paint Branch HS, Mont. Village MS + Clemente MS
MCPS sent letter home today after @ABC7News inquired about case. Stanback recently worked at Paint Branch HS, Mont. Village MS + Clemente MS pic.twitter.com/2PZ5CWvrQO— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) September 28, 2016
Breaking: Ex-MCPS custodian impregnates teen he met online, police say
Police have charged Gary Anthony Stanback, 27, of Frederick, with one count of third-degree sex offense.
According to criminal charging documents, in November 2015, Stanback contacted the victim on Facebook under the account name, “Anthony Richboy.” Following three weeks of back-and-forth messages, Stanback and the young girl met in person. Two weeks later, they met again at Stewartown Local Park along Goshen Road in Gaithersburg...
http://wjla.com/news/local/ex-mcps-custodian-impregnates-teen-he-met-online-police-say
June 2016: MCPS elementary teacher charged with sex abuse of students
John Vigna, 49, of Silver Spring turned himself in Monday morning. He is charged with one count of sexual abuse of a minor and four counts of third-degree sexual offense for “Victim 1,” and one count of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of third-degree sexual offense for “Victim 2.”
Vigna posted $150,000 bond and was released Monday. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for July 22, according to court records.
He had been on administrative leave since February, when police began their investigation...
http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/06/montgomery-co-elementary-teacher-charged-with-sex-abuse-of-students/
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
A majority of Maryland voters continue to support a post-Labor Day start for public schools
That’s the finding of a poll released Monday by the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher College.
Roughly 68 percent of the 668 Marylanders asked said they support a longer summer that delays the start of schools in the state until after Labor Day. The latest finding is within the margin of error to a 2014 poll that found 71 percent of people favored the later start.
“Public opinion really hasn’t shifted,” said Mileah Kromer, a political science professor and director of the poll. “I just wonder politically if this is a battle that Democrats in the legislature who oppose this want to have? I know there’s going to be push back. It’s a tough narrative that the public wants it.”
But not all Democrats oppose the effort. Former Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a petition to change school start date...
http://thedailyrecord.com/2016/09/26/on-post-labor-day-school-start-voters-care-more-about-outcome/
Several Testify About Small Cell Antennas in Residential Neighborhoods
...and a requirement for the posting of a notification sign would be mandated when antennas are being installed on structures in the public right-of-way in the residential areas...
Mental Health Nonprofit Changes Name, Broadens Scope
Mental Health Nonprofit Changes Name, Broadens Scope: The Mental Health Association of Montgomery County will become EveryMind and expand its services throughout the region...
EveryMind receives funding for some of its services in the county through contracts with Montgomery County Public Schools, the county Department of Health and Human Services and also from the state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, according to the county.
EveryMind receives funding for some of its services in the county through contracts with Montgomery County Public Schools, the county Department of Health and Human Services and also from the state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, according to the county.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Public Hearings Scheduled This Week for Lyttonsville Sector Plan #schools #overcrowdedschools
Public Hearings Scheduled This Week for Lyttonsville Sector Plan: Can historic Silver Spring community and future Purple Line stop handle influx of new residents?
Elementary School Celebrates Plastic Field #judydocca #jeffreyslavin
http://www.mymcmedia.org/somerset-elementary-dedicates-new-turf-field-photos-video/
-----------------
Reminder: This was another No Bid Field Turf installation. Actual bids were obtained, and all were rejected in favor of Field Turf, who did not even bother to bid.
Why bid when you are going to get the contract anyway?
Friday, September 23, 2016
WTOP: Maxwell, "going to hold accountable those people who didn’t do what they should have done" #ExceptSuperintendent
http://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2016/09/police-methodically-investigate-molestation-of-child-on-pr-georges-school-bus/
Bethesda High Schools To Hold Sept. 29 Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
Bethesda High Schools To Hold Sept. 29 Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking: Organizers hope to give parents information on how to confront the problem
...The Montgomery County Board of Education considered updating its underage drinking policy following the controversy related to the graduation, but it hasn’t taken action. A discussion of the district’s policy was not on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the board’s Policy Management Committee...
...The Montgomery County Board of Education considered updating its underage drinking policy following the controversy related to the graduation, but it hasn’t taken action. A discussion of the district’s policy was not on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the board’s Policy Management Committee...
Built in 2013: Gas Leak Fixed at Gaithersburg High School
UPDATE: Suspected Gas Leak Fixed at Gaithersburg High School: Students, faculty evacuated to school's stadium while emergency responders investigated
About 7:15 a.m., a gas line broke near the east wing of the Science Center, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark P. Sroka said. County firefighters responded to the scene and the school was evacuated, prompting a two-hour school delay. There were no injuries, Sroka said.
About 7:15 a.m., a gas line broke near the east wing of the Science Center, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark P. Sroka said. County firefighters responded to the scene and the school was evacuated, prompting a two-hour school delay. There were no injuries, Sroka said.
NBC4: “I’m not going to continue to answer the same questions over and over again," Maxwell said.
School Board Members, Parents Call for PGCPS CEO to Resign
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/School-Board-Members-Parents-Call-for-PGCPS-CEO-to-Resign-394498231.html
WUSA9: Car Totaled After Being Hit by MCPS School Bus
It was two weeks ago when that MCPS school bus hit Augenbaum's car,
which was parallel parked in front of his home on Arcola Avenue in
Silver Spring. The car hasn't moved since.
"The county told me they won't remove the destroyed car, that it's my responsibility to move the car and they're deducting their estimated salvage value of the car from what they're going to pay me," said Augenbaum.
Montgomery County offered to pay about $12,000 for the car. Augenbaum insists it was worth $15,000. His insurance company has yet to make a move, waiting for the county to step up.
"In the meantime, I don't have a car, I can't afford to buy another car, I can't fix this one, I can't replace it," said Augenbaum.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/silver-spring/owner-could-face-fines-after-car-totaled-by-montgomery-co-school-bus/323495689
"The county told me they won't remove the destroyed car, that it's my responsibility to move the car and they're deducting their estimated salvage value of the car from what they're going to pay me," said Augenbaum.
Montgomery County offered to pay about $12,000 for the car. Augenbaum insists it was worth $15,000. His insurance company has yet to make a move, waiting for the county to step up.
"In the meantime, I don't have a car, I can't afford to buy another car, I can't fix this one, I can't replace it," said Augenbaum.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/silver-spring/owner-could-face-fines-after-car-totaled-by-montgomery-co-school-bus/323495689
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Watkins Mill Football Team’s Silent Protest Brings National Issue to Montgomery County
Watkins Mill Football Team’s Silent Protest Brings National Issue to Montgomery County: Some MCPS coaches support players’ kneeling during the national anthem; County Council president disagrees
Parents question delay in probe of alleged molestation of child on PG school bus
Child Protective Services contacted the family last month, seeking help in identifying a boy believed to be their son in a still image from a video that apparently was made in November. The parents said CPS officials told them the video showed a bus aide having inappropriate contact with the child inside a school bus...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/parents-allege-bus-aide-molested-preschool-boy-question-delay-in-investigation/2016/09/13/1dbdfaae-79c9-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_pgbus-1015pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)