COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT Scroll to the bottom for a slideshow from Opening Day. The weather is beautiful, the days are long and spring is upon us; all

EDUCATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF The April 3 Maryland primary helped narrow the field of candidates to the top two candidates in each race for the Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • SARAH KRAUT The Montgomery County Sister Cities board held a public hearing at the Executive Office Building Tuesday, March 13, to allow local residents input

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS In a roundtable discussion today at the U.S. Department of Education, Maryland's best teachers evaluated and discussed innovative ways to recruit, prepare,

IMMIGRATION • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Florinda Lorenzo-Desimilian was a stay-at-home mom in Prince George's County. She was in need of extra income so she started selling phone

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Montgomery County prosecutors urge the legislature to approve an expansion of interpreter services in the state's courts for non-English speaking victims

COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT

COMMUNITY • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The Civil Rights Educational Freedom Tour will be taking off from Rockville, Md. on April 2 and will be returning on April 7. The

ECONOMY • BY AMALIA EHRMANN, CNS Special Report Families with young children in Montgomery County must earn at least $64,000 a year just to cover their basic needs

ECONOMY • BY CAITLIN JOHNSTON and CARL STRAUMSHEIM, CNS Special Report A Montgomery County family of three — an adult, a preschooler and a school-age child — needs

INTERNET • BY VARUN SAXENA, CNS In an effort to fight what Sen. Barbara Mikulski described as the "new enduring war" against "hate-hackers," Maryland officials announced Thursday a

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, the winter sports regular season of 2011-2012 is quickly drawing to a close. Despite the

TRANSPORTATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF Metropolitan Branch Trail work in Montgomery County could be delayed indefinitely, if Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget recommendations are approved by the

INTERNET • BY KIRSTY GROFF Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner appointed Councilmember Hans Riemer Lead for Digital Government February 6, a move intended to promote transparency of

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANADA ZIADEH The increased long-term parking rates in the Silver Spring Parking Lot District went into affect Jan. 1 after the Montgomery County Council approved

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The completion of the new Silver Spring Transit Center may be delayed after a contractor error that left the concrete in various places

CRIME • BY KIRSTY GROFF A recent string of robberies in Shepherd Park, D.C., led to a community crime briefing that allowed area police departments, government officials and

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HOPES TO STAY HOT — BOYS TEAM HOPES TO FINISH STRONG The Montgomery Blair High School Basketball squads will be