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Takoma Park Junction Redevelopment Project Review on Hold | Montgomery Community Media

Takoma Park Junction Redevelopment Project Review on Hold The Takoma Park Junction Redevelopment Project review was put on hold after the city received a letter from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) regarding design concerns. The letter, first dated April 6 and changed to April 13, voices concerns with the project’s design of a layby on Carroll Avenue, which was proposed to allow deliveries for area businesses. The Takoma Park Junction Redevelopment Project aims to redevelop the Takoma Junction city-owned parking lot, in order to “act as a stimulus to the commercial district and locally-owned, independent businesses; improve the aesthetic appeal of the district; and be contextually sensitive and environmentally sustainable.” The project is estimated to cost $89,630 in legal fees, $42,500 for traffic study and $5,000 towards mediation.

Takoma Park Police: Off Duty Officer was Acting as Civilian When He Shot and Killed Two Men

Off-Duty Pentagon Official Fatally Shoots 2 People He 'Thought' Were Stealing a Car: PD

Off-Duty Pentagon Official Fatally Shoots 2 People He ‘Thought’ Were Stealing a Car: PD Justin Rohrlich © Provided by The Daily Beast Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Two people were shot dead by an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officer who thought he saw the pair stealing a car early Wednesday morning, police in Maryland said in a statement. Shortly after 5 a.m., officers from the Takoma Park Police Department responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums on New Hampshire Avenue, the department said. When they got there, the off-duty Pentagon officer approached them and said he’d seen “what he thought was a car being broken into.”

One Year On: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped Maryland

One Year On: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped Maryland Patch 3/5/2021 Alessia Grunberger © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images March 5 marks one year since the first three coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland. Patch looks back at some of the highs and lows from the past year. MARYLAND It feels like both yesterday and a lifetime ago when Marylanders first heard the words novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and pandemic before they dictated every aspect of day-to-day life. Friday, March 5, 2021, marks one year since the first three coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland. The trio of Montgomery County residents a woman in her 50s and a married couple in their 70s contracted the virus while on a Nile River cruise.

Panel: More Vaccines Needed for Marylanders of Color | Montgomery Community Media

Panel: More Vaccines Needed for Marylanders of Color U.S. Sen. Van Hollen and several state leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss ways to enable more Marylanders, and in particular Marylanders of color, to become vaccinated against COVID-19. Maryland ranks 45 out of the 50 states when it comes to getting the vaccine into people’s arms, Van Hollen said. “We are lagging well behind other states.” Also, he noted, white residents are receiving a vaccine “at a rate of two times” Black residents. Only 4% of Latinx residents have been vaccinated while they represent 11% of Maryland’s population, Van Hollen said. Dr. Sonya Bruton, CEO and President of CCI Health & Wellness Services of Silver Spring, said her organization’s clients often have neither the technical skills to set up a vaccine appointment nor the means to drive to a vaccine center. Yet her clients are the ones who continue to work outside the home. Because most of them are not older than 65, they aren’t eligib