Sandy Spring News

Residents of a Montgomery County community are fighting for legal recognition of their only road.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a road is simply "an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals." While the so-called Farm Road that runs through a Sandy Spring community founded by freed slaves ...

Ever-increasing food costs at grocery stores have strained Americans' wallets. But now, some are skipping the supermarket entirely and going straight to the source in hopes of easing their pocketbook pain while ...

School systems nationwide are tweaking their curriculums to make students more college-ready, but one study shows fewer are actually moving on to higher education in Maryland.

Outside the polling place at Leisure World retirement community in Aspen Hill, Leonard and Marilyn Burchman talk with Democrat Donald Praisner, a Calverton resident and candidate for the District 4 County ... via Gazette.Net

A rainstorm that began Sunday night and is expected to continue through much of the day caused scattered power outages that have closed two county schools and that left several cars stalled in high water on ... via Gazette.Net

“About June, it really gets going”

'Nice to see you again,' Stephanie Fleming, the owner of Hillside Nursery in Mount Airy, said to customer Stephanie Fontaine of Glenelg. via Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Business Journal - by Elizabeth Heubeck Contributor After 14 years as chief executive of Sandy Spring Bank, Hunter Hollar will retire at the end of 2008. via Bizjournals

“HSA Manager provides banks, and other financial institutions, with a great opportunity to increase deposits while getting in on the ground floor of a revolutionary product”

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 1, 2008, Sandy Spring Bank, headquartered in Olney, MD, launched HSA Manager, Millennium Trust Company's Health Savings Account solution for financial ... via Earth Times

“We hate turning anyone away, but we have used up every square inch of the fairgrounds”

Open the paperback-length book that is this year's Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival catalog, turn about midway to page 102, and there it is in black and white: Leslie Clary was Lamb and Wool Queen in 1986. via The Baltimore Sun

“On day two, the girl said, 'Let's do this in person.' ”

By Daniel de Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 27, 2008; Page C01 Twice this month, students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda have used their fists to settle disputes that arose on Facebook ... via The Washington Post

Vocus reports net loss Vocus Inc., of Lanham, a provider of on-demand software for public relations management, reported a first-quarter net loss of $403,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $17.9 ... via Daily Record

“We used it for dances and church events, bingo, game night, Weight Watchers classes.”

Discussion Policy Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. via The Washington Post

With Tuesday's primary election just days away, candidates vying for the vacant District 4 County Council seat say they are stepping up their campaign efforts and spending in an attempt to reach as many likely ... via Gazette.Net

Three financial experts offer their views on this question: How can I soften the impact of high energy prices? Clark Kendall, president of Kendall Capital Management in Sandy Spring, Md.: You can reduce your ... via Medford Mail Tribune

Sunday, March 30, 2008; Page M16 Weekly Underground Railroad trail hikes start up again on Saturday at Woodlawn Manor Park in Sandy Spring. via The Washington Post

Washington Business Journal - by Jeff Clabaugh Staff Reporter One of the area's oldest banks has picked a successor for its president. via Bizjournals

A fire on the Sandy Spring Friends School campus Tuesday night sent a man to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns on his feet, fire officials reported. via Gazette.Net

Montgomery County School Board President Nancy Navarro and her supporters say her experience managing the school system's budget and her passion for improving education in the county make her the most qualified ... via Gazette.Net

“I am excited to make a new friend so I click on the link. I could not believe what I saw. My father! This is an outrage!”

When Matt Florian signed onto his Facebook account recently to check the status of his 400-plus friends, he had a friend request. via Chicago Tribune