Clarksburg News

State and county leaders renewed their push for the Corridor Cities Transitway, telling a roomful of developers and real estate executives that the 14-mile mass transit line between Shady Grove and Clarksburg will be an essential conduit in Montgomery County's transformation from a suburban, bedroom community to an urban enclave of more than 1 ...

County Executive Isiah Leggett sent a memorandum to the County Council last week urging it to implement development districts in Clarksburg.

Inside the Maryland Health Care Commission, officials are poring over thick proposals submitted by Adventist HealthCare and Holy Cross Hospital to build Montgomery County's next hospital.

Two Metro workers were killed at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday as they worked to install new train control equipment on a Red Line track bed.

Two veteran Metro workers were struck and killed by a maintenance truck on a track Tuesday, the latest in a string of fatalities since last year in the Washington area's transit system.

The Montgomery County Council will consider a bill that would create a new county position to oversee development projects in areas such as White Flint and Gaithersburg West.

A Montgomery County judge has denied a request to shorten the prison sentence of the man convicted of killing a Germantown priest during a botched robbery 10 years ago, according to a statement from the county State's Attorney's Office.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett , flanked by PTA President Kay Romero and Superintendent Jerry D. Weast, unveils his Capital Improvements Program budget for fiscal years 2011 through 2016 Friday at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville.

County Executive Ike Leggett unveiled his Capital Improvement Plan Friday. Fresh off announcing plans to cut Montgomery County's budget even deeper, Leggett now has some good news to share.

The parents of the 12-year-old Clarksburg boy who was hit by a police cruiser in 2008 and is paralyzed have filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County and the off-duty officer driving the vehicle, charging negligence against both.

Newland Communities is finally poised to construct the final phases of Clarksburg Town Center after major problems with the site plan were ironed out with the Montgomery County Planning Board this morning.

Rakin Arefy, 12, of Damascus leads classmates Morgan Hines, 12, of Clarksburg, Jessica Siaw, 13, of Germantown and Amanda Rosenfeld, 12, of Germantown in performing dance moves.

Craftmark Homes is building single-family homes on 7,476- to 15,700-square-foot homesites at Clarksburg Village in Clarksburg, Md., a community with plans for a swimming pool, tot lots, jogging paths, a retail center and schools.

Miller & Smith LLC is building 51 single-family homes at Woodcrest in Clarksburg, adjacent to the Little Bennett Regional Park.

Battling traffic is a daily ritual in the region, with many people making a plea for some solution to the constant crawl.

Bounce U in Clarksburg will be holding a special New Years Eve open bounce on December 31rst from 10:30am until 12:30pm. For $8.95 per child, you and your family can count down to noon and ring in the new year! Of course, all the normal moon bounce activities will be available.

Montgomery County planners say they will fine Newland Communities for unauthorized changes to its controversial Clarksburg Town Center project if they are not remedied by January.

From left, Angela Hoffman, of Germantown; her mother Jill Ruspi; her 10-month-old daughter Marissa Hoffman; and her father Jim Ruspi outside the Ruspis' Laytonsville home Monday.

Hyattstown Deli is more than a sandwich shop. It features sit-in dining, fresh meats from local butchers and more.

The Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce will move forward in its fact-finding mission on incorporating the town and hopes questions raised during a recent meeting with Poolesville officials will be answered Thursday when members meet with a representative of the Maryland Municipal League.